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TOPEKA, KANSAS

Mobile Access Partnership (MAP)

Mobile Access Partnership (MAP) of Topeka is a collaborative approach to providing mobile access to medical, social, and behavioral health services for Topeka's unsheltered homeless population, as well as those whose housing situation is precarious. MAP expands the work that partnering agencies are doing to give at-risk adults and families a hand-up as they seek to move forward. 

MAP is a division of Compassion Strategies Inc. a 501(c)3 not-for-profit. 

MAP Volunteers smiling in front of the shower and laundry truck

MAP operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays

throughout the Topeka community

MAP shower and laundry truck

Valeo Behavioral Healthcare 

MOBILE SHOWER AND LAUNDRY TRAILER

Valeo's Mobile Shower and Laundry Trailer may be the only chance the unsheltered have to shower in days or even weeks. We believe everyone deserves the health, dignity, and hope a shower can bring.

 

Funding for the Mobile Shower and Laundry trailer was provided by the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation.

Topeka Rescue Mission

MOBILE KITCHEN AND CLOTHING TRAILERS

Topeka Rescue Mission's mobile kitchen trailer provides breakfast and lunch for individuals experiencing homelessness. TRM's mobile clothing trailer stores and provides clothing and other various supplies for those in need. 

Clothing and supplies truck
A MAP volunteer holding up a puppy receiving help

Street Dog Coalition

Street Dog Coalition partners with Kansas State University's Shelter Medicine Program to provide free veterinary care to pets of individuals experiencing homelessness. Street Dog Coalition believes in a One Health approach that values the lives on both ends of the leash

Shawnee County Health Department 

Shawnee County Health Department provides resource and logistical support, evaluation of health needs and Covid testing to individuals experiencing homelessness. 

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Stormont Vail mobile clinic

Stormont Vail Mobile Clinic 

Primary services include: 

Regular check-ups (blood pressure,
diabetes screening, labs), etc.
• Preventive/wellness care (annual
screenings, immunizations, flu shots, care
for on-going chronic conditions), etc.
• Referrals to specialty care as needed.
• Bilingual staff available

Topeka Police Department

City ID Program - The Topeka ID Card Program is designed to bridge the gap for those who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford or have the proper documentation to apply for a state-issued ID. 

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The city-issued Topeka ID cards are free. They can be used to apply for a job through Day Labor Services, apply for residency and more. 

Topeka police car
MAP volunteers smiling and holding each other

GET INVOLVED WITH MAP TOPEKA

Volunteer: 

To volunteer, please contact us below: 

Learn More: 

For questions or more information, please contact Jenny Falk, Director of MAP Operations: 

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Bring MAP to your community! 

If your community is interested in learning how to develop your own Mobile Access Partnership for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, contact us. 

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