Wichita Children's Home Provides Emergency Shelter and Care for Youth

Microsoft Rewards and Benevity Facilitate Charitable Contributions for Wichita Children’s Home

Children and youth across Wichita are receiving emergency shelter, protective custody care, and crisis support through an ongoing digital donation pathway linking Microsoft Rewards points to the Wichita Children’s Home. rewards.bing.com reported that Microsoft partners with Benevity to handle these charitable donations, allowing users to redeem their earned Microsoft points for cash contributions directed to eligible nonprofits.

The Wichita Children’s Home provides emergency shelter and care for infants, children, and youth placed in protective custody due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, exploitation, and human trafficking, according to the organization’s primary site (wch.org). Thousands more young people rely on the facility’s Street Outreach Services, high school risk reduction workshops, teen crisis support through the National Safe Place Network, and housing and case management for homeless youth.

How Microsoft Rewards Points Convert to Grants

When a user chooses to redeem Microsoft Rewards points for the Wichita Children’s Home, the points deduction happens immediately from the user’s account. rewards.bing.com explained that within six weeks after the end of the redemption month, Microsoft issues a cash donation based on those points to a donor-advised fund at the Benevity UK Online Giving Foundation (OGF).

Wichita Children's Home Provides Emergency Shelter and Care for Youth — Photo: wch.org

Benevity UK Online Giving Foundation then recommends a corresponding grant to the user’s selected nonprofit organization. OGF assumes exclusive legal control of Microsoft’s donation on the donor’s behalf, and all donation redemptions are strictly non-refundable.

If a chosen nonprofit loses its eligibility or cannot receive the funds, rewards.bing.com noted that the cash donation redirects to a nonprofit of Microsoft’s choosing. Microsoft does not officially endorse any of the participating nonprofits.

Support Services and Crisis Resources in Wichita

wch.org detailed that the facility serves children and youth from birth to age 24 who have faced abuse, neglect, human trafficking, grief, and homelessness. Area QuikTrip stores serve as designated Safe Place sites 24 hours a day for youth in crisis or without a place to stay.

Teens and young adults aged 24 or under can reach the Wichita Children’s Home hotline at (316) 262-HOME, text the word SAFE and their location to 44357, or visit a designated Safe Place site. For emergencies, individuals are instructed to call or text 911.