Family Impact Story Archive

11.19.10

One day in 2007 as Judi Harris was looking through KVC adoption profiles, she came across a child with an I.D. number that matched her birth date. “I looked at the profile and thought maybe...

The Ostrom Family

11.19.10

It is often said that angels are all around us. One of KVC’s foster and adoptive families was recently honored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute as one of its Angels in...

The Schumm Family

04.22.10

In July 2006, Allison and Jonathan Schumm of Topeka opened their home to a sibling group of four. Nicole, Alisa, Emmanuel and Jaquale needed a loving family to provide a home for them. The...

Brittney Wooge

03.29.10

After being in foster care for almost four years, it is a relief to know that I have a home and family that will be there forever. Before my foster parents decided to adopt me, I wasn’...

The Mariano Family

03.24.10

When Ruth and Josh Mariano got married, he planned to work, and she planned to be a stay-at-home mom. But life doesn’t always go as planned.

Several years ago Josh was diagnosed...

The Brenda Williams Family

03.24.10

Fifteen-year-old Tre’Von describes his foster mother’s smile as a slice of summer in the middle of a cold November day. Her smile sticks with him. It is the first thing he...

The Matthies Family

03.24.10

John and Diana Matthies could not have children of their own, so they have helped raise other people’s kids. John and Diana have cared for more than 80 foster children in their Olathe,...

The Wooge Family

03.09.10

When my husband and I began doing foster care, almost ten years ago, our goal was to help kids. We fostered a lot of teenage girls, but if you had asked us to adopt a teenager, we would have...

The Wuolukka Family

03.09.10

To Whom it May Concern: March 2009

I am a proud momma of three beautiful little boys (ages of three, five and seven), and a devoted wife to my husband of 14 years.

My husband and I...

Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes is a monthly giving program for supporters of KVC Health Systems, Inc.

Making a Difference

KVC Psychiatric Hospitals and Residential Treatment Facilities serve more than 1,300 children each year.

Since July 2005, KVC has found adoptive Forever Families for more than 1,250 children and counting...

KVC ranks number one in two of the seven areas of measurement used nationally by states to measure outcomes of family services. KVC is in the top five in the other five areas.

KVC touches the lives of more than 25,000 children and families each day.

95 percent of KVC children who enter foster care and then return home will remain at home. The national average is 67 percent.

KVC touches the lives of more than 25,000 children and families each day.

95 percent of KVC children who enter foster care and then return home will remain at home. The national average is 67 percent.

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