Community Resources Council

(MAP) Mobile Access Partnership)
📅 July Schedule 🌞

Thank you to all who help facilitate and provide these amazing services to our community! 🙌 Our community thrives thanks to the dedication and hard work of these volunteers! 🌟 Thank you for helping us grow stronger together!
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July MAP Schedule! Please note MAP will not deploy next week.

🌟🤝 We are so Grateful to support our Community in obtaining the essentials they deserve as human beings. 👥🏠 We are one community, let's support our neighbors! 💖

As grocery prices skyrocket, local organizations lend a hand to help those in need access nutritious food

🌳 The Giving Tree is accepting non-perishable food donations until June 29th for our local Blessings Boxes. Your support can make a difference in our community! 🥫💖

🐝‼️It is our FINAL week of collecting items benefiting the Blessing boxes around Topeka with Bee the Blessing Box!!‼️🐝

💰Bring in any of the items listed below to our cashiers in store and be entered to win a $50 voucher to be used here at The Giving Tree!

🗓️ Donations for the Food Drive will be accepted until June 29th at 6:00pm!

📍3343 SW Topeka Blvd.
Monday-Saturday • 10:00am-6:00pm

Thursday, June 27th:

MAP will be deployed to the The Children’s Palace located at 601 NW Harrison.

Time: 9 am - 3 pm

There is no transport to/from MAP

Street Dog Coalition/KSU Mobile Vet Clinic will be on-site.

Stormont Vail’s Mobile Primary Care Clinic will not be on-site

Services offered:

Hot Showers & Clean Clothes
Food and Drinks
Pet Services
Covid testing
City ID applications
Lifeline Phones

Just a friendly reminder 👀👇🇺🇸❤️

A friendly reminder that Topeka Metro will be closed on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4th. We will resume regular operations on Friday, July 5th.

📺 Join us tonight at 10 pm on WIBW News for a discussion with Makayla Kelly on how CRC is working to connect resources and support the community amidst the increasing cost of groceries. Don't miss it! 🛒🌟

💙 June is just a day away so here is the dates/ locations that MAP will deployed in the month of June. 💙

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to MAP Director Jenny Falk at [email protected]

Sit Rep For Severe Weather 4-14-2024 1430 hrs.pdf

For those of you who couldn’t find any eclipse glasses no worries as here is safe way to still view.

Check out the link for a tutorial of how to make your own at home. Please never look directly into the sun at any point as it could do permanent damage to your retina.

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FYI!

Don’t miss out on the FREE shot/vaccine clinic ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
No waiting and walk right in! Shawnee County Health Department will be giving out these shots/vaccines at our CRC CARE Center @ Avondale (455 SE Golf Park Blvd) until 3pm today!!

Please see pic for more details.

There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms over much of north central, east central and northeast Kansas. Thunderstorms may develop after 3 pm Wednesday (around a 40% chance) and could quickly become severe. Very large hail, damaging winds and even a tornado or two is possible. If storms form, they are expected to move north with the risk for severe weather continuing into the evening.

Just a helpful reminder 😊

REMINDER! Daylight Saving Time goes into effect on Sunday, March 10th! Move your clocks forward one hour! 🕑⏰🌷🪻

Time is running out Two for one sale Time is running out For a limited time, Topeka Cemetery is offering spaces in the Holy Cross Catholic Section at a special rate: Historic Topeka Cemetery | 1601 SE 10th Ave, Topeka,

If you are interested in finding out how to properly install a car seat or booster then please SAVE THE DATE! Please see flyer below for more details.

Thank you Shawnee County Health Department - SCHD for making this Event available to our community! 💙

The highlight for Kansas Severe Weather Preparedness Week today is Flood Safety. Floods kill more people in the United States each year than any other thunderstorm-related hazard. Many flood deaths are the result of people driving into flooded roads. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

To find out more information about flood and how to stay safe and prepare for it, visit https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Shawnee County Health Department SHOT CLINIC will be available for ANYONE with or without insurance. This clinic will be located at our CRC CARE Center @ Avondale (455 S.E. Golf Park Blvd. Topeka, KS 66605).

Dates & times of Shot Clinic will be:
- March 13th, 2024 ( 9am - 3pm)
- April 10th, 2024 ( 9am - 3pm)

Shots/Vaccines that will be offered:
- Flu Shot
- COVID-19 Vaccines
- Tdap Vaccines

We ask that anyone with insurance bring their card so that fees can be billed appropriately.

We accept:
BCBS, Medicaid/KanCare (Aetna Better Health), Sunflower State Health Plan, United Healthcare Community), Medicare Part B, and United Healthcare

People without insurance will not have any out of pocket costs!!

If you have any questions please feel free to see flyer below for contact details.

ABSOLUTELY! Thank you to all those hard working folks out there! We appreciate what you do for our community! 💙💙💙💙💙

March is National Social Workers Month. Please join us in recognizing and uplifting social workers across the Shawnee county community this month. Let's celebrate their constant contributions to our communities! Thank you, Social Workers!

Good to know! Always good to be prepared in case of an emergency!

This week is Kansas Severe Weather Preparedness week and each day we will highlight an aspect or event of severe weather this season. The highlight today is Preparedness. 2023 severe weather season across northeastern Kansas featured ten tornadoes, one microburst, several events with over 80 mph winds and very large hail?

Ask yourself what you would do in case of severe weather. Do you have multiple ways to receive alerts? Like on your phone and using a NOAA weather radio? Do you have adequate shelter & supplies? If you don’t have a basement, do you know what the lowest most central room in your home is, or if your housing community or complex has a shelter? Do you have a go-bag in your home and car? Visit https://www.weather.gov/safety/tornado-prepare to read about how you can prepare for a tornado

Please be advised of fire hazard in our local area.

Also, if you are a smoker then please know flicking cigarette butts out the car window 🚬 is littering 🚯 and can be a fire hazard 🔥. Let's protect our environment 🌳 and wildlife 🐦 by properly disposing of them in a designated ashtray ♻️.

Very high to extreme fire danger likely, both Sunday and Monday afternoon.

East Topeka Senior Center is Making Moves in March. Join the fun.

The Giving Tree we are so humbled by your generosity and truly appreciate you all for doing what you do for our community!

From all of us at CRC we send our biggest Thank You and appreciate your contribution to support our mission! 💙💙💙💙💙💙

We met with Community Resources Council yesterday to present them with this check from our 4th quarter profits that will be going to this amazing organization to help benefit them and their mission! ✨

If you haven’t heard of CRC, they have been working “behind the scenes” as they would say, for many businesses in our community for 99 years (since 1925)!! CRC was formed to focus on community planning of social services, social legislation, public education, and community welfare. Their mission is to connect the resources in our community through Collaboration, Advocacy, Research, and Education! They have helped organizations such as Meals on Wheels, United Way of Greater Topeka, Project Topeka, Pine Ridge Manor and more!! Read more about CRC here: https://crcnet.org

Topeka, with YOUR support we were able to give over $5,200 to this amazing organization!!
As you may know, each quarter, we donate our total net profits to a different nonprofit in Topeka. Our goal is total transparency so YOU know exactly where your money is ending up! With your continued, generous support, we will be able to impact so many lives together and truly make a difference in the Topeka community! Our first quarter net proceeds of 2024 will be going to Breathtough House Club House! 🫶🏻

🌳3343 SW Topeka Blvd.

⏰Store Hours:
Monday-Saturday • 10:00am-6:00pm

📦Donation Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday • 10:00am-5:00pm

Community Resources Council is very thankful for being chosen to receive this donation for 2023 from The Giving Tree! ❤️

This donation amount is determined from the total revenue collected in a quarter of the year less expenses, payroll, etc. CRC was chosen and received donated funds for the 4th quarter of 2023.

The Giving Tree likes to give back to the community by donating proceeds to local 501(c)(3) (Not -4-Profit) business to help the business continue services.

To all the staff at The Giving Tree, plus Amanda, Paige and Sarah thanks for all you do for our community, and the CRC staff really appreciate you all!

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The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag Warning for Shawnee County today.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

The county will see southwest winds 15 to 20 MPH with gusts of 25 to 30 MPH, then switching in the mid to late afternoon to northwest at 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 35 to 40 MPH.

Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, therefore outdoor burning is not recommended.

SNCO EOC is monitoring

If you are an Organization in the Jackson County, KS area here is a United Way of Kaw Valley Grant that might be of interest to you! Please read through carefully, to make sure you qualify.

The Jackson County Family Supports grant process is now open in e-C Impact. Application deadline is 5 p.m. on March 29, 2024.

If you have questions please contact Brett J. Martin at email: [email protected] or you may call: 785.581.0231

March 2024 is just around the corner, so here is the upcoming calendar for Mobile Access Partnership!

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out by email to Jenny Falk, Director of MAP Operations at [email protected]

As always a big shout out to thank all of the staff and volunteers that make this possible to have this important resource available for our community!

All proceeds of this event will benefit the Silver Lake Public Library for their renovation and expansion projects!

Please see form below and return ASAP as spots are limited and are filling up quickly!

What a great event for a great cause!

📝 Ready to join the fun? Print your registration form for “Brains Unleashed” Trivia Night now and secure your spot! Don’t miss out on the excitement - sign up today! 🌟

We are thrilled to share that Keep America Beautiful - Topeka/Shawnee Co. will be proudly showcasing our mission at the upcoming KS Lawn & Garden Show! 🎉🏞️🌺 Join us at our booth to learn how you can make a positive impact on our environment right here in Topeka and in Shawnee County! 🌱🌍 Our team will be ready to share eco-friendly tips, resources, and exciting initiatives that promote a cleaner and greener community. 🌿♻️

🌸 Whether you're passionate about recycling, beautification, or sustainability, our booth will have something for everyone! Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of our mission to keep our city and county pristine and vibrant. 💚

🌳 So, come join us at the KS Lawn & Garden Show. Together, let's create a more sustainable future! 🌿🌼

Happening today at East Topeka East Topeka Senior Center from 9am - 11am

Happening today! Free Community Mental Health Screenings. No appointment needed.