Runaway Teen Found Using Connect Our Kids Technology
KANSAS: Feeling alone at sixteen, Kevin* ran away shortly after entering the foster care system—no one knew where he went.
Siblings Avoid Separation from School & Community
KANSAS: Liliana, Lori and Jared* recently entered the foster care system. They are all very good students and it was important to them that they continue their education in the same school and remain in the same familiar town.
Relatives Found and Hard Conversations Made Easier
OHIO: A sibling group of four was referred to the Kinnect To Family program after a placement disruption. Their lives are currently in limbo and time is of the essence. The ones old enough to be aware of what’s going on don’t know what’s going to happen to them.
Newborn Infant Now Lives with Half-Sister
KANSAS: Baby Sabrina* was just two-months-old when she entered the foster care system. The name and residential address of a paternal great aunt was the only information social services provided Cornerstones of Care, a foster care case management agency dedicated to finding loving families and support networks for children in need.
Baby Tyler Finds a Forever Home
KANSAS: When baby Tyler entered foster care, a family finding team used the Connect Our Kids technology platform to search for family and community connections. They quickly identified 14 siblings and began contacting their caregivers.
Four Siblings Remain Living with Family
KANSAS/MISSOURI: In the first week of 2021, four Kansas children entered the foster care system. Their mother, who is burdened with unhealed trauma, cannot care for them.
A Letter Leads to a Long Lost Relative
COLORADO: Noah has bounced around the foster care system for a long time, his advocate worked for more than two years on his case to find him a permanent home. With each move, it becomes harder for Noah to achieve a healthy and stable relationship. His dedicated advocate, diligent in her search, often hoped he could have at least one person in his life who will be there for him always.
Surviving Trauma: Connect Our Kids Ambassador Lisa Cohen Shares Her Path from Foster Child to World-Champion Boxer
Growing up in the District’s foster care system, Lisa Cohen bounced among 13 different families over 19 years.
Teen with Lack of Faith in Families Finds a Connection
KENTUCKY/OHIO: Fifteen-year-old Starr* was pretty much done with family when Connect Our Kids came into her life.
When Amber Gets Married Someday, She Will Have Relatives on Her Side of the Aisle
OREGON: “I don’t know, I just never expected to be able to meet another family member that I had out there… but now having the family members that I do have, it definitely has helped [me] out in so many ways now knowing that I have them.” —Amber