TFI Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Long-time TFI employee & Chase County resident assumes role of CFO Emporia, KS – TFI is pleased to announce Carol Dold Harris as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Dold Harris is a long-time TFI employee, having served in various roles in the past 21 years. Prior to serving as the CFO, Dold Harris served…
TFI Welcomes New Human Resources Manager
Abilene, Texas (August 10, 2022) – TFI is pleased to announce Michael Ashford as the new Human Resources Manager. Ashford has a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Ashford University and has worked in the Human Resources field for more than six years. He has extensive experience in both staff recruitment and training. As…
TFI Announces New Chief Administration Officer
New CAO brings wealth of knowledge to new role Topeka, KS – TFI is pleased to announce Melissa Briggs as the new Chief Administration Officer (CAO). Briggs has served at TFI for 8 years in various roles and has extensive experience in clinical and therapeutic services, as well as comprehensive management experience. Prior to serving…
TFI 2INgage Awarded Texas Family First Pilot Project in Region 2
TFI 2INgage to begin providing much-needed, essential prevention services to Texas families Abilene, TX – Texas Family Initiative (TFI) 2INgage, the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Texoma and Big Country (Region 2) is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract to pilot Texas Family…
TFI Launches Fit for Foster Care Challenge To Bring Awareness & Raise Funds
Join the challenge & get active for kids in foster care Kansas – On any given day, there are more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. Typically they are placed in out of home care at no fault of their own. They are away from friends, family and everything they know….
TFI Welcomes New Director of Permanency Services
Independence, KS – TFI is pleased to announce Shayna Duncan as a new Director of Permanency Services. Duncan has more than 11 years of experience in child welfare. Prior to serving as the new Director of Permanency Services, Duncan was a supervisor with TFI. She has spent the entirety of her career committed to maintaining…
TFI Announces New Permanency Director in Wellington & Kingman Region
Wellington, KS – TFI is pleased to announce Amanda McKenney as the new Director of Permanency Services. She previously served as the Director of Permanency Services in the Independence, KS region, but was recently transferred to the Wellington & Kingman area. She will be responsible for overseeing case management service for Kansas children Barber, Harper,…
TFI Welcomes New Director of Permanency Services
Winfield, KS – TFI is pleased to announce Keshia Scott as a new Director of Permanency Services. Scott has extensive experience in Kansas child welfare. Having been with TFI for almost 3 years, she has worked in various roles to promote child safety and wellbeing. Prior to serving as the new Director of Permanency Services,…
TFI Urges Texans to Help Protect Children from Heatstroke
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…
TFI Urges Oklahomans 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…
TFI Urges Kansans 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…
TFI Raises More Than $30,000 for Local Children
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…
TFI Kicks Off Renovations for New Wichita Falls Residential Child Care Facility
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…
TFI Welcomes New Vice President of Permanency
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…
TFI Celebrates Grand Opening of PRTF Health & Wellness Center with Community Partners
[vc_column width=”3/4″] New facility to benefit local Kansas children in need TOPEKA, Kansas – Last Friday, Oct. 8, TFI celebrated the grand opening of a new Health & Wellness Center for Pathway Family Services, a Topeka-based Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF). The commemorative event included a check presentation from the Kansas Gas Service and a…