Kansas Children's Service League The Incredible Years: Parenting Children ages 2-10.
Held on Monday Evenings 6-8pm January 7-March 31 2008!
Trainings will be held at KCSL
in the downstairs conference room. 200 SW 30th, Topeka, KS. Cost
is $50.00 a couple or $30.00 per person (There is a sliding scale
for those who qualify.)
No other organization knows children
and families better than the Kansas Children's Service League.
Founded in 1893, we are a statewide, not-for-profit agency that
helps keep kids safe and healthy, and families strong and together.
Through our many community-based programs and advocacy efforts
we continue giving kids our best. Each year we touch the lives
of some 40,000 Kansas children and their families.
For more information or answers
to your questions, please contact Dawn
Zabala dzabala@kcsl.org 785-274-3100 ext 1409.
Battered Women
Task Force Services
Since 1977, the YWCA Battered
Women Task Force (BWTF) has worked to make sure that help is
available for survivors of domestic or sexual violence. As advocates,
we are not here to judge, only to help. We discuss all options
available to victims of violence. All services for victims are
available free of charge. The YWCA BWTF offers a variety of services
for victims of violence and the community.
Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation
Awards $5,000 to
Safe Visit!
The Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation awarded $5000.00 to the Safe Visit
Program. The funding was accepted by the program Administrator
Connie Sanchez. "This generous donation will help support
the new satellite office in Holton; by offering rural services
closer to home," said Ms. Sanchez. This is the 3rd year
for funding. We are honored by our relationship with the Nation.
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on Picture to Enlarge: Prairie Band Potawatomi News
Senate Bill 462
Helps Visitation
and Exchange Centers
In Kansas
Dear Supporters of Visitation
and Exchange Programs:
 Download a copy of
Senate Bill #462 which is meant to generate much needed revenue
for Visitation/Exchange Progams across the state. Currently,
there are 13 centers operating in Kansas that are funded by marriage
license fees, Federal support dollars and local foundations.
However, this source of revenue is not stable and cannot support
the services currently in operation. Therefore, a new source
of revenue was passed last year through this bill which supports
and enhance services for all Kansas communities who need a safe
neutral environment for parent/child contact and parent/child
exchange. Please help centers to provide victims of family violence
and child abuse a secure alternative.
We need your help! Contact
your local state representative at kslegislature.org and
request they not cut funding for visitation and exchange centers.
Thank you for your support!
Connie Sanchez
Safe Visittm
2036 N.W. Taylor
Topeka, Kansas 66608
Phone: (785) 234-4677
Fax: (785) 234-5466
E-mail: safevisit@kansas.net
Connie L. Sanchez, LMSW
Administrator
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Job Opening: Statewide Project
Coordinator
Part time Statewide Project
Coordinator.
Three year grant funded position. Primary duties to include:
policy revisions, needs assessment and oversee pilot projects.
Candidate must be a self-starter, demonstrate strong organizational
and communication skills, and proven ability to work independently
and facilitate collaboration. Experience with domestic violence
and supervised visitation services required. Bachelors degree
required. Full job description available at KCSDV
WEBSITE. Please email resume, cover letter, and three professional
references to safevisit@kansas.net
attn Connie.
Action Alert!
We need your help to convince
Congress to approve the Administration's request for an increase
in access (visitation) funds from $10 million a year to $12 million
a year. This is the third year in a row the Administration has
requested this increase. We must try for passage this year. Why?
Read more....
YMCA Annual Dinner
Picture: The YMCA Annual dinner where Judge Nancy Parrish
was recognized as YMCA Volunteer of the Year for
her assistance to the Safe Visit Program.
YMCA Thanks the State for
Support in Safe Visit Program
 For the last ten years, with the help
of state and federal agencies, the YMCA and eleven other agencies
across Kansas has been able to provide children with supervised
visits and monitored exchanges.  The YMCA hosted a luncheon
to thank the State of Kansas for their role. Video and More.....
 
What is supervised visitation?
Supervision in the case of parental separation
Supervision in the case of out-of-home placement
Why not use a friend?
How do I find a provider?
A Parental
Guide to Making Child-Focused Visitation Decisions
United Way
211 is the nation's first 3-digit telephone dedicated to community
life.
Need to know where you can sign
up for swimming lessons? Call 211.
Need help with an addiction problem?
Call 211.
Do you need adult day care for
someone or shelter for a battered friend? Call 211.
It's a wonderful new service
sponsored in Topeka by the United Way of Greater Topeka. People
have an amazing number of needs which can be met by some organization
or another. The trick is connecting the person in need with the
service provider.
Nancy Perry, president of the
Topeka United Way, said that by dialing 211, Kansans will be
connected to a trained staff member, based in a call center in
Wichita, who can direct the caller to organizations in the caller's
area that can address the specific need.
"They walk you through it,"
Perry said. "They find out what you truly need. Is it rent/utilities?
Is it food? You don't get that kind of service from a phone book."
Topeka Capital-Journal
Do
you need a lawyer?
Call the Kansas Lawyer
Referral Service at 1- (800) 928-3111
It's time to change
how we view a child's growth
Copyright 2005, Safe Visit is a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Safe Visit is a trademark.
All Rights Reserved.
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Child Exchange
and Visitation Centers of Kansas
Our Counties:
Allen, Cloud, Crawford, Douglas, Ellis, Ford, Johnson, Leavenworth,
Lyon, Reno, Riley, Sedgwick, Shawnee,
Word Document
Thanks to Our
Funders for 2007!
United Way of
Greater Topeka
Governor of Kansas
Attorney General
of Kansas
YMCA Caring for People
Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation
Blanche Bryden
Foundation
Gault-Hussey Trust
3rd Judicial District: Shawnee Co
Connie Sanchez
recieves a check from
Target Stores in Topeka
In February of 2006
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May is Supervised Visitation
Month!
For more info
contact:
Jody Bittrich
Rainbow
Bridge Program Director
SVN-MN & ND Chapter Board Member
International SVN Board Member
Chair, SVN Community Awareness Committee
jodyb@lakesandprairies.net
Safe Visit
Safe Visit
Provides support services for families in Topeka-Shawnee County,
Kansas, going through divorce, separation or similar situations.
When parents are frustrated, angry or unable to communicate with
each other, such conflict affects the children. Safe Visit provides
a safe, comfortable atmosphere for children to have contact with
each parent. The Site location offers families a variety of opportunities
as well as flexible program hours.
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