| Partners for Wichita works for the well-being and peace of the community by building partnerships among neighbors, social service agencies, and congregations. Partners for Wichita connects neighbors, congregations, and helping organizations through Samaritan Community programs and Safe Streets Wichita/Planeview. Partners for Wichita 925 N. Waco Wichita, KS 67203 Call 316.263.1389 partnersforwichita@cox.net www.partnersforwichita.org Check us out on Facebook.com “Partners for Wichita” and “Safe Streets Wichita (nonprofit)” Donations, volunteers, and ideas are always welcome! Join us and donate to Partners for Wichita on PayPal here! http://bit.ly/Tw9Kz6 Partners for Wichita is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. Contributions are tax- deductible. |
| Partners for Wichita Peace through Partnerships |
| Samaritan Community Partners for Wichita Samaritan Community helps congregations with partnerships to strengthen and encourage their service for the peace and well-being of people in the Wichita area community. |
| For February, it's Bags of Blessings from the Heart Partners for Wichita invites everyone to collect personal care items for people in need in Wichita area. We add a blessing and deliver bags to shelters & assistance centers in the area. This annual February project is a community-wide Valentine for neighbors in need. Together we make a difference! Great gifts in 2013 - about 1,600 Bags of Blessings, filled with personal care items, collected by 50 congregations, groups, and individuals, were delivered to 32 helping places throughout the area. Thanks to St. John's Episcopal Church, the 2013 "collection place" on Feb. 28. Gallon-size bags were packed with Soap (bar, liquid, or sanitizer), Hand lotion, Deodorant, Chapstick / lip balm, Shampoo, Comb, Wash cloth, Razor, Shaving cream, Tooth Brush & paste, Small Kleenex, Clippers/emery boards, and some with knit caps, gloves, socks, treats. Let's put this in the "To Do List" for 2014 Valentine's Month! Thanks for caring for our neighbors! |
| Neighborhood Adventures Partners for Wichita offers opportunities for groups to experience a neighborhood known for its challenges and cultural interests, to see and hear neighbors in their unique environment, and to grow in awareness, appreciation, respect, and concern for the diverse people and places of our community. For a half day, groups visit shops, schools, and service agencies, churches, restaurants, and homes in the El Pueblo, Midtown, and Planeview areas of Wichita, with preparation and debriefing. |
| SafeStreets Wichita SafeStreets Wichita &Positive Pathways Program (P3) assist neighborhood residents, congregations, public agencies, and organizations identify neighborhood needs and take steps to meet those needs. Together we build a new sense of neighborhood worth and power to open new opportunities for safe and productive lives together. Safe Streets Wichita serves the El Pueblo and Historic Midtown neighborhoods. SafeStreets Wichita Youth Corps offers classes and mentoring in good citizenship and community service for schools, congregations, and other groups. www.safestreetswichita.org |
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| "Filling the Gap - Free Lunches for Kids" Fills children with good food, good treats, good times! Some of Wichita's most vulnerable children face the risk of hunger during vacations. Partners for Wichita, Kansas Food Bank, and caring people are partners in meeting the need for lunches. Help is needed for "Filling the Gap Lunches for Kids" this summer... after the 259 Summer Lunch Program and before school starts, weekdays about July 29 - August 9 . Donations of funds and goodies,and volunteers, are much needed to bring 8,000 box lunches to children and youth at risk of hunger. There will be 15 sites in areas of need in Haysville, Oaklawn, and W ichita. How to help? Each meal costs $2.40 -- $24 for 10 meals -- $240 for 100 meals. Or, give fresh bananas or cuties oranges, wrapped snack bars, or individual fruit or pudding cups during the lunches, from July 29, before August 9. Contact Rev. Sally Fahrenthold, Samaritan Community project coordinator, at partnersforwichita@cox.net or 316-683-8649. Contributions (tax-deductible) may be given with the PayPal link at the left, or mailed to Partners for Wichita, designated "Filling the Gap Lunches," 925 N. Waco, Wichita, KS 67203. Thank you! Head-To-Toe Hygiene Pantry helps families with supplies to keep clean and fresh for school, work and sense of self-worth. Hygiene and cleaning supplies help very-low income, who cannot purchase these items with a Vision Card or food stamps. On the 1st & 3rd Saturdays, the Hygiene Pantry helps about 300 families at distributions from 9 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., at 1611 N. Mosely (also site of Open Door Assistance Center. This service is sponsored by University Congregational Church (hpantryucc@gmail.com or 316-634-0430) and The Hearth. Most needed items are laundry detergent, toilet paper, diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene supplies, in all sizes. Also needed: regular sizes of soap, shampoo, shaving razors & cream, toothbrushes/paste, and baby wash & lotion. Please deliver donations to University Congregational Church, 9209 E. 29 St. N., Wichita (office entrance at southwest/back corner; call first). |
| Pedaling for Planeview Partners for Wichita's Samaritan Community and Safe Streets partnered with others to collect over 100 bikes and trikes for children and youth in Wichita's Planeview area in June 2011. Delighted children received these "pedals" at a safety fair. |
