Wichita Foster Support Shifts to Care for Every Family

Foster ICT's dissolution moves its recruitment and support work to a successor group that serves Wichita-area foster families.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Child Care

Gouache-painted editorial illustration of a single wooden chair on an open golden prairie under a wide warm sky, suggesting a space held open for support. — Foster ICT, a Wichita group that helped recruit and support foster families, is closing, with its work carried forward by Care for Every Family. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Foster ICT, a Wichita, Kansas group that aimed to help recruit and support foster families, is dissolving. Its work is being carried forward by Care for Every Family, a local initiative that Foster ICT helped create.

Why it matters

Foster ICT was started because there was a significant need for support for foster families in the Wichita area. Those needs are now being met by other organizations, with Care for Every Family reaching more families than Foster ICT did.

Jill Ayres, a foster parent for more than 25 years who has cared for over 300 children, co-founded Foster ICT about six years ago. The dissolution was reported on November 3, 2026, with Care for Every Family, led by Sadie Williams, taking on the work.

The players

Foster ICT

A Wichita, Kansas group that aimed to recruit, support and train foster families, now dissolving.

Care for Every Family

A local Wichita initiative focused on reducing foster care by supporting families before, during and beyond foster care, which Foster ICT helped create.

Jill Ayres

A foster parent for over 25 years who has cared for more than 300 children and co-founded Foster ICT.

Sadie Williams

The leader of Care for Every Family, which is taking on the work Foster ICT set out to do.

The details

Foster ICT was set up to recruit, support and train foster families in Wichita. Its goals are now being pursued by other groups, including Care for Every Family, which works to reduce foster care by bringing people together to care for families before, during and beyond foster care. Because Care for Every Family came out of Foster ICT's efforts, the transition is continuous in purpose even as the original organization closes.

Foster ICT was co-founded by Jill Ayres about six years before November 2026.
Foster ICT's dissolution was reported on November 3, 2026.

The Home Front

Foster ICT's closure reflects a pattern in which local support networks for foster families consolidate into newer initiatives with broader reach. For Wichita households, the shift affects who families turn to for recruitment, training and ongoing support.

If your family has worked with Foster ICT, reach out to Care for Every Family to learn how its support services now operate. Families considering foster care in the Wichita area can ask local agencies which support programs are currently active before making plans.

The takeaway

Foster ICT's closure shows that foster-family support in Wichita is continuing through successor groups like Care for Every Family. Keep the current contact information for active local support programs on hand if your household is involved in foster care.