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Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Justice Together offers solutions to help the community
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Justice Together is a Wichita nonprofit organization that focuses on serving the community and works to bring significant changes and solutions to social issues. 'What keeps you awake at night when you think about what's going on in Sedgwick County,' said Rev Lory Mills, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. The group uses research to form goals. 'Put it together, and that's how we kind of land on a solution,' Mills said. AgapéCare Cradle aids grieving parents after child loss A solution to tackle issues like mental health and homelessness. 'Last year, 70 people, 70 people, unhoused people died on the streets of Wichita,' Mills said. The nonprofit is built from 39 congregations of all faiths. 'Sometimes it just means getting in the right crew and gathering of people with the right ideas to make that just next step,' said Rev. Wade Miller, Hillside Christian Church. Once a year, Justice Together hosts a Nehemiah Assembly to present their ideas to city and county officials. 'We try to get as many people here as we can because our power is in numbers,' Mills said. Youth Horizons provides safe homes for Kansas foster youth The hope is that those leaders put plans into action, like Wichita's new low-barrier photo IDs. 'For people who are living on the streets and have trouble getting an ID because they don't have the documents and paperwork that they need to do that,' Mills said. A testimony to the power of numbers. 'We're able to go with options and possibilities instead of saying, well, that's too big a problem for us to handle. There's nothing we can do about it, because everyone of us can do something,' Mills said. This year's Nememiah Assembly is tonight at 6 p.m. at WSU's Hughes Metroplex. It is free to attend. If you would like to nominate a nonprofit for our Here For You Spotlight, fill out our online contact form. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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Youth Horizons provides safe homes for Kansas foster youth
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – There are over 1,000 kids in the Kansas foster care system. For decades, Youth Horizons has offered up homes to help them heal. 'They're very scared at first. They don't know who to trust,' said Jennifer Isaacs, director at Wren House at Youth Horizons. Wren House is one of two residential programs offered by Youth Horizons for children in the foster care system. The other is the Kinloch Price Boys Ranch. 'It's definitely not your typical group home,' Isaacs said. Wichita nonprofit helps people get affordable medical equipment The homes have 24/7 support staff. 'Children who have been abandoned, who have been rejected, and who have suffered a multiplicity of trauma, maltreatment and abuse,' said Robert Gardner, CEO and president of Youth Horizons. Together, they tackle tough moments to build trust. 'Our goal is to share this, to share Christ with them, to show them the love of Christ, in hopes that they will find Christ,' Gardner said. Inside the homes, there is a family atmosphere. 'They get together, they sit down and eat, they have good, healthy conversations,' Isaacs said. The girls gain new responsibilities to help them grow. 'We get to know them, and we find out what life skills they want to work on, what life skills they need to work on, and we put together a plan for them,' Isaacs added. Planting seeds for success. 'We're not only changing their moment right now, I believe that it's changing their future,' Isaacs said. The Active Age delivers free copies to thousands of seniors Youth Horizons has helped over 100 teens, and it has more land to continue growing. Support the organizations at their Easter Sun Run on Saturday. There is a 10K and 2-mile run/walk. All the registration fees go back to its programs. The races start at Sedgwick County Park at 9 a.m. If you would like to nominate a nonprofit for our Here For You Spotlight, fill out our online contact form. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
