Kansas foster care

The Department for Children and Families says it works to make sure gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender foster children end up in welcoming homes, but nothing in state law requires special consideration.

Saint Francis Ministries is required to submit a business plan to the state by March 1 and will need to share other financial information on a regular basis.

The settlement ends a court fight that began in late 2018, and will require the state to better track foster children in its care.

TOPEKA, Kansas — The same kids who end up in trouble with the law often come from families in disarray. Those families, in turn, regularly turn to the...

TOPEKA, Kansas — Natalie Zarate entered state custody when she was 11 years old, removed from a physically abusive mother and placed in a group home for...

Nathan Ross on Friday told the leaders of Kansas child advocacy groups the story of watching his mother kill two brothers, then urged the groups to work...

Holes punched in walls. Car headlights smashed. Windows broken. Weapons, threats, sexual comments. Children who can’t live with other children. Children...

The foster kid is a 17-year-old boy who was kicked out of his home when he was 10, started using drugs by 13, and in five years is expected to be in...

Updated Nov. 15 with statement from the governor: Attorneys for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly have asked a federal court to remove her from a class-action...

Parents of kids who are in the Kansas foster care system described it Saturday as chaotic, deceptive and traumatizing to children. About two dozen...