Crisis Center, Inc.

Specific Need

Thank you for choosing to support victims and survivors!  You are helping people be safe and live a life free from abuse and violence.

Your support to The Crisis Center, Inc. on Wamego Match Day helps some of our most vulnerable community members - victims and survivors of abuse and violence - all year long.  Your gift is matched, creating an even bigger impact that allows us to reach more victims and survivors with our life-saving services. 

The Crisis Center's services are 365/24/7, and all services are completely free.  Residents in our safe shelter can stay as long as needed while they work with our advocates to rebuild their lives after escaping abuse in their own homes.  All food, toiletries, and amenities are provided at no cost.  We truly rely on support from our community to make this possible!

Please take a minute to watch our new shelter videos on our profile that highlight how Match Day gifts from prior years have been used to make a difference in our community - all BECAUSE OF YOU and your support!

Our specific needs this year include:

• Staffing for direct services and programming. 
  • Since moving into our new safe shelter at the end of July 2022, we have more than doubled the amount of bed nights we were providing in a full year in our old shelter, without additional staffing.
  • 5,788 bed nights have been provided in our new safe shelter in the year since moving.  Before, we averaged 2,000+ bed nights in our old shelter. 

• Core operations and administration costs.
  • The utilities at our new safe shelter are more than double what they were before.  More space + more people = more expense!
  • We have already had two bathrooms flood that necessitated repairs at our new safe shelter facility.  This is inevitable in a facility that is a communal living environment - anything can happen - but support is needed to cover unplanned repairs and maintenance.
  • We are working on continued outreach to our community, reaching more victims and survivors with information about the Crisis Center, our services, and how to reach us.  This increased visibility and outreach results in growth.

Mission

The Crisis Center, Inc. was founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1981 with a mission to provide free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Crisis Center's mission is centered around helping community members who are in need find safety, security, and a life free from abuse and violence.

Profile

The Crisis Center, Inc. is the only accredited community-based domestic violence and sexual assault victim advocacy organization serving Wamego and the surrounding communities.

We provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  All services are free, voluntary, and confidential.

Our services include:

• 24-hour live answer crisis hotlines;
• crisis intervention;
• personal advocacy;
• medical advocacy;
• court advocacy;
• law enforcement/ police response advocacy;
• emergency accommodations;
• safe shelter;
• supportive counseling;
• support groups;
• child/youth and parent/child advocacy; and
• community awareness and education.

The Crisis Center also operates the 24/7 statewide Kansas Crisis Hotline.

If you or someone you know needs help, call the Crisis Center's 24/7 hotline at 1-800-727-2785 or the Kansas Crisis Hotline at 1-888-363-2287.

Together, we can make a difference.  

Thank you for your support!