2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Our Vision
The Vision of Amazing Grace Discipleship Ministries holds fast to scripture through prayer and discipleship to bring freedom for women once held captive.
Our founding scripture is based off of Isaiah 61:1-4
Our Mission
Blue Sky Ranch is a Christ-centered organization that engages and empowers fatherless young men through authentic relationships, life skills, equine assisted learning, and mentorship. We aim to create a safe environment of freedom, hope, and healing where young men at risk can develop essential life skills and find purpose and direction for their futures.
We promote various opportunities for young men to develop personal growth, character building, and strong moral values. BSR is committed to guiding and supporting these young men as they navigate through the challenges of adolescence and transition into adulthood, equipping them with the tools and resources they need
Every Life, Born And Unborn, Has Value Because Of Its Creator.
Men and women at Embrace hear the truth and hope of Jesus Christ in every service empowering them to choose life for their unborn children and eternal life in Jesus Christ. Many clients have never even heard the gospel before coming to Embrace!
85% of those considering abortion changed their minds after seeing their baby on an ultrasound. When they feel alone and afraid, your Change for Life gifts help moms and dads find hope.
HopeNet is a faith-based nonprofit organization transforming lives through coaching and counseling. For 30 years HopeNet has provided mental health services based on clients’ ability to pay, all made possible by donor support.
HopeNet is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. HopeNet partners with hundreds of community agencies, churches and individuals to create a support system – a net of hope – for those in crisis. HopeNet is funded solely by private donations, foundations and program income. Our counselors are licensed by the state of Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board and trained to apply proven techniques effective for behavioral change. Our coaches are trained by HopeNet or certified by the International Coaching Federation.
Thanks to the expertise and support of Shelden Architecture and Hutton Construction, HopeNet was able to purchase and do an extensive remodel of our current facilities. Our building is now beautiful, warm and safe for our clients.
Shepherd's Way provides housing and holistic life-coaching for individuals with intellectual disabilities, encompassing all facets of life from practical independent living skills to a healthy spiritual walk. Shepherd's Way housing provides a housing opportunity for individuals with intellectual disabilities to grow and develop the potential that has been often times discounted, while affording young mentors a very valuable opportunity to develop leadership skills, as they invest in changing the lives of others.
Shepherd's Way exists to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities with practical independent living skills and the ability to recognize and embrace their unique gifts and value; promote healthy and mutually life-changing community integration; develop leaders; equip all individuals with the social and spiritual tools to impact the lives of others; and cultivate a community of embrace for our friends with special needs.
The Treehouse mission remains – To offer mothers and babies a brighter future through sharing God’s love, basic necessities, education, and genuine personal care. By incorporating Christ into everything we do at The Treehouse, we teach and share with moms that they are not alone in their struggles.
Showing and providing Christ’s love to moms who may not be exposed otherwise is core to The Treehouse mission. We gently encourage moms toward a spiritual life regardless of denomination. The reflection room at The Treehouse is always open for moms to pray, read a scripture or simply enjoy a quiet moment.
The Treehouse is able to nurture moms so babies can bloom in a variety of ways; including a layette program, thrift store and both onsite and online learning opportunities.
.Our mission is to equip individuals with resources, knowledge, and experiences to understand God's unstoppable love and power.
2023 Grant Recipients
The mission of Bread of Life is to provide food, clothing, and encouragement to those in need in Wichita and the surrounding areas, and to equip our community to become stronger, one person at a time.
“Our focus is on teaching every woman to love herself and realize her worth as she receives the love of Jesus, and reflect that love to others.”
His Helping Hands is a benevolence ministry set up to assist needy families with food, clothing, furniture, appliances, household goods, refurbished computers and automobiles in the Wichita area. The HHH mission is to help people with their physical needs while sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them during the distribution process.
Our Mission Statement
Providing a safe place where vulnerable youth practice academic, emotional, and spiritual skills for thriving lives that affect families and communities.
The Union Rescue Mission is an evangelical Christian ministry committed to sharing the gospel and meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the homeless and poor in our community. URM has a three-fold ministry of overnight shelter, life-transformation and hunger relief that reached thousands of men, women and children.
2022 Grant Recipients
Bridget's Cradles are designed to hold tiny babies who are born into Heaven during the second trimester of pregnancy. Because babies are so small and fragile in weeks 14-26 of pregnancy, traditional blankets do not meet their needs. Our cradles offer a functional and stable way to hold a delicate, precious baby, and each cradle is uniquely made with love and care to respect the sacred life it will hold.
We are a group of passionate Christ-followers from many walks of life – teachers, pastors, social workers, and business people – united by a desire to help Christian communities embrace a bigger vision for life in God’s Kingdom and a deeper capacity for loving and serving the world as Christ did.
Helping Christians start and grow safe, effective, and sustainable mentoring ministries
To Radically Change the lives of drug addicts, alcoholics, and those that love them.
2021 Grant Recipients
CP Theatre is an after-school theater arts program operating sessions in the fall, winter and spring. Training participants in all aspects of the performing arts. CP Theatre commits to the highest ethical, moral, technical and artistic standards of excellence. We are a Family-oriented organization committed to provide entertaining activities centered around family.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.
Urban Preparatory Academy is a private, tuition-based, K-y school. We work to meet the needs of ALL students. We understand that parents want their children to receive a quality education regardless of their family’s socioeconomic status. Every child learns differently, our caring teachers work with students one-on-one to discover the ways they can best learn. This makes us one of a kind!
Young Life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school, and college students in all 50 of the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. Our Mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith.
2020 Grant Recipients
Transforming lives through coaching and counseling.
HopeNet is a faith based nonprofit organization transforming lives through coaching and counseling. For over 25 years HopeNet has provided mental health services on a sliding scale made possible by donor support. Building on our expertise in mental health, we are expanding our impact in our community through professional coaching and training.
Hope Ranch for Women is dedicated to empowering those who have been exploited and abused to rise above their circumstances. We believe that through the power of Jesus Christ, these survivors can become whole in mind, body, and soul. They can live their lives as their Creator intended.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophy starts with the goodness of work and the critical role that physical labor plays in the character development of a young person.
More than just work, learning to be a business owner requires an incredible amount of responsibility and develops another skill set all together that will be essential to their future careers.
We believe that the little things matter. When a student learns to manage their first business in a professional way, their odds of success the rest of life are high.
The Treehouse offers mothers and babies a brighter future through sharing God’s love, basic necessities, education and genuine personal care.
By incorporating Christ into everything we do at The Treehouse, we teach moms they are not alone in their struggles. When the world seems like a very dark place, they have someone and somewhere to turn for hope. The Treehouse guides and empowers new moms by providing positive female role models, education and spiritual support. Showing and providing Christ’s love to moms who may not be exposed otherwise is core to The Treehouse mission. We gently encourage moms toward a spiritual life regardless of denomination. The reflection room at The Treehouse is always open for moms to pray, read a scripture or simply enjoy a quiet moment.
RETREATS
World Impact believes in resourcing urban leaders. One way we do this is through concise, practical and hands-on training at retreat gatherings.
We host retreats for urban men and women. These anticipated gatherings are typically offered in both Spanish and English. The men’s retreats are a time for urban men to gather, seek the Lord, be encouraged and convicted. The women’s retreats offer time away from the busyness of life, with powerful teaching and the forging of friendships.
We provide mentors for at-risk youth!
Youth Horizons’ mentoring program helps youth grow to be confident, hopeful and productive citizens. We match youth from age 5 to 14 (at startup) with a positive Christian role model. Mentors commit to spend time with a child for a minimum of one year. Mentoring time is rewarding time with a caring adult and includes academic advancement and development, life skill-building (sports, behavior, money management, etc.) and spiritual development (Bible study, prayer, church).
2019 Grant Recipients
The mission of Bread of Life is to provide food, clothing, and encouragement to those in need in Wichita and the surrounding areas, and to equip our community to become stronger, one person at a time.
Choices Medical Clinic opened in 1999 to influence others for the Gospel of Christ by offering compassionate care for unplanned pregnancy. Services include state-of-the-art sonography and physician appointments. Bible studies for those patients interested in exploring or pursuing a relationship with Christ are also available. In 2020, our clinic lovingly served eight families with Perinatal Hospice Care who chose not to abort after the diagnosis of a lethal anomaly for their baby. All clinic services are offered without charge to our patients.
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph became increasingly concerned for their neighbors as the Hilltop neighborhood declined. Founded in 2001, Dear Neighbor Ministries grew out of that concern. Using a combination of financial support, case management and individualized strategies, Dear Neighbor Ministries helps Hilltop individuals and families in crisis achieve greater stability and progress towards self-sufficiency.
His Helping Hands is a benevolence ministry set up to assist needy families with food, clothing, furniture, appliances, household goods, refurbished computers and automobiles in the Wichita area. The HHH mission is to help people with their physical needs while sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them during the distribution process.
Legacy Ministries is an urban 501c3 Christian ministry located in the heart of downtown Wichita. Our vision is to see Christ transform lives through the creativity and community.
Shepherd's Way is an organization who sees all individuals for the unique identity, beauty, and capabilities God has created within each of us. Through that lens we are dedicated to investing in and empowering individuals with intellectual
disabilities to see beyond the limitations that have been placed on them, into a more independent life in which they can thrive.
The Union Rescue Mission is an evangelical Christian ministry committed to sharing the gospel and meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the homeless and poor in our community. URM has a three-fold ministry of overnight shelter, life-transformation and hunger relief that reached thousands of men, women and children.