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Upcoming Events 2010

Oct. 4 - KDEC Inclusion Summit, Salina, KS, 1-4 pm. Click here for registration form.

Oct. 5 - 2nd Statewide KELC Meeting, Salina, KS, 9am to 3 pm. Click here for registration form.

Nov. 3-5, 34th Annual Governor's Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect, Wichita, KS.  For more information, go to www.kcsl.org.

KELC County Lead Contacts

Cherokee, Crawford and Montgomery Counties

Linda Broyles

Deputy Director

SE KS Community Action Program, Inc.

401 North Sinnet

P.O. Box 128

Girard, KS 66743

620-724-8204 ext. 1006 phone

620-724-4471 fax

lindaab@sek-cap.com

 

Ellis County

 

Donna Hudson-Hamilton

Director of Early Childhood Services

USD 489 Hayes Head Start

323 W 12th St

Hayes, KS 67601

785-623-2430 phone

785-623-2432 fax

dhudson-hamilton@usd489.com

 

Finney County

 

Christie Reed, LCP

Infant Mental Health Specialist

Area Mental Health Center

1111 East Spruce

Garden City, Kansas 67846

620-276-7689 phone

creed@areamhc.org

 

Ford County

 

Crissa Salmans

Child Care Consultant

Child Care Connection

2018 1st Ave #801

Dodge City KS 67801

620-227-9587 phone

620-275-4102 fax

csalmans@cccswks.org

 

Harvey County

 

Mary Beasley

Assistant Director of Special Education

Harvey County Special Education

816 Oak Street

Newton, KS 67114

316-284-6510 phone

866-284-6510 toll free

316-284-6513 fax

mbeasley@newston.k12.ks.us  

 

Johnson County

Keri Young

Program Director

Head Start of Shawnee Mission, Inc.

Early Head Start/Head Start

8155 Santa Fe Drive

Overland Park, Kansas 66204

913-649-9714 ext. 236 phone

913-649-3485 fax

kyoung@smks-headstart.org

Leavenworth County

 

Tracie Lansing, LMSW

Healthy Families Policy Director, KCSL

Kansas Children's Service League

3545 SW 5th Street

Topeka, KS 66606

785-274-3100 ext.1204 phone

913-378-8325 cell

785-274-3824 fax

tlansing@kcsl.org

www.kcsl.org  

 

Saline County

 

Misty Elder

Director

Cloud County Community College

   Early Childhood R & R

1508 B East Iron

Salina, KS 67401

785-243-9345 ext. 669 phone

888-527-8640 toll free

785-823-3385 fax

melder@cloud.edu

 

Shawnee County

 

Kathy Johnson

Shawnee County Infant Toddler Coordinator

TARC, Inc.

2701 SW Randolph

Topeka, KS 66611

785-232-0597 phone

785-633-7645 cell

785-232-2097 fax

kjohnson@tarcinc.org

 

Wyandotte County

 

Meg Fuehne

Infant Toddler Recruitment Specialist

The Family Conservancy

Children's Campus of Kansas City

444 Minnesota Ave., Suite 200

Kansas City, KS 66101

913-342-1110 phone

913-342-3632 fax

mfuehne@thefamilyconservancy.org  

Kansas Kids

15% of Kansas Children live in poverty...

a 25% increase from 2000 to 2008.

Source: 2010 Kids Count Data Book, datacenter.kidscount.org.