2009-2010 Partner Agencies

Fostering Health & Promoting Independence

• Finney County RSVP, Inc.: Providing volunteer opportunities that allow those aged 55 and above to utilize their lifetime knowledge, which benefits our community by providing many hours of cost free service.
  907 N. 10th Street, 275-5566
• Garden City Family YMCA: A comprehensive facility serving youth, adults, seniors & families and providing day care for ages 5-12 yrs., including before/after-school care & kindergarten care, plus scholarships for day care & day camp.
  1224 Center St., 275-1199
• Miles of Smiles: Offers the benefits of therapeutic riding to individuals with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities and/or injuries.
  901 W. Maple, 260-9997
• Russell Child Development Center: Providing individual programs to help infants & toddlers with developmental disabilities in the areas of speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and general child development. Sponsoring agency for Care Connection; Child and Adult Care Food Program & Smart Start.
  714 Ballinger, 275-0291
• Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association: Serving needs such as translation, medical, and disabled person assistance.
  4101 E. Highway 50, Suite A, 275-2261
• WK United Methodist Mexican American Ministries Clinic: Providing primary & preventive health services for persons of all races and faiths.
  712 St. John, 275-1766
• United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas, Wichita: Helping persons with various disabilities become more self-reliant by providing wheelchairs and equipment, directing a residential facility in Wichita, and helping with job training placement.
  P.O. Box 8217, Wichita, KS, (316) 688-1888

Protecting Children & Strengthening Families

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney & Kearny Counties: Serving youth age 5 to 17 from primarily single-parent families by matching each child with a carefully screened adult who serves as a friend & mentor in the community and through local schools. Provides free monthly activities, before school, summer school programs-healthy choices, character building, alcohol/drug abuse prevention education.
  201½ N Main, 275-2424
• Community Day Care: Providing quality day care to children ages 2 wks. to 10 yrs., with fees for children 2 1/2 and older based on a sliding scale to serve all income levels.
  505 College, 275-5757
• Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland: Where girls grow strong. Girl Scouts develop qualities that will serve them all their lives: developing self-potential and values, relating to others, and contributing to society.
  114 Grant Avenue, 276-7061
• Kansas Children's Service League Head Start: Providing center-based and home-based Head Start service that help low-income children reach their potential. Foster care & adoption services available also.
  705 Ballinger, 276-3232
• Santa Fe Trail Council Boy Scouts: Preparing young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
  1513 E. Fulton Terrace, 275-5162
• Smart Start: Focus Areas include; 1) Increasing availability and access to local community support and services, 2) Increase availability and affordability of Early Learning Opportunities, and 3) Increasing availability and affordability of quality child care.
  714 Ballinger, 275-1510
• Playground Program: a 2006 Summer Community Impact Project providing transportation to the Big Pool as well as a cooperative effort to engage children in outlying areas of the city in constructive leisure activities.
  801 Campus Drive, 276-9536

Providing Basic Needs & Security

• American Red Cross: Serving our community with disaster relief assistance and emergency communications for military families and service persons. Protecting our community by providing CPR & First Aid classes, HIV/AIDS information, Lifeguard & Swim classes. Saving lives with our safe Blood & Tissue services.
  210 Fulton Terrace, 276-2762
• Catholic Social Services: A non-profit social service agency serving all faiths, CSS provides direct service through counseling families facing an unplanned pregnancy. CSS offers an adult adoptee search program, home assessments and adoption education. Family Counseling is also available.
  708 N. Main, 272-0010
• Emmaus House: Providing physical and spiritual refuge to those in need.
  802 N 5th St., 275-2008
• Family Crisis Services, Inc: Serves domestic & sexual assault victims with counseling, shelter, a 24-hour hotline, support groups for women & children, and referrals to other sources of help. The office also files Protection from Abuse Orders.
  P.O. Box 1092, 275-2018       HOT LINE: 275-5911, 800-275-0535
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA, Inc.: Providing trained volunteers to serve as advocates for abused & neglected children. The Court Appointed Special Advocate works in the child's best interest, making careful recommendations to the court. The CASA volunteer acts as the child's "voice in court".
  310 E Walnut Ste LL3, 271-6197
• The Salvation Army: Provider of human service needs and youth programs.
  216 N. 9th Street, 276-4027
• Meals on Wheels: This program is to enhance the nutritional health of the Finney County homebound and to continue to offer free meals to persons of limited means.
  910 N 10th St, 272-3620