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Discover what is happening
Meet Wichita organizations working across hunger, animals, housing, health, education, nature, and more.
A family adventure in giving back
Raise kids who help build their city.
Grateful City turns local service into a shared family adventure—helping kids discover real causes, complete meaningful missions, and learn that they can make a difference right where they live.
Launching first in Wichita, Kansas
Explorer mission
Do one helpful thing together.
Our founder promises
Made for curious kids—and thoughtful parents.
We are building Grateful City with families, not around them. The Wichita guide begins with verified local information and practical ways children can participate.
Honest, age-aware guidance
Community needs are explained clearly and respectfully, never through guilt or fear.
Real local organizations
Profiles are designed around actual nonprofits, current needs, and ways families can help.
Action over worksheets
Every experience moves from learning to a concrete mission, conversation, and reflection.
The Explorer path
Gratitude grows through experience.
One clear path turns “we should help” into something your family can actually do.
Wonder together
Understand why it matters
Use kid-friendly stories, useful facts, and family prompts to talk about real needs with care.
Take action
Choose an Explorer mission
Collect supplies, make encouragement cards, visit an organization, raise funds, or volunteer together.
Keep growing
Reflect and find your cause
Record what surprised you, track your contribution, and notice which causes your child wants to explore again.
Grateful City: Wichita
Your family field guide to giving back.
Explore approximately 40–50 local organizations through kid-friendly profiles, service ideas, conversation prompts, and reflection pages. Pair it with an Explorer Passport to collect missions and badges along the way.
Explore the collectionBuilt for ages 7–13
Not homework. A hometown adventure.
Start with one mission this weekend.
Explore the Wichita collection and give your family a practical, hopeful way to discover what matters close to home.