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Saint Francis Advocacy helps secure new permanency legislation
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
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
It’s been a busy year/week. The Kansas legislature adjourned Thursday after passing a base budget, killing the proposed Executive Reorganization Order to blend human services agencies, and passing critical bills
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) members are studying various aspects of the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) as they work alongside partners and stakeholders in their states to implement
Congressional champions for the Family First Prevention Services Act, who are working in a bi-partisan and bi-cameral manner, this week continued to demonstrate support of a successful FFPSA implementation. On
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