Ten Kansas communities are receiving grants to help create several Family Resource Centers.
These grants are through the Kansas Department for Children and Families and are part of the ongoing effort to decrease the need for families to have formal contact with the agency.
DCF awarded grants to:
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Agency
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Counties Served
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Award Amount
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Community Children’s Center
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Douglas County
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$208,300
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Kansas Family Advisory Network SE
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Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, and Wilson Counties
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$208,300
|
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Kansas Family Advisory Network SW
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Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Greeley, Harvey, Lyon, Marion, McPherson, Meade, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Seward, and Stafford Counties
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$208,300
|
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Kansas Children’s Service League
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Sedgwick County
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$208,333
|
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KU Project Eagle
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Wyandotte County
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$208,095
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Live Well NWKS
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Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Wallace, Logan, Gove, and Trego Counties
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$208,300
|
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Pony Express
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Marshall and Washington Counties
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$197,443
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Turner USD 202
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Wyandotte County; USD 202
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$84,000
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Urban League of Kansas
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67214 zip code in Sedgwick County
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$124,999
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USD 252 Lyon Co.
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Lyon County communities of Neosho Rapids, Harford and Olpe
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$106,142
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Total awarded: $1,762,212
Family Resource Centers are designed for all families with services at no or low cost for participants. Examples of services and supports offered at a resource center include:
- Childcare resource and referral
- Counseling
- Early childhood programs
- Food bank, cooking, and nutrition programs
- Health screenings
- Home visiting program
- Job skills training
- Legal services
- Literacy programs
- Parent leadership and peer groups
- Play groups
- Youth leadership and peer groups
Grants run through June 30, 2024, with three one-year options to renew.
