Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Phyllis Gilmore announced Friday that the department has signed eight new contracts for reintegration, foster care, and adoption services, and for family preservation services. These contracts are scheduled to go into effect July 1.

The reintegration, foster care and adoption services contracts are for working with children and their families when out-of-home care is deemed necessary by a court for the protection of the child.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for foster care, reintegration and adoption services is $138 million. The proposed FY 2014 budget for family preservation services is about $10.2 million. In FY 2012, more than 5,000 children a month were served by reintegration, foster care and adoption services providers.

Reintegration, Foster Care and Adoption Services Contract and Family Preservation Contract for the Western Region awarded to St. Francis Community Services.