Local Resident Highlights the Need for More Foster Parents in Kansas
May is recognized as National Foster Care Month Wichita, Kansas – There are approximately 6,900 children in foster care in Kansas. Through no fault of their own, children are placed daily in out of home care. There are manyKansas children in need of a temporary, loving place to call home. May is National Foster Care…
Local Family Highlights Need for More Foster Parents in Kansas
May is recognized as National Foster Care Month Salina, Kansas – There are approximately 6,900 children in foster care in Kansas. Through no fault of their own, children are placed daily in out of home care. There are manyKansas children in need of a temporary, loving place to call home. May is National Foster Care…
Family Highlights the Need for More Foster Parents in Kansas
May is recognized as National Foster Care Month Parsons, Kansas (May 5, 2021) – There are approximately 6,900 children in foster care in Kansas. Through no fault of their own, children are placed daily in out of home care.There are many Kansas children in need of a temporary, loving place to call home. May is…
Local Families Highlight the Need for More Foster Parents in Big Country & Texoma Communities
May is recognized as National Foster Care Month Wichita Falls, Texas (May 5, 2021) – There are approximately 29,000 children in foster care in Texas. Through no fault of their own, children are placed daily in out of home care. There are many Texas children in need of a temporary, loving place to call home….
TFI Receives Generous Donation from The Sunderland Foundation for Health & Wellness Center
$136,000 grant will directly benefit local Topeka children in need Topeka, Kansas (April 19, 2021) – The Sunderland Foundation, a local Kansas City foundation supporting nonprofit construction projects, recently awarded a $136,000 grant toPathway Family Services (PFS), an agency of TFI, to help with the construction of our new Health & Wellness Center. The PFS Health…
TFI Welcomes New Director of Marketing
Topeka, KS (March 9, 2021) TFI is pleased to announce Taylor Forrest as the new Director of Marketing. Forrest has extensive experience serving as a professional communicator in child welfare. Prior to serving as the new Director of Marketing, Forrest was a Marketing Specialist for TFI. Before that, she was the Director of Communications at…
TFI Welcomes New Vice President of Residential Treatment & Services
Topeka, KS (Feb. 8, 2021) – TFI is pleased to announce Karyn Finn as the new Vice President of Residential Treatment & Services. Finn has more than 20 years of progressive non-profit leadership experiences in healthcare, higher education, civic and nonprofit strategic planning. Prior to joining TFI, she held positions at KVC Health Systems as…
Children’s Medical Charities Association Helps Tulsa Children in Foster Care with Telehealth Services
Tulsa, Oklahoma (Feb. 3, 2021) The Children’s Medical Charities Association (CMCA), the surviving philanthropic arm of the Children’s Medical Center Auxiliary of Tulsa, recently awarded TFI Oklahoma a $5,000 grant to purchase tablets for local Tulsa children in foster care. These tablets are being used for their telehealth services during COVID-19. Children in foster care…
Donations Needed to Provide Christmas Gifts to Texas Foster Children
Abilene, Texas (December 3, 2020) Help spread holiday cheer to local children in need. Holidays can be an especially difficult time for children in foster care. They are away from friends, family and everything they know during Christmas—a time so focused on spending time with loved ones. To help spread some holiday cheer to children…
TFI Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology
Wichita, KS (Sept. 30, 2020) – TFI is pleased to announce Michael Gichoga as the new Vice President of Information Technology. Gichoga has served at TFI for 10 years and has more than 15 years of experience in information technology, specializing in network security, server infrastructure and enterprise voice and service delivery. “Michael is a…
TFI Welcomes New Director of Resource Management
Emporia, KS (Sept. 23, 2020) – TFI is pleased to announce Dave Hendricks as the new Director of Resource Management. Hendricks has more than 25 years of experience in facilities management. Prior to serving at TFI, he was the Director of the Memorial Union at Emporia State University. “I’m excited for Dave to join Resource…
TFI Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Residential Services
Wichita, KS (Sept. 17, 2020) – TFI is pleased to announce Shay Collins as the new Senior Vice President of Residential Services. Collins has served at TFI for 13 years in various roles and has extensive experience in social work, including investigations, juvenile corrections, hospital, case management and quality improvement/risk management. “Shay has extensive experience…
TFI Launches New Innovative Mobile App for Foster Parents
Topeka, Kansas (Sept. 7, 2020) – TFI, leading child welfare agency, and Foster Care Technologies are excited to announce a new desktop and mobile app for TFI foster parents. The TFI Foster Family Portal, now available on iOS and Android mobile devices, transforms how TFI foster parents and staff share vital information and documents pertaining…
The Need for Foster Parents Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic
7,500 youth in foster care need you Topeka, Kansas (August 30, 2020) – The Coronavirus has forced all of us to stay in the safety of our own homes. But what if you didn’t have a place to call home? Youth in foster care still need a safe, loving place to call home. The need…
Rebranding Announcement
You might have recently noticed that TFI looks a little different. We are excited to announce we have rebranded and updated our “look.” While we might have previously been identified as TFI Family Services, TFI Family Connections and Texas Family Initiative, we are now simply TFI. Regardless of what state we are in, TFI is…