Sumner Mental Health Center is offering Parenting the Love & Logic Way, a six-week parenting course designed to help families build responsibility, reduce stress, and create more positive day-to-day interactions. Sessions run from February 2 through March 16, 2026 (no class on Presidents Day), from 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Early registration is free through January 12. Space is limited—see the flyer for details and registration information.
THANK YOU for voting Futures Unlimited’s early childhood programs as the best in the Wellington Daily News 2025 Best Of Sumner County! We’re also grateful to have been recognized as a runner-up in the Best Non-Profit category.
We want to thank the families who work alongside us to prepare their children for lifelong success in all our programs.
And nothing we do is possible without our amazing employees – the heart of Futures Unlimited. We extend our gratitude and appreciation to each Futures Unlimited employee.
Additionally, and for the third consecutive year, Futures Unlimited, Inc. has been recognized as a finalist in the Wellington Daily News’ 2025 Best of Sumner County Non-Profit Organization/Charity category.
“As we celebrate 50 years of service, our roots in Sumner County run deeper than ever,” remarks President/CEO Christa Jones. “This milestone reflects not only the trust families have placed in us, but also the strong partnerships we’ve built across our community. Being selected winner in the daycare/early childhood category AND as a finalist in the non-profit category is an honor, and it reinforces our shared commitment to serving Sumner County—together.”
We recently enjoyed hosting our legislators for lunch and a tour of our grounds! Sen. Alley and representatives Rhiley and Roth attended.
It was a great visit filled with thoughtful questions, meaningful conversations, and genuine appreciation for our workforce. Throughout the tour, we discussed the issues and challenges that impact our ability to provide critical services in our community — and we’re grateful for our legislators’ time, interest, and attentiveness to those discussions.
Thank you for visiting and for supporting the work that makes a difference in Sumner County!
At Futures we hosted dental checks and handed out over 200 smile kits to children & families in our community. Smile kits included age-appropriate toothbrushes, toothpastes, and dental floss.
A special thank-you to Dr. Small, our friend and a longtime provider in our area, for conducting oral-health checks for children in our program. Thank you also to Delta Dental of Kansas for donating the kits each year.
Good oral health really matters. We encourage children and families to build daily oral habits like teeth-brushing and flossing. There is strong evidence that poor oral health in children can affect their ability to learn, concentrate, and perform at school.
When families and children have access to simple tools and good education, it supports their well-being now and later.
Our Early Head Start team joined Wellington Public Library’s Raising Readers Storytime this morning to share the fun fall tale “Meowl-o-ween.” Children listened, danced, and crafted their way through the session — finishing with a tasty kitty-cat face snack made from tortillas, yogurt, fruit, and carrot whiskers!
A big thank-you to Toni Cliffman, children’s librarian at WPL, for partnering with us for this paws-itively fun morning.
If your library or community program would like to host our Early Head Start team for a future storytime, reach out to Lynn at Futures.
Early Head Start serves families across Sumner County, offering:
Futures helps families thrive!
Learn more or apply at www.futures-unlimited.org/info
