A Kansas state agency peformed some great deeds this holiday season. The Kansas Department for Children and Families provided 229 children who had aged out of the state's foster care system with gifts raised from its annual drive.

The drive, conducted by the DCF, raised about $4,000 in money and gift cards. The DCF also provided wish lists.

The department works with about 750 young adults from foster care, ages 18 through 26, to provide support to help them be self-reliant adults. DCF officials said many of them go without traditional holiday celebrations and gifts from loved ones, and the agency’s goal is to remind them they are not alone.

The annual drive started in Manhattan in 2006, eventually spreading to the rest of the state.