Services provided for children and their families are comprehensive and outcome oriented and include round-the-clock victim counseling; drug/alcohol abuse education, prevention and counseling; medical care; case management; behavior modification; crisis intervention; family mediation; parent education; peer counseling; life skills training and assistance in preparing for and obtaining employment; and street outreach to homeless and at-risk youth.
BRIDGES is a transitional living program funded by Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, SRS, United Way and donors to provide services to homeless and runaway youth. The program serves pregnant and parenting clients.
Learn MoreThe Street Outreach Program, funded by United Way of the Plains and the QuikTrip Corporation, is an exciting community service designed to take resources directly to at-risk youths on the street, in community locations such as recreation centers, as well as shopping malls and schools. The Street Outreach program provides youth access to a comprehensive array of services such as crisis intervention counseling, shelter and runaway programs.
Learn MoreTo meet the needs of children in crisis, the Wichita Children's Home depends on caring foster families (more recently known as Resource Families) in the community to provide assistance. Their responsibilities include providing supervision, physical care, recreation, transportation, and nutrition in a stable environment; while at the same time the professionals at the Wichita Children's Home focus on ensuring the child's safety.
Learn MoreThe Wichita Children's Home cares for victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect, as well as runaways, children facing family crisis, or children who may be at risk in their homes.
Learn MoreThe focus of this program is to provide services which keep children safe and prevent them from out-of-home placement.
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If you are 21 years or younger and in need of immediate help, call 262-4663 or go to any QuikTrip, fire station or anywhere you see the Safe Place logo and ask an employee to call our Street Outreach staff.
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