WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita Public Schools is asking the community for help to give homeless students and families a merry Christmas as the district has seen an increase in homeless students this year.

The district has over 1,400 homeless students this year, said Kowonia Bowen, WPS McKinney-Vento program specialist.

With the holidays approaching, the McKinney-Vento program, which provides support for homeless students, wants every child to have a gift for Christmas.

“Let’s give them something that they can have that they can move with them from place to place to place,” Bowen said.

District needs donations by Dec. 15

Six hundred families are currently experiencing homelessness in the district. The program has gathered 200 toys so far, which means they need 400 more to help all the

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