Episcopal Social Services

at Venture House

...in our new home at 1005 E. 2nd Street North

The Family Group conferencing Program (FGC) is a restorative justice program with the ultimate goal of restoring the individual and the community. A recent case shows the possibility of everything coming full circle, bringing hope to a teenager and the community.

Jacob came to the FGC Program because he was caught vandalizing his neighbor's property with some friends. He came to the FGC conference with his grandmother. She told the victim, the police officer and the facilitator that she was raising Jacob because his parents did not want to raise him, and she was too old to deal with Jacob and his behavior.

Upon hearing the grandmother's frustration, the elderly neighbor who was the victim of the vandalism told Jacob that anytime he needed someone to talk to, he would love to listen. Jacob took him up on his offer and the two have continued seeing each other two to three times a week. He made a restitution for his illegal behavior, made a new friend and gained a mentor in the victim of his crime. Jacob's attitude has changed, he has an improved relationship with his grandmother and his grades are higher. He even helps his elderly neighbor with tasks around his home.

The problems we face with the youth of today affect all generations and everyone in this community. Will you be a part of the solution? Community support is more critical than ever in the effort to bring hope in these challenging times. We hope we can count on you to help serve our youth and other people in need in the Wichita area. Your support will make a difference as our caring staff and volunteers work to ensure that thousands of individuals are given hope for the future.

Episcopal Social Services is a Christ-centered ministry that brings hope to people in need by offering opportunities for positive changes in their lives and provides ways for people to express their faith through service.

Provide volunteers an opportunity to learn ministry skills and to grow through the experience of serving the less fortunate.

Episcopal Social Services (ESS) is the result of the Southwest Convocation dream to provide aid to the poor and a place for people to express their faith through outreach. For those in need, ESS programs provide food, education,

employment services, case management, and counseling.

The ESS record of service to the community is a tribute to the great skill and generous efforts of many dedicated volunteers. The programs are open to anyone in need of a helping hand.

ESS believes in the dignity and worth of every human being, and works to promote such values as the well-being of the family and economic rights. As a Jubilee Center, ESS stands for a Christian social justice tradition that responds to the suffering of those who live in poverty and pain - to give them hope.

"The poor are very loveable people who give us more, much more, than we give them.
We must know them.
Knowledge will lead us to love;
love will lead us to service."

Diocese of Kansas
Southwest Convocation

An Opportunity to Serve and Grow

1005 E. 2nd Street North
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 269-4160

SE corner of 2nd & Washington (Entrance on Washington)
Plenty of Parking South of the Building

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