Program Links
ASAP Haiti
Community development project that includes the help of volunteers who travel together on a “work and medical mission trip”
Campaign To End Childhood Hunger (CTECH) and the Kansas Benefit Bank
Improves food security for Kansas low-income children through advocacy, education and outreach.
Faith In Action
Compassionate assistance for frail elderly living alone. You could help someone…
GoZones!
Over 1,000 youth spent time at one of our GoZones! sites
Operation Holiday
Food assistance during the holidays.
Permanent Supportive Housing
When homeless persons have stabilized…
Shelter for the Homeless
Inter-Faith Ministries provides emergency shelter for Wichita’s homeless individuals and families…
Campaign To End Childhood Hunger (CTECH)
The Campaign To End Childhood Hunger (CTECH) program improves food security for Kansas low-income children through advocacy, education and outreach. CTECH has developed a network of organizations, congregations, and community activists to fight childhood hunger. CTECH is an effective voice for the hungry and malnourished living in Kansas. The Kansas Benefit Bank (a new program to CTECH) is working to provide assistance to low-income individuals and families by offering multiple benefit applications for food stamps, Medicaid, HealthWave, low income energy assistance, child care subsidies, as well as refunds and credits from federal and state tax filing. This year, The Kansas Benefit Bank has brought over $500,000 worth of economic development income into Kansas communities.
Child Nutrition Programs:
What Does Hunger Have to Do with Tax Returns and Heating Bills?
Campaign To End Childhood Hunger believes in creating systemic change that supports low-wage working families. The Kansas Benefit Bank is an opportunity to be a change agent for families and communities. Link to The Benefit Bank page.
Why Worry About Hunger in This Day and Age?
Kansas is the 9th hungriest state in the nation. 71% of Kansas families facing hunger have at least one full-time or part-time worker. In Kansas, the breadbasket is often empty.
How Can I Help?
Souper Bowl funds Campaign To End Childhood Hunger. Most importantly, Souper Bowl funds the hardest-to-fund elements of Campaign To End Childhood Hunger. While the specific project may change year-to-year, the need never does.
CROP Walk funds international hunger relief efforts as well as food pantries right here in Wichita. Did you know that food pantries have struggled to keep pace with increased need recently? Take a walk - you can make a difference!
Campaign To End Childhood Hunger Calendar
Campaign To End Childhood Hunger has events, promotions, and constantly changing volunteer opportunities.
What Does Campaign To End Childhood Hunger Do?
The Campaign To End Childhood Hunger works to ensure no child goes hungry by supporting and strengthening federal nutrition programs and advocating for policies that help working families. In 2005, Campaign To End Childhood Hunger:
Worked with area congregations and Wichita Public Schools to help children in five low-income neighborhoods receive 11,247 nutritious meals.
Worked with Kansas Department of Education and Kansas denominations to help churches in low-income rural areas provide meals to children.
Advocated with and on behalf of 20,365 Wichita children living in poverty and faith communities to prevent cuts to food stamps.
Trained 115 anti-hunger advocates, recruited 20 congregations, and solicited 640 contacts with elected officials to protect children who would go hungry without food stamps.
Raised awareness of hunger in Wichita through 13 media contacts.
Organized the CROP Walk, which generated $19,500 and over 120 pounds of peanut butter for local food pantries and international hunger relief.
Organized the Souper Bowl, which generated over 1300 pounds of food for homeless services.
Donations Accepted At:
Inter-Faith Ministries Office
829 N. Market St. (cash, coats, blankets, food)
Inter-Faith Inn
320 E. Central (also toiletry items and new underwear)
Donate Online (Follow links on this website)
For More Information
For more information call: 264-9303 or contact us via email.
CTECH Friends
www.a2h.org
America’s Second Harvest the nation’s food bank network.
www.bread.org
Bread for the World
www.cbpp.org
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
www.chn.org
Coalition of Human Needs
www.frac.org
Food Research and Action Center
www.gbgm-umc.org
United Methodist Church Domestic Hunger and Poverty Program
www.mazon.org
Jewish Response to Hunger
www.pcusa.org
Presbyterian Hunger Program
www.results.org
A movement to reduce hunger and poverty
www.strength.org
Great American Bake Sale / Share Our Strength
www.ucc.org
United Church of Christ Neighbors in Need