Pawnee Mental Health Services, Inc.

Specific Need

This year, your Match Day gift will help build the Hope for Tomorrow Fund, a permanent endowment that ensures financial barriers never stand in the way of mental health treatment. The fund provides assistance with essential psychiatric medications and laboratory services for individuals who cannot afford them, whether they are beginning treatment or facing an unexpected financial crisis such as job loss, loss of insurance, or changes in Medicaid coverage. Together, we can help ensure that hope and healing remain within reach for everyone.

Mission

At Pawnee Mental Health we are committed to enhancing the well-being of individuals and families in our community through a holistic approach to behavioral health and recovery services. Our mission is to provide compassionate, person-centered care that fosters healing, empowerment, and resilience.

Profile

A New Day at Pawnee is about removing barriers, expanding access, and creating new possibilities for mental health care. For 70 years, Pawnee has been a lifeline in North Central Kansas, showing up for individuals and families when they need support most. Today, A New Day reflects our commitment to make care easier to access, faster to begin, and more responsive to real-life needs.

This means meeting people where they are—whether that’s through Mobile Crisis Services, now available 24/7 in all 10 counties, or Same Day Access, which reduces intake times from months to hours so individuals can start care quickly. It means expanding rural access through partnerships with local health departments, providing therapy and medical services where offices are not open five days a week. It means supporting recovery with Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid addiction and helping individuals achieve their goals through Individual Placement & Support (IPS) services for employment and education. And it means ensuring care is never out of reach with financial support programs that reduce fees, set up manageable payment plans, or forgive balances when circumstances change.

In 2025 alone, Pawnee connected with nearly 3,000 community members through outreach, trainings, and events, helping more people get the care they need, when they need it. A New Day at Pawnee builds on our 70-year legacy while looking ahead to a future where mental health support is easier to reach, faster to access, and available for everyone. 70 years of care. A new day ahead.