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7 Questions Foster Parents Have About Their First Placement

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Foster parenting is a big decision and your first foster care placement sparks a lot of questions. Here are some answers!

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Why Foster Care Makes a Positive Impact for Older Teens

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Growing pains are a part of life, but teens don’t outgrow the need for a loving family. Read this blog to learn how foster care makes an impact for teens!

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Foster Care in Nebraska: Realities, Challenges and Solutions

Foster Care in Nebraska

While the number of youth in Nebraska foster care may be decreasing, vital resources that help families in crisis are too. Learn what you can do to help!

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National Foster Care Month

National Foster Care Month is a time to recognize the role that each of us can play in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. We acknowledge […]

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Resource Family Conference Registration Open & Keynote Speaker Announced

KVC Nebraska announces Rebecca Bender, nationally known speaker and expert on human trafficking, as the Resource Family Conference keynote speaker. Registration now open!

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Promoting Placement Stability Training for Foster Parents

Foster Parent Training

This training is strongly recommended for all foster parents each licensure period and worth 2 CEUs. Placement Stability training teaches the importance of placement stability for foster children, the stages […]

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During National Adoption Month, KVC Health Systems Facilitates Over 60 Children’s Adoptions & Highlights Waiting Children

It's National Adoption Month and these are Nebraska children searching for loving adoptive families.

There are over 123,000 children waiting for adoptive families in the U.S. This National Adoption Month, learn more about Nebraska’s foster-to-adopt process.

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We Can Safely Reduce the Number of Nebraska Children in Foster Care by Half ⁠— Here’s How

Removing children from their homes introduces new, unnecessary trauma into their lives. Read this article to learn more about how intensive in-home services help reduce the number of Nebraska children in foster care.

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KVC Nebraska Expands Foster Care Services to Scottsbluff Area

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In collaboration with the Juvenile Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, KVC expands foster care services in Nebraska.

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Supporting At-Risk Youth as a Foster Care Specialist

Find out what it’s like working as a Foster Care Specialist in Nebraska and how these amazing staff members help at-risk youth and families in Nebraska.

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