Wichita Hydration Homies

Thank you so much to anyone who has donated their extra water so far, this will go directly to folks who need it and other outreach organizations! ❤️💧

Thank you, Wichita, for stepping up to turn your leftover water into immediate relief for our unhoused and vulnerable neighbors.

On behalf of Safe Streets Wichita Inc. and the Hydration Homies, we will be in office collecting donations tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

You can drop off bottled water, electrolytes, cooling towels, and coolers to:

- Safe Streets Wichita Inc. (Hydration Homies Hub)
Address: 1200 E Waterman St, Wichita, KS 67211
Details: Serving as a drop-off hub for the hydration drive. We will be in the office to accept your donations this Saturday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Financial Donations for the Homies:
Venmo:
CashApp: $hydrationhomies
PayPal: [email protected]

We also want to amplify other Drop-Off Locations:

- ICT Street Team
Address: 401 N Emporia, Wichita, KS 67202
Details: Accepting cases or individual unopened bottles.

- Crazy Sack Lady
Address: 1205 West Indiana Ave, Wichita, KS 67203
Details: Drop items in the front porch deck box between the church and rectory.

City of Wichita- Government

The executive director of Senior Services of Wichita said elderly community members are some of the most vulnerable in boil water advisories.

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FYI! Please stay safe Wichita and inform your friends, family, and neighbors.

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HYDRATION HOMIES (ALMOST) END OF SUMMER OUTREACH RECAP

90F+ EVERY DAY IN AUGUST: Wichita reached 90 degrees or higher every single day in August 2026 the first time this has ever happened in an August since records began in 1888.

6TH HOTTEST AUGUST EVER: August 2026 tied with 1980 as the 6th Warmest August on record, with an average temperature of 85.2°F.

48 DAYS IN A ROW OVER 90°F: The city endured a 48+ day streak of 90+ temperatures.

2ND DRIEST JULY-AUGUST EVER: Eisenhower National Airport received only 0.75 inches of rain across July and August, making it the 2nd driest July to August period on record (behind only 0.25 inches during the Dust Bowl in 1936).

Data source: The National Weather Service (weather.gov)

We received $5,647 in donations this summer from 170 donors! (Including several repeat donors)

We purchased six pallets of bottled water for the lord's diner at $193.44 each for a total cost of $1,160.64.

We redistributed $390 cash to other local mutual aid and outreach groups.

100% of the remaining funds went towards purchasing water, ice, electrolytes, snacks, hats, sunscreen, and other outreach supplies that were handed out directly to our unhoused neighbors.

Thank you!!

We couldn’t have made it through the summer without our community’s support - and with it we were able to help so many people stay hydrated and know that they’re seen and cared for. ❤️💧

It's currently about 101° and I'm about to head downtown to check on folks in this heat and hand out some water, electrolytes, and snacks. Keep in mind that today the day shelter, library, and all other city "cooling centers" are closed and will also be closed tomorrow for the holiday. The buses also do not run on Sundays and will not be running tomorrow for the holiday.

This situation leaves people basically nowhere to go to escape the heat during the day. And I've heard from multiple of my unhoused neighbors that they are constantly being forced to leave shady spots on the sidewalk by the police, even though they're not offered anywhere else to go.

We are all tired of summer at this point, but imagine if you didn't have any way to escape the heat, go into an air conditioned space whenever you wanted, get a drink of water when you were thirsty, or even have clothes to protect you from the rays of the sun. That's what many of our neighbors are dealing with on a daily basis and any small act of kindness you can provide towards them will go a very long way.

So please keep water and snacks in your car if you can and look out for your vulnerable community members. We can take care of each other! ❤️💧

Update: as of this morning the city has once again made rides to and from any "cooling center" (libraries, community centers, recreation centers) free through this Saturday, September 5th. Please note that the buses do not operate on Sundays and will not be operating on Monday because of the holiday.

Please share this information with anyone you see struggling to traverse on foot in this dangerous heat, most people who are unhoused don't have a reliable way to check the Internet to receive this information and may not know about the program.

Take care of each other and stay safe this week! ❤️💧

Temperatures are forecasted to be in dangerously high ranges all week and into the next, and the last two days have both been multiple degrees higher than what was forecasted, including a record-breaking 106° high on Sunday. This is publicly available information that our city leaders have access to just like the rest of us, and yet there's been absolutely no mention of the free bus rides to city cooling centers returning for this week.

Our vulnerable neighbors are truly suffering in this weather, many of them having to sleep outside as the temperature never even drops below 80°. The absolute least the city could do is allow people to ride the bus for free to cool off during the day and get to an air conditioned space. We continue to demand that our city government treat its most vulnerable citizens with the respect and empathy we all deserve.

Please consider emailing or calling your city council member, the mayor, and the city manager to let them know that we are paying attention and expect them to act when our neighbors are suffering! ❤️💧

It's absolutely awful outside right now and we're headed downtown to check on folks and hand out some water, sports drinks, and electrolyte packets. Stay safe if you're being active today! 💧

NEW RECORD! Wichita has set a new daily high record of 106 degrees for August 30th. This beats the previous record set in 1939, which stood for 87 years!
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Hey friends, we're heading right back into another heat wave as summer wants to remind us that it is NOT over yet! We know life is busy with school returning and activities filling up your free time, but would you please consider trying to be a hydration homie over the next few days whenever you leave the house?

Stick some bottles of water in your freezer and then grab them on your way out the door, or pop a cooler full of water out in your neighborhood, along your commute, or even by your kid's school! Every bottle of water can make a difference and on dangerously hot days, it could even save a life.

And thank you so much to our village of homies that go above and beyond taking care of our vulnerable neighbors everyday, not just on the hot ones! ❤️💧