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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. Click 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

 

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

 

 

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Call the Kansas Lawyer Referral Service at 1- (800) 928-3111

 

 

It's time to change how we view a child's growth

 

 



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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,

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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

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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