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October 27, 2026	DCF Announces More Than $20 Million in Grants to Help Kansas Families Stay Together, Prevent Entry into Foster Care
October 23, 2026	DCF to Celebrate New Lenexa Service Center with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Open House
October 22, 2026	DCF Partners with HealthSource Integrated Solutions to Support Kansas Family Mobile Crisis Response Services
September 22, 2026	Report Shows Kansas’ Progress in Ongoing Child Welfare Reform; Work Remains
September 17, 2026	Kansas Expands Family Finding Efforts Through New Technology Partnership
August 7, 2026	The Kansas Department for Children and Families Announces $1.1 Million Investment to Strengthen Family Resource Centers Across Kansas
May 19, 2026	DCF Announces Service Center Relocation from Overland Park to Lenexa
April 10, 2026	Social Services Block Grant State for Plan SFY2027
January 29, 2026	Kansas Department for Children and Families Announces $10M for Housing Support Program
January 20, 2026	Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) Application Period Opens in Kansas
January 13, 2026	DCF Aware of EBT Card Skimming Event in Wichita
January 8, 2026	DCF Aware of Possible EBT Card Skimming Event in Kansas City Impacting Several Hundred Kansans

2025

November 13, 2025 UnitedHealthcare Provides Private Donation to Ensure Food Banks, Soup Kitchens Receive TEFAP Food Cases
October 21, 2025 DCF Shares Update on Status of SNAP
September 22, 2025 Report Highlights Kansas’ Progress in Child Welfare Reform
August 18, 2025 Kansas Department for Children and Families stands Behind Decision to Protect Kansans’ Data, Deny USDA Data Request
July 31, 2025 Kansas Department for Children and Families Protects Kansans’ Data, Denies USDA Data Request
July 22, 2025 CCWIS Contracts Awarded
February 10, 2025 DCF EBT Card Skimming Update
February 7, 2025 DCF EBT Card Skimming Statement
January 27, 2025 2025 SUN Bucks Application Period

2024

November 12, 2024 LIEAP Opens Early in Kansas
November 6, 2024 Fort Scott - Ribbon Cutting
September 16, 2024 Kansas Child Welfare System Progress
September 11, 2024 Deadline Extension for Summer EBT Program
May 23, 2024 Summer EBT Program
May 14, 2024 SOUL Family Legal Permanency Bill
April 23, 2024 Social Services Block Grant State Plan for SFY2025
March 26, 2024 DCF Announces Innovative Capacity Building Grants for Therapeutic Family Foster Homes
March 19, 2024 DCF Announces 2Gen Kansas Program Grantees
February 19, 2024 Case Management Provider Contracts
January 31, 2024 Foster Care Report Card
January 12, 2024 Nearly $14 million to be Distributed to Kansas Families

2023

December 13, 2023 DCF renews Family Preservation Services Contracts to three experienced agencies
December 12, 2023 DCF Opens Energy Bill Assistance Program Early
November 3, 2023 Kansas Children Entering Foster Care is at Lowest Point Since 2006
October 20, 2023 Federal grant awarded to improve efficiency and access to Kansas Food Assistance program
October 17, 2023 Child Support Services Impacted by Kansas Court’s Network Security Issue
September 29, 2023 Child Support Services New Contractor Announced for Johnson and Shawnee Counties
September 19, 2023 Governor Kelly Announces Launch of Shared Services Network for Child Care Providers
September 12, 2023 Nearly $10M to Organizations Focused on Empowering Kansas Children and Families
August 17, 2023 Kansas Families to Receive Food Support Through Pandemic EBT Program
July 17, 2023 Program Announced to Replace Stolen Food Assistance Benefits
June 28, 2023 Topeka Service Center Renovations Complete
May 22, 2023 Kansas DCF named to National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Collaborative
May 22, 2023 Attention - Food Assistance Scam Alert
April 14, 2023 Social Services Block Grant State Plan for SFY2024
March 7, 2023 Application Deadline Approaching for Energy and Water Assistance Programs
February 14, 2023 Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $20 Million for Services that Keep Families Together, Reduce Number of Kids in Foster Care
January 25, 2023 Agency Announces Nearly $1.8 Million in Grants for Family Resource Centers

2022

December 29, 2022 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program to Continue Heating Homes this Winter
October 10, 2022 Kansas Practice Model
September 19, 2022 Child Welfare Making Significant Progress
June 21, 2022 Governor Laura Kelly Announces $53 Million in Appreciation Bonuses for Child Care Providers
June 2, 2022 Report notes the COVID-19 impact on Child Care in Kansas
May 12, 2022 SOUL Family support for young Kansans in foster care
April 8, 2022 Social Services Block Grant State Plan for SFY2023
March 3, 2022 Governor Laura Kelly Announces $160 Million to Support Child Care Providers in Kansas
January 27, 2022 DCF Offers Virtual Hours
January 6, 2022 Emergency Food Assistance Benefits Extended for 63,000 Kansas households

2021

December 30, 2021 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Helps Heat Kansas Homes
November 30, 2021 Emergency Water Assistance Program
October 11, 2021 Supplemental Pandemic Food Assistance program announces benefit distribution dates
September 28, 2021 Kansas Racial Equity Collaboration Announces Learning Sessions
September 23, 2021 Kansas DCF Announces Permanent Increase to Food Assistance Benefits
September 1, 2021 Kansas DCF Extends Deadline for Pandemic Relief Program
August 11, 2021 Kansas DCF Simplifies Child Support Services; Announces Two New Vendors
August 4, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Announces Child Care Assistance Pilot Program for Kansans Seeking Work
July 1, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Announces Childcare Resources for Kansans and Providers
June 29, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Directs DCF to Continue Emergency Food Assistance for Kansans
June 21, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Announces Expanded Food Support for Kansas Families Through Pandemic EBT Program
April 10, 2021 Social Services Block Grant State Plan for SFY 2022
March 30, 2021 DCF and Saint Francis Ministries Agree on Plan for Repayment of Unspent Funds
March 11, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Announces Expansion of Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
February 15, 2021 DCF Creates Mobile Crisis Response Service for Kansas Families
February 15, 2021 DCF Closing Service Centers to Public on Tuesday, Feb. 16
February 3, 2021 DCF Heightens Financial Oversight of Saint Francis Ministries
January 28, 2021 Federal Judge Approves Child Welfare Settlement Agreement
January 18, 2021 DCF Closing Topeka and KCK Service Centers Jan. 19 and 20
January 14, 2021 Kansas Households Receiving Food Assistance Will Receive Added Benefit
January 11, 2021 Governor Laura Kelly Proposes Agency Reorganization to Aid Vulnerable Kansans