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Local resources

Click the tabbed sections below to see the various resources available throughout the Kansas City metro area.

For additional resources or questions, please contact us.

Multi Resources

These organizations offer multiple resources including financial guidance, food, shelter, necessities, transportation, etc.

Abundant Life
  • Mission: To see lives changed by Jesus.
  • Resources: Ministries, care groups, counseling, food pantry, special needs, etc.
  • Contact: Website (Updated 08/01/22)
Catholic Charities, Emergency Assistance
Center of Grace
  • Mission: Strengthening families and individuals, nurturing children and building community.
  • Resources: Food/meals, clothing, etc.
  • Contact: Website (Posted 10/14/22)
Community Service League
  • Mission: To assist communities in reaching their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability.
  • Resources: Income support, food and nutrition, housing and utilities, financial coaching, family assistance, small dollar loans, medical help, etc.
  • Contact: Website (Updated 08/01/22)
findhelp.org
  • Mission: To connect people to the help they need with dignity and ease.
  • Resources: Financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
  • Contact: Website (Updated 08/12/22)
First Call Resources Guide
  • Mission: To reduce the impact of alcohol, drugs, and addiction by providing quality resources to individuals, family, and the community.
  • Resources: Clothing, housing, food, education, employment, medical, counseling, substance abuse, trauma support services and more!
  • Contact: Website (Updated 08/12/22)
Johnson County Aging & Human Services
  • Mission: To provide a safety net for those in need and a means of moving beyond the cycles of aid into self-sufficiency.
  • Resources: Utility assistance, food pantry, short-term goal planning, information & resources, link to Kansas City Medicine Cabinet Vouchers
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.715.6653 (Posted 03/09/23)
Johnson County Corrections Team
  • Resources: Monthly Community Resources Fair at Johnson County Library
  • Contact: Website (Posted 03/07/23)
Johnson County — My Resources Connection
  • Contact: Website (Posted 03/09/23)
Metro Lutheran Ministry
  • Vision: To be a community that acts justly, loves mercy, and walks humbly with God (inspired by Micah 6:8).
  • Resources: Food, housing, health care, education, employment services, etc.
  • Contact: Website / Call 816.931.0027 (Updated 08/01/22)
Misión Alcance

Habla Hispana

  • Misión: Nuestra misión es mejorar vidas al proporcionar muebles esenciales a quienes buscan estabilidad en la vivienda. Nos asociamos con agencias cuya misión y valores complementan los nuestros.
  • Folleto de muebles
  • Contacto: Sitio web (Posted 01/29/23)
Mission Southside
  • Resources: Beds, clothing closets, daycare assistance, diapers, employment resources, food pantry, furniture, gasoline assistance, transportation, healthcare, ESL, homelessness & shelters, legal resources, medical devices, rent assistance, single mom resources, utilities assistance, etc.
  • Contact: Website (Updated 09/22/23)
SOAR Special Needs
  • Vision: SOAR Special Needs empowers families with special needs to SOAR in their local and faith communities.
  • Resources: Respite night events, summer day camp, ministry consulting, mentorship programs, etc.
  • Contact: Website (Updated 08/01/22)
United Way
  • Mission: United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
  • Resources: Rent, utilities, food, etc.
  • Contact: Website / Call 866.211.9966 (Updated 08/01/22)
United Way 2-1-1
  • Resources: Website
  • Contact: Call 211 to talk with a Community Resource Navigator.

Updated 11/20/23

Clothing

Hope Faith Ministries | No Boundaries Day Center
  • Mission: Hope Faith-Homeless Assistance Campus works to alleviate homelessness and poverty in Kansas City, Missouri by providing basic necessities and assistance, as well as, providing critical services and programs to empower individuals experiencing homelessness and at-risk individuals to become self-sufficient and independent. Hope Faith is a non-denominational, Christian based organization that accomplishes this mission through a variety of programs and services.
  • Contact: Website / 816.471.4673
Northland Clothing Center
  • Mission: We believe adequate clothing is a basic human need. Northland Clothing Center (formerly Clay County Clothes Closet) contributes to the dignity, self-respect, and hope of people residing in the Kansas City (MO) Northland by distributing clothing free of charge.
  • Contact: Website / Call 816.454.3960
Shawnee Mission Area Council PTA Clothing Exchange
  • The Clothing Exchange offers gently used clothing and shoes to those within SMSD boundaries. All items are clean. All residents are welcome!
  • Contact: Website

Updated 09/27/23

Divorce Care / Support

Layne Project
  • Mission: Change is difficult for everyone…parents as well as children. Bolstering our resiliency helps strengthen our resolve so we can meet change with curiosity instead of fear. We can even learn to be fearless when we are met with a change in our family dynamic.
  • Services: Supervised services, custody evaluations and consultations, facilitating cooperative parenting, therapy and therapeutic services
  • Contact: Website (Updated 01/28/23)
Option 29
  • Mission: Divorce care group that educates empowers, and re-establishes you! We provide you with critical information and professional support to empower you to make the right decisions. Our goal is to help you get through your divorce without becoming a victim, and instead of surviving, you will thrive.
  • Services: Divorce Coaching, Financial Healthy Assessments, Free Printable Resources
  • Contact: Website (Updated 01/28/23)
Alimentor 2 App

This app helps you record documentation in your child custody case and monitor compliance with an already established custody agreement. (Download the app at a one-time purchase of $4.99; no additional subscription fees.) (Posted 06/29/23)

Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault

Claire’s Community
  • Willow Domestic Violence Center Crisis Line: 785.843.3333
  • Contact: Website
MOSCA (Metropolitan Organization of Counter Sexual Assault)
  • MOSCA Crisis Line: 816.531.0233 or 913.642.0233
  • Contact: Website
National Domestic Violence Hotline
  • Contact:
    • Call 800.799.7233
    • TTY 800.787.3224
    • Text “START” to 88788 (Posted 09/12/23)
Rose Brooks
  • Contact: Website / Call 816.861.6100
Safehome
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.262.2868
Synergy Services
  • Contact: Website / Call 816.587.4100

Updated 09/22/23

Education

Johnson County Community College

Scholarships Available!

  • The 2023 CE Training Award opportunity is now available! This opportunity allows eligible individuals to register for up to $7,500 worth of workforce-related Continuing Education classes at JCCC.
  • ​Eligible individuals must be at least 18 years old, underemployed or unemployed Johnson County residents, and must provide documentation of a FAFSA EFC score of 14000 or less or proof of unemployment to verify eligibility.
  • Contact: Website
Kansas Education Enrichment Program
  • The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) provides qualifying parents and guardians with $1,000 per eligible student to pay for a variety of educational goods and services.
  • Contact: Website
Local School Districts
  • Kansas City Public School District
    • Resources: Breakfast and lunch, social emotional support, before and after school care, special education services, and gifted programming.
    • Contact: Website
  • Olathe Public School District
    • More information coming soon…
  • Shawnee Mission Public School District
    • More information coming soon…
Virtual Learning Care Centers
Kansas City Parks
  • KC Parks has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City and Camp Fire Heartland to offer Virtual Learning Sites for students enrolled in kindergarten – 6th grade in the Kansas City Public School System.
  • Contact: Website
YMCA of Greater Kansas City
  • Y Learning Academy will provide full-day, in-person support for children ages 5–12 who choose or are required to have virtual learning. The Y’s learning coaches work with school district teaching partners to support each student with virtual learning assignments from their schools, and deliver the Y’s holistic youth development curriculum.
  • Contact: Website

Updated 09/22/23

Financial Assistance / Guidance

Single Mother Guide
State of Kansas Grant Opportunity
  • Kansas families can now apply for $1,000 grants to help students recover from learning loss sustained during the early days of COVID-19. In late 2021, Kansas officials approved using $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to provide direct aid to low income families whose students had fallen behind during remote learning. Gov. Laura Kelly announced that families can now apply for funds. Eligible families can receive $1,000 per student.
  • For more information and an application opportunity, please refer to this article.

Updated 09/22/23

Food

Colonial Presbyterian Church
  • Contact: Call 816.501.3000
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church – Santa Fe Waystation Food Pantry
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.722.1960 / Email santafewaystation@gmail.com
Meal Sites Locators
Your child’s school

A majority of schools have breakfast and lunch available for pick up. If you have school-aged children, check their school’s website for more information.

Updated 09/22/23

Health / Wellness

Emotional / Mental Health
Counseling Services
  • If you desire a recommendation for counseling services, please contact us.
Johnson County Mental Health
  • ​Contact: Website / Call 913.826.4200
LivingWorks
MHA (Mental Health America of the Heartland)
  • Resource: Warmline for a compassionate ear
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.281.2221 or 866.927.6327 or email info@mhah.org
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
  • Contact: 833.943.5746
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  • Contact: 800.273.8255 OR 988
Postpartum Support International HelpLine
  • Contact: 800.944.4773
Responsive Centers for Psychology & Learning
  • ​Contact: Website / Call 913.451.8550
Grief Support
Children’s Grief Education Association
Grief Sharers
  • Contact: Call 913.888.1559
Grief Support Network
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Serenity Bereavement Resource Network
  • Contact: Call 816.260.0083
Solace House: Center for Grief and Healing
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.341.0318
Medical / Physical Health
Birth Injury Justice Center
  • Mission: The Birth Injury Justice Center is dedicated to supporting anyone who has been affected by birth injuries, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, and other developmental disabilities. They strive to provide answers and guidance to ensure that families receive the assistance that they need to help improve their overall quality of life.
  • Resources: Cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, adaptive equipment, treatment facilities, therapy, special education, support groups, financial resources, legal assistance
  • Contact: Website (Updated 01/29/23)
NiceRx
  • NiceRx helps individuals in the United States access affordable FDA-approved brand name medications through patient assistance programs offered by U.S. pharmaceutical companies. For more information, visit the NiceRX website. (Posted 10/17/22)
Nurture KC
  • Mission: Nurture KC is a community collaboration dedicated to reducing infant mortality and improving family health. We work together to change policy for broad impact, transform systems to improve health outcomes at a local level, and provide one-on-one support to connect families.
  • Resources: Breastfeeding, sexual violence, safe sleep, home safety, immunizations, safe havens for newborns, tobacco cessation.
  • Contact: Website (Posted 01/29/23)
Swope Health
  • Mission: Swope Health improves the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.
  • Resources: Medical care, dental clinic, behavioral health, children’s services, women’s healthcare, transportation and financial help.
  • Contact: Website (Posted 01/29/23)
United Healthcare Community Plan / KanCare
  • Contact: Website / Call 877.542.9238 (Posted 03/09/23)

Home

Housing
Hillcrest Transitional Housing
  • Hillcrest Transitional Housing has a proven method to move individuals and families from homelessness and to self-sufficiency. Hillcrest serves over 1,020 children, individuals, and families each year through its five residential sites in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas and Jackson County in Missouri. Hillcrest also provides rapid re-housing services in Kansas City’s Northland and in Northwest Missouri.
  • Contact: Website
Purchasing Assistance
Neighborhood Association Corporation of America (NACA)
Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services (CHES, Inc.)
uphomes.com Blog
  • “How to Buy a House as a Single Parent” (Published 03/16/21)
    • Balancing raising children with paying bills as a single parent and a single income is incredibly challenging. Paying a down payment on a new home on top of it all seems impossible. However, home ownership has numerous benefits including building equity, homeownership tax benefits and deductions, and family stability.
    • Get or share uphomes’ thorough, low-stress guide to buying a home as a single parent.
Rent / Utilities
Kansas Housing
  • Mission: We help Kansans access the safe, affordable housing they need and the dignity they deserve.
  • Resources: Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF), Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA), homeowners, renters, homelessness, community service, and housing partners.
  • Contact: Website

Updated 11/20/23

Infants / Children / Youth

Buckner United Methodist Church
  • Buckner Baby Grace Ministries, founded in November 2006, provides support to parents of children newborn – five. They run a distribution center with used children’s items (clothes, toys, etc.) that are disbursed to families free of charge.
  • Contact: Facebook / Call 816.650.5951 / Email babygracebuckner@gmail.com
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library via Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
  • The Imagination Library of Kansas is Now Statewide
    • The magic of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is open to any Kansas child from birth to their 5th birthday. Children receive free, age-appropriate books mailed directly to their home every month. Our goal is for every Kansas child to receive high-quality books that will nurture a love for reading and continue to enrich their lives throughout school and beyond! Enroll now through this easy form.
  • Imagination Library Website
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (Kansas City)
  • Northland Infant Clothing Center (NICC) is the Church of the Redeemer’s personal outreach to the youngest community members in need. The NICC has been helping families since 2004 by providing families with diapers, clothing and other personal care items. They offer free gently-used clothing for sizes newborn to 5 toddler. They also offer underclothing, socks, shoes, coats, diapers and wipes, blankets, books and other infant personal care items.
  • Contact: Website
KC BizFest
  • KC BizFest offers high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Greater Kansas City area an opportunity to learn a variety of life skills and business techniques.
  • Contact: Website

Updated 11/20/23

Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Resources
Autism Support Now
  • Resources: ​ABA, parent support and training, social groups, school-based services.
  • Contact: Call 816.368.8120 or email info@autismsupportnow.com (Posted 03/09/23)
Inspire ABA
  • Resources: Center-based, in-home parent support and training; social skills, school-based services, speech/language pathology
  • Contact: Website / Call 785.256.9096 (Posted 03/09/23)
Patterns ABA
  • Contact: Website (Posted 03/09/23)
Sunflower ABA
Developmental Resources
Johnson County Community Developmental Disabilities Organization
  • Contact: Website / Call 913.826.2600 (Posted 03/09/23)
MPACT – Missouri Parents Act
  • Resources: Understanding Your Child’s Rights – Disability and Special Education Laws, Special Education Eligibility, Definition under IDEA | Communicating Effectively – Reaching Agreements, IEP Review and Resolution, Facilitated Meetings, Mediation, Child Complaint Process, Due Process Complaint and Due Process Hearing, Resolution Process and Resolution Meetings, Etc.
  • Contact: Website (Posted 07/01/23)
The Whole Person

Job Opportunities / Career Education

Job Opportunities
Colonial Presbyterian Church
  • Open positions and applications: Website
Looka
  • Looka gives you everything you need to launch your brand and look great from day one. The best part? Artificial intelligence does the heavy graphic design lifting; you have the creative control.
  • If you are a stay-at-home mom looking to find a flexible, entrepreneurial job, Looka provides some suggestions for you!
  • Read Looka’s Top 11 Stay at Home Mom Jobs for Entrepreneurial Women (Published 06/11/21)
Women’s Business Center
  • Mission: The Women’s Business Center offers a variety of programs and services for women who have an idea, want to test the feasibility of it and potentially develop it into a business. Many additional workshops and seminars are open to the general public, including both male and female entrepreneurs.
  • Resources: Starting, launching, and growing your business, credit building, online resources and learning, and childcare
  • Upcoming Events
  • Contact: Website
Women’s Employment Network
  • Mission: To help women raise their self-esteem and achieve economic independence through sustained employment.
  • Resources: Financial coaching, resume reviews, mock interviews, and online workshops.
  • Upcoming Events
  • Contact: Website
Job Search Engines
Circa
  • Circa is a search engine for local job opportunities.
  • Contact: Website
Rat Race Rebellion
  • Rat Race Rebellion is a search engine for work-from-home job opportunities.
  • Contact: Website
Career Education
LaunchCode
  • LaunchCode is a free, femme-forward digital job training course in the Kansas City area that takes you from zero tech skills to job ready in just months. LaunchCode offers several free courses developed to engage and educate women and underrepresented individuals to work within the technology field.
  • LaunchCode Course Catalog 
Online College Courses — TheBestSchools.org
Online Guide for Student Parents — OnlineMBA.com
Pawsperity (formerly known as The Grooming Project)
  • Pawsperity, formerly known as The Grooming Project, is a nonprofit in Kansas City, Missouri, devoted to helping impoverished families become self-reliant through job training in the high-demand, high-pay trade of pet grooming.
  • Contact: Website / Student Application (Updated 03/18)
The Sewing Labs
  • Mission: The Sewing Labs is an inclusive and welcoming community teaching the legacy of sewing for employment, entrepreneurship, and enrichment.
  • Upcoming Classes & Events
  • Contact: Website

Updated 09/22/23

Parenting

Foster Adopt Connect
  • Mission: FosterAdopt Connect’s mission is to provide foster and adoptive children a stable, loving and nurturing family environment by support and advocacy for abused and neglected children and the families caring for them.
  • Contact: Website

Updated 09/23/23

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