ICT Street Team

Good morning! As always, our teams will be at our normal clinic locations providing medical care to our unhoused neighbors. Please reach out if you see someone appearing to be in need of medical assistance. Have a great week!

Good morning! We will be holding our Tuesday clinic as normal, but will not be at the hotdog feed on Thursday. We will be seeing patients at Open Door from 9:00am-Noon on Thursday. As always, if you see anyone in need, please contact us at the information provided below. Have a great week!

We couldn’t do and provide everything we do for our patients without our incredible supporters!!
We want to send a special thank you to our friend and long time supporter Mindy, who frequently stops by our street clinics with donations for our patients. Her most recent visit was to bring winter hats and gloves that her family helped purchase. Thank you Mindy and family! We appreciate your continued support and thoughtfulness.

Good morning! As we start another work week, remember, our teams will be out providing full medical care to unhoused, uninsured individuals in need. The weather is starting to get cold again, which adds another layer of discomfort for these individuals. If you would like to donate beanies, gloves, hand warmers or any other cold weather items, please reach out through our page. Thank you!

Just a reminder that we’re stocking up on cold weather gear to help protect our patients from the elements. It will be at least 4 weeks until the winter shelter is open and even then, we know far too many of our patients won’t be comfortable seeking shelter inside. We need help to keep them warm and healthy!

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The cold weather is here and we need your help to keep our patients protected from the elements! We have several easy ways to help!
1 - Ship items directly to us using the link shared in the comments.
2 - Make a monetary donation by clicking the picture and our team will purchase items in bulk.
3 - Drop off new cold weather gear at any of our street clinics.
Thank you all in advance for helping us protect our friends on the street!

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Good morning! Our teams will be at our normal locations working to meet the needs of our unhoused communities. Enjoy your week and take care of one another.

Happy Monday morning, everyone! Our teams will be at the locations listed below providing medical care and supplies to our unhoused neighbors. If you see someone in need, please reach out or pass along our information so we can work to meet their needs. Have a great week!

Good morning! Our teams will be at our normal clinic locations this week providing care to our unhoused community to include filling medication prescriptions, medical evaluations by providers, vital signs, lab work and basic wound care. As always, if you see someone in need, please reach out! Have a great week!

We at ICT Street Team have recently read the article from the Wichita Eagle (https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article292686009.html) about the city working to draft anti-homelessness legislation. While we understand the challenges our community faces, we must emphasize that criminalizing homelessness will not solve the issue—in fact, it makes the situation worse.

Research consistently shows that criminalizing homelessness does NOT reduce homelessness or improve public safety. Instead, it leads to higher incarceration rates, greater strain on city resources, and exacerbates the cycle of poverty. Here are several sources that prove this point:

1. National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty reports that criminalizing homelessness increases arrests and fines but does not address the root causes like lack of affordable housing, mental health services, and employment opportunities.

2. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that cities with punitive measures for homelessness often see an increase in overall homelessness because such policies displace people rather than provide meaningful solutions.

3. The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness advocates for Housing First approaches, which focus on providing stable housing without preconditions. Cities using these methods—such as Salt Lake City and Houston—have seen significant reductions in homelessness.

As a team on the ground providing care for individuals experiencing homelessness, we urge our city leaders to reconsider punitive approaches and instead invest in proven, compassionate solutions like affordable housing, mental health services, and job training.

🏠 Ending homelessness requires a community-based approach—not criminalization. Let's focus on long-term solutions that restore dignity and offer real support to those in need. Together, we can build a better, more compassionate Wichita.


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Wichita preps ‘more aggressive’ anti-camping ordinances aimed at homeless encampments City Manager Robert Layton disclosed the plan following complaints during a recent City Council meeting.

Good Monday morning to everyone! As always, our teams will be at our normal clinic locations this week. We strive to meet the needs of our unhoused community in whatever way we can and encourage you to reach out if you come across someone in need. Take care of one another, and enjoy the cooler weather!

Sometimes saving a life means a bus ticket to somewhere safe. Months of building trust and collaboration with multiple other organizations made this possible.

Members of our team are in Kansas City at the 20th Annual International Street Medicine Symposium learning best practices from other street medicine groups around the world. We are learning a lot about a large variety of topics and are working on developing plans to improve our processes and the care that we provide to our patients.

🏠 One less person sleeping on the street tonight!!
These keys represent more than just a place to sleep. It’s safety. Security. Stability. And so much pride to finally have a place to call home.

We are incredibly excited that 7 members of our team will able to travel to Kansas City next week for the 20th Annual International Street Medicine Symposium to learn from the incredible staff at Care Beyond the Boulevard and The Street Medicine Institute! We are looking forward to learning from other organizations and bringing back some best practices to improve the care that we provide each day.

The 20th Annual Street Medicine Symposium is less than a week away! We are thrilled to welcome over 500 members of our street medicine family to Kansas City 💚

Stay tuned to our social media accounts this week and next for content directly from the sold out symposium!

Our teams will be at our normal clinic locations this week assisting our unhoused friends with their medical needs. We always strive to remove the barriers our unhoused community are met with to obtain important medications and other medical treatment. Please reach out if you see someone you think may benefit from our assistance. Have a great week!

Good morning! It’s beginning to feel an awful lot like fall with the temperature changes! Our teams will be holding our normal clinics this week. If you see someone in need who is homeless and uninsured, please send them our way so we can meet their needs.

Good morning! Our crews will be available at our normal clinic locations this week to provide care to individuals experiencing homelessness. If you see someone in need, please direct them to one of our clinics so we can help them. Have a great week!

Sending a huge THANK YOU to the amazing students and staff at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine who donated over 1,700 ziploc bags to us! The students worked so hard on their recent community service day and used every single bag we had to make hundreds of first aid kits and hygiene bags for our patients. They then took it upon themselves to get donations from their fellow students and KCOM staff to replenish our supplies. Thank you so much for seeing a need and filling it! We look forward to working with these students doctors much more in the years to come.

Good morning! Our teams will be holding normal clinics this week to meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors. As always, if you see anyone who may be in need of medical care who is homeless or uninsured, send them our way so we can get them taken care of! Have a great weekend!

We have a long overdue introduction!
Meet Jon, our Clinical Care Coordinator. Jon joined our team a few months ago and very quickly began to make an impact on our patients who he interacts with and builds relationships with on a daily basis and our volunteers who appreciate his positive attitude and sense of humor. We are grateful that Jon chose to join our team and are excited for the ways he will help our organization continue to grow.

We hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the cooler weather! We will be holding our normal clinics this week at the locations described below. Please spread the word and reach out if you know anyone in need who is unhoused and uninsured. Take care of each other this week!

Good morning! Our teams will be out at our usual clinic sites this week providing medical care to our unhoused neighbors. As always, if someone you know or have come in contact with is homeless, uninsured and in need of medical care, please send them to one of our clinics to assist with their medical needs. Providers will be onsite for full assessments, vital signs evaluation and prescribing medications as needed. Have a great week!

Our teams will be holding clinics as usual this week at our normal locations! The heat index for this week is supposed to stay around 110°, so please stay hydrated and look out for one another! As always, if you see someone in need, please reach out through our listed contact information with their location so we can check up on them during this Kansas heat. Stay safe this week!

❤️ Thank you!! ❤️
Huge Thank You to the anonymous donor who sent us 15 fleece blankets from our wishlist! The first recipient of one of these blankets shed a few tears and quickly wrapped up in it, thankful to be a little warmer as he tried to sleep on the concrete near our street clinic last night. Thank you for helping us keep him warm!