Junction City – Geary County
Resource Guide

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SALVATION ARMY
117 W. 7th St.
Junction City, KS 66441
785-238-7875

The Salvation Army is a religious and charitable organization. This area provides social services on a non-sectarian basis; supplemental and emergency relief; temporary assistance for transient families; and regularly scheduled interdominational church worship services.

OPERATES:
A self-sustained Thrift Store through donations of good reusable items from the community.
CHRISTMAS:
The Salvation Army provides Christmas baskets to families who would otherwise go without a meal and provides toys for children of needy families.

WELFARE HOURS: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
STORE & DONATION HOURS: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday

SENIOR SERVICES-FELLOWSHIP MEALS
(North Central- Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging)
4-H/Senior Citizens Building
117 S. Spring Valley Road
Junction City, KS 66441
785-762-5545

Provides a broad range of services for the elderly (60 years and older), including information on both private and public community services available; assistance in locating and using appropriate resource. Provides recreational programs that follow a nutritional noon meal. Last Wednesday of each month blood pressure reading and general health program is available, also commodities given. Provides door-to-door transportation for noon meals and with advanced notice will make stops in Junction City for bill paying and grocery shopping. Home delivered meals available for the home bound. 2nd Tuesday of each month, at 10:00 a.m. Visually Impaired Support Meeting. Exercises each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Each Thursday 9:00 a.m. Square Dancing, 10:00 a.m. Line Dancing.

FEE: Minimal contributions; No one is refused services.
HOURS: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday

SERTOMA CLUB
1301 Blue Stem Drive
Junction City, KS 66441
785-238-2892

Provides an organization for the professional or businessperson to become involved in community improvement projects. Promotes interest, cooperation and current developments that influence and concern the “working world”. Supports a fund raising for hearing and speech development and research.

FEE: Monthly dues

SHRINE CLUB OF JUNCTION CITY/FORT RILEY
PO Box 112
Junction City, KS 66441
785-238-7541

The Club is a satellite organization of the ISIS Shrine Temple, Salina. The Club provides funds for the transportation, meals and lodging of families using the Shrine Crippled Children Hospitals or Burn Institutes, from this area and assists the parents and children to obtain this service and assists the parents and children to obtain this service and help make the arrangements. Treatment at the Hospitals and Burn Centers is provided by the Shrine of North America for children under the age of eighteen needing treatment, with no cost to the patient. Fund raising projects are conducted each year to help provide the service.

SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES (SRS)
1012 North Jefferson
Junction City, KS 66441
785-762-5445
http://www.srskansas.org

Income Maintenance (IM)
Administers public assistance programs, including TANF, General Assistance (GA), Refugee Assistance and Food Stamps. Eligibility is determined through an application process and is based upon household income levels, available assets, and the number of household members.

Child Care Assistance
Provides childcare funding assistance for Income Maintenance clients and other low-income individuals, who are employed. Eligibility is determined through an application process and is based upon household income levels and the number of household members.

Vocational Rehabilitation
Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with severe physical and/or mental disability that significantly limits their opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment. Eligibility is determined through medical and vocational assessments, which are provided at no cost to applicants.

Children & Family Services
Conducts child abuse and neglect assessments, assists in the preservation of families through the provision of services designed to minimize abuse and neglect of children while improving the parenting skills of caretakers, oversees the needs of minors placed into foster care by the court system, coordinates that adoption of children with special needs and performs court-ordered supervision of juvenile offenders.

Statewide 24-hour Child Abuse Hotline 800-922-5330

Adult Services
Provides services to individuals in the community who are 18 years of age or older who are unable to provide total care for themselves, or who are unable to protect themselves. Program eligibility is determined through an assessment process, and is based upon personal need, income and available resources.

Child Support Enforcement
Provides services to locate absent parents, establish paternity, establish and enforce support and/or medical insurance for all children residing in Kansas. To apply or inquire, please contact the Manhattan SRS office.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Branch Office
222 Southwind Place
Manhattan, KS 66502
800-772-1213
785-539-4681
http://www.ssa.gov

Administrator of the Social Security Program in a seven county area (Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Clay, Marshall, Nemaha and Washington) assists qualifying individuals in filing claims for benefits and process these benefit claims.

Social Security Program 800-772-1213
Is the nation’s basic method of providing continuing income when a family’s earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, disability or death.

Medicare Program 800-432-3531
Assures hospital and medical insurance protection to persons 65 and over and disabled persons under 65 who have been entitled to social security benefits for 24 or more consecutive months.

Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI) 800-772-1213
Is a cash assistance program for needy persons who are elderly (65 years and older) or blind or handicapped.

STERLING HOUSE
1022 Caroline
Junction City, KS 66441

Provides permanent assisted care living to Senior Citizens, 55 years and older. Provides individual personalized service, private apartments, warm secure environment, and a professional staff available 24 hours.

FEE: Apartment rent, varies with level of care needed and size of apartment.
ELIGILIBILITY: Senior Citizens, health care needs.

SWAP SHOP
KJCK Radio Station
West Ash & Hwy 77
785-238-1420

A local radio program based on a call-in system that offers any person the opportunity to advertise items for sale and items desired to be purchased. Calls must be made at the time of broadcasting.

HOURS: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Monday – Saturday