"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
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 […]
This is what Campus Connections is built to be.
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 through a […]
When You Invest in a Student, You Invest in a Family.
How Campus Connections Wraps Support Around Young People, and the Families Who Love Them Every school day, there is a window of time that research calls one of the […]
SENT Inc. Newsletter Grief, Recovery, and the Power of Wraparound Support
Access the full newsletter here. Sign up to receive the monthly newsletter here. Dear Friends, At SENT Inc., we often talk about “wraparound support.” But what does that actually mean? […]
SENT, Cairn Health partner to meet clients’ needs | WIBW
Access the full feature here. By Melissa Brunner Published: Jun. 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM CDT|Updated: 21 hours ago TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A new partnership is helping a southeast Topeka health clinic […]
PRESS RELEASE: SENT Inc. Launches a New Partnership with Cairn Health to Provide Prescription Assistance, Diabetic Supplies, and Vision Care through the Southside Wellness Clinic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: SENT Inc. Aimee Copp-Hasty, Senior Director of Development 📧 acopp-hasty@senttopeka.com | 📞 785-342-7232 🌐 www.senttopeka.com SENT Inc. partners with Cairn Health to improve health outcomes […]
When the Cost of Getting Well Exceeds the Cost of Staying Sick
For many families, the decision to see a doctor is no longer based solely on health—it is based on what they can afford. Rising medical costs, higher insurance premiums, prescription […]
Recovery Is Not a Straight Line. But It Is Possible.
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 […]
SENT Inc. Newsletter: When Rules Ignore Real Life, Families Get Hurt
Read the full newsletter here. Sign up to receive the newsletter here. Losing health coverage does not just affect one doctor visit. It often means people wait longer to get […]
The Time of Our Lives
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 […]
You Are Right to Be Asking Questions
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 […]
The Southside Wellness Clinic Expansion Ribbon Cutting Event Video
We are incredibly grateful for the way our community showed up to celebrate the expansion of the Southside Wellness Clinic. Over 100 community members gathered for this moment—filled with joy, […]
When the Truths of Homeownership Are No Longer Self-Evident
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 […]
When Hope Gets Built on False Promises
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 […]
Housing Is Not the Finish Line. It Is the Foundation.
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 […]
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