Posts Categorized: News

What’s sprouting at the Trellis Center at KidsTLC? Kansas City Live invited Erin Dugan and Molly Pomeroy to share about our agency and upcoming events during #Autism Awareness Month, including Camp Trellis! Crystle Lampitt and Kelly Nyberg TV are pros at making their guests feel welcome and kept the segment meaning-filled! Watch for more updates on summer opportunities or visit www.kidstlc.org/autism for… Read more »

We’ve given our autism program a new name and logo! The Trellis Center at KidsTLC provides integrative autism services through the most collaborative, innovative and comprehensive curriculum in the Midwest! We round out our ABA, SLP, OT, RT services with exciting camps, peer-incorporated social sessions and parent training classes (coming soon)! Check out the heartwarming… Read more »

Not only is KidsTLC becoming internationally known as a DDP provider, but we also utilize a variety of therapies in the treatment of traumatic experiences and mental health. Six of our outstanding therapists recently completed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EDMR) training to better understand and help children in our care. EMDR is a therapy… Read more »

Project HOME and Impact Olathe, along with their partners, received the 2018 Excellence in Community Service Award from United Community Services of Johnson County! KidsTLC is proud to be one of the partners who support students and families who have struggled with economic stability and have been forced to navigate challenging circumstances. Kelsey Gertsema and Elizabeth Hall of KidsTLC spent time in 2018 building relationships… Read more »

National Residential Child & Youth Care Professional Certification: Hard work, dedication and a few good laughs have paid off for 14 of KidsTLC’s current PRTF staff, as they recently received their Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Certification. This national certification is from the University of Oklahoma, in conjunction with the National Resource Center for… Read more »

Families from Kansas, and all across the country. are finding hope and healing at KidsTLC, thanks in part to the use of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). KMBC’s Rob Hughes recently visited our campus and sat down with a family to discuss how their lives have been changed. Click here to see the news feature from… Read more »

First National Bank Announces Community Development Grants OMAHA, Neb. May 7, 2018. – First National Bank has awarded a total of $904,000 in community development grants to 47 organizations in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and Texas, announced Alec Gorynski, Vice President, Community Development and Corporate Philanthropy. The grants support programs focused on increasing… Read more »

Dr. Erin Dugan Named CEO of KidsTLC January 26, 2018– Olathe, Kansas. In November of 2017, KidsTLC began a formal search process for a new CEO to lead the organization into the future and allow KidsTLC to continue providing nationally recognized services for the most vulnerable children and their families. The process included outreach to… Read more »

Today KidsTLC was thrilled to host a High School graduation ceremony for one of our kids! The gymnasium was full of energy and expectation as a tall young man, with a royal blue robe walked to the front of the room. The radiant smiles from his family were more than contagious. As the ceremony began… Read more »

  Click here: The Kansas City Star Article For more information about KidsTLC’s services mentioned in this article, click below. Autism Services Outpatient Behavioral Health Services