Overview 

In 2008, The Family Conservancy embarked on a five-year effort to significantly expand its parenting services and establish The Family Conservancy as Greater Kansas City's first-stop for families raising children from birth through adolescence.

A First-Stop Resource for Families Raising Children

• A place to turn with questions and concerns
• Information and guidance on positive parenting
• Intensive services for those who need extra help

• Two out of three children under 6 and three out of four 6 to 17 live in a home with all parents working.
• A single parent is responsible for one out of four families.
• Poverty impacts one of nine overall and one of five children under age five.
• More than 30 substantiated child abuse and neglect cases occur weekly in greater Kansas City.
• Over half of pregnancies for women under 30 are single parents — the highest ever and still rising.
• In the KC urban core, one in three do not graduate becoming 3 ½ times more likely to be arrested,
• 8 times more likely to serve jail time, and costing society over $240,000 each over their lives.

• In 2009, we touched more than 67,000 families in greater Kansas City — approximately 12% of families with children.
• We respond to approximately 12 inquiries per hour looking for resources and parenting support.
• Our Family Asset Building program has enabled more than 485 families to buy their first home,
• complete degrees or start a business.
• Since 1997, Quality Initiatives has served to increase the number of accredited child care providers more than 1,000%. In 2008, over 13,000 children received care from accredited service providers.
• Our Early Head Start and Head Start programs serve 625 children.
• Our Child & Adult Care Food Program ensures healthy lunches for over 2,600 kids each day through their child care provider.
• Our offices provide counseling for over 3,200 individuals with over 80% meeting or exceeding
• treatment goals.
• Recent Recognitions:
  • Nickelodeon — 2008 Parent’s Pick for Best Community Family Service in Kansas City
  • Council on Accreditation — Accredited Human Services operation continuously since 1982
  • Charity Navigator — Four-star agency for fiscal and financial operations in 2008 and 2009

• Babies Born Healthy
  Offering prenatal education and support through classes and home visits
  Giving referrals to medical doctors and systems
• Children Enter School Ready to Learn
  Providing information on finding quality child care and counseling options to area hospitals
  Ensuring children’s social-emotional health by providing intervention services
  Coaching and training child care providers to improve the quality of early education environments
• Youth Stay in School and Graduate
  Providing financial education and support to homeless students through high school graduation
  Counseling students to ensure their emotional well-being
  Contributing Adults / Engaged and Supported Parents
  Providing online parenting tips and resources
  Training and coaching parents
  Developing and promoting positive parenting messages
  Educating parents about the benefits of quality child care
  Offering financial education and matched savings for families to build assets

Raising the Future Partners
The Family Conservancy has formed strategic partnerships with schools, hospitals, government and churches to accomplish these goals.

• Lincoln University Extension
• Kansas City, Missouri School District
• Front Porch Alliance
• Grace United Community Services
• Overland Park Regional Hospital
• Children's Mercy Hospital
• North Kansas City Hospital 
• Shawnee Mission Medical Center