About Us!

"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10

From its conception in 2007, Kansas Family Advisory Network continues to incorporate the six guiding principles from the Family Centered Systems of Care into every service KFAN offers. These guiding principles are:

* Youth and Family Involvement

* Individualized Strength-Based Care

* Cultural Competence

* Interagency Collaboration

* Community Based Services

* Accountability

But today we are so much more!

What You Should Know About The Ministry of KFAN

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote the restoration of children, caregivers, and families through Support, Education, Advocacy, Trainings, and Spiritual guidance on their journey to wholeness.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a statewide network of caregivers and family advocates who partner and engage with families across state systems. This includes but is not limited to the educational, judicial, and child welfare systems.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to initiate positive change in the lives of children, caregivers and families, community partners and stakeholders through efforts based upon understanding, compassion and love.

Our Beliefs

We believe every family deserves the chance to be empowered with the knowledge & tools they need to advocate for their family. We believe that birth and kinship families have rights & should have the ability to advocate for and exercise their rights.

The Ministry Goals Of KFAN

To be the hands and feet of Jesus to a lost and hurting world.
To treat everyone with dignity, respect and love.
To be non-judgmental when interacting with others.
To provide Support, Education, Advocacy, Training, and Spiritual guidance opportunities to families at risk for and/or involvement with the child welfare system.
To provide Support, Education, Advocacy, Training, and Spiritual guidance opportunities for kinship caregivers raising other relatives' children.
To provide Support, Education, Advocacy, Training, and Spiritual guidance opportunities to fathers who long to become more involved in the life of their children.
To establish, engage, support, sustain and include the family voice and family involvement in child welfare.
To provide families who are seeking assistance and/or desire to improve their family's well-being through prevention and intervention services.
To provide resources to families that encompass the whole person through the 8 Dimensions of Wellness - Emotionally, Environmentally, Financially, Intellectually, Occupationally, Physically, Socially and Spiritually.
To seek out opportunities to collaborate and partner with child welfare practitioners and community partners who aspire to positively improve the lives of families in the community.
To incorporate the six guiding principles from the Family Centered Systems of Care (Youth and Family Involvement, Individualized Strength-based Care, Cultural Competence, Interagency Collaboration, Community Based Services and Accountability).
To promote opportunities of engagement, support, collaborations and partnerships among birth parents and other caregivers and resources, including but not limited to foster parents, adoptive parents, relatives/kin, child welfare services, social service practitioners, law enforcement, court services, policy makers and society at large.

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