How Wichita’s businesses are “creating addiction”

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Sticky Bird Addiction Chicken, located at 616 S. Tyler Road, is a Wichita business working to combine good food with a good cause. This is a new business that will help you break old habits. Co-owner Jeff Miller said the name has a double meaning.

“We have a small engine that allows us to raise awareness of DCCCA (Developing Caring Communities Committed to Action), support its mission, and serve our communities,” Miller said. Ta.

“This means a lot to us because it means everything to our clients,” said Donna Gorman, behavioral health program director at DCCCA.

Gorman said 1% of Sticky Bird’s sales will be donated to the DCCCA, which supports people recovering from treatment.

“Our fund is specifically set aside to support young mothers battling addiction,” Miller said.

DCCCA’s Women’s Recovery Center is equipped with a child care center and childcare center, and provides transportation for children to and from school for $259.

“Many of our mothers come to treatment with their children, some of whom are homeless. They come with what they have. Those funds are used to buy diapers. It will help us get emergency formula milk for those who need it,” Gorman said.

“We also bought school supplies, shoes, and haircut supplies for children who are starting school midway through the school year. These things give mothers a sense of hope and help their children cope with the lack of basic support. , I can go to school without feeling any different.”

DCCCA says these partnerships can help meet needs that most people don’t know exist, such as obtaining proper identification.

“Because if they don’t have an ID they can’t get a job, and if they don’t have a job they can’t pay for housing. So Stickybirds bridges those gaps so we can help our customers. ,” Miller said.

Gorman said recovery starts with the community, and Sticky Bird is leading by example with its internal efforts and the words it displays externally.

“People think about it and say, ‘Let’s poison the birds,’ but they get confused in their heads and then it sticks,” Miller said.

Gorman called the support a “godsend,” and they’re grateful for it. The eye-catching mural displays a powerful message aimed at breaking down prejudice.