About CLM Outreach
A Native-led nonprofit, rooted in Topeka, reaching outward.
CLM Outreach is a 501(c)(3) organization built on a single belief: that real healing happens when people are seen, supported, and given the tools to carry their own stories forward.
Our Story
What we carry forward
CLM Outreach began with a simple act — neighbors showing up for neighbors. Today, that work continues through two flagship initiatives that meet the moment in different ways but share the same heart.
Raven Quest creates pathways for underserved communities through education, resources, and gathering. The Red Feather Project lifts up Indigenous visibility, knowledge, and reconnection. Together, they are how we live out our mission.
What Guides Us
Principles in practice
Healing-Centered
Every program — from a food drop to a workshop — is designed to leave the community stronger than we found it.
Community-Led
The people we serve guide the work. We listen first, plan second, and serve always.
Culturally Rooted
Indigenous values, traditions, and voices shape how we move through the world.
Built to Last
We aim for impact that outlives any single program — tools, knowledge, and relationships that endure.
Our History
Two decades of showing up.
2002
CLM Outreach Founded
Teddy and Anna Vale establish CLM Outreach in Topeka, Kansas — beginning a legacy of direct community service rooted in compassion, culture, and showing up for neighbors.
CLM Outreach Founded
Teddy and Anna Vale establish CLM Outreach in Topeka, Kansas — beginning a legacy of direct community service rooted in compassion, culture, and showing up for neighbors.
2011
Joplin Tornado Disaster Relief
When an EF5 tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, CLM Outreach mobilized immediately — coordinating shipments of food, clothing, children's toys, and essential supplies directly to displaced families.
Joplin Tornado Disaster Relief
When an EF5 tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, CLM Outreach mobilized immediately — coordinating shipments of food, clothing, children's toys, and essential supplies directly to displaced families.
11 Years
44 Community Food Drops
Over eleven years of monthly mass food drops — pulling together vehicles, volunteers, and donations to put fresh food and pantry staples into the hands of families across Topeka and surrounding communities.
44 Community Food Drops
Over eleven years of monthly mass food drops — pulling together vehicles, volunteers, and donations to put fresh food and pantry staples into the hands of families across Topeka and surrounding communities.
20 Years
240 Senior Commodity Distributions
Two decades of monthly commodity distributions served 240 seniors aged 60 and above — a sustained, dignified commitment to the elders in our community who helped build it.
240 Senior Commodity Distributions
Two decades of monthly commodity distributions served 240 seniors aged 60 and above — a sustained, dignified commitment to the elders in our community who helped build it.
Coming Soon
Dawn-Box & Sovereign Threads
Two new programs are taking flight — the Dawn-Box Digital Hub bringing free professional tech certificates to the community, and the Sovereign Threads Project carrying Indigenous craft and culture forward.
Dawn-Box & Sovereign Threads
Two new programs are taking flight — the Dawn-Box Digital Hub bringing free professional tech certificates to the community, and the Sovereign Threads Project carrying Indigenous craft and culture forward.
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We grow through volunteers, partners, and friends who believe in the work.
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