Wichita CROP Walk
Why We Walk – Alleviating Hunger Locally and Around the World
The Wichita CROP Hunger Walk seeks to educate, inspire and empower the Wichita community to be agents of change in the fight against poverty and hunger through fundraising events with local and international impact. The Walk is an opportunity for Wichita residents of all ages, faiths, cultures and circumstances to join together to demonstrate their concern for those who are poor and do not have enough food to eat, both across the globe and in our own backyard. ¼ of funds raised stay local and help the work of 4 local recipient agencies. ¾ of the funds raised assist the hungry around the world through Church World Service.
Breakfast and Neighborhood Fellowship – City Life Church www.citylifechurch.org
City Life Church's Neighborhood Fellowship ministers to those in need in our community with a warm, freshly made breakfast each Sunday serving 180+ people each week. The morning includes a Gospel centered devotional and City Life members interacting with guests to foster dignity and dialogue. Monthly services include a sewing/mending ministry once a month and free haircuts by trained professionals several times a month. On the second Saturday of each month holistic care clinics offer immediate care, relationship building and invitations to deeper discipleship. The clinics are in partnership with Vituity Cares Foundation, Sedgwick County Health Department, Kansas Food Bank DCCCAA and ShowerUp.
HumanKind Ministries Wichita – Food Ministries www.humankindwichita.org
HumanKind Ministries provides shelter, affordable housing, case management, and basic needs to those experiencing homelessness or poverty in Sedgwick County. Recognizing the inherent value of each person, HumanKind serves the most vulnerable with compassion and kindness and, in doing so, strengthens the entire community.
HumanKind (HK) manages three homeless shelters in which about 1100 men, women, and children are provided with a warm and safe place to sleep, 155 permanent supportive apartments, the region’s largest holiday assistance program (Operation Holiday), and more. All residents of HK apartments and shelters receive case management to help them develop individualized goals and benchmarks and build brighter futures for themselves and their families. An additional 14,000 people are served through Operation Holiday.
Free Community Breakfast - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church www.stpauls-wichita.org The Free Community Breakfast at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is served every Saturday in central Wichita with the help of multiple Wichita area partners. A hearty breakfast and a warm welcome in Christ's name is offered to 230+ neighbors each week. Homeless neighbors and hungry neighbors are especially invited. Attendance has greatly increased since the opening of the 24/7/365 MAC (Second Light). The breakfast is offered at St. Paul’s at 925 N. Waco the 2nd to the 5th Saturdays. On the first Saturday our partner First Presbyterian Church serves at their location just a few blocks away. The ICT Street Team provides a medical clinic for homeless and uninsured people on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays. St. Paul’s has added a Food Pantry Ministry on the 4th Wednesday of each month.
United Methodist Open Door Community Food Ministry www.umopendoor.org United Methodist Open Door has been in the community since 1965 providing direct services to families in need of food, clothing, and shelter. Funds from the CROP Hunger Walk will help to provide a food box to families in need through the Community Food Ministry. The Community Food Ministry (CFM) located at 2130 E. 21st St. N in Wichita is the largest community-wide food box program in the area and provides nutritionally balanced, emergency food assistance once per month for individuals and families in need. The food box includes items such as canned fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, macaroni and cheese, soup and bread. A total of 28,610 boxes of food were served in 2024. Free USDA commodity foods under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) are also distributed 6 months per year to qualifying families living in Sedgwick County. This free food box provides additional canned fruits and vegetables, juice, meat, cereal, peanut butter, nonfat dry milk and pasta.
Church World Service www.cwsglobal.org
Church World Service (CWS) was founded in 1946 and is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian denominations and communions. CWS is a member of a global partnership of faith-based humanitarian agencies, ACT Alliance, with members in 140 countries. CWS provides sustainable self-help, development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance around the world. The CWS mission is to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice at the national and international level through collaboration with partners abroad and in the US. The first CROP Hunger Walk was in the 1960s. Currently, well over 2,000 communities across the U.S. join in more than 1,300 CROP Hunger Walks each year to fight hunger and poverty in international and local communities.
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