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Denials from Kansas Department for Children and Families Can Be Appealed
DENIED? If you received a denial notice from the Department for Children and Families, you can appeal. What should you appeal? You were denied benefits and:
Public Benefits
Benefits in Kansas
Are you eligible for food stamps, child care subsidy, health insurance from the government?  To apply for SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits, TANF (cash assistance), Child Care Subsidy, find the application here.  You do not need to be eligible for or want all these benefits. One application is considered for all these programs.
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Foreclosure Prevention - KLS can Help
Mortgage help First things first: There is free foreclosure help. If anyone tries to charge you in advance for help or guarantees that they can stop your foreclosure, they’re not legitimate. If you’re behind on your mortgage, or having a hard time making payments, we want to help.
Foreclosure Prevention
All About Reverse Mortgages
Frequently asked questions about reverse mortgages, loans that allow homeowners get access to their home equity as cash.
Foreclosure Prevention
History of the War on Poverty
  As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s.  KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services. The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
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We help with foreclosures
I can’t make my mortgage payments. How long will it take before I’ll face foreclosure? Answer: The legal foreclosure process generally can’t start during the first 120 days after you’re behind on your mortgage. After that, once your servicer begins the legal process, the amount of time you have until an actual foreclosure sale varies.
Foreclosure Prevention
Wounded Warriors office for Veterans
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell. After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts. Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
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Mental Health Resources in Kansas
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Universal free school lunches ended, but some Kansas schools see a way to keep food coming
By Rafael Garcia Topeka Capital Journal - cjonline      July 24, 2023 After the end of a pandemic waiver that allowed all children in the U.S. to eat free school lunches, many Kansas schools are finding a way to keep feeding all of their students — all for free.
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Selected filters:

Public BenefitsForeclosure PreventionMental HealthClear All Filters
Denials from Kansas Department for Children and Families Can Be Appealed
DENIED? If you received a denial notice from the Department for Children and Families, you can appeal. What should you appeal? You were denied benefits and:
Public Benefits
Benefits in Kansas
Are you eligible for food stamps, child care subsidy, health insurance from the government?  To apply for SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits, TANF (cash assistance), Child Care Subsidy, find the application here.  You do not need to be eligible for or want all these benefits. One application is considered for all these programs.
Public Benefits
Foreclosure Prevention - KLS can Help
Mortgage help First things first: There is free foreclosure help. If anyone tries to charge you in advance for help or guarantees that they can stop your foreclosure, they’re not legitimate. If you’re behind on your mortgage, or having a hard time making payments, we want to help.
Foreclosure Prevention
All About Reverse Mortgages
Frequently asked questions about reverse mortgages, loans that allow homeowners get access to their home equity as cash.
Foreclosure Prevention
History of the War on Poverty
  As you may know, Kansas Legal Services is part of the national legal aid movement that was born in the War on Poverty in the early 1960s.  KLS grew out of the movement that believed everyone deserved equal access to justice, without regard to their ability to pay for services. The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) has a film about the history of civil legal aid in the United States on their website.
Public Benefits
We help with foreclosures
I can’t make my mortgage payments. How long will it take before I’ll face foreclosure? Answer: The legal foreclosure process generally can’t start during the first 120 days after you’re behind on your mortgage. After that, once your servicer begins the legal process, the amount of time you have until an actual foreclosure sale varies.
Foreclosure Prevention
Wounded Warriors office for Veterans
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell. After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts. Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
Mental Health
Mental Health Resources in Kansas
Mental Health
Universal free school lunches ended, but some Kansas schools see a way to keep food coming
By Rafael Garcia Topeka Capital Journal - cjonline      July 24, 2023 After the end of a pandemic waiver that allowed all children in the U.S. to eat free school lunches, many Kansas schools are finding a way to keep feeding all of their students — all for free.
Public Benefits
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