Every year  around 1 500 children  ages newborn to 17  are admitted to the Home by law enforcement because they are homeless  abused  neglected  abandoned or runaways Younger children from newborns through 12 years old are transferred to one of our emergency foster care homes with open arms  while teens age 13 - 17 years old stay at The Home for the first 72 hours (excluding holidays and weekends) while their case and any allegations are investigated by Kansas Department for Children and Families