It's hard to believe we're coming up on our 2nd anniversary! A lot has happened in 2 short years and we have plans for even more. Join us Sunday March 10th from 2-5pm at Mead's Corner to celebrate! We'll have cake, door prizes, info and entertainment. If you'd like to contribute to our lending library, […]
This year we are proud to once again support efforts to stock the shelves for a couple of our favorite local agencies serving at-risk, homeless and runaway youth in our city. This population is at great risk for being exploited. Please consider picking up a few items off of these lists while you are doing […]
Our focus for the last several months has been The OZ. Now that the center is open, what is next for ICT S.O.S.? Our next event is FREEDOM214: A Night of Worship at Mead's Corner. This is an event organized by Kevin Johnson and Aaron Lewis, 2 college students with a heart for this issue. The […]
Monday Jan 30th, 2012 Mead's Corner will host a special night of music, prayer and conversation about human trafficking. https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/events/171410072966181/ A special offering will be taken at the event to benefit the Youth Resource Center staffed by the Wichita Children's Home. Donations will help to purchase items still needed for the center. If you'd […]
Despite some construction delays- we are on pace and amazing things are happening at the Homeless Youth Resource Center! We now have a move-in date set. This will be our next work day, NOT Dec. 17th as we originally planned. Check out Volunteer Kansas and sign up to help! http://www.volunteerkansas.org/Opportunities/Opportunity/337:Extreme_Makeover_Day_for_Youth_Resource_Center Keep watching our Facebook page […]
The center is coming along! The contractors are in there now doing the heavy duty stuff. Good news/Bad news: the opening date is probably going to be delayed BUT, the end result is going to be even better than we had planned. The details are coming together for the flooring, paint, kitchen cabinets and countertops, […]
Here's all the latest scoop on what we have been calling the drop-in center. To avoid confusion with the adult drop-in centers in town, we're using the name Homeless Youth Resource Center until the kids pick a name for the center. Work Day #1: is Saturday November 19th 9-3. More info here: http://www.volunteerkansas.com/Opportunities/Opportunity/328:Cleanup_Day_For_Daytime_Resource_Center_for_Homeless_Youth_ Items still […]
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We have the green light on the few issues we were waiting on to move forward with the drop-in center!! Please sign up at: http://www.volunteerkansas.org/Opportunities/Opportunity/328:Daytime_Drop-In_Center_for_Homeless_Youth_Cleanup_Day Be sure to check out our Volunteer Opportunities page for needs and links to help! Time to roll up our sleeves!
A few months ago we were asked to be part of an event in Kansas City that we decided to decline. Through our partnership with ASERCA the decision was made not to participate in this particular event. Today, a news story was brought to my attention about the event: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/investigation-finds-donations-to-non-profit-dont-appear-to-stay-in-kc-or-help-catch-child-predators-nov2011swp The organization is said to […]
ICT SOS is a grassroots non-profit, founded in Wichita, whose mission is to connect the organizations who work directly with victims of human trafficking with members of the community who are compelled to help. Through this link, our community has an outlet to donate items, raise awareness of the sex trafficking issue and educate our children about safety. Contact us today to learn how to help. Or check out our get involved page to find out how to help the victims of sex trafficking.
