Newman University Emergency Resources
- Emergency - for life threatening situations, please call 911
- Security - (316) 942-4291 ext. 2911 or (316)253-7580
- Dean of Students Office - (316) 942-4291 ext. 2453
- Housing and Residential Life - (316) 942-4291 ext. 2425
- Virtual Care Group - https://thevirtualcaregroup.com/newman
- Newman University's Counseling Referral Service - contact the Student Success Center or email [email protected] to receive the required counseling referral paperwork
24/7 Crisis Hotlines
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call 988
- ComCare Sedgwick County (316) 660-7500, (800) 273-TALK (8255), or 988
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- The Crisis Text Line - Text “MHFA” to 741741
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - (800) 662-HELP (4357)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline - (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
- Disaster Distress Helpline - (800) 985-5990
- Trevor Project Lifeline- (866)488-7386 or Text START to 678-678
- Steve Fund- Text STEVE to 741741
- Lifeline Crisis Chat-http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat
Other Hotlines
- Self-Harm Hotline-1-800-DON'T CUT (1-800-366-8288)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline-1-800-799-7233
- National Crisis Line – Anorexia and Bulimia-1-800-233-4357
BAIT
Campus Action Response and Engagement
The BAIT Team
| Jill Fort, Ph.D. | Assoc. VP of Academic Affairs | 316-942-4291 ext. 2175 |
| Kristi Barton Edwards | Assist. Prof. of Criminal Justice | 316-942-4291 ext. 2256 |
| Lindsey Stillwell | Prof. of Social Work | 316-942-4291 ext. 2285 |
| John McCormick | Prof. of Theology | 316-942-4291 ext. 2159 |
| Maureen Rohleder | Assoc. Athletic Director | 316-942-4291 ext. 2118 |
| Andi Giesen | Dean of Students | 316-942-4291 ext. 2453 |
| Stephen Patton | Director of Security | 316-942-4291 ext. 2911 |
| Ian Lecki | Dir. of Residence Life | 316-942-4291 ext. 2425 |
| Anna Waggoner | MH Project Coordinator | 316-942-4291 ext. 2425 |
Sedgwick County Health and Services Directory
| Location | Phone Number |
| Connecting Point | (316) 267 - 3535 |
| Kansas Legal Services | (316) 265 - 9681 |
| Long Term Care Ombudsman (nursing homes) | (316) 347 - 1429 |
| Parenting or Anger Management Resources | 2-1-1 |
| Passageways (Veterans) | (316) 721 - 1316 |
| Aging and Disability Resource Center | (855) 200 - 2372 |
| Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Org. | (316) 660 - 7630 |
| WSU Community Engagement Institute (Support Groups) | (316) 978 - 3843 |
| Senior Info-Line | (316) 267 - 0122 |
| Dept for Children and Families (DCF) | (316) 337 - 7000 |
| To Report Abuse (DCF) | (800) 922 - 5330 |
| Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center | (316) 263 - 3002 |
| Wichita Transit Bus Schedule | (316) 265 - 7221 |
| Homeless Shelters/Transitional Housings | Phone Number |
| St. Anthony Family Shelter, Catholic Charities, Inc. | (316) 264 - 7233 |
| Homeless Resource Center (Day Shelter) | (316) 265 - 9371 |
| Harbor House (Domestic Violence) | (316) 263 - 6000 |
| Salvation Army, Homeless Services (Women & Families) | (316) 263 - 2196 |
| Union Rescue Mission (Men Only) | (316) 687 - 4673 |
| Wichita Family Crisis Center (Domestic Violence) | (316) 267 - 7233 |
| Location | Phone Number |
Bread of Life | (316) 689 - 6866 |
His Helping Hands | (316) 838 - 8528 |
Immanuel Baptist Church | (316) 262 - 1452 |
Jehovah Jireh | (316) 312 - 9903 |
Klothes Kloset | (316) 265 - 9371 |
| Food Pantries | Phone Number |
Bread of Life | (316) 689 - 6866 |
Giving Center | (316) 554 - 8924 |
Grace Center | (316) 990-5819 |
Our Daily Bread – CC | (316) 264 - 8344 |
Table of Hope Community Church | (316) 267 - 1852 |
Hillside Christian (Thurs 9-10:30am) | (316) 683 - 6577 |
His Helping Hands | (316) 838 - 8528 |
New Beginnings | (316) 267 - 6504 |
Salvation Army | (316) 263 - 2769 |
Simple House | (316) 303 - 9994 |
Union Rescue Mission | (316) 687 - 4673 |
Westside Good Neighbor Center | (316) 942 - 7349 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 5 | 1, 2, 5, 7 | 1, 5, 6, 7 | 1, 5, 7 | 1, 3, 5, 7 | 1, 5, 7 | 5, 8, 4 |
| Location | Info. | Phone Number |
1. Homeless Resource Center | Lunch tickets given out 11am - 11:15am for homeless. | (316) 265 - 9371 |
2. College Crest Church of Christ | Lunch served 11am - 1pm | (316) 686 - 1981 |
3. Grant Chapel | Lunch served 12pm - 1pm | (316) 685 - 2682 |
4. First Presbyterian Church | Breakfast served from 8am - 9:30am | (316) 263 - 0248 |
5. Lord’s Diner | Dinner served 5:30pm - 7:30pm | (316) 266 - 4966 |
6. Tabernacle Bible Church | Lunch served 11:30am - 12:45pm | (316) 681 - 3954 |
7. Breakthrough | Breakfast served 8:15am - 9pm | (316) 269 - 4160 |
8. St. Paul Lutheran Church | Breakfast served 8am - 9:30am | (316) 263 - 0810 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| Wichita SG County Community Action Partnership | (316) 462 - 3775 |
| Breakthrough | (316) 462 - 3775 |
| Job Corps Outreach Center | (316) 771 - 6778 |
| KANSEL | (316) 263 - 9620 |
| Senior Employment (Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita) | (316) 267 - 1771 |
| Wichita Workforce Center | (316) 771 - 6800 |
| Women's Network | (316) 262 - 3960 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| 0-5 Early Childhood Programs | (316) 682 - 1853 |
| Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sedgwick County, Inc | (316) 263 - 3300 |
| Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas, Inc. | (316) 687 - 5437 |
| Boy Scouts of America (Quivira Council) | (316) 264 - 3386 |
| CASA of Sedgwick County | (316) 866 - 2920 |
| Child Advocacy Center | (316) 660 - 9494 |
| Children’s Services – MHA | (316) 685 - 1821 |
| Pando Initiative | (316) 973 - 5110 |
| Connecting Point | (316) 267 - 3535 |
| Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland | (316) 684 - 6531 |
| Girls & Boys Town National Hotline | (800) 448 - 3000 |
| 4H Youth Program | (316) 660 - 0100 |
| Healthy Babies – Sedgwick County Health Dept. | (316) 660 - 7433 |
| Heartspring | (316) 634 - 8700 |
| Kansas Children's Service League | (316) 942 - 4261 |
| Kansas Society for Children with Challenges | (316) 262 - 4676 |
| Parent Helpline | (800) 332 - 6378 |
| Parents as Teachers | (316) 973 - 5160 |
| Rainbows United, Inc. | (316) 267 - 5437 |
| Saint Francis Ministries | (316) 831 - 0330 |
| Dept for Children & Families (Abuse) | (800) 922 - 5330 |
| Volunteer Center, United Way of the Plains | (316) 267 - 0202 |
| Wichita Children's Home | (316) 684 - 6581 |
| WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) Program | (316) 660 - 7444 |
| Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center (WASAC) | (316) 263 - 3002 |
| YMCA | (316) 264 - 1610 |
Baby Items
| Location | Phone Number |
| A Better Choice | (316) 686 - 5757 |
| Birthline, Inc. | (316) 265 - 0134 |
| Community Services - UMOD | (316) 267 - 4201 |
| SAFE KIDS (car seats) | (316) 946 - 5045 |
| Union Rescue Mission (diapers & formula) | (316) 687 - 5673 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| Center City (COMCARE Homeless Program) | (316) 660 - 7800 |
| Center on Family Living, Friends University | (316) 295 - 5638 |
| COMCARE of Sedgwick County | (316) 660 - 7540 |
| Cana Counseling Services | (316) 263 - 6941 |
| CRISIS INTERVENTION (Suicide Hotline) | (316) 660 - 7500 |
| Breakthrough | (316) 269 - 2322 |
| Episcopal Social Services | (316) 269 - 4160 |
| Family & Children Community Services - COMCARE | (316) 660 - 9600 |
| HealthCore Clinic | (316) 691 - 0249 |
| Higher Ground | (316) 262 - 2060 |
| HopeNet, Inc. | (316) 684 - 4673 |
| Mental Health Association of South Central KS | (316) 685 - 1821 |
| Psychology Clinic, Wichita State University | (316) 978 - 3212 |
| KCSL Outpatient Mental Health - East | (316) 686 - 6671 |
| Word of Life Counseling Center | (316) 619 - 5589 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| E.C. Tyree Health Clinic | (316) 681 - 2545 |
| Embrace (STD testing) | (316) 945 - 9400 |
| GraceMed Health Care Clinics (all locations) | (316) 866 - 2000 |
| Guadalupe Clinic (St. Francis) | (316) 264 - 8974 |
| Guadalupe Clinic-(Hillside) | (316) 201 - 1986 |
| Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice | (316) 265 - 9441 |
| Sedgwick County Division of Health | (316) 660 - 7300 |
| KanCare Clearinghouse | (800) 792 - 4884 |
| KanCare Ombudsman | (855) 643 - 8180 |
| HealthCore Clinic | (316) 691 - 0249 |
| Hunter Health | (316) 262 - 2415 |
| KU Wichita Internal Medicine - Midtown | (316) 293 - 1840 |
| KU Wichita Pediatrics | (316) 962 - 3100 |
| Mayflower Clinic (uninsured only) | (316) 588 - 3991 |
| Medical Service Bureau, Inc. | (316) 683 - 7559 |
| MERN (medical equipment, supplies, etc.) | (316) 942 - 6300 |
| Project Access | (316) 688 - 0600 |
| MyCounty Cares – The One Card | (316) 660 - 7673 |
| Via Christi - Children’s Miracle Network | (316) 946 - 5020 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| E.C. Tyree Health & Dental Clinic | (316) 681 - 2545 |
| GraceMed Dental Clinic | (316) 866 - 2000 |
| HealthCore Clinic | (316) 697 - 0249 |
| Hunter Health Dental Clinic | (316) 269 - 0677 |
| MyCounty Cares – The One Card | (316) 660 - 7673 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| Addictions Treatment @ MHA | (316) 652 - 2590 |
| Al-Anon/Alateen | (316) 266 - 8499 |
| Alcoholic’s Anonymous (AA) | (316) 684 - 3661 |
| COMCARE Addiction Treatment Services | (316) 660 - 7550 |
| District Attorney, Sedgwick County (Involuntary Commitment) | (316) 383 - 7281 |
| HealthCore Clinic | (316) 691 - 0249 |
| Higher Ground | (316) 262 - 2060 |
| Miracles, Inc. | (316) 303 - 9520 |
| Narcotics Anonymous (NA) | (316) 524 - 7775 |
| Options Adult Services/Detox Center (Men) | (316) 265 - 6011 |
| Pathways, Mental Health Association | (316) 686 - 1821 |
| Preferred Family Healthcare | (316) 943 - 2051 |
| Restoration/Knox Center, Inc. | (316) 265 - 8511 |
| Substance Abuse Center of Kansas | (316) 267 - 3825 |
| Wichita Fellowship Club | (316) 265 - 9348 |
| Women’s Recovery Center | (316) 262 - 0505 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| Consumer Credit Counseling | (316) 265 - 2000 |
| Unemployment Benefits | (316) 383 - 9947 |
| Location | Phone Number |
| Affordable Housing – H.O.P.E., Inc | (316) 618 - 8652 |
| City of Wichita Housing Services Dept. – Section 8 | (316) 462 - 3700 |
| Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | (316) 269 - 0755 |
| Housing Services, Inter-Faith Ministries | (316) 201 - 4107 |
| KSHOUSINGSEARCH.ORG | (877) 428 - 8844 |
| Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services Inc. | (316) 942 - 4848 |
| Residential Services – MHA | (316) 685 - 1821 |
| Weatherization Assistance Program | (316) 262 - 7035 |