Safe Kids Wichita Area

05/02/2026

Come out and see our Safety Event!

05/02/2026

Let’s talk safety!!!! Come out now for quick tips to keep your family safe learning bout poison and medication safety!! Receive a FREE medicine lock box/bags while supplies last!! In front of OLD NAVY at Greenwich!

05/01/2026

May 1st is National Heatstroke Awareness Day.

More than 1,000 children have died of heatstroke, because they were left or became trapped in a hot car over the past 25 years. It’s important for everyone to understand these tragedies can happen to anyone — but are always preventable.

In 2025, 31 children died of heatstroke in vehicles.

Parents and Caregivers

1. Never leave a child in a vehicle unattended for any length of time. Rolling windows down or parking in the shade does little to change the interior temperature of the vehicle.

2. Make it a habit to check your entire vehicle — especially the back seat — before locking the doors and walking away. Over 50% of pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths are a result of a parent or caregiver forgetting a child in a car.

3. Ask your childcare provider to call if your child doesn’t show up for care as expected.

4. Place a personal item like a purse or briefcase in the back seat, as another reminder to look before you lock. Write a note or place a stuffed animal in the passenger's seat to remind you that a child is in the back seat.

5. Store car keys and fobs out of a child's reach and teach children that a vehicle is not a play area.

Secure Your Car

Always lock your car when you aren't using it. Even if you don't have a child of your own, a child in your neighborhood could get into your unlocked vehicle. Over 230 children have died from vehicular heatstroke since 1998 because they gained access to a vehicle and became trapped.

Act Fast. Save a Life.

If you see a child alone in a locked car, act immediately and call 911. A child in distress due to heat should be removed from the vehicle as quickly as possible and rapidly cooled.

04/25/2026

A few fun photos of our event today!
75 bike helmets with custom fitting!!! We crushed it!!

04/25/2026

What an amazing turnout at today’s celebration of our Redbud Trail and Bike Safety Day in Andover! Safe Kids Wichita was able to provide 75 bike helmets with custom fitting. We are so thankful to be able to provide these helmets. Fact: bike helmets reduce serious head and traumatic brain injuries by 50% to 60% during a crash or fall.
We thank our community partners City of Andover KS, Andover Augusta RailTrail Initiative and Point Nine along with Mayor Ronnie Price for the opportunity to make our Andover families safer!!!

04/25/2026

Did you know wearing a bike helmet reduces the risk of brain injury by 88% and reduces the risk of injuries to the face by 65%. Consider the bike helmet as a “bike seatbelt”!

Come out tomorrow to Point Nine along with Andover Augusta RailTrail Initiative to celebrate the Redbud Trail! Help us celebrate the trail-side party with Free Bike Helmets with a custom fit! Learn more about safety while enjoying live music, free treats AND our very own famous ice cream BIKE!! Special thanks to City of Andover KS for the support of this cause!

04/25/2026

Did you know wearing a bike helmet reduces the risk of brain injury by 88% and reduces the risk of injuries to the face by 65%. Consider the bike helmet as a “bike seatbelt”!

Come out tomorrow, Saturday, 4/25 from 10a-2pm!!!

04/24/2026

Thank you to our community partners Haysville Chambers of Commerce for your generous donation!! We were able to provide car seats to the Haysville Police Department. Its partners like you that enable us to make our children safer while being transported one child at a time!!! Special thanks goes to Brenda Gibson!!

04/24/2026

Hope to see everyone come and celebrate the Redbud Trail and bike safety!

04/17/2026

Mark your calendars for next weekend!!! Join us at Point Nine to celebrate the Redbud Trail!

Celebrate Trails Day is set for NEXT Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join Andover Augusta RailTrail Initiative at Point Nine to be a part of the fun!

Free helmets for kids while supplies lasts, provided by Safe Kids Wichita Area, bike safety checks, live music, free treats, and even get a chance to pedal the ice cream bike.

Parking available at:
- District Stadium/Cottom Elementary
- Andover eCademy
- USD 385 Support Services

12/17/2025

If you fasten your child in their car seat with their winter coat on, it could potentially be dangerous. The harness is not tight enough to prevent them from slipping out during a crash. Keep your child safe and warm in the car this winter!
- Dress in thin layers
- Avoid bulky coats under the harness.
- Cover with a blanket