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Kansas Children and Families Mobile Crisis Helpline
833-441-2240   Kansas Department of Children and Families launched the Mobile Crisis Helpline for additional support for eligible Kansans in need during a crisis.   Services are available for ALL Kansans 20 years old or younger, including anyone in foster care or formerly in foster care, though this service is not limited to children and youth in foster care.   Available resources include: ·Over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a child’s behavioral health crisis
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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:
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Kansas becomes first state to let teens in foster care choose legal guardian, family
  BY JENNA BARACKMAN   KC STAR  MAY 21, 2024   Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living. 
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Parent Advocate Program
Since it began in early 2020, the Family First Prevention program in Kansas recognized the need for more intensive attention on prevention of placing children in foster care – specifically, keeping families together before a petition is filed to remove a child from the family.  This puts a focus on family well-being, to give parents and caregivers support and access to needed resources to prevent or relieve a crisis in the family before it escalates. 
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What To Do When a Collector Calls
This client-focused handout contains information and tips about how to handle a call from a collector or someone collecting a debt on another's behalf. Here are two helpful videos on dealing with debt collection, and how to talk with a debt collector.  
Debt and Debt Collection
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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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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Credit Report Dispute Letter
Your credit score is a tool businesses use to measure your creditworthiness - how likely it is that you will repay a loan.  Equifax, Experian and Transunion each compile a report of your credit  history to determine your credit score.  Occassionally, there will be errors in your credit history that will adversely effect your credit score and your ability to borrow money. 
Debt and Debt Collection
Stop Contact Letter
The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act is a federal law that requires collection agencies to stop contacting you if you send them a letter stating that you wish to stop contact.  Complete the interview in the link below to create this letter.  Stop Contact Letter Interview Creditors still have the option of pursuing legal action against you.  This will not make your debt go away. 
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Family LawPublic BenefitsDebt and Debt CollectionClear All Filters
Kansas Children and Families Mobile Crisis Helpline
833-441-2240   Kansas Department of Children and Families launched the Mobile Crisis Helpline for additional support for eligible Kansans in need during a crisis.   Services are available for ALL Kansans 20 years old or younger, including anyone in foster care or formerly in foster care, though this service is not limited to children and youth in foster care.   Available resources include: ·Over the phone support and problem solving to help resolve a child’s behavioral health crisis
Family Law
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
Kansas becomes first state to let teens in foster care choose legal guardian, family
  BY JENNA BARACKMAN   KC STAR  MAY 21, 2024   Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living. 
Family Law
Parent Advocate Program
Since it began in early 2020, the Family First Prevention program in Kansas recognized the need for more intensive attention on prevention of placing children in foster care – specifically, keeping families together before a petition is filed to remove a child from the family.  This puts a focus on family well-being, to give parents and caregivers support and access to needed resources to prevent or relieve a crisis in the family before it escalates. 
Family Law
What To Do When a Collector Calls
This client-focused handout contains information and tips about how to handle a call from a collector or someone collecting a debt on another's behalf. Here are two helpful videos on dealing with debt collection, and how to talk with a debt collector.  
Debt and Debt Collection
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
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
Credit Report Dispute Letter
Your credit score is a tool businesses use to measure your creditworthiness - how likely it is that you will repay a loan.  Equifax, Experian and Transunion each compile a report of your credit  history to determine your credit score.  Occassionally, there will be errors in your credit history that will adversely effect your credit score and your ability to borrow money. 
Debt and Debt Collection
Stop Contact Letter
The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act is a federal law that requires collection agencies to stop contacting you if you send them a letter stating that you wish to stop contact.  Complete the interview in the link below to create this letter.  Stop Contact Letter Interview Creditors still have the option of pursuing legal action against you.  This will not make your debt go away. 
Debt and Debt Collection
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