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Short- To Long-Term Care

From the moment they arrive, helpless infants to hardened teenagers are shown kindness and consolation. Our staff attends to each child's immediate needs, providing a warm bath, nutritious food, clean clothes and medical care.

Services For Our Residents

Services for our residents include, but are not limited to:

  • Crisis intervention
  • Medical care
  • Family mediation
  • Parent education
  • Peer counseling
  • Case management
  • Behavior modification
  • Round-the-clock victim counseling
  • Street outreach to homeless and at-risk youth
  • Drug & alcohol abuse education, prevention, assessments, and referrals
  • Life-skills training and assistance in preparing for and obtaining employment
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WCH helps infants, children and teens through programs such as:

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Emergency Shelter

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Foster Care Families

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BRIDGES

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Gerard House

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Polaris

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How Can You Help?

Giving comes in many forms—discover how you can help through wish list items, planned gifts, volunteering, donation drives and more.

Project Safe Place

Area QuikTrip® stores serve as a Safe Place 24 hours a day for children and youth who are in crisis, runaway, or are without a place to stay.
We're here for you. Any time. Day or night. Call our hotline at (316) 262-HOME.