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It’s no secret that Duo Dog Coleman has stolen the hearts of the children, families, staff members and volunteers at The Children’s Place. Even though it hasn’t even been a year since our beloved pup joined the team, he has already become a vital presence to welcome children into our building, meet families as they tour the agency, attend all-staff meetings, and participate in therapy sessions.

Thank you to all who joined us for Party for The Place: Ripples, where we raised more than $564,000 to support The Children’s Place’s mission to provide mental health services for the youngest in our community.

Helping Kids Name Their Feelings with ‘Inside Out’ Feelings can be a tricky concept for young children, but tapping into the inspiration from a popular movie can offer a tangible way for kids to visualize their emotions. Sarah and Jace,

The Children’s Place is proud to announce the newest member of our team: Duo Dog Coleman, a professionally trained English Labrador Retriever, who will serve as our full-time facility dog.

Day Treatment Heads to Wonderscope! We loaded up the buses for a fun field trip to the Regnier Family Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City earlier this month! Thanks to the generous Wonderscope team for donating tickets to make this

Patty and Don Kincaid had no idea that when they accepted a simple invitation to tour The Children’s Place that it would be the beginning of a 15-year relationship. Curious to see where their daughter Kelly had begun working as

One of our largest supporters, The Children’s Services Fund of Jackson County (CSF) has committed more than $3.2 million to The Children’s Place since 2018, an extraordinary investment in the healing and well-being of our community’s most vulnerable children. The

It’s always a crowd favorite when the team at Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) visits our Day Treatment program to host an ice cream party for the children! DFA has supported The Children’s Place for more than eight years, including