Wesley House celebrates 40 years serving SE Kansas

PITTSBURG, Kans. — A Southeast Kansas ministry that helps feed the poor is celebrating a milestone.

Mary Kate Sullivan has been a volunteer at Wesley Home because the day the ministry opened 40 years in the past. Actually, she was a part of a committee at her church, First United Methodist in Pittsburg, that began the group and he or she couldn’t be extra pleased with the 1000’s of individuals it has helped.

“Oh sure, actually happy and it’s wonderful the way it’s modified over time, first it was just a bit congregation and naturally we’ve at all times had a Methodist Minister working with them after which we realized what want there was,” stated Sullivan.

Hillary Houston is the manager director and says the necessity for his or her providers has by no means been extra essential than it’s proper now.

“So we’ve a daytime shelter for the homeless that are available and we offer two meals a day after which they’ve a case supervisor right here that form of helps them work out how they should get housed, after which we’ve laundry and showering and every thing they want they usually can take a nap or do no matter they should do to remain wholesome and protected on the streets,” stated Houston.

“And also you present providers for seniors as nicely?” requested KSN’s Stuart Worth, reporting.

“Sure we’ve a senior field program, the Senior Field Program, the Kansas Meals Financial institution and it’s as soon as a month and we ship that to the automobiles um as they drive by means of,” stated Houston.

“What’s the necessity for that been currently?” requested Worth.

“We’ve seen a rise because the begin of COVID and we’ve had some seniors which have aged into that bracket they usually’ve been in a position to take part in that field they usually also can nonetheless come into the pantry as nicely if they should in order that they’re getting a little bit additional meals that manner,” stated Houston.

And Houston says just about the entire households that are available for meals baskets are a part of the working poor, the place one or each dad and mom have jobs however don’t make sufficient to make ends meet on their very own.