Summertime is the right time to talk about heat safety. (June 13, 2022, Abilene, TX) – Outside of vehicle crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. In 2021, at least 23 children died as a result of being left in a hot car. And more than 900 children … Read moreTFI Urges Texans to Help Protect Children from Heatstroke
Summertime is the right time to talk about heat safety. (June 13, 2022, Oklahoma City, OK) – Outside of vehicle crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. In 2021, at least 23 children died as a result of being left in a hot car. And more than 900 … Read moreTFI Urges Oklahomans to Help Protect Children from Heatstroke
Summertime is the right time to talk about heat safety. (June 13, 2022, Topeka, KS) – Outside of vehicle crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. In 2021, at least 23 children died as a result of being left in a hot car. And more than 900 children … Read moreTFI Urges Kansans to Help Protect Children from Heatstroke
Successful golf fundraiser benefits Texas children and youth in foster care. SOUTHLAKE, Texas (June 3, 2022) – Texas Family Initiative, an affiliate of The Family Initiative, Inc. (TFI), played host to an inaugural golf fundraising tournament this past week at Timarron Country Club. The Tee Off FORE Texas Kids tournament, which was the first event for … Read moreTFI Raises More Than $30,000 for Local Children
Facility will serve local youth in foster care, bring new jobs to DFPS Region 2. WICHITA FALLS, Texas (November 22, 2021) – Last Friday, Nov. 19, Texas Family Initiative (TFI) broke ground to kick off renovations for a new residential child care facility in Wichita Falls. The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce, Rep. Frank, and … Read moreTFI Kicks Off Renovations for New Wichita Falls Residential Child Care Facility
PITTSBURG, Kan. – TFI is pleased to announce Shaileen Owens as the new Vice President of Permanency. Prior to taking on this new role, Owens served as a Permanency Director for TFI in southeast Kansas. Before that, she served as an Adoption Supervisor.Owens brings a wealth of knowledge to this new position, with more than … Read moreTFI Welcomes New Vice President of Permanency
MANHATTAN, Kan. – TFI is pleased to announce Laney Uphoff as the new Director of Foster Care. Laney was elevated from her previous employment as a Foster Care Supervisor for TFI. She has served as a social worker for 17 years and has experience in child welfare, mental health, managed health care, family services, medical … Read moreTFI Welcomes New Director of Foster Care in Kansas, Nebraska
WINFIELD, Kan. – TFI is pleased to announce Donna Rozell as the new Vice President of Family Services Rozell comes to TFI with over 30 years of practical experience in the human services field. She has a passion for people and a zest for life! Before TFI, Rozell spent two and a half years with … Read moreTFI Welcomes New Vice President of Clinical and Prevention Services
TOPEKA, Kan. – TFI is pleased to announce Dr. Melissa Briggs as the new Senior Vice President of Clinical and Assessment Services. Briggs was elevated from her previous role with TFI as Vice President of Family Services. She has been overseeing TFI’s Family Preservation Services in the West Region of Kanas and TFI’s Family First … Read moreTFI Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Clinical and Assessment Services