Kansas Department For Children and Families

One week left to register for the Governor's Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Learn more below!

Make plans to attend the Together Kansas event and Fall Bash in Kansas City! Join us next Saturday at the DCF Service Center in Kansas City to connect with resources and employers, enter to win prize drawings and receive giveaway items, including Halloween costumes for children and teens (first come, first served). Learn more about Together Kansas events: together.dcf.ks.gov. Thank you to our amazing sponsors: Aetna; B&B Theatres; Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch; Chipotle; Chuck E. Cheese; CiCi’s Pizza; City Center Church/GIVEHOPE; Costco Wholesale; Culver’s; Delta Dental of Kansas; First Amendment Brew Haha Comedy Club; Great Wolf Lodge; Harvesters; Hawaiian Bros; KanCare/Healthy Blue of Kansas; Hy-Vee; Jack Stack Barbecue; Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen; Jockey; the Kansas City Chiefs; the Kansas City, KS Fire Department; the Kansas City, KS Public Library; the Kansas City, KS Police Department - Victim Services Unit; the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium; the Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; LaMar’s Donuts and Coffee; Markus “DJ BIZ” Logan - Lasting Memories Entertainment; Maurices; McAlister’s Deli; the Merc Co+op; MOD Pizza; MoKan Goodwill; New Beginnings Immigrant Resource Center; Olive Garden; Palacana; Q39; Raising Cane’s; the Regnier Family Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City; Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory; Sam’s Club; Scheels; Sonic; Starbucks Coffee Company; Turner Recreation Commission; Union Station Science City; UnitedHealthcare Community Plan; United Way of the Plains; Urban Air Adventure Park; Waterway; Whataburger and Zaxby’s. #TogetherKansas

Will we see you in Topeka for our next Together Kansas event? Connect with resources and employers, enter to win prize drawings and receive giveaway items (first come, first served). Thank you to our incredible sponsors: Aetna, a CVS Health Company, Delta Dental of Kansas, GreatLIFE Topeka, KanCare/Healthy Blue Kansas, Impact Avenues, KANSASWORKS Workforce Center NE Kansas, maurices, Moore Response Management Group, Shawnee County Parks + Recreation, the Lotus House and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan. The Together Kansas event in Topeka is one of two remaining events for 2025, so mark your calendars and join us next week! Learn more at together.dcf.ks.gov. #TogetherKansas

October is #DisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth! Through our Pre-Employment Transition Services and Vocational Rehabilitation programs, our staff assists individuals in overcoming barriers and helps them achieve their employment goals. Want to stay up to date on these programs and more services that our agency provides? Subscribe to our e-newsletter, DCF Direct, today: https://lnkd.in/gFfG3pxW.

Next month, our friends over at Kansas Children's Service League are hosting the Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The theme this year is: RECHARGE - Strengthening Families through Prevention and invites attendees to refresh their knowledge and passion for serving families. Prevention is a key aspect to our work here at DCF, and we are excited to have some of our own employees speak at the event! Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/gZh6RcfY.

We are excited to be a part of this amazing initiative to help youth with disabilities in foster care take control of their financial futures! Our very own Secretary Laura Howard spoke at the launch event to celebrate this expansion. Learn more about Kansas ABLE accounts below.

Tomorrow, we are excited to connect and help you explore opportunities to work, believe and thrive at DCF! With open positions available now, make sure to join us in Wichita to explore opportunities and discover the culture of DCF. Learn more about careers at DCF: careers.dcf.ks.gov. #WorkBelieveThrivewithDCF

Most Kansas foster children are in stable placements and having their mental and behavioral health needs met, according to the Neutral Third Party in the McIntyre class action lawsuit settlement. Read the full release: https://lnkd.in/gzYh67yA.

Are you ready to work, believe and thrive with us? DCF has positions open now for caring and compassionate people ready to make a difference in their communities and we want to meet you! Explore opportunities and talk to a recruiter in-person at our DCF Hiring Event on Sept. 24 in Wichita to discover how you could work, believe and thrive with a career at DCF. Can't make the hiring event? Learn more about careers at DCF at careers.dcf.ks.gov. #WorkBelieveThrivewithDCF

Happy Stepfamily Day! Each family is unique and isn’t always made up of genetically related members. We celebrate the stepfamilies joined together with love and dedication on this Stepfamily Day and every day.