Community Projects

Partners for Wichita
works for the well-being
and peace of the
community by building
partnerships between
neighbors, faith-based
social service agencies
and congregations.

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Partners for
Wichita is the
extension of
St. Paul's
Lutheran
Church's
public
ministries -
inviting
others into a
spirit of
collaboration
and service
that is
passionate
about the
well-being of
our
community.

Neighbor 2 Neighbor

Partners for Wichita
Neighbor 2 Neighbor
program is Good
Samaritans who are called
to be in service to others
with a passion for helping
individuals to achieve their
goals. Samaritans will
partner with our neighbors
in need working with them
to transform their lives.
All Samaritans will receive
initial and continuing
training to accomplish the
mission of helping
neighbors move toward the
achievement of their goals.

Partnering with Congregations and Local Agencies

Join Partners
For Wichita
and your
friends for
dinner at On
The Border
Mexican Grill
& Cantina for
dinner on May
17, 2010
between 4:00
p.m. and 10:00
p.m. at both
locations.

Supporting
Partners For
Wichita just
got a whole
lot easier. On
The Border is
donating 10%
of your food
& beverage
purchases to
support our
many
programs.

We are thankful to
our friends at On
The Border
Mexican Grill &
Cantina to help
make supporting
Partners For
Wichita fun and
easy. So go ahead,
order an appetizer
for the whole table.
Say yes to dessert.
It's all for a good
cause!

East Wichita
1930 N. Rock Rd.
Wichita, KS 67206
316-636-5154

West Wichita
2347 N. Maize Rd.
Wichita, KS 67205
316-722-0807

Here's a project for
you and your
congregation to help
people in Wichita
and surrounding
area. It's big --
people all over are
taking part in
collecting personal
care items for "Bags
of Blessings,"
because we care!
Please pass this
along to your service
group, women or
men's group, youth,
and Vacation Bible
School.

Why? A mother
wants to send
children to school
clean, but
doesn't have
hygiene supplies
they need. A
father needs
personal care
items to prepare
for his job
search. A
homeless man
needs personal
care items to feel
decent and
respectable. We
care!!

What: This is a major
united collection of
personal care items in
gallon-size closable plastic
bags for kits to distribute
to people through shelters,
assistance and meal
centers, schools and places
that reach people in need.
Our goal is to collect a
total of 1000 or more Bags
of Blessings from
everyone. Any amount that
you can give is welcome!
**We will add a prayer
blessing to each personal
care kit.

Each
bag
need
s to
cont
ain
all
of
thes
e
item
s
(sma
ll/tra
vel-s
ize
sizes
,
new)
:

*Bar of soap
*Shampoo   *Hand
lotion   *Tooth
paste   *Tooth
brush   *Emery
board or clippers
* Comb Lip
balm/chap stick
* Sunscreen
*Deodorant
*Razor   *Shaving
cream   *Wash
cloth   *Pair of
short white adult
socks   *Individual
pack snack
bar/crackers/cookie
s

§

Pac
ked
in
a
gal
lon
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sab
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pla
stic

ba
g.

§ Other
items that
fit in the
bag in
addition to
these
essentials
are
welcome.
Perhaps
consider
the need
for
African-Ame
rican hair
care
products,
oil,
brushes,
etc., if you
are familiar
with them.

If
you
have

addit
ional

item
s
beyo
nd
your
bags
,
plea
se
send

them
too.

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St.
John’
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Episc
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Chur
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402
N.
Tope
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Wich
ita,
KS

Why:
Everyone
doing a
little
makes a
big
difference!
Can we do
it? Will
you join
in? Will
you set a
goal for
collecting
Bags of
Blessings
at your
church or
organizatio
n?

For more
information,
contact
Pastor Dave
Fulton,
President,
316-263-0810
or
pastor.stpaul
s@sbcglobal.
net, or
Monica Ellis,
Samaritan
Community,
316.207.3925
or
monica.ellis@
partnersforwic
hita.org.

Here is an opportunity
for us to make a real
difference for a faith-
based agency of our
area, serving
neighbors in need...
“Venturing
Together.” Partners
For Wichita invite you
and your congregation
to make special
contributions to
Episcopal Social
Services/Venture
House during the
month of May, or as
soon as possible.

As you give a special
contribution, grant, or offering,
you will be helping to transform
the lives of people through
employment assistance, youth
offender services, food outreach,
representative payee services,
and behavioral health programs.
These social services are
meeting critical needs today,
and offer new life and new
beginnings. You may learn more
about the ministry of Episcopal
Social Services through their
website www.esswichita.org or
phoning 316-269-4160.

To
“Venture
Together,”
we are
enclosing
some
sample
supplies
to help
you
prepare
for making
a
benevolenc
e
contributio
n or
designatin
g special
offerings:

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Two
differ
ent
bullet
in
insets
for
you
to
copy
and
use
in
newsl
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or
worsh
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bullet
ins.

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A set
of
brief
bullet
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mess
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to
use
in
the
week
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leadi
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up to
a
speci
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offeri
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sug
ges
ted
new
slet
ter
arti
cle
to
info
rm
your

con
gre
gati
on.

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Remittance
forms, with a
section to
enclose with
your
congregations
contribution to
Episcopal
Social
Services, a
section to
send to
Partners For
Wichita for our
record of the
impact of this
united effort,
and a section
for your
records.

ð
Guidan
ce on
the
“Instru
ctions”
page
for
sendin
g your
congre
gation’
s
contrib
ution
and
use of
the
form.

Safe Streets Wichita

The mission of Safe Streets
is to be a resource for
individuals, families,
communities and other
organizations in Sedgwick
County to develop, mobilize
and maintain strategies to
reduce and eliminate drug
and gang activity and
associated violence.
Creating a network of
organized neighborhoods,
each having the power and
resources to reduce illegal
activities and increase the
safety and health of its
residents.

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Community Breakfast

A free community breakfast is
served each Saturday of the
month from 8:00a.m. to 9:30a.m.
The first Saturday of each month
is hosted by and held at Fairview
Christian Church, 1650 N. Fairview
Ave. The remaining Saturdays it
is hosted by various churches and
community members and held at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 925 N.
Waco St. Free single-ride bus
passes are available to anyone
attending the weekly breakfast.
For more information contact St.
Paul's Lutheran Church,
316.263.0810.

English for Speakers of Other Languages Classes

St. Paul's English for Speakers of Other Languages
School offers an educational program to meet the
needs of adult students who are English Language
learners. This program addresses two areas:
language acquisition and cultural adjustment. The
goal of the ESOL Program is to provide students
with the opportunity to develop communication
skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing
and enabling students to be successful within the
community. The program will assist students
through their cultural adjustment by helping them
develop an understanding of American culture. At
the same time, students will be encouraged to
share their cultural backgrounds and realize the
importance of their role in a multicultural society.

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Kid's Kingdom Learning Center

Are you looking for
affordable and
quality childcare in a
nurturing Christian
setting? Kid's
Kingdom Learning
Center has openings
right now for
children ages 3-5
years! Your children
will enjoy many
preschool activities,
supervised outdoor
playtime in our
fenced playground,
summer field trips
and much more!

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Volunteering:

Work

with
clien
ts
to
trave
rse
the
may
socia
l
servi
ce
agen
cies

Assis
t
client
s
with
gaini
ng
work
exper
ience

and/o
r job
oppor
tuniti
es

Provi
de
oppor
tuniti
es
for a
prese
ntatio
n of
the
Partn
ers
for
Wichi
ta
progr
am

Donating:

Con
trib
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are
100
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Tax

ded
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