Looking for an opportunity to make a difference?

A brand new Lord's Diner mobile food truck is slated to start providing services in District I in late October and is looking for volunteers.  The mobile food truck will distribute meals Monday -Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center located at 2755 E. 19th St. N. 

This new service is a partnership between the Catholic Diocese, District I City Council Member Lavonta Williams, City of Wichita Park and Recreation and the Office of Community Services. 

Those with an interest in volunteering can attend a meeting:

Time:  3 p.m.

Date:  Saturday, Sept. 17th

Place: Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, 2755 E. 19th St. N.

 

For additional information, please call 266-4966 and ask for Sheryl, Jan or Paul. 

The Lord's Diner at its inception was developed by the Wichita community to serve those that are hungry in the community.  This truck will be the third mobile diner and is due to the generosity of the Dakhil Family Foundation.   

Pawnee Street, Storm Drain Improvements

Construction work will close road between Southeast Boulevard and Hillside

 

Street and storm water drain improvements will close Pawnee at Interstate 135 for approximately two months, beginning Monday, Sept. 19.

 

Through traffic will detour to Harry Street at Southeast Boulevard and Hillside streets.  Pawnee will remain open to local traffic on both sides of the interstate.  Eastbound Pawnee traffic will not have access to Interstate 135.  Westbound Pawnee will have access only to northbound Interstate 135.  Access to area businesses will be maintained.

 

Part of a $6.6 million project to widen Pawnee to a five-lane roadway, the project will reconstruct an existing sanitary sewer access structure and provide storm drain improvements.  The project has a target completion date of fall 2017.  

For more information or to apply for paint, call (316) 462-3713 during the paint program period.

1. It is unlawful for any person or operator to park a motor vehicle on any portion of the required front yard of any lot within the city.

("Required front yard" is the area between the sidewalk or front property line to the face of house with a   minimum distance of twenty-five feet and a maximum distance of thirty-five feet.)

 

2. It is unlawful for any person or operator to park a motor vehicle on an unpaved surface.

(Parking surfaces for residential zonings shall be an all-weather surface material:  concrete; asphaltic concrete; asphalt; brick; gravel not less than ½ inch in diameter & four inches thick or other comparable material treated to prevent dust and overgrowth.)

 

3. It is unlawful for any person or operator to stop or park a motor vehicle on a sidewalk or in a sidewalk area.

 

These are enforced by both Wichita Police Officers and Neighborhood Inspectors.

Help the homeless by 

going out to eat

What could be more fun than a meal with friends at a great restaurant? What about a meal with friends at a great restaurant with some of the proceeds going to help the homeless?

      

Dine Out Help Out returns to Wichita on Tuesday, September 20. More than 35 restaurants have signed up to donate a portion of their proceeds from the day to Inter-Faith Ministries three homeless shelters.  Pick a restaurant - or a different one for breakfast, lunch and dinner - and join in the fun. 

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is looking for individuals to a ssist with free tax preparation so families and individuals with low to moderate income get the benefits they need. Positions include greeters, interpreters and preparers.  

Training provided, flexible hours (January through April), and multiple site locations available.

 

Contact United Way of the Plains in Wichita by calling 211 to volunteer or get more information. 

Project Access and its community partners serve patients in many locations.  Eligible uninsured patients are enrolled for limited periods of time to address immediate medical needs.  Once enrolled, patients have access to a variety of specialists, as well as prescription medication, durable medical equipment and diabetic supplies.

Eligible patients can be referred by participating physicians throughout Sedgwick County.

Additional key partners are community clinics and the Department for Children and Families (DCF). Patients who receive primary care at certain community clinics may be referred to Project Access and enrolled by an onsite DCF eligibility specialist.

Eligible patients are referred to Project Access by providers at the following sites:

For more information call

3 16-688-0600

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The project, launched in November 2015, was developed to give Kansans a customer service oriented experience when seeking help in accessing Kansas Medicaid information and access.  Through training, shadowing, and direct experience with consumers both on the phone and in person, the Volunteer Ombudsman Project has served hundreds of Kansans since its start in November.  In these difficult times, the Ombudsman program looks to lend a personal approach to those in need of information. 

 

One in seven Kansans are affected by Medicaid- that number is consistently growing.  With all of our neighbors seeking help they need, the Ombudsman's office volunteers have a unique opportunity to directly affect the lives of various Kansas populations.  Contact Percy Turner at 316 978 3566 for more details.  

Email: percy.turner@wichita.edu Apply directly at http://www.kancare.ks.gov/ombudsman.htm#volunteer