On Tuesday, the Wichita Police Department and the Union Rescue Mission teamed up and put together more than 130 holiday packages. “I was really excited, I’m really grateful, I’m really thankful, it’s one of those things I didn’t expect,” says Jessica Bachard, Thanksgiving dinner recipient. Officers hand-picked...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Eight-year-old Crosby Fussell saw a need in her community and an opportunity to make a difference. She didn’t hesitate to take that opportunity. The Union Rescue Mission, a homeless outreach program in Wichita, put out a request on social media, asking for...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Union Rescue Mission is asking for the public’s help to feed those in need. The organization serves more than 350 meals a day, plus provides weekly food boxes to families in need of assistance. Union Rescue Mission, Director of Development, Byron...
Wichita, Kan. (KAKE) - As the Union Rescue Mission celebrates seventy years of helping people in Wichita, the timing of this anniversary proved why they’ve been so successful at serving the homeless and marginalized in the community. “We provide shelter. We provide food. And we provide...
WICHITA, Kan. (WJC) — Without their own living space to practice social distancing in, many Wichitans who are homeless have continued to rely on communal living shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, Wichita secured $850,376 of federal grant money through the CARES Act to help...