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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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Home Health Care
Kansas Home Care Association provides information to the general public and health care providers about home care services and to assists them in locating home care services in Kansas. It is important to remember that a home health care agency must be licensed by the state and this site has links to the ones that are licensed.     https://www.kshomecare.org/
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Home Hospice Care
The Kansas Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (KHPCO) is a work group of the LIFE Project Foundation and works to enable every Kansan to access quality care at the end of life. This site has links to find a hospice program in your area.  https://khpco.wordpress.com/find-a-hospice/
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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.
Public Benefits
About the Drug Registry Project: Kansas drug offenders have a way off of drug registry
  How does the new law allowing removal of the drug registry requirement work in Kansas?  This video covers eligibility and the process for asking for relief from the registration requirements. 
Drug Registry
Resource Website for Seniors in Kansas
Comprehensive website on benefits, programs, health, rights and more for Kansans.   Kansas Aging and Disability Resource Center
Health
Medicare-Approved Nursing Homes
Guide to all approved nursing homes in the United States. Also provides links to Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Very informative and up-to-date information from the Federal Medicare Program. Medicare Guide to Finding a Nursing Home
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.
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  • Divorce (12)
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  • Emeritus Attorneys (1)
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  • Free Legal Forms (3)
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    • Advance Directives (2)
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  • Identity Theft (4)
  • Juveniles (4)
  • Kids2Kin (2)
  • Legal Questions and Answers (23)
  • Legal Self-Help (22)
  • Medical Debt (3)
  • Mental Health (2)
  • Name Change (3)
  • Paternity (2)
  • Power of Attorney, Advance Directives, Health Care Power of Attorney, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders (4)
  • Pro Bono Resources (2)
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Related Articles

Selected filters:

HealthPublic BenefitsDrug RegistryClear 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
Home Health Care
Kansas Home Care Association provides information to the general public and health care providers about home care services and to assists them in locating home care services in Kansas. It is important to remember that a home health care agency must be licensed by the state and this site has links to the ones that are licensed.     https://www.kshomecare.org/
Health
Home Hospice Care
The Kansas Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (KHPCO) is a work group of the LIFE Project Foundation and works to enable every Kansan to access quality care at the end of life. This site has links to find a hospice program in your area.  https://khpco.wordpress.com/find-a-hospice/
Health
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
About the Drug Registry Project: Kansas drug offenders have a way off of drug registry
  How does the new law allowing removal of the drug registry requirement work in Kansas?  This video covers eligibility and the process for asking for relief from the registration requirements. 
Drug Registry
Resource Website for Seniors in Kansas
Comprehensive website on benefits, programs, health, rights and more for Kansans.   Kansas Aging and Disability Resource Center
Health
Medicare-Approved Nursing Homes
Guide to all approved nursing homes in the United States. Also provides links to Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Very informative and up-to-date information from the Federal Medicare Program. Medicare Guide to Finding a Nursing Home
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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