Compassion Impact Center

Compassion Impact Center The Compassion Impact Center expands the work that partnering agencies are doing to give at-risk adults and families a hand-up as they seek to move forward.

CIC is a division of Compassion Strategies Inc, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Our MAP volunteers are just the best! Thank you to everyone that volunteered this past week. We are extremely grateful ...
08/30/2026

Our MAP volunteers are just the best! Thank you to everyone that volunteered this past week. We are extremely grateful for each of you!

Interested in volunteering?

All you need is a willing heart to love those in need in OUR community!

Please contact Suzie, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected].

MAP = Love
08/29/2026

MAP = Love

Please see and share our MAP needs list! And here is our Amazon wishlist with many ways that you can help support our un...
08/27/2026

Please see and share our MAP needs list!

And here is our Amazon wishlist with many ways that you can help support our unsheltered neighbors right from your home: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2BKJPB5PJZNBQ

We are so grateful for your help! ❤

08/26/2026

Hear Cody's story from the Compassion Impact Center!

For more than six years, Cody lived outside - much of that time in a tent along the river. Drugs, discouragement, and the realities of life on the streets kept him caught in a difficult cycle.

But today, Cody’s story looks very different.

He has a home. He has a job. And today, he is five weeks clean! In a recent conversation with Jamie Brown, Coordinator of the Compassion Strategies GRIT Navigators, Cody talked about what helped him along the way.

For years, he regularly came to MAP every Tuesday and Thursday, especially to use the shower trailer. But what Cody remembers most wasn’t just the shower. It was the people.

“Everybody here was always positive and happy and smiling. That helped. That made me feel like someone cared.”

That is what Compassion Strategies' MAP is about. We provide showers, meals, clothing and other basic necessities - but those services create opportunities for something even more important: relationships, trust and hope.

Sometimes the journey from the streets to stability begins simply by showing up week after week and letting someone know: we are here to walk alongside you when you’re ready.

Cody made the decision to change his life and he is doing the hard work. We are incredibly grateful that MAP could be one part of his bridge forward.

Congratulations, Cody. Keep going! Your story is just beginning. ❤️

The more we learn about homelessness, the more we realize how complex the issue really is for those experiencing it. MAP...
08/23/2026

The more we learn about homelessness, the more we realize how complex the issue really is for those experiencing it. MAP extends love, dignity, necessities, care and resources to everyone that visits.

08/22/2026

A HUGE Thank You to Stormont Vail Health for the little tour we received yesterday on the medical mobile unit at MAP! What an amazing service they provide to our unsheltered and to all of Topeka with this mobile unit!

Barry Feaker, CEO of Compassion Strategies, interviewed the Nurse Practitioner, Michelle, that comes to MAP days and provides care for the homeless. It’s almost like a mini ER on wheels!

For more info on this Stormont Vail Mobile Unit, see link below:

https://www.stormontvail.org/primary-care/mobile-clinic/

Thank you to Michelle, and to all of our kind and caring volunteers that tend to the needs of the most vulnerable in our city!

You are a BLESSING to so many and your love shines through to give hope to the hopeless💜To learn how you can donate or volunteer, see website below!

www.compassionstrategies.org

Topeka Rescue Mission
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
topeka street dog coalition
Astra Mental Health & Recovery
Compassion Strategies








A HUGE Thank You to Stormont Vail Health for the little tour we received yesterday on the mobile unit at MAP! What an am...
08/22/2026

A HUGE Thank You to Stormont Vail Health for the little tour we received yesterday on the mobile unit at MAP! What an amazing service they provide to our unsheltered and to all of Topeka with this medical mobile unit!

Barry Feaker, CEO of Compassion Strategies, interviewed the Nurse Practitioner, Michelle, that comes to MAP days and provides care for the homeless. It’s almost like a mini ER on wheels!

Reel will be posted soon with full interview🌸Stay tuned😊

For more info on this Stormont Vail Mobile Unit, see link below:

https://www.stormontvail.org/primary-care/mobile-clinic/

Thank you to Michelle, and to all of our kind and caring volunteers that tend to the needs of the most vulnerable in our city!

You are a BLESSING to so many and your love shines through to give hope to the hopeless💜To learn how you can donate or volunteer, see website below!

www.compassionstrategies.org

Topeka Rescue Mission
Astra Mental Health & Recovery
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
topeka street dog coalition








Another great day at MAP, serving the unsheltered of our city with a dose of help and hope! We even had some surprise do...
08/21/2026

Another great day at MAP, serving the unsheltered of our city with a dose of help and hope! We even had some surprise donuts 🍩 show up!

A shout out to all of our amazing volunteers and partner agencies that make two days a week at the Compassion Impact Center possible.

For more info on what we do and how YOU can be a part of this go to www.compassionstrategies.org 🌸

Compassion Strategies
Astra Mental Health & Recovery
Topeka Rescue Mission
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
topeka street dog coalition
Stormont Vail Health







08/21/2026

Today at MAP (Moving Ahead Partnership) at the Compassion Impact Center, our CEO Barry Feaker interviewed Jamie! She is our ROCKSTAR✨G.R.I.T. Navigator Coordinator! This is our Guided Resource Intervention Team that helps the unsheltered on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, to navigate the process needed to get off the streets. It begins with establishing a connection, which Jamie is amazing at doing!

Her love and kindness for each person shines through in all of the interactions she has with everyone! She guides each person through each step, starting with a City ID, and works with all of our partner agencies to get them each the individualized help they need!

We are blessed to have her🌸Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers!! If you would like to help Jamie on a Tuesday or a Thursday please reach out and learn more in the link below:

www.compassionstrategies.org

Providing Hope and Help for the Unsheltered in Topeka, KS❤️

Compassion Strategies
Topeka Rescue Mission
Astra Mental Health & Recovery
Stormont Vail Health
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
topeka street dog coalition



✨ Everyone Has a Role in Ending Chronic Homelessness ✨Did you know that ending chronic homelessness isn't the responsibi...
08/20/2026

✨ Everyone Has a Role in Ending Chronic Homelessness ✨

Did you know that ending chronic homelessness isn't the responsibility of one organization - it takes an entire community?

Compassion Strategies serves as a connector, bringing together nonprofits, healthcare providers, businesses, churches, volunteers, government agencies, and generous donors to create lasting pathways home.

Your investment - whether through financial support, volunteering, donating supplies, sharing resources, or simply spreading awareness - helps build a community where hope is restored and lives are transformed.

When we invest in people, we invest in stronger families, healthier neighborhoods, safer communities, and a brighter future for everyone.

Because compassion isn't just good for those experiencing homelessness...it's good for our entire community.

Join us as we continue building compassionate partnerships and creating lasting solutions, one relationship, one opportunity, and one life at a time! ❤

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Topeka, KS
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