Steering Committee Members

Strengthen Families Rebuild Hope is a coalition of independent organizations and individuals dedicated to reforming Kansas's foster care system. 

• Sister Therese Bangart, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
• ​Zachary Brown, young leader and former foster care youth 
• Lori Burns-Bucklew, child welfare law specialist
• Carl Burris, young leader and former foster care youth
• Traci Dotson, young leader and former foster care youth
• ​Grey Endres, LSCSW, LCSW
• FosterAdopt Connect
• ​Don Jordan, retired social services administrator 
• Kansas African American Foster Care/Adoption Coalition
• Kansas Appleseed​
• Kansas Association of Community Action Programs
• Kansas Chapter - National Association of Social Workers​
• ​Stormy Lukasavage, younger leader and former foster care youth
• Natalie Zarate, young leader and former foster care youth

"The foster system really hits home for me. I wanted to join the coalition to help youngsters in the system in any way that I possibly can. I’ve been all around the child welfare system, so I’m just trying to make the lives of kids better by helping to get my experiences out there to the people to help make a change."

-Carl Burris, young leader and former foster care youth