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Sedgwick County, KS — KS-502 (Wichita/Sedgwick County Continuum of Care)

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🎖 Veteran Homeless Services
Wichita / Sedgwick County, KS
Confirm by phone
Call 211 (or text your ZIP to 898-211) and say: "I'm a veteran and I'm homeless or about to be." Ask to be connected to the VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program and the local coordinated-entry assessment — veterans qualify for both VA housing (HUD-VASH) and the local Continuum of Care at once.
National backstops (always current)
Veterans Crisis Line: call 988 then press 1 — 24/7.
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-424-3838.
AI-researched from public sources — not locally phone-verified. Call 211 to confirm the current local provider. Last researched: June 14, 2026.
🌱 Youth Homeless Services (24 & under)
Wichita / Sedgwick County, KS
Confirm by phone
Call or text 211 and say: "I'm 24 or younger and I need a safe place to stay." Ask for the youth emergency shelter and the runaway & homeless youth (RHY) program.
National backstops (always current)
Safe Place: text SAFE + your location to 44357, or walk into any QuikTrip and ask staff to call for you.
National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 — 24/7.
AI-researched from public sources — not locally phone-verified. Call 211 to confirm the current local provider. Last researched: June 14, 2026.
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Shelter & Services
Wichita / Sedgwick County, KS
Confirm by phone
Call or text 211 and say: "I have my kids with me and we need shelter tonight." Ask for family emergency shelter and the coordinated-entry assessment for rapid re-housing.
If you're fleeing domestic violence
Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (24/7, confidential) — they connect you to a local confidential DV shelter, which is separate from the regular system and won't list your location. Or text START to 88788.
AI-researched from public sources — not locally phone-verified. Call 211 to confirm the current local provider. Last researched: June 14, 2026.
🏠 Permanent Supportive Housing
Chronically Homeless — Wichita / Sedgwick County, KS
Confirm by phone
Call or text 211 and say: "I've been homeless a long time and I want to get on the housing list." Ask for the coordinated-entry assessment — permanent supportive housing is reached by being assessed and placed on the community housing-referral list. The assessment is the door.
While you wait
Ask 211 for tonight's emergency shelter and a daytime drop-in center. If a behavioral-health condition is part of your situation, call 988 for county crisis services and SOAR disability-benefit help.
AI-researched from public sources — not locally phone-verified. Call 211 to confirm the current local provider. Last researched: June 14, 2026.
🚪 Emergency Shelter — Single Adults
Wichita / Sedgwick County, KS
Confirm by phone
Call or text 211 and say: "I need a shelter bed tonight." Ask for tonight's open beds for single adults, the nearest daytime drop-in center (showers, mail, case management), and a free meal site. 211 is multilingual and 24/7.
Free health care
Ask 211 for the nearest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) — medical, dental, and behavioral health regardless of ability to pay.
AI-researched from public sources — not locally phone-verified. Call 211 to confirm the current local provider. Last researched: June 14, 2026.