Southeast Kansas Services
Catholic Charities in Southeast Kansas serves the needs of the homeless and abused in an 11-country area from its offices in downtown Pittsburg. The Catholic Charities’ ministries serving people in southeast Kansas are:
Southeast Kansas Services
Focuses on homelessness prevention and household stabilization through rent and utility emergency assistance, resource navigation for mainstream benefits and financial literacy. Learn more below.
SAFE Project
Assists those who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault with safety planning, financial literacy and employment services. Click the “SAFE Project” tab above for more information on eligibility and what to expect.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
Assists low-income, homeless veterans and their families with housing and coordination of benefits. Click the “SSVF” tab above for more information on eligibility.
Southeast Kansas Services
Catholic Charities in Southeast Kansas serves the needs of the homeless and abused in an 11-country area from its offices in downtown Pittsburg. The Catholic Charities’ ministries serving people in southeast Kansas are:
Southeast Kansas Services
Focuses on homelessness prevention and household stabilization through rent and utility emergency assistance, resource navigation for mainstream benefits and financial literacy. Learn more below.
SAFE Project
Assists those who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault with safety planning, financial literacy and employment services. Click the “SAFE Project” tab above for more information on eligibility and what to expect.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
Assists low-income, homeless veterans and their families with housing and coordination of benefits. Click the “SSVF” tab above for more information on eligibility.
Southeast Kansas Services offers rent, utility assistance
The SEK team helps individuals and families stabilize their housing through one-time rent and utility emergency assistance, resource navigation for mainstream benefits and financial literacy.
How we help
Rent/Utility Assistance
Financial assistance to help pay overdue electric or gas bills, or rent. Each form of assistance can be provided to an individual one time each year with the primary goal of preventing homelessness.
Case Management
Emergency services offers case management services to help individuals and families identify root problems that led them to their situation of need, addressing daily needs and providing referrals to community resources. The case manager also works with clients to set short- and long-term goals, working with them over time to accomplish those goals and establish life choices that make their goals possible.
Referrals to Community Partners
The staff at Southeast Kansas Services takes a team approach with other organizations in the area to ensure that the needs of our community are met. We often collaborate with other agencies, including Wesley House, Kansas Department of Children & Families, the Salvation Army, SEK-CAP, Smart Start, and local churches.
Eligibility
There are no income guidelines for assistance; eligibility is based on these three criteria:
- The assistance will prevent homelessness (keep a person in their home for 30 days)
- The client submits all requested verifications
- When we create a budget we can identify where the money has gone and that it is spent appropriately (i.e. on bills, etc.)
Assistance may be given once in 12 months for rent and once in 12 months for utilities, but the assistance may not occur within the same six-month period.
How to Receive Help from Southeast Kansas Services
For intake, call (620) 235-0633 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. We will ask you to share basic information about yourself, your family and your situation so we can determine how best to help you.
“The households we assist daily would face homelessness or be in an unsafe situation without the intervention of Catholic Charities providing necessary services to assist with housing, utilities, resource navigation, and domestic violence prevention and safety planning.”
Casey Brown
Program Director, Southeast Kansas Services
For more information on services provided in southeast Kansas, visit the United Way of SW Missouri and SE Kansas at UnitedWayMOKAN.org
Mailing Address
417 North Broadway, Suite B
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone Numbers
P: 620-235-0633
Daily Hours
Location and Hours of Operation
Address
417 N. Broadway, Suite B | Pittsburg, KS, 66762
9:00 AM – 4 PM
Director
Casey Brown
(620) 235-0633, ext. 1504
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Wichita. KS 67202-2431
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The Wichita Diocese covers 20,021 square miles and includes 25 counties in the southeast corner of the state. It is home to over 114,000 Catholics in 90 parishes.
Wichita Diocese
The Wichita Diocese covers 20,021 square miles and includes 25 counties in the southeast corner of the state. It is home to over 114,000 Catholics in 90 parishes.