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In 2010, volunteers
accounted for 9,665
hours of service to the
WCH. They estimated that
value to be $211,844!!
Generally, children under the age of 13 are placed quickly into foster care homes. The WCH serves as a placement facility, and keeps the children until they are placed in a home.
BRIDGES has two parts. The first is a program designed to transition youth ages 16 to 23 to adulthood. It works with Quik Trip and Davis-Moore to provide internships and jobs. It also helps youth recieve diplomas or GEDs; successfully seeing 100% of the youth receive those in 2010. 50% of the youth are currently employed.
Total youth served: 125
BRIDGES part two is in place to teach young mothers parenting skills. It partners with "Child Start's 2nd Street," a teen center in Wichita. It is based on parenting practice with supervision and coaching. There are 22 parents in this program and 28 children.
The Wichita Children's Home is supported by United Way, Private Donors, Government Grants, Program Services, and Investments. It literally uses every dollar, so every donation and hour of service makes a difference!
Interested?
Contact Beth Thummel at WCH (316) 684-6581, ext. 234, or email her at beth@wch.org!
Visit wch.org to see volunteer opportunities!
Opportunities include:
Holiday Volunteer,
Donation sorting,
Helping Hand, Mom's Day Out,
Cooking Instructor,
Educational Assistant,
Gardener, Child Care Provider,
and School Transportation.
Outside of volunteers, WCH has, on staff, several Social Workers,
Marketing professionals, Life Skills coaches, Teaching Parents, Social Services Coordinators, a full time cook, Program Directors, Site Coordinators, Financial Officers, Foster Care Coordinators, Counselors, BRIDGES Coordinators, Street Outreach Coordinators, Street Outreach Staff (beginning at age 16), Volunteer Coordinator, and a Development Director. It's an impressive and dedicated team who works closely with lawyers, families, officials, and other social service individuals.
The past 5 weeks, I have been volunteering a few hours a week sorting donations. I also have had the opportunity to do childcare for short amounts of time when children are brought in.
Youth attending weekly SOS group: 836
Youth contacted on Street: 6039
Youth receiving Danger and Violence Prevention: 1208