Crisis Center, Inc.

Specific Need

Thank you for supporting victims and survivors on Grow Green Match Day!  Your support helps foster a community where people experiencing abuse and violence can find safety, security, help, hope, and healing through our services.

Your support to the Crisis Center, Inc. on Grow Green Match Day helps some of our most vulnerable community members - victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault - all year long.  Your gift is matched, creating an even bigger impact that allows us to reach more people with our life-saving services. 

The Crisis Center's services are available 365/24/7, and all services are completely free.  Residents in our safe shelter can stay as long as needed while they work with our advocates to rebuild their lives after escaping abuse in their own homes.  All food, toiletries, and amenities are provided at no cost.  We truly rely on support from our community to make this possible!

Our specific needs this year include:

• Utilities, maintenance/ repair, and insurance costs for the new shelter that are not otherwise covered by grants
• SafeBar Manhattan implementation costs
  • SafeBar Manhattan will provide education and bystander intervention training to participating bars and drinking establishments, and will strengthen relationships that prioritize community safety. The goal is to keep both bar staff and patrons safer from predatory behavior, harassment, and sexual assault. 
• Administration costs not otherwise covered by grants

Mission

The Crisis Center, Inc. was founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1981 with a mission to provide free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Our mission is centered around helping community members who are in need find safety, security, and a life free from abuse and violence.

Profile

The Crisis Center, Inc. is the only accredited community-based domestic violence and sexual assault victim advocacy organization serving Manhattan and the surrounding communities.

We provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  All services are free, voluntary, and confidential.

Our services include:

• 24-hour live answer crisis hotlines;
• crisis intervention;
• personal advocacy;
• medical advocacy;
• court advocacy;
• law enforcement/ police response advocacy;
• emergency accommodations;
• safe shelter;
• supportive counseling;
• support groups;
• child/youth and parent/child advocacy; and
• community awareness and education.

The Crisis Center also operates the 24/7 statewide Kansas Crisis Hotline.

In 2023, the Crisis Center provided:

• 2,231 people with services (face-to-face & 24/7 crisis hotline)
• 6,871 bed nights in our safe shelter
• 3,150 hours of services 
• Police Response Advocate to 573 domestic violence calls with RCPD

If you or someone you know needs help, call the Crisis Center's 24/7 hotline at 1-800-727-2785 or the Kansas Crisis Hotline at 1-888-363-2287.

Together, we can make a difference.  

Thank you for your support!

$79,813.97 received
in 289 gifts