The Wichita Children's Home was established in 1888. It is a private nonprofit agency that serves at-risk youth from across the State of Kansas. The Wichita Children’s Home provides a safe environment for youth 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Wichita Children’s Home cares for abused, neglected and abandoned youth and youth whose parents are unable to care for them due to being in the hospital, incarcerated, or in drug alcohol treatment. The Wichita Children's Home also cares for homeless or runaway youth who face crisis in their own home.

The mission of the Wichita Children’s Home is to assure the safety and well-being of children and to create healthy families by providing: assessment and intervention services; a temporary home for children at risk of abuse, neglect, or homelessness; and education, prevention and advocacy initiatives.