Kansas to allow foster care teens to choose, form legal mentor relationships with trusted adults

Former foster care child Kristen Nicole Powell welcomed signing of Kansas law creating a program enabling foster care participants 16 years or older to pick an adult mentor or mentors to form long-term legal relationships as an alternative to reunification, adoption and appointment of a guardian.Photo by SHERMAN SMITH/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TOM CARPENTERKansas Reflector SOUL doesn’t force participants to end association with siblings, parents TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation making Kansas the first…

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