23 Apr KidsTLC Receives $15,000 Grant from the Courtney S. Turner Foundation

KidsTLC recently received a grant for $15,000 from the Courtney S. Turner Foundation to support their Street Outreach Services (SOS) program.  This program provides transitional aged homeless, runaway, and at risk youth with crisis intervention, case management, and housing services, as well as connections to other critical community services.

KidsTLC operates a 24-hour crisis hotline where youth can reach a staff member day or night. Staff utilize crisis intervention interactions with youth to build trust and offer them services. SOS staff then work to transition youth into case management. Case managers come alongside the youth to help them identify and meet specific goals.

KidsTLC has a 44-year history of providing an array of social services to some of the most vulnerable populations of children and youth. The agency has managed programs such as emergency shelter, foster care, transitional living, Level V group homes/residential care, domestic violence intervention, and homeless outreach, among other crisis management programs. Today, KidsTLC has grown into one of Kansas City’s leading agencies focusing on the most up-to-date trauma-informed care practices for children, ages 6-18, and their families who are struggling with mental health issues, autism spectrum disorders, crisis situations, and homelessness. The agency provides a full internal system of care, including the highly successful Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Phoenix Sanctuary short-term residential services, Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic, Intensive Outpatient Program, Street Outreach Services, Autism Services, and the CARES parent education program. KidsTLC is committed to filling the gaps in services in our community and “transforming lives in our community.”