Reintegration/Foster Care
Reintegration/Foster Care services are provided to children and families when the court has found the child to be in need of care and the parents are not able to meet the safety and care needs of the child. Most children who require foster care have been abused or neglected and many have significant developmental, physical, and emotional needs which require an array of services and care options. However, some children who are not abused or neglected may be placed in foster care for reasons such as out-of-control behavior, truancy, overwhelmed parents, or running away from home.
Child Welfare Community-Based Services Providers are responsible for foster parent recruitment and training, placing children with relatives, kin or in licensed foster homes and providing reintegration/foster care case management services. If reintegration is not possible, the Child Welfare Community-Based Service Providers are responsible for providing adoption case management services to the child and services to relatives, kin and resource families adopting children in SRS custody.
| Reintegration/Foster Care | |
| Average Monthly Persons | 5,265 |
| Actual Expenditures---SFY 2006 | $121,675,201 |
| State General Funds | $76,689,629 |
Adoption Resource Contract
When a child comes into state custody, the Child Welfare Community-Based Service Provider works with the child and the family to resolve issues so the child can return home. When it is not possible to reunite a child with the family, parental rights are terminated by the court or relinquished by the parents and the child is available for adoption. SRS contracts to recruit, train, and retain adoptive families for those children who do not have a relative, kin, or foster parent interested in adopting them.
| Adoption Resource Contract | |
| Approved Families | 314 |
| Actual Expenditures---SFY 2006 | $3,549,996 |
| State General Funds | $1,519,150 |
"Why is a child placed in (any named placement) by foster care contractor? Why does the contractor have such high turnover rates with their social workers? Why isn't the foster care contractor following the case plan? Why aren't children allowed to return home, even after the parent has met the requirements?"
The concerned individual may be a party to the action who is frustrated with the pace or outcome of case decisions. SRS staff can:
Please refer to Confidentiality Guidelines for Legislators.
"Do foster homes need to be licensed?"
Yes, foster homes are licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment