Tim Durham – M.Ed., has been providing guidance to the community since 1991, when he joined the agency to help women complete the adoption process and to encourage adoptive parents. Now he helps people with their relationships and also instructs people with anger management classes and parenting classes. Tim has had many community members referred to him by small churches, businesses, and other community organizations.
The cost of this service is $50.00 per hour but can be adjusted based on income.
Family Life Services is a Christian agency and we are happy to examine moral issues that apply to the problems of everyday life. In other words, we try to have a balanced approach to problems looking at research-based solutions along with age-old biblical principles that we believe should be integrated into any guidance plan. Pastors refer clients to us routinely as well as other community organizations, schools, and various government agencies.
Family Life Services in an adoption agency licensed by the state of Kansas. We facilitate the adoption process, provide home studies and guidance to those interested in adoption. Our goal is to place children with loving Christian families. Sometimes young women in our prenatal education program decide to make an adoption plan with us. Since have been a licensed agency for over 20 years, we are well equipped to not only answer any of their questions, but to address their immediate physical needs as well. The cost of the adoption is based on income of the adoptive couple, who must be active Christians and be able to meet with the director for an interview. A packet with detailed information concerning the process is available upon request. If you desire more information, call us at 800-922-7874 and we will mail you information without cost.
We are very pleased to help create new families by providing home studies and all other legal documents needed to finalize the adoption. One thing very special about this agency is that we are a counseling agency as well and usually maintain a close relationship with the birth mothers long after the adoption, helping them to adjust by counseling them for an open-ended time period.
Through this exciting service, this agency has obtained a sonogram machine and professional medical staff to operate it. With sonogram technology, a pregnancy can be verified for the client. Usually, the more-to-be experiences bonding with the child because she can hear the heartbeat and see the features of the unborn child. This is especially helpful if the pregnant woman is in denial of her pregnancy and/or is abortion minded. Providing this important medical information to women in crisis is a powerful tool to help them make safe and healthy decisions about their developing child The results are always profound as pregnant women consider the information that is otherwise unknown and unseen to them. As we look into the womb, we actually provide insight into the world of the unborn and help the mother to see the precious nature of her offspring. Results have been dramatic as we use this technology to directly impact the lives of both mother and child.
We offer long-term marriage and family guidance to individuals, couples, and families. Issues we address include divorce care, relationships, financial issues, anger management, drug and alcohol abuse and more.
We also offer guidance for parents who need help reintegrating their children back into the home from foster care. Working with the court system and other social service agencies, the purpose is to help parents learn the skills they need to be better parents and is usually completed in a six-week program. This guidance is provided by interns and Tim Durham, the Executive Director.
Various seminars and meetings are scheduled throughout the year to investigate new research on subjects such as suicide prevention, fathering, and other issues. The costs for these services are extremely reasonable and designed primarily to help individuals and families in the community.