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SENT is a holistic community development nonprofit based in the southeast Topeka neighborhood of Hi-Crest. We like to say we are person-centered and data-driven. We have dynamic programming on a […]

How SENT Inc.’s Substance Use Disorder Recovery Services Are Meeting People Where They Are — and Walking With Them Toward What’s Next There is a moment, for many people struggling

Mental Health Across the Lifespan, and Why Every Season Needs Support Recently, I was sitting at the dinner table talking with my pre-teen twins about college. As we talked, they

A Public Conversation About Housing, Public Investment, and the Future We Are Building Together For too long, affordable housing has been treated only as a social-service issue. It is certainly

In the Declaration of Independence, the founders wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” They were naming a promise that should not have to be argued: that people have

Why rising gambling, shrinking affordability, and the search for a way out are quietly reshaping families—and what we can do about it. Twice, I watched my mom get suckered. The

Healthcare means something different to each person. For some, it’s a routine checkup. For others, it’s something they’ve had to navigate through busy schedules, changing circumstances, or moments when life

Inside SENT’s Integrated Food, Health, and Workforce Ecosystem In Southeast Topeka, a quiet transformation is taking place, one built not on quick fixes, but on the belief that when you

Losing health coverage does not just affect one doctor visit. It often means people wait longer to get care, miss preventive care, get sicker before they seek help, and end

This report helps show what it really costs for a family to be safe, stable, and able to move forward. The Urban Institute made a tool called the True Cost