O’Connell Children’s Shelter

O'Connell Children's Shelter provides support to children and families experiencing economic, behavioral, or other hardships. Services include:

  • truancy prevention 
  • case management and family resource coordination
  • mental health services for adults and children
  • employment and educational support for adults and children
  • short-term respite care for children 6-18 years old
  • residential foster care group homes

Call to make an appointment with a case manager. Case managers work out of the satellite office location at 1925 Delaware Street.

O'Connell Children's Shelter also provides licensing support for individual foster homes and foster-adoption services. 

1925 Delaware St (Satellite Office) |785-842-9356 | https://www.oconnellchildrensshelter.org/