Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Harvey County
Common Name (doing business as): Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Harvey County
Legal Name: Same
Address: 114 W/ 6th, P.O. Box 1143
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-0070
Fax: 316-284-0312
Contact: Jackie Rice
Contact E-mail: jrice@ksbbbs.org
Purpose: To help children, primarily from single-parent homes, achieve their full potential through long-term personal relationships with carefully screened caring adults
Services provided: Mentoring — community-based and school-based
CASA: A Voice for Children, Inc.
Common Name (doing business as): CASA: A Voice for Children, Inc.
Legal Name: Same
Address: 8th and Main, P.O. Box 687
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-284-6909
Fax: 316-284-6856
Contact: Melody Rebenstorf
Contact E-mail: casa@grapevine.net
Purpose: To train adult volunteers to research cases that have been adjudicated in court as "children in need of care"(abuse or neglect) cases, and report their findings to the court as well as recommendations that meet the best interests of the child.
Central Homecare & Hospice
Common Name (doing business as): Central Homecare & Hospice
Legal Name: Central Homecare & Hospice, Inc.
Address: 427 S.E. 2nd Street, P.O. Box 645
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-8220
Fax: 316-283-8576
Contact: Robert E. Carlton
Contact E-mail: robertc@centralhh.org
Purpose: To serve the needs of families in today's changing health care environment
Services provided: Homecare for recovering, disabled or chronically ill persons ... medical care, comfort and emotional support to persons facing a life-threatening illness
Harvey County Partnership/Communities In Schools, Inc.
Common Name (doing business as): Harvey County Partnership/Communities In Schools, Inc.
Legal Name: Partnership for Harvey County Families/Communities In School, Inc.
Address: 816 Oak Street, P.O. Box 91
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-284-6520
Fax: 316-284-6234
Web site: www.newtonplks.org/comrsrc/
Contact: Lynnette Redington
Contact E-mail: hcpcis@southwind.net
Purpose: To coordinate the health and human services to meet the needs of Harvey County residents
Services provided: Collaboration services, information referrals
Heartland Pregnancy Care Center
Common Name (doing business as): Heartland Pregnancy Care Center
Legal Name: Same
Address: 1027 Washington Rd, Suite D, P.O. Box 762
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-7333
Fax: 316-283-7333
Contact: Rhonda Case
Contact E-mail: bhpcc@southwind.net
Purpose: The mission of Heartland Pregnancy Care Center is to compassionately meet the challenges of persons in crisis pregnancy situations, share the gospel and thus preserve life.
Services provided: Pregnancy test, Counseling, Maternity Clothes, Baby Clothes and Furniture
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: All of Above
Mirror, Inc.
Common Name (doing business as): Mirror, Inc.
Legal Name: The Mirror, Inc.
Address: 130 E. 5th, P.O. Box 711
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-6743
Fax: 316-283-6830
Web site: www.mirrorinc.org
Contact: Beverly D. Metcalf
Contact E-mail: bmetcalf@mirrorinc.org
Purpose: Through partnerships, we provide a continuum of substance abuse, correctional, and other community health and human services.
Newton Meals on Wheels
Common Name (doing business as): Newton Meals on Wheels
Legal Name: Newton Meals on Wheels, Inc.
Address: 122 E. 6th Street
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114-2214
Telephone: 316-283-3500
Fax: 316-283-3500
Contact: Twyla Kovac
Contact E-mail: tkovac@nasc.kscoxmail.com
Purpose: To deliver a hot noon meal to the homebound who are 60 years and older
Services provided: Delivery of noon meals to the elderly by volunteers
Newton Area Senior Center, Inc.
Common Name (doing business as): NASC
Legal Name: Newton Area Senior Center, Inc.
Address: 122 E. 6th Street
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114-2214
Telephone: 316-283-2222
Fax: 316-283-3500
Contact: Debi Rodgers
Contact E-mail: drodgers@nasc.kscoxmail.com
Purpose: Newton Area Senior Center is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes and for the purpose of promoting the welfare of the senior citizens in Newton and the surrounding community through recreational, cultural enrichment, educational, health promotion and social programs.
Services provided: Activities for those age 55 and older, that reflect the experience and skills, respond to their diverse needs and interests, enhance their dignity, support their independence, and encourage involvement in and with the center and the community. We want to convey to the community that aging is a normal developmental process; that human beings need peers with whom they can interact and who are available as a source of encouragement and support.
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: Operation Fund or Capital Expense Fund.
Offender Victim Ministries
Common Name (doing business as): Offender Victim Ministries
Legal Name: Same
Address: 900 N. Poplar, Suite 200
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-2038
Fax: 316-283-2039
Contact: Marlene Beeson
Contact E-mail: ovm@southwind.net
Purpose: To assist the church in its mission of reconciliation and healing for offenses and victims
Services provided: Shoplifters Education, Anger Management Education, Restorative Group, Prison-Arts Project, M-2 programs (visitation of inmates), Victim/Offender Reconciliation
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: Restorative justice programs
The Salvation Army Red Shield Service Center
Common Name (doing business as): The Salvation Army Red Shield Service Center
Legal Name: The Salvation Army
Address: 316 N. Main
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-3190
Fax: 316-283-3197
Contact: Marcia Brazil
Contact E-mail: marciabraz@live.com
Purpose: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Services provided: Assistance with food, gas, prescriptions, rent, utilities, disasters and more; lodging; Vision USA services for those qualifying; meals; clothing; and seasonal projects
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: Community Assistance & Food Pantry
Trinity Heights Respite Care
Common Name (doing business as): Trinity Heights Respite Care, Inc.
Legal Name: Trinity Heights Respite Care, Inc.
Address: 1200 Boyd, P.O. Box 232
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114
Telephone: 316-283-6441
Fax: 316-283-6441
Web site: www.trinityheightsumc.org
Contact: Cathy Anderson
Contact E-mail: respite-care@att.net
Purpose: To provide quality respite care to families of children with special needs, so family members can enjoy periods of rest and recreation.
Services provided: In-home care and Parents Day Out programs allow special needs children to develop ongoing relationships and trust outside the family unit.
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: Used to pay care providers for families who cannot afford to pay for the services.
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas, Inc.
Common Name (doing business as): United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas, Inc.
Legal Name: United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas, Inc.
Address: 5111 E. 21st
City/State: Wichita, Kansas 67208
Telephone: 316-688-1888
Fax: 316-688-5687
Web site: www.ucpofkansas.org
Contact: Dave Jones
Contact E-mail: dave@ucpofkansas.org
Purpose: To advance independence, productivity, and full citizenship of persons with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
Services provided: Adult day program, help families purchase specialized equipment, and support housing and employment for persons with disabilities.
Funds to support with LEAVE A LEGACY gifts: Specialized equipment, and program operating costs.
Youthville
Common Name (doing business as): Youthville
Legal Name: United Methodist Youthville, Inc.
Address: 900 West Broadway, P.O. Box 210
City/State: Newton, Kansas 67114-6904
Telephone: 316-283-1950
Fax: 316-283-9450
Web site: www.youthville.org
Contact: Deanna Kuder
Contact E-mail: dkuder@youthville.org
Purpose: To improve the quality of life for vulnerable children, their families and their communities
Services provided: Specialized care to youth and families following out-of-home placement of youth as well as some community-based service programs
- My husband and I have chose to support our community through Leave a Legacy--it's easy to do and will continue to benefit those causes we believe in for our children and their peers far into the future...
- I gave 10% of my mother's estate to Youthville, because she had been a foster child.