"Helping strategies, if indeed they are to be ultimately helpful, demand careful examination of long-term implications. There is no guarantee that unexamined charity will have a redemptive outcome simply because it ‘seems right’ or feels good to the giver."
- Robert D. Lupton, Charity Detox
Topeka pantry fights food insecurity for families | PressReader
Access the full feature here. The Topeka Capital-Journal Keishera Lately 22 Oct 2026 Years of residents identifying food as their greatest need led to a pantry that now serves about […]
SENT Inc. Newsletter: Neighbors Are Finding a Way Forward
Access the full newsletter here. View this email in your browser A one-month layoff was all it took to unravel a family of four’s financial footing. Their savings were gone, […]
Dr. Beryl New: Helping Students in Recovery Start the School Year Strong
A new school year brings fresh excitement, but that first-day energy doesn’t last long. As Dr. Beryl New has seen in her decades in Topeka public education, the excitement […]
We Don’t Do This Work Alone
Why Partnership Is at the Heart of SENT’s Wraparound Model Here is something we believe deeply at SENT Inc. No single organization can meet every need. Individual and Family needs […]
SENT Inc. Newsletter: My Semicolon. Our Story.
I wear a semicolon on the underside of my wrist. Not because I am weak. I wear it because my support system includes access to mental health care. That semicolon […]
PRESS RELEASE: SENT Awarded Kansas Health Foundation Transformation Grant to Advance Financial Stability and Upward Mobility
FOR RELEASE: September 21, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Aimee Copp-Hasty | (785) 342-7232| acopp-hasty@senttopeka.com SENT Awarded Kansas Health Foundation Transformation Grant to Advance Financial Stability and Upward Mobility Shawnee County initiative […]
My Semicolon; Our Story
I wear a semicolon on the underside of my wrist. Not because I am weak. I wear it because my support system includes access to mental health care. That semicolon […]
PRESS RELEASE: SENT Inc. Announces the launch of GED classes in partnership with Washburn Technical College – Kansas Adult Education Program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Aimee Copp-Hasty Senior Director of Development SENT Inc. acopp-hasty@senttopeka.com (785) 342-7232 SENT Inc. Announces the launch of GED classes in partnership with Washburn Technical College […]
A Job Is a Start. A Career Is a Future.
Training alone is not enough. People need training plus support. That is what a wraparound model means. Here is something most people get wrong about Southeast Topeka. They think the […]
Why Getting Around Matters: Transportation and Opportunity in Our Neighborhood
Getting to work, school, or the doctor sounds simple. But for many families in Southeast Topeka, it is not simple at all. If you do not have a reliable way […]
Manufacturing Jobs Are Changing. Here’s How SENT Is Helping Neighbors Get Ready.
Factories across the country need workers. Good jobs are opening up right here in Topeka too. But most young people are not lining up to take them. SENT wants to […]
SENT Inc. Newsletter: Rooted and Rising: Stories of Transformation from Southeast Topeka
Dear Friends, Some stories don’t follow a straight line — and that is exactly what makes them worth telling. When a young woman first connected with Campus Connections, it was […]
PRESS RELEASE: SENT Inc. Announces Operational Pause of Express Care Services at the Southside Wellness Clinic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Aimee Copp-Hasty Senior Director of Development SENT Inc. acopp-hasty@senttopeka.com (785) 342-7232 TOPEKA, KS (August 2026) — Effective Friday, August 14, 2026, SENT Inc. will […]
The SENT Neighbor Advocacy team sat down with her and looked at the full picture.
She came through our doors in tears — and she had every reason to be. A single mother of four, she works as a para-educator in a local school district […]
This is what Neighbor Advocacy looks like on the ground.
A single mother and her 17-year-old son — a student-athlete heading into his senior year — had already been through more than their share of instability. After being forced into […]
More Than a Building: Inside the SENT Family Resource Center
Why Neighbor Advocacy Is the Heart of SENT’s Wraparound Model Asking for help is hard. Most people wait until things are falling apart before they reach out. And when […]
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