Saint Francis Advocacy update
July 29, 2025
Saint Francis Ministries CEO William J. Clark recently met with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran and his staff to advocate for the preservation of critical child welfare funding from multiple federal
Saint Francis Ministries CEO William J. Clark recently met with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran and his staff to advocate for the preservation of critical child welfare funding from multiple federal
With multiple state legislative sessions starting, the Saint Francis Ministries Advocacy Team stands ready to monitor and engage with legislation that could impact the children and families the organization serves.
The Saint Francis Ministries Advocacy Team has remained busy over the last months, collaborating and building relationships with community partners and advocating for policies that positively impact child welfare. Most
Saint Francis Ministries’ Advocacy Team helped make history in May with the passage of the SOUL Family Option, making Kansas the first state in nation to adopt the permanency option
When children are removed from their homes, it is usually through no fault of their own. They may be awakened in the middle of the night, wrapped in blankets, and driven to another house to
As world leaders officially declared a coronavirus pandemic in March, Saint Francis Ministries’ policy and advocacy team began the important work of determining how children and families would be impacted.
As an advocacy organization and a provider of services to build child and family well-being, Saint Francis Ministries knows the importance of working from a trauma-informed, healing perspective. We have
In 1918, my grandfather lost both of his parents to the Spanish flu within a week of each other. He was seven when his mother died, had his 8th birthday
Even as the world works diligently to contain the COVID-19 physical health crisis, child welfare leaders are recognizing the mental health crisis and trauma that puts families, children and communities
Saint Francis Ministries has joined organizations from around the world and the United States to ask Congress to provide support as we take care of children and families who are
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