Be Part of the Story
From our foster care programs to adoption, from our counseling services to our residential programs, EmberHope Youthville programs have sparked change in thousands of lives. Here are just a few stories of their impact.
PRTF Open House for Pilot Program
On Tuesday, July 14, EmberHope Youthville staff, legislators, donors, community partners, and our residential treatment team celebrated the opening of our new state-of-the-art Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) cottage [...]
The Rippstein Family Fills Their Home With Love And Seven Children
"Wow, you guys really have your hands full." Is there a day that goes by that a foster family doesn't hear this statement at least a dozen times? Sometimes it's said with a smile, sometimes with a look of pity, and sometimes with not-so-subtle judgment. They're wondering why on [...]
Vogts Story
Vogts family Sparks Lasting Change Through In-Kind Gifts Personally And Through Their Business. We wouldn’t be able to do our critical, life-changing work without the generous support of our donors. Two such donors, Al and Jennifer Vogts, have come alongside us for several years and have sparked lasting change [...]
Respite care with the Bowman family
Respite Care allows the Bowman family the opportunity to make a difference without a long-term commitment. Many families feel called to help children in crisis. These families have a heart for providing foster care, but their schedule or stage in life means providing long-term care isn’t feasible. Caleb and [...]
Residential Campus Talent Show
Residential Campus Talent Show from the desk of Lisa Capps, Chief Advancement Officer, EmberHope Youthville One of the recent highlights of my job was to be able to experience the talent show put on by the girls that live on our residential campus. Without really knowing what to expect, [...]
First UMC – Volunteering
EmberHope Youthville would not be able to live out our mission of sparking change in the lives of children in crisis without the generous help and support of area churches. One such church is First United Methodist Church in Wichita. Founded in 1870, First UMC is located at 3rd [...]
The Kellers – Foster Family
Travis and Shelly Keller began their mission in Foster Care in 2013. They have continuously fostered siblings sets working towards reintegration, kinship placement and adoption, along with providing short-term, emergency placement, and respite care. Shelly stated, “You never who God is going to place in your life, so we [...]
Hannah’s Foster Story
At age thirteen, Hannah's life looked bleak. Living in Louisiana with parents who were in and out of the picture and involved with drugs, Hannah found herself working as a waitress to help make ends meet. In fact, it got to the point where Hannah was forced to choose [...]
The Hannans – Generosity
Haviland, Kansas may only have six hundred people, but in this tiny town resides a giant of a couple: Rodney and Bev Hannan, whose longtime support of EmberHope Youthville has sparked change in the lives of countless others. Rodney, a retired farmer, and Bev, who’s retired from nursing, have [...]
