As foster care system continues to lag, Sedgwick County sounds alarm on placement crisis

As foster care system continues to lag, Sedgwick County sounds alarm on placement crisis

TOPEKA — A 6-year-old boy in Kansas’ foster care system has spent 48 nights in an office and 40 nights in a hospital in the past three months. “And most likely will be in my office again tonight,” said Brenda…

Family experiences shape efforts to reform Missouri’s overburdened foster care system

The call from the convenience store manager came at 6:30 a.m. on a Friday in early January, and Tanya Creason didn’t hesitate to help her boss. She headed to the […] The post Family experiences shape efforts to reform Missouri’s overburdened foster care system appeared first on KLC Journal - A Civic Issues Magazine from the Kansas Leadership Center