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Cornerstones of Care has had 17 kids sleep in a new shelter. The agency says it's an improvement over an office stay, but it's at a campus that critics call "grim.”
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Kansas was one of the first states in the country to access federal Family First prevention money. Programs it is funding have spent years growing.
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Problems with foster care agencies was a common reasons parents stopped fostering.
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Geary County Secure Care can be ‘the last hope for these youth.’ But others say the jail-like facility only makes things worse.
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More than 50 foster kids are missing in Kansas at a given time. The state said it is making progress to fix the problem, but critics say it could do more.
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The Division of the Child Advocate was created in 2021 to oversee the child welfare system. Its most recent annual report is the most detailed case breakdown in the young agency's existence.
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Kansas lawmakers are holding a special meeting to review foster care issues.
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Kansas was supposed to make sure that foster care providers stopped making kids sleep in offices and similar places by the end of 2021.
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Advocates want Kansas to expand food stamps to keep more kids out of state custody.
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A foster child was sexually assaulted while left unattended in 2018. Now, the state and its private contractor are settling in court.