Wyandot, Inc. Company Information

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Wyandot, Inc. Facts

Wyandot, Inc., a non-profit organization, is an extension of the public and governmental function to serve the mental health needs of the community. Our organization
• serves the mental health needs of children, adolescents and adults of all ages;
• works with the visible and invisible mental health problems of the community;
• helps children whose lives are torn move from chaos to normalcy;
• responds to emergency and crisis situations in the community;
• assists the court system with children and adults requiring services;
• facilitates services for the mentally ill homeless to help them gain stability in their lives; and
• provides services at multiple locations throughout the county.

Wyandot, Inc. has served the people of Wyandotte County for 50 years, making a difference one individual person at a time. Wyandot, inc.
• serves 14,000 clients annually from all parts of Wyandotte County;
• was a first responder to the May 4, 2003 tornado emergency, providing services to 1,000 individuals between May 6 and July 7, 2003;
• was credited by the national American Red Cross and FEMA as providing “one of the best” mental health responses to a natural disaster; and
• has been cited by several organizations as an exemplary mental health Inc., serving more people with more programs and with fewer resources than other urban Center’s;
• was a first responder to the July 2, 2004 workplace shooting at ConAgra;
• recipient of Silver Achievement Award by the American Psychiatric Association in October 2006;
• CEO recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award for meritorious service from the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare in April 2006.

Wyandot, Inc. is a valued community partner, collaborating and cooperating with
• local school districts to provide an extensive array of community based youth services;
• the Juvenile Justice Authority;
• the safety net clinics in Wyandotte County to provide mental health services in a primary care setting; program funded by The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City; and
• other community agencies providing human services.

With an annual budget of $24 million, Wyandot, Inc. has a significant economic impact in Wyandotte County,
• employing approximately 400 staff, 45 percent of whom live in Wyandotte County, are consumers in the community and pay property taxes;
• serving more local people with less proportional local financial support than any Center. in the state (of Wyandot,Inc.’s $24 million budget, 97.5% comes from external sources; 2.5% from the county mill levy).

Wyandot, Inc. is committed to the people of Wyandotte County,
• building on our strengths and developing innovative programs and services to respond to the mental health care needs of the community; and
• continuing to “provide a continuum of quality services to enrich and strengthen the lives of Wyandotte County citizens” (Wyandot, Inc. Mission Statement).