Health Forward Foundation supports and builds inclusive, powerful, and healthy communities.

American Adoptions is one of the largest national domestic adoption agencies in the United States. For over 30 years, our licensed staff has provided the support and step-by-step guidance expectant mothers and waiting families need and deserve throughout the adoption process. American Adoptions knows that each adoption story has its own unique beginning and ending -- let us help you begin your own adoption story today! For more information regarding our services, simply contact us today at 1-800-ADOPTION or email [email protected].

Heart to Heart International seeks to improve healthcare access in the U.S. and around the world by ensuring quality care is provided equitably in medically under-resourced communities and in disaster situations. We imagine a world in which every person has access to a healthy life and every community has the capacity to make that access a reality. We believe that sustained access to health sets the foundation for individual and community development. In everything we do, we work to broaden access to healthcare services and build capacity for health. We engage volunteers, collaborate with partners and deploy resources to achieve this mission.

Mission: The mission of El Centro, Inc., a for purpose organization, is “strengthening communities and improving lives of Latinos and others through educational, social, and economic opportunities.” While times have changed during the nearly 40 years we have been a part of this community, one thing has stayed constant- our commitment to the people of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, particularly the growing Hispanic population. We strive to be the premier organization bridging Latinos and others, resulting in healthy, educated communities. Please take a moment to read our mission and history. It will show you where we’ve been and where we’re going…with your help. History: El Centro was established in 1976 with a $10,000 grant from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, along with the blessing of Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker, Father Ramon Gaitan, the commitment of the Cordi Marian Sisters, and a group of energetic and caring community members who saw a need for an organization to address the needs and concerns of Kansas City, Kansas’ Hispanic population. With that care and commitment, El Centro de Servicios para Hispanos was born. In the intervening years since our humble beginnings, we have grown from a single location to three locations in Kansas City, Kansas and Olathe, serving more than 10,400 individuals and families per year. Our programming has evolved from our first program for elders – the Senior Day Program – to include The Academy for Children – a dual-language Pre-K program, workshops on money-management and homeownership, health education and healthy living outreach through our Promotores de Salud (Health Promoters) volunteers, health navigation, domestic violence prevention and intervention, and our policy and advocacy efforts for issues of special interest to our community. While our Senior Day Program is no longer a part of what we do, we still embrace people no matter their stage in life to empower them for the future.

RIVERSIDE RESOURCES, INC. is a company based out of 700 NORTH 3RD STREET, LEAVENWORTH, Kansas, United States.

MISSION: To prevent and treat all forms of child abuse by creating changes in individuals, families and society that strengthen relationships and promote healing. CAPA provides a variety of services to help the children and families of Jackson County: COUNSELING: Individual and family counseling for survivors of abuse, neglect, and family trauma Art therapy Play therapy FAMILY SUPPORT: Home-based case management and education Support to aid in strengthening the parent-child relationship EDUCATION: Parenting classes Mandated Reporter Training Community and school-based education and outreach

Sheffield Place, the only treatment center in Kansas City focused on homeless mothers with mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence issues and their children in our community, serves 17 families at in the facility at any one time; 129 families (up to 365 individuals) received services in 2018 through the residential and aftercare programs. These families are making the difficult journey from despair to hope and from homelessness to self-sufficiency. They are breaking the generational cycles of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and violence. With a mission “To empower homeless mothers and their children to heal from their trauma and help them become self-sufficient,” Sheffield Place offers a path from homelessness to self-sufficiency through five fully integrated programs: Adult Clinical Services, Children’s Clinical Services, Residential Services, 7-Step Empowerment/Strengths-Based Case Management, and Residential Services. What sets Sheffield Place apart is the commitment to trauma-informed, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, the exclusive focus on homeless mothers and their children, the length of stay (up to two years), and the delivery of all services onsite. Sheffield Place is a national leader in homeless services. Since 1991, Sheffield Place has empowered more than 560 homeless mothers and their children (approximately 2000 people) to make the difficult journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

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Our mission is to provide stable, nurturing environments for children in foster care, keep siblings together, and inspire life-long connections by being a resource for children and families. Our vision is to help children in foster care build successful lives by being be the community’s premier foster and adoptive care resource center, providing a host of programs and services that support healthy forever family environments, psychological and physical well-being, and personal growth while minimizing frequent and disruptive placement transitions

Reconciliation Services works to reveal strength and bring healing to our community through its strengths-based REVEAL Social & Mental Health Services, Thelma's Kitchen, our unique donate-what-you-can community cafe, and the Foster Grandparents Program, which enables senior citizens to mentor and tutor at risk young people.

At Amethyst Place, our noble cause is to inspire transformational healing and empower generations of women and children to achieve recovery, reunification, and resilience. We break generational cycles of trauma, substance use, and poverty by reuniting, stabilizing, and healing families; providing coaching and a strong sense of community; and advancing education and creating career paths. Through our 37 apartments and on-site programs, families receive safe housing and basic needs, educational and vocational supports, recovery and wellness coaching, and therapy and care management for as long as they need to help the whole family heal and thrive. Since our founding in 2000, we have empowered almost 375 families and 726 children.