Kansas Children's Service League

No one knows kids better than the Kansas Children’s Service League. For over 120 years, KCSL has been giving our best to Kansas kids. KCSL provides a continuum of programs and services, advocates for children and collaborates with public and private agencies to impact the lives of more than 40,000 children and families each year.

KCSL has its roots in two parent agencies: the Kansas Children’s Home Society founded in Topeka and the Christian Service League founded in Wichita. Both agencies concentrated on finding permanent homes for orphaned or abandoned children and foster homes for children whose parents were temporarily unable to care for them. The two agencies merged in 1926 to continue its tradition of providing direct services to children and families and advocating for policy changes to help families and children.

During the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, KCSL’s most visible work was infant adoption.

By the 1970s, societal changes led to decreases in the number of babies placed for adoption. In response, KCSL developed a broader range of services to meet the changing needs of children and families.

Today, our services and advocacy efforts focus on preventing child abuse, strengthening families and empowering parents and youth. KCSL is the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America.

Learn more at kcsl.org.