Partner Agencies

 

Alphapointe Association for the Blind
7501 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: (816) 421-5848                                      Fax: (816) 237-2019
E-mail: info@alphapoint.org                     
President and CEO: Reinhard Mabry
Vocational counseling and employment for persons who are visually impaired or blind; rehabilitation services for those who are blind from birth, newly blind, visually impaired and/or have visual impairments combined with multiple disabilities; brailing and audio recording services; orientation and mobility, activities of daily living instruction; braille, computer and adaptive technologies training; college prep and summer youth employment; health and wellness counseling; senior services and home visits; work adjustment training; creative arts; and low vision services for senior adults. Alphapointe will open its Low Vision Clinic in June 2010, staffed by Dr. John Metzger that will provide low vision exams, rehabilitative services and instruction on adaptive aids. Accessible by public transportation and share ride services for disabled persons.

 

American Cancer Society 
Kansas City Metro Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Mo 64105
Phone: (81org 6) 842-7111                                      Fax: (816) 471-4998
E-mail: julie.reid@cancer.org                     
Regional Director, Health Initiatives: Julie Reid
Regional Vice President: Diane Freeman
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education advocacy and service.

American Diabetes Association 
10580 Barkley, #400, Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 383-8210                                 Fax: (913) 383-2319
E-mail: mstubbs@diabetes.org                     
Executive Director: Mark Stubbs
The American Diabetes Association is dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes through research, information and advocacy and improving the lives of people affected by diabetes. There are support groups and educational programs, public information, and a camping session for children with diabetes, as well as numerous health fairs and community awareness/fund-raising events.

American Heart Association, Greater Kansas City Division 
6800 W. 93rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 652-1913                                      Fax: (913) 648-0423
E-mail: nicole.stuke@heart.org                       
Executive Director: Nicole Stuke
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: “Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” The volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association are motivated by the organization’s powerful mission. In turn, The American Heart Association is charged with inspiring others to get moving and make lifestyle changes. The organization does this by impacting and funding medical research, providing patients access to education, inspiring policy change through advocacy, providing professional education to health care professionals, teaching standards of care for heart attack/stroke victims and continually spreading our message for healthy lifestyle to all Americans.

American Red Cross, Greater Kansas City Chapter 
211 West Armour Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 931-8400                                      Fax: (816) 531-7306
Email: meyerm@arckc.org
CEO: Matt Meyer
Emergency, health and safety education and blood services are provided to help all ages prevent, prepare for and respond to the unexpected. Emergency services provide 24/7 response to disaster victims and emergency communications for military families. Disaster preparedness information and international tracing services are also available. Health and safety education provides First Aid, CPR, water safety training and influenza vaccinations, while blood services collects and distributes blood products. For more information and locations in Kansas and Missouri, call (816) 931-8400.

American Stroke Foundation 
5960 Dearborn, Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202
Phone: (913) 649-1776      Toll Free: 1(866) 549-1776                   Fax: (913) 649-6661
E-mail: patrick@americanstroke.org                              
Executive Director: Patrick Ayers
The vision of the American Stroke Foundation is to reach out to stroke survivors and their families across America. The ASF provides multifaceted services that are dedicated in improving the quality of life of stroke survivors and their caregivers, encompassing many different levels: physical, social, psychological and economic.

Benilde Hall
3220 East 23rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64127
Phone: (816) 842-5836                                      Fax: (816) 421-5026
E-mail: kjewell@mail.benildehall.org                            
Executive Director: Wm. Kent Jewell
Benilde Hall provides treatment and housing to men with substance abuse and mental health issues who are homeless in Jackson County. Benilde Hall provides substance abuse treatment, mental health services, supportive housing, health services, aftercare and outpatient services.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City 
3908 Washington, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 561-5269                                      Fax: (816) 561-5273
E-mail: info@bbbskc.org                                  
Executive Director: Micheal Lawrence
The BBBS-KC community based program matches children ages 8-14 from one-parent or non-traditional households with caring, adult mentors. “Bigs” and “Littles” spend a few hours each week for at least one year doing normal, everyday activities that lead to life-changing friendships over time.  The Kauffman Scholars Mentor Program matches high school students enrolled in the Kauffman Scholars program with a Big Brother or Big Sister.  The students are first generation college students and need friendship and guidance with the transition from high school to college.  Volunteer opportunities are available for adults 21 years of age and older.

Boy Scouts of America - Heart of America Council 
10210 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816) 942-9333                                      Fax: (816) 942-7646
E-mail: tibugg@bsamail.org                                        
Scout Executive: Timothy C. Bugg
Scouting prepares young people to make ethical choices over the course of their lifetime and builds self-esteem by emphasizing leadership, citizenship and physical fitness. Scouting serves boys and young men, ages 6 to 20, through Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing and Exploring, and young women ages 14 to 20 through Venturing and Exploring. Learning for Life, an in-school program, provides character education for high school students.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City 
6301 Rockhill Road, Suite 303, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816) 361-3600                                      Fax: (816) 361-3675
E-mail: info@helpKCkids.org                    
President: David A. Smith
&Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City is to promote the development of self-esteem, values and skills for boys and girls, ages 5-18, with special emphasis on youth from disadvantaged circumstances. Programs include reading and computer literacy; drug, alcohol and violence prevention; cultural and performing arts; and recreational programming. The Clubs are also home to the RBI (Reviving Baseball in the Inner City) and RIF (Reading is Fundamental) programs. For more information and locations of Kansas and Missouri sites, call (816) 361-3600 or visit www.helpKCkids.org.

Cabot Westside Health Center 
2121 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 471-0900                                      Fax: (816) 471-3150
E-mail: llevin@saint-lukes.org
Executive Director: Liz Levin
Cabot Westside Health Center, an outpatient community health center, celebrated
100 years of providing health care and dental services to those in need in 2006. Cabot fills a unique niche in the safety net system as the only full-service, bilingual/Spanish comprehensive health and dental facility in the Greater Kansas City area. Cabot serves nearly 7,600 patients annually through 22,000 visits. Only 7 percent of patients have private health insurance. Nearly 90 percent of patients speak only Spanish, so to ensure clear, culturally component communication all staff are bilingual. Services provided include family medicine, adult health, pediatrics, prevention programs, women’s health, OB program, WIC programs, health education and full preventative and restorative dental care. Cabot is open two evenings per week and has emergency walk-in times for patients needing immediate care without an appointment.

Camp Fire USA 
1100 Walnut Street, Suite 1900
Phone: (816) 285-2006                                      Fax: (816) 285-9444
E-mail: lori.smith@campfireusa.org                              
Chief Executive Officer: Cathy Tisdale
Manager of Heartland Operations: Lori Smith
The mission of Camp Fire USA is to build caring, confident youth and future leaders. In Camp Fire, youth find a fun and inclusive place, with caring adults committed to providing a positive youth development environment. In such an environment, Camp Fire youth have life-enhancing experiences and develop assets that are essential to their futures. Camp Fire USA offers quality programs reflective of best practices in the following four core program areas: Camp Fire Cares – Collaborating with other organizations to provide programming in before- and after-school programs supporting the child care needs of families. Camp Fire Camps – Providing opportunities for youth to developing a lifelong appreciation and respect for the outdoor environment. Camp Fire Connects – Collecting children with caring, trained adults by offering age-appropriate youth, teen, family and inclusion clubs. Camp Fire Contributes – Contributing to the community by engaging youth in education, enrichment and service-learning programs that address self-reliance, peer pressure, healthy living, financial literacy and civic engagement.

Cancer Action, Inc. 
10520 Barkley, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 642-8885                                      Fax: (913) 642-8886
E-mail: karlan@canceractionkc.org                              
Executive Director: Karla Nichols
Cancer Action provides programs and services addressing the physical, social, emotional, financial and spiritual needs of those living with cancer in the Kansas City area. Programs and services include case management, emotional support, support groups, educational programs and information, resource library, wellness programs, transportation to medical appointments, prescription assistance, nutritional supplements, wigs, turbans, breast prosthesis, medical equipment and supplies and comfort items. Services are provided free of charge.

CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties 
6901 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 112, Overland Park, KS 66202
Phone: (913) 715-4040                                      Fax: (913) 715-4030
E-mail: lois.rice@jocogov.org                          
Executive Director: Lois Rice
CASA empowers abused and neglected children with a volunteer’s voice in court by seeking safe and permanent homes for each child. CASA gathers information for court decisions and solutions that are in the best interest of the children.

Cass County Council on Aging 
2400 Jefferson Parkway, P.O. Box 133, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816) 380-8980, ext. 240                    
Contact: Regina Saling
Cass County Council on Aging’s goal is to increase the percentage of seniors/older adults who are able to live safely, healthy and independently in their own homes. Services include congregate meals, delivery of meals to homebound clients, and activities for personal interaction.

Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St. Joseph 
Administration, Senior Care Services, Foster Care Case Management:
1112 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: (816) 221-4377                                      Fax: (816) 221-9116
The Caritas Center : Community Services, Services for Pregnant Women and Counseling
301 E. Armour Blvd., Ste. 650, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 931-9399
E-mail: mhalterman@ccharities.com                   
CEO: Michael W. Halterman
Services in the Greater Kansas City Area include foster care case management, crisis pregnancy counseling, adoption services, emergency assistance, financial literacy and budgeting, homeless prevention, foreclosure prevention, senior care services, consulting and training services, professional counseling, TurnAround Program for persons leaving prison, outreach and advocacy, ministry with persons with disabilities and housing assistance. Special events and contributions managed by Catholic Charities Foundation, (816) 756-1858 ext. 563.

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, Inc. 
Administrative Office: 9720 West 87th Street, Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 433-2100                                      Fax: (913) 433-2101
E-mail: info@catholiccharitiesks.org                          
President & CEO: Jan Lewis
Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas provides assistance to those in need by helping them help themselves. The organization’s vision is that each of its neighbors will find the open doors of Catholic Charities and be met with help, hospitality and hope. The organization’s work strengthens both families and communities through its services, which include emergency assistance and housing, early child care, shelter for homeless men, refugee and migrant services, hospice, and in-home support for infants and their mothers as well as for the elderly.

Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) 
503 E. 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64055
Phone: (816) 252-8388                                      Fax: (816) 252-1337
E-mail: jissa@childabuseprevention.org   
CEO: Jeanetta Issa
CAPA offers counseling, family support services and education to prevent and treat child abuse. Services emphasize building positive family relationships and creating communities in which the well-being of children is a priority. Services include: children’s counseling specializing in sexual abuse treatment; general, individual, family and group counseling; play and art therapy; support groups for parents and children; Family Connections Home Visiting Program, Parents and Children Together (a self-help support group with a co-occurring class for children), Love and Logic Parenting Classes, SAFE Kids and Teens & Focusing on Children in Separation classes. Consultation on abuse prevention policies, information and referral are also available.

Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired 
3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 841-2284                                      Fax: (816) 753-7836
E-mail: info@ccvi.org                                        
Executive Director: Mary Lynne Dolembo
CCVI provides early education for children birth to age 8 who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities. CCVI features preschool and kindergarten classes with sighted peer models in every classroom. Other services include speech, occupational, physical and aquatic therapies; Braille and low-vision training; orientation and mobility training and deaf/blind instruction. Infant/Toddler home-based program, family support services and consultation services to other agencies are also available. Nationally accredited and licensed child care.

Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics 
2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO  64108
Phone:  (816) 234-3000                                                     Fax:  (816) 842-6107
E-mail:  dbleech@cmh.edu                             
President and CEO: Randall L. O’Donnell, Ph.D.
Complete range of medical/surgical inpatient and outpatient services for children ages birth through adolescence regardless of ability to pay.

The Children’s Place 
Two East 59th Street, Kansas City, MO 64113
Phone: (816) 363-1898                                      Fax: (816) 822-7711
E-mail: information@tcpkc.org                       
President and CEO: David Matson
Since opening its doors in 1978, The Children’s Place has worked to help heal the youngest survivors of abuse, neglect and trauma. Through treatment, education and family support, professional staff and dedicated volunteers address the emotional, behavioral and mental health needs of the most vulnerable members of our community’s children.

Children’s TLC 
3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 756-0780                                      Fax: (816) 756-1677
E-mail: srancatore@childrenstlc.org                              
Executive Director: Alan Murray
Children’s TLC (Therapeutic Learning Center) provides therapeutic and educational intervention for children with disabilities from birth through age 8. Scholarships may be available. Family centered services are utilized to increase each child’s functional abilities. Children may receive services in the center based pre-school, home/community setting or seen as an out-patient. Children’s TLC provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, aquatic therapy, special instruction, deaf education and also has a classroom for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Community LINC 
4012-14 Troost, Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 561-5862                                      Fax: (816) 531-4416
E-mail: cdenny@communitylinc.org                           
CEO: Laura Gray
For over 20 years, Community LINC has provided a critical safety net to homeless families in Kansas City by providing shelter and programming serving approximately 700 homeless families with more than 2,000 children. Outreach programs have provided services and case management to over 1,000 additional at-risk families. Community LINC creates self-sufficient families and communities with a focus on teaching life skills and accountability, yielding outstanding results. On average, 70 percent of residents in the transitional housing program leave for permanent housing and 83 percent will still be living independently at the end of the two-year or longer follow-up period.

Community Mediation Center 
1212 W. Truman Road, Independence, MO 64050
Phone: (816) 461-8255                                      Fax: (816) 833-4305
E-mail: meed8r@sbcglobal.net                      
Executive Director: Diane Kyser
Community Mediation Center helps in resolving, managing and preventing conflicts in communities through training, facilitation and mediation in hopes of building communities where all address their differences in just and peaceful ways. The center provides mediation for neighborhoods, policing programs, employers, organizations and training programs.

Community Services League 
300 West Maple, Independence, MO 64050
Phone: (816) 254-4100                                      Fax: (816) 252-9906
E-mail: levinem@cslcares.org                        
Executive Director: Michael Levine
Food, clothing, utility and prescription assistance are provided to families in the Independence, Blue Springs, Buckner, Grain Valley and Oak Grove areas as well as housing counseling, Work Express (employment), senior services, school supplies and Christmas Gifts/meals. Community Services League also offers volunteer opportunities at each of its seven locations throughout Jackson County.

Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. 
10901 E. Winner Road, P.O. Box 520169, Independence, MO 64052
Phone: (816) 254-3652                                      Fax: (816) 254-9243
E-mail: wkyle@thecmhs.com                        
Director and CEO: William H. Kyles, M.A., M.P.A.
Comprehensive Mental Health Services provides mental health and addiction recovery services in Eastern Jackson County and in Kansas City, MO. Services include medication services; psychiatry; rehabilitation; education; residential and outpatient therapy for adults, families, youth and elderly.

Concerned Care 
320 Armour Road, Suite 101, Kansas City, MO  64116
Phone:  (816) 474-3026                                     Fax:  (816) 474-3029
E-mail:  barbara@concernedcarekc.org       
Executive Director: Barbara M. Griggs
Concerned Care provides group home, apartment living, supported living, independent living assistance and community integration services to adults with developmental disabilities living in Clay County.  Recreation and community integration experiences provided for adults and youth with developmental disabilities in Clay County.

Crittenton Children’s Center 
10918 Elm Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816) 765-6600                                      Fax: (816) 765-4101
E-mail: jhron@saint-lukes.org                         
CEO: Janine Hron
CEO Medical Director: Eileen Duggan, M.D.
Crittenton Children’s Center has been caring for the needs of children and families in the community for more than 114 years. Our comprehensive continuum of care includes an acute psychiatric hospital, exclusively for children ages 4-18, operated for more than
31 years; a broad array of intensive residential treatment services for adolescents ages 13-18, including Missouri Level IV intensive care, a specialized juvenile aggression unit, service to military dependents and their families, and Kansas PRTF; an adolescent chemical dependency intensive outpatient program; foster care and adoption case management including recruitment and training of foster and adoptive families; in-home services predominately serving the Northland community; and prevention services in 18 urban Head Start locations.

DeLaSalle Education Center 
Kobets High School, DeLaSalle Charter School, 3740 Forest Ave.,
Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: (816) 561-4445                                      Fax: (816) 561-6106
E-mail: info@delasallecenter.org                  
Executive Director: Mark Williamson                              
DeLaSalle is an accredited private, alternative school system providing an opportunity for students to improve their learning and life skills. Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, DeLaSalle will operate a charter school under the sponsorship of UMKC, called DeLaSalle Charter School. The Center offers individualized curricula within small class settings to maximize one-on-one instruction. Additional services: drug/alcohol prevention and treatment, anger management, an early childhood development program and mental health services. DeLaSalle also operates a Jackson County Family Court school: Hilltop School (816) 435-7046.

Della Lamb Community Services 
500 Woodland, Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 842-8040                                      Fax: (816) 842-7727
E-mail: jakers@dellalamb.org                       
Executive Vice President: Judy McGonigle Akers
Della Lamb provides community-based programming for low-income Kansas Citians including Adult Education; GED; English as a Second Language; Emergency Assistance Social Services including food, utilities, rent, clothing; Seasonal Services including camping, back-to-school, Thanksgiving, Christmas; Early Education Child Care for ages 6 wks-12yrs; Elementary Charter School, K-6th Grade; Before/After School Care; International Refugee Supportive Services including case management translation; Youth Services including educational, recreational, athletic, drug/violence prevention.

Don Bosco Community Center, Inc. 
531 Garfield Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64124
Phone:  (816) 691-2900                                                     Fax:  (816) 691-2958
E-mail:  nscielzo@donbosco.org                   
President: Nicholas Scielzo
Don Bosco provides vital services and programs for nearly 2,000 people daily, from children to senior adults, through six interrelated centers: a Charter High School, Counseling Center, English as a Second Language Center, Family Support Center, Senior Center and Youth Development Center.  The mission is to empower individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency and independence through comprehensive services designed to meet the needs of Kansas City’s ethnically rich and culturally diverse Northeast community.

Drumm Foundation 
3210 Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, MO  64055
Phone:  (816) 373-3434                                                     Fax:  (816) 373-3939
E-mail:  rufus@drummfarm.org                  
CEO: Rufus Little
This program’s mission is to help foster children to build successful lives by providing stable, nurturing, long-term family-style homes and positive growth opportunities on the Drumm Farm campus.  Priority is given to keeping sibling groups together and to breaking the cycle of frequent and disruptive placement changes.

El Centro, Inc. 
650 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 677-0100                                      Fax: (913) 362-8513
E-mail: mljaramillo@elcentroinc.com                    
President and CEO: Mary Lou Jaramillo
El Centro’s vision to help families build assets is a natural catalyst for the center’s mission to create and sustain educational, social and economic opportunities that strengthen families. Holistic programs include a nationally accredited year-round dual language Pre-K education, financial education, credit counseling, home ownership education and protection and family services including emergency assistance, seniors program, crime victims counseling and advocacy, health care support and policy research and advocacy and the Silver Lining Thrift Shop.

Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas 
6700 Troost, Suite 316, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816) 444-2800                                      Fax: (816) 444-6777
E-mail:darla@stl-epil.org                                  
Executive Director: Darla Templeton
The Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas is the only provider of comprehensive services to people who have epilepsy/seizure disorders. Services include medication assistance, case management, a parent group, education, advocacy and a camp for children (ages 6-17) living with epilepsy.

Episcopal Community Services 
11 East 40th St., Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 561-8920                                      Fax: (816) 561-4939
E-mail: info@episcopalcommunity.org or jlehnertz@episcopalcommunity.org
President and CEO: Jay F. Lehnertz, Ph.D.
The mission of Episcopal Community Services is to engage the Episcopal and broader communities both in feeding the hungry and in empowering the poor to move beyond the barriers of poverty with dignity. Programming includes direct food services (ECS’ Central Kitchen at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral and Eastside Kitchen at the Downtown Services Center, Meals-on-Wheels), a food rescue program, a job training program (Culinary Cornerstones) including catering services (Cornerstones Catering) and the Hunger Relief Network (a network of Episcopal pantries, congregate meal sites and other food delivery programs including weekend backpack program).

The Family Conservancy 
444 Minnesota, Suite 200, Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 342-1110      Phone (Spanish): (913) 573-1110   Fax: (913) 342-3632
E-mail: dvlpmnt@thefamilyconservancy.org               
President and CEO: Betsy Vander Velde
The Family Conservancy champions the healthy development of children in the metro by: suggesting sound parenting practices that best support a child’s long-term well-being, helping to  make an informed decision about child care and referrals to 3,000 area child care programs; providing an online parenting class locator; providing counseling to encourage a home environment that is free from violence, drugs or depression; helping families overcome poverty through financial education and matched savings to help families buy a first home, attend college or start a new business; offering answers to parenting questions. Many services are also offered in Spanish.

First Call
(formerly National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence)
633 E. 63rd, Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 361-5900 or (913) 233-0747    Fax: (816) 361-7290
E-mail: mollyo@ncaddkc.org                          
President and CEO: Molly O’Neill
It is the mission of First Call to reduce the impact of alcohol, drugs and other addictions by providing quality services to individuals, families and the community.

Genesis School 
3800 E. 44th Street, Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816) 921-0775 or (816) 245-5110    Fax: (816) 921-4268
E-mail: pamelap@genesisschool.org                           
Executive Director: Pamela L. Pearson
Genesis enrolls more than 300 at-risk youth during the school year and summer session. Beyond academics, Genesis School is committed to fostering an environment that welcomes young people, encourages and supports their efforts and aspirations, stimulates critical thinking skills and celebrates their value and endless potential. Genesis’ outreach to students and parents has resulted in strong and consistent gains in student performance both academically and socially.

Gillis 
8150 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 508-3500                                      Fax: (816) 508-3535
E-mail: ms3501@gillis.org                                               
President and CEO: Mary Ellen Schaid
Since 1870, Gillis has operated a multi-faceted nonprofit social service agency. Today Gillis provides residential treatment for up to 40 boys, a private therapeutic day treatment school for up to 120 emotionally disturbed and dually diagnosed developmentally delayed children and community based therapy and case management services to 1000+ families each year. The mission of Gillis is to help at-risk children and their families reach their full potential through education, counseling and social services. Gillis’ vision is that all children will live in emotionally stable, safe and nurturing environments.

Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri 
8383 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64133
Phone: (816) 358-8750                                      Fax: (816) 358-5714
E-mail: general@girlscoutsksmo.org                             
CEO: Dr. Carol Hansen
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. More than 35,000 girls ages 5-17, in a 47-county area, of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds participate in fun and enriching experiences, following an established Girl Scout curriculum. With the help of caring adults, Girl Scouts helps girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives: strong values, a social conscience and conviction about their own potential and self-worth.

Good Samaritan Project 
3030 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 561-8784                                      Fax: (816) 531-7199
E-mail: davids@gsp-kc.org                                              
Executive Director: David Schlomer
Good Samaritan Project is a community-based AIDS service organization established in 1985 that provides supportive and responsive care for a diverse community of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS through care, education and advocacy. The agency serves the 11-county metropolitan area and provides case management, financial assistance, transportation, care teams and support groups. Prevention and education programs include minority youth outreach, programs targeting minority women and men and programs to prevent transmission of HIV by those infected with the virus.

Gordon Parks Elementary School 
3715 Wyoming St., Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 753-6700                                      Fax: (816) 753-3436
E-mail: djohnson@gpes.org                                            
Executive Director: Dean Johnson
Gordon Parks Elementary is a non-profit charter school established to provide a quality education to Kansas City’s urban-core children living in poverty.  Gordon Parks opened in 1999 and now serves 212 students in grades Kindergarten through 5th, 95% of whom live at or below the poverty level.  The school provides an individualized, academic program including a host of services vital to educating its students:  an extensive special education program, speech and language pathology, a vision skills program, in-depth counseling and mental health therapies, a behavior intervention program, integrated arts program and a robust after-school program.

Grace Early Childhood Education Center 
614 W. Mills St., Belton, MO 64012
Phone: (816) 468-1514                                      Fax: (816) 348-1565
E-mail: RHardee@bsd124.org                        
Principal: Rhonda Hardee
The Grace ECCE Center houses a variety of early childhood programming including Parents As Teachers, Early Childhood Special Education, Title I Preschool, Part-Time Free Pre-K Preschool, Full-Day Missouri Project Classes and infant and toddler child care programming. The center offers fee-based care from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Grace is open year round and implements the Project Construction Curriculum. All preschool classes are taught by early childhood certified staff.

Grandview Assistance Program 
1121 Main Street, Grandview, MO 64030
Phone: (816) 761-1919                      Fax: (816) 744-8818
E-mail: gapcrew@kc.rr.com                             
Executive Director: Sharon Kinder
The Grandview Assistance Program provides emergency assistance to residents of Grandview and the Grandview school district including a food pantry; USDA government commodities; utility assistance; rental assistance; school supplies; budget guidance; referrals; Christmas gifts and food for low-income seniors, individuals and families; computer center for job searching, resume writing, unemployment filing and Money Smart web based program.

Greater Kansas City Housing Information Center 
3200 Wayne Ave., Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: (816) 931-0443                                      Fax: (816) 931-0722
E-mail: pat_gilmorewilkins@att.net              
Executive Director: Patricia Gilmore-Wilkins
Greater KC Housing Information Center is a nonprofit, HUD-certified housing counseling agency confronting housing issues for home seekers, renters and homeowners serving both Kansas and Missouri. Removes barriers to obtaining or sustaining housing, making sure all people have access to safe, decent and affordable housing on an equal opportunity basis. Through educational workshops and one-on-one housing counseling sessions, consumers can improve their housing situation and have access to a better quality of life. Financial assistance may be provided to assist in removing challenges to obtain or maintain housing.

Guadalupe Centers, Inc. (GCI) 
1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 421-1015                                      Fax: (816) 472-1001
E-mail: cmedina@guadalupecenters.org     
CEO/Executive Director: Cris Medina
The services/programs provided by Guadalupe Centers are: emergency assistance/homeless program, job placement, teen pregnancy services, bilingual substance abuse counseling, afterschool/summer enrichment program, AIDS/HIV outreach/education and management, senior citizen programs, Culinary Arts School, catering services, facility rentals, Charter High School, Charter Middle School, Pre-School, organized youth athletics and recreational activities, Federal Credit Union and cultural arts.

Harmony 
4901 Main Street, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO  64112
Phone:  (816) 333-5059                                     Fax:  (816) 333-5169
E-mail:  ddean@kcharmony.org                    
President: Darryck Dean
Harmony is a human relations organization with a long history of expertise in developing cultural competence and leveraging diversity.  With award-winning programs and services, Harmony is building inclusive communities in a more inclusive America.  Harmony offers youth and adult education programs, consulting and assessment services, mediation and other resources to individuals, organizations, businesses and communities within the Kansas City Metropolitan area.

Harrisonville Ministerial Alliance 
P.O. Box 626, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816) 380-3505                                      E-mail: hmathriftshop@yahoo.com
Director: Kathy Schrock
The Harrisonville Ministerial Alliance has been in existence for more than 25 years. Programs include the HMA Thrift Store; HMA Help, which provides emergency assistance; HMA Food Pantry; and family/individual counseling. HMA works in conjunction with various help agencies throughout the community to ensure that needs can be met to treat the whole person and better position families and those in need to begin to provide for themselves.

Harrisonville NETT 
P.O. Box 937, 2000 Anaconda Road, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816) 322-1166                                     
E-mail: leesa.wiseman@doc.mo.gove                          
Contact: Leesa Wiseman
Harrisonville NETT is a broad-based community coalition whose mission is to reduce substance abuse/addiction and promote healthy living for all ages. Services include the DARE program, Alternative Focus Buddy Program, Red Ribbon Week activities, Project Prom/Senior Mania and SPOT activities. In addition, the agency works to build community support for decrease usage of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Harvesters - The Community Food Network 
3801 Topping, Kansas City, MO 64129
Phone: (816) 929-3000                                      Fax: (816) 929-3123
E-mail: inforequest@harvesters.org                          
President and CEO: Karen Haren
As the regional food bank serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas, Harvesters collects food and household products from industry and community sources. They distribute those products and provide nutrition services through a network of more than 620 non-profit agencies, including emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes, homes for the mentally disabled and shelters for battered persons. Harvesters, which was founded in 1979, also offers leadership and education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and generate solutions to end hunger.

Head Start of Shawnee Mission, Inc. 
8155 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS 66204
Phone: (913) 649-9714                                      Fax: (913) 649-3485
E-mail: ttravis@smks-headstart.org                               
Executive Director: Terrie Van Zandt-Travis
Head Start of Shawnee Mission provides early childhood education and comprehensive family services to families in Northeast Johnson County that meet federal poverty guidelines. Programs include an Early Head Start program for pregnant women, infants and toddlers up to three years of age and a Head Start pre-school program for children ages 3-5. Family and Community Services include parent education and opportunities for involvement, disabilities, health, nutrition and mental health screening and education.

Health Partnership Clinic of Johnson County 
7171 W. 95th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 648-2266                                      Fax: (913) 648-1787
E-mail: alowe@hpcjc.org                                 
Executive Director: Amanda Lowe
Health Partnership Clinic of Johnson County is dedicated to providing medical and dental home care for Johnson County’s low income, uninsured residents by mobilizing community resources. In its 18th year of providing care to this population, services include primary and acute care, chronic disease management, specialty care, pharmaceutical services, dental care and prevention and wellness activities including health screenings and patient education. Services are provided in Overland Park and Olathe. The Clinic relies on a small staff and over 100 volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses, dental assistants and clerical workers. Patients are seen regardless of their ability to pay with a suggested donation of $10.

Healthy Families Counseling and Support
3100 NE 83rd Street, Suite 1401, Kansas City, MO 64119
Phone: (816) 508-1600                                      Fax: (816) 468-0289
E-mail:ryan.dowis@healthyfamilieskc.org   
Interim President: Ryan Dowis
Healthy Families Counseling and Support strengthens families through in-home and community-based parenting education and mental health treatment services designed to prevent abuse, ensure healthy physical and emotional development, increase positive fathering and mothering, build loving couples and keep families intact to ensure everyone has a safe, stable and nurturing family. Healthy Families Counseling and Support works to do this by addressing the social, emotional and mental health needs of children, families and individuals, focusing efforts on the prevention of child abuse, treatment of mental illness and development of family support networks for at-risk children and families, thereby ensuring the best possible outcomes. Innovative programming includes workshops for fathers and new parent couples, in-home parenting support for first-time parents, in-office and in-home mental health therapy.

Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries 
1817 Campbell, Kansas City, MO  64108
Phone:  (816) 842-7425                                    Fax:  (816) 842-7616
E-mail:  ljones@mokangoodwill.org                             
President and CEO: Larry Jones
Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries is a community social service agency offering education; training and employment through evaluation; specialized training for the head injured; computer skills training; job placement; and sheltered, supported, transitional and competitive employment for persons with disabilities, the homeless and other disadvantages. Provides affordable quality clothing and merchandise to the community and competitive employment opportunities for the disabled and disadvantaged through the operation of the Goodwill Stores.

Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center 
31505 East Stringtown Road, Greenwood, MO 64034
Phone: (816) 697-5400                                      Fax: (816) 697-5408
E-mail: jcappo@hhtrc.org                                 
Executive Director: Janellen Cappo
Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center is a Premier Accredited Center by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). HHTRC’s Spirit Horse Autism Program collaborates in an on-going research study with the University of Kansas. HHTRC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization staffed by licensed therapists and nationally certified instructors. HHTRC offers three distinctive programs: Hippotherapy - occupational, physical and behavioral therapy; Therapeutic Horsemanship Program; and Spirit Horse Autism Program.

The Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) 
2130 Jefferson, KCMO, 64108
Phone: (816) 221-3442                                      Fax: (816) 221-6458
E-mail: bramirez@kchedc.org                        
Executive Director: Bernardo Ramirez
The Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community development corporation dedicated to improving the lives within the Greater Kansas City area through financially stabilizing programming. Since its establishment in 1993, the HEDC continues to accomplish its mission through the provision of business development services, employment and other asset-building initiatives.

Hope Haven of Cass County 
P.O. Box 754, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816) 380-2833                                      Fax: (816) 884-4712
E-mail: hopehaven3@charter.net
Executive Director: Joan Pierce
Hope Haven provides shelter, 24-hour hotline, groups, counseling, outreach service, court advocacy and referral services for survivors of sexual and domestic abuse and their families.

Hope House 
P.O. Box 577, Lee’s Summit, MO  64063
Phone:  Hotline (816) 461-4673     Fax:  (816) 257-9350           
Administration (816) 461-4188
E-mail:  mmetheny@hopehouse.net                             
CEO: Mary Anne Metheny
Hope House has two 52-bed shelters in Independence and Lee’s Summit for battered persons and their children. A 24-hour hotline, information and referral services, court advocacy, civil legal services, outreach counseling, children’s services, supervised visitation center and hospital advocacy are provided.  Support groups are available in Independence, Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit as well as educational programs for students, professionals and community groups.

Independence Meals on Wheels, Inc. 
409 North Liberty, Independence, MO  64050
Phone:  (816) 254-9566
E-mail:  independencemealsonwheels@comcast.net
Executive Director: Linda Allen
Provides nourishing, dietetic noon meals delivered by volunteers Monday - Friday to
house-bound residents, convalescent or disabled persons unable to prepare balanced meals for themselves.

Jackson County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) 
625 East 26th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 842-CASA (2272)                       Fax: (816) 842-7788
E-mail: mgershun@jacksoncountycasa-mo.org         
Executive Director: Martha Gershun
Jackson Count CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recruits, trains and supports lay volunteers to represent the best interest of abused and neglected children in the Jackson County Family Court system.  Volunteers work to place children in a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible and advocate for medical, educational and therapeutic resources while the children are in the court system.

Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City 
5801 West 115th Street, Suite 101, Overland Park, KS  66211
Phone:  (913) 327-8000                                                                     Fax:  (913) 327-8040
E-mail:  jacobs@jewishkc                                
Executive Director: Jacob Schreiber
Jewish Community Center provides programs for individuals, children and families, including pre-school and daycare; day camp; athletics; health management services; recreational services; continuing education; aquatics; Russian outreach; programs for singles, teens and senior adults; after-school and vacation care; adults and family services and cultural arts.

Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City 
5801 West 115th Street, Suite 103, Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: (913) 327-8250                                      Fax: (913) 327-8222
E-mail: info@jfskc.org                                      
Executive Director: Don Goldman
Jewish Family Services offers a full range of services to help at every point in the life cycle within our six main program areas: Older Adult, Counseling, Life Crisis Assistance, Family Life Education, Chaplaincy and Volunteering. From transportation and aging-in-place programs for older adults, to counseling for individuals, couples and families, to volunteering opportunities for everyone, JFS can help.

Jewish Vocational Service 
1608 Baltimore, Suite 10, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 471-2808                                      Fax: (816) 471-2930
E-mail: jcfoster@jvskc.org                                
Executive Director: Joy Foster
JVS provides vocational evaluation, job readiness training, job placement assistance, sheltered employment; comprehensive hearing impaired services; refugee resettlement, refugee employment services; immigration counseling; career management services for the Jewish Community; medical and social service interpreter training; cultural competency training; interpreter services, social integration services, citizenship preparation and refugee healthy marriage classes. JVS also has the Baltimore Ave. Dime Store, which sells new and used merchandise, snacks and beverages, while providing work opportunities to those employed in its sheltered workshop.

Johnson County Christmas Bureau 
9503 Johnson Drive, Merriam, KS 66203
P.O. Box 14786, Shawnee Mission, KS 66295
Phone: (913) 341-4342                                      Fax: (913) 341-4342
E-mail: jococb@aol.com                                
Executive Director: Barb McNeile
The Johnson County Christmas Bureau serves the needs of low-income families in Johnson County, Kansas. Groceries, personal care items, clothing, gifts, toys, books and coats are made available for client selection at our annual Holiday Shop held over nine days in December at a donated location. All items are new with the exception of coats and books. Over 10,000 qualified clients (2,800 families) were assisted by over 3,000 community volunteers at the 2009 Holiday Shop. Clients referred by SRS, Catholic Community Services, schools and other agencies complete an application and are provided an appointment to shop. 2010 marks the 50th Anniversary of JCCB’s commitment to making the holidays brighter for low-income residents of Johnson County.

Johnson County Housing Coalition 
403A West Poplar, Olathe, KS 66061
Phone: (913) 390-0413                                      Fax: (913) 390-0358
E-mail: director@jocohousingcoalition.com 
Executive Director: Allan Quigley
Provides affordable housing opportunities in Johnson County for low-income and disabled households; maintains an inventory of 257 housing units for qualified families; works with other community services to assist with housing and related issues.

Kansas Children’s Service League 
15717 College Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219
Phone: (913) 621-2016 ext: 12112                  Fax: (913) 371-0509
E-mail:rfarrell@kcsl.org                                    
East Region Director: Robena Farrell
Development Director: Monica Enloe
KCSL’s mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. This is done through a number of state wide programs that strengthen families and prevent child abuse, such as Healthy Families, a 1-800-CHILDREN parent helpline answered 24/7, a toll free number for KCSL service information – 877-530-5275, an annual statewide conference on prevention, parent support groups, Head Start and mental health services. KCSL is the state of Kansas‘ chapter for Prevent Child Abuse America, which is the host of the Adopt Kansas Kids website with information about the adoption process in Kansas and children available for adoption. It provides private infant adoption services, sponsors resource family homes that take teens, and provides Juvenile Intake and Assessment services for children in need of care in Johnson County, Kansas.

Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture 
4223 Gibbs Road, Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: (913) 831-2444
E-mail: katherine@kccua.org                          
Executive Director: Katherine Kelly
Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture promotes the production and consumption of fresh, healthy vegetables in the neighborhoods where people live and work.  The focus is on “growing” urban farmers through technical assistance, education and networking support.  They also work with communities and a wide variety of non-profit agencies and institutions interested in using the benefits of urban agriculture for the betterment of their constituencies.

Kansas City Community Gardens 
6917 Kensington Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64132
Phone:  (816) 931-3877                                     Fax:  (816) 931-3915
E-mail:  bsharda@sbcglobal.net                     
Executive Director: Ben Sharda
Provides assistance to low-income families throughout the metro area to produce food from vegetable gardens. By producing some of their own food, gardening families are able to reduce their food costs and improve nutrition in their diets. Eligible participants can obtain low cost vegetable seeds, fertilizer, garden tilling, gardening information, space and vegetable plants. Not-for-profit agencies, neighborhood organizations and schools can also receive gardening resources and technical assistance to develop community gardens.

Kansas City Free Health Clinic 
3515 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 753-5144                                      Fax: (816) 753-0804
E-mail: swood@kcfree.org                                               
Executive Director: Sheridan Y. Wood
Since 1971, the Kansas City Free Health Clinic has provided basic health care services at no charge to uninsured adults. Services are available in General Medicine; Dental; Behavior Health Counseling & Mental Health Case Management; testing/screenings; HIV Primary Care, Testing, Treatment Adherence & Case Management; and Health Education & Prevention. Medications are dispensed. Support groups and specialty services (i.e. chiropractic, dermatology, woman’s health, optometry, etc.) are also available. Patients are seen by appointment at two locations: 3515 Broadway and 5119 E. 24th Street.

Kansas Legal Services 
400 State Avenue, Suite 1015, Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 621-0200                                         Fax: (913) 621-3817
E-mail: coxl@klsinc.org or sharitzk@klsinc.org              
Managing Attorney: Leland Cox
Kansas Legal Services provides legal advice and representation to Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Linn, Franklin and Wyandotte county residents in civil cases. Priorities are age 60 and older, in greater socioeconomic need, emphasis on domestic violence, housing, tenant rights, social security disability, public entitlement cases and mediation.

KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Inc. 
21350 W. 153rd Street, Olathe, KS 66061
Phone: (913) 322-4900                                      Fax: (913) 780-1284
E-mail: wsims@kvc.org                             
President/CEO: B. Wayne Sims
KVC sees potential in every child and knows children grow best in strong, healthy families. KVC is an integral human service provider committed to enriching the lives of children and families through medical and behavior healthcare, social services and education. Comprehensive services include foster care and adoption, inpatient psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents, outpatient and school-based mental health programs. KVC reaches out to families in a five-state region, creating one of the largest continuums of care in the nation serving 25,000 children and families annually.

Lee’s Summit CARES 
901 NE Independence Avenue, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
Phone: (816) 347-3298                      Fax: (816) 246-8207
E-mail: rdlittle@rediscovermh.org  
Director: Roby Little
Lee’s Summit CARES is a community coalition with a mission to combat alcohol/drug abuse and youth violence. The coalition is comprised of key stakeholders from schools, businesses, city government, family, public safety, health, faith, recreation and media. The initiatives include: Parenting Teens 24/7, You Can Make a Difference Bullying Workshops, Community of Character, Partnership to Prevent Risky Behaviors, Internet Safety, Alcohol Retailer Training and the LSC Youth Advisory Board.

Lee’s Summit Social Services 
108 SE 4th Street, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Phone: (816) 525-4357                                      Fax: (816) 525-6859
E-mail: lsss@kc.rr.com                                     
Executive Director: Geneva J. High
Emergency assistance including food pantry, utilities, home repair for low-income elderly provides budget counseling, referrals, school supplies, clothing, Christmas store and holiday baskets for seniors and families.

Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue and Recovery 
3315 Rennau Drive, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Mailing Address: PO Box 6575 Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-6575
Phone:  816-525-9555
E-mail:  director@lsur.org                                 
Executive Director: Jim Pennetti
This program is designed to provide the KC metro area, as well as surrounding states, 24-hour specialized water rescue and recovery services to save lives, protect property and educate the public about water safety.  LSURR performs dive operations in all types of water ranging from rivers, ponds, lakes, creeks, and quarries.  The subject matter of the operation could be flood evacuation, weapons / evidence recovery, small aircraft recovery, human / animal rescue or recovery,  vehicle recovery, swiftwater / river rescue, ice rescue, ice diving recovery, sonar searches, missing person searches.

Legal Aid of Western Missouri 
1125 Grand Avenue, Suite 1900, Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 474-6750                                      Fax: (816) 747-9751
E-mail: glombardi@lawmo.org                       
Executive Director: Gregg Lombardi
Legal Aid provides free legal services to low-income persons in Jackson, Platte and Clay counties. Cases involve housing, consumer, governmental benefits, family, immigration and guardianship problems. Special emphasis on legal services to homeless/near homeless, elderly, victims of domestic violence and child abuse and persons with AIDS.

Lifeskills Management Center 
413 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS  66061
Phone:  (913) 254-0001                                     Fax:  (913) 782-4997
E-mail:  lifeskillscenter@yahoo.com                             
Executive Director: James J. Khalili, Ph.D.
Lifeskills Management Center provides prevention, intervention, education and treatment programs for families, children and adolescents at-risk for or involved in the juvenile justice system. Programs include: after-school program for youth 12-18;  short term out-of-school suspension supervision; residential and continuing care program for court-ordered youth 15-18; awareness and cessation of tobacco; comprehensive anger management for teens 13-18;  stress and anger management for parents and adults; multi-family program for reduction of domestic aggression; parenting for challenging youth; and teaching youth skills of peer pressure resistance and problem solving without being bullied or bullying.  All programs are based on sliding scale fees.

Literacy Kansas City 
211 West Armour Blvd., Third Floor, Kansas City, MO 64113
Phone: (816) 333-9332                                      Fax: (816) 444-6628
E-mail: mbertrand@literacykc.org                 
Executive Director: Mark Bertrand
Literacy Kansas City’s mission is to advance literacy through direct services, advocacy and collaboration. Literacy Kansas City provides reading, writing and math instruction to adults, age 16 and older, through individual tutoring and small group instruction. Emphasis is placed on personalized coursework that meets individual needs. The agency serves students from basic literacy levels through GED preparation. Literacy Kansas City is an accredited member of ProLiteracy America.

Marillac Center
8000 W. 127th St., Overland Park, KS  66213
Phone:  Hospital Services (913) 681-KIDS (5437)  All Other Services (913) 663-KIDS
Fax:        (913) 681-1440
E-mail:  mark.richards@marillac.org               
President and CEO: Mark Richards
Marillac provides comprehensive mental health services for children, adolescents and families.  Services include acute, sub-acute, partial hospitalization, residential treatment and specialized therapeutic day school programs for boys and girls, up to age 17;  crisis assessment; psychiatric evaluation; individual, family and group therapy; 24-hour nursing care; expressive therapies, including art, music and recreation; substance abuse treatment; case management and discharge planning; specialized treatment for sexual behavior problems. Marillac also offers after-school programs specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Mattie Rhodes Center
1740 Jefferson Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 471-2536                                      Fax: (816) 471-2521
E-mail: jfierro@mattierhodes.org                   
Executive Director: John Fierro
Founded in 1894, Mattie Rhodes Center bridges cultures and communities through the arts, mental health and social services by providing culturally competent, bilingual services in a respectful and compassionate environment. Program areas include: counseling and case management; domestic violence; substance abuse treatment; family education and support; health and wellness; youth development; developmental disability services; and Latino cultural arts.

Mental Health America of the Heartland
739 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 281-2221                                      Fax: (913) 281-3977
E-mail: slewis@mhah.org                                
President and CEO: Susan Crain Lewis, MSSW
Mental Health America of the Heartland is dedicated to promoting the mental health of the community and improving the quality of life of persons with mental illness through advocacy, education and support. Programs include Advocacy and Recovery Support Services, Heartland Housing, Mental Health Promotion and the Child and Youth Mental Health Initiative. Services are centered around advocacy and recovery through employment opportunities, leadership development, peer support and subsidized housing, teen suicide prevention presentations, information and referral resources and educational workshops, seminars and conferences. Serves the bi-state metropolitan area.

Metro Lutheran Ministry 
3031 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: (816) 931-0027                                      Fax: (816) 931-3511
E-mail: jimglynn@mlmkc.org                          
Executive Director: Jim Glynn
Metro Lutheran Ministry assists low-income families and provides services to the elderly and disabled, homeless services, emergency assistance (utilities, rent, food, clothing), case management, pre-job training, job development and the Christmas Program. Other programs include: permanent supportive housing for the chronically mentally ill, chronically homeless persons and a Saturday breakfast program.

Metropolitan Council on Early Learning 
Mid-America Regional Council, 600 Broadway, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: (816) 474-4240                                      Fax: (816) 421-7758
E-mail: jcaccamo@marc.org                                           
Director: James M. Caccamo, Ph.D.
The vision of the Metropolitan Council on Early Learning (MCEL) is that all children will enter school prepared for success. Since 1989, MCEL has served as a think tank and change catalyst for the development and implementation of an early learning system in Greater Kansas City. Through Partners in Quality, other community stakeholders partner with MCEL on strategic planning and advocacy. Mid-America Regional Council is the Head Start grantee for Clay, Platte and Jackson counties and is administered through MCEL.

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) 
3100 Broadway, Suite 400, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 931-4527                                      Fax: (816) 931-4532
E-mail: prilinger@mocsa.org                           
President & CEO: Palle M. Rilinger, ACSW
MOCSA provides a 24-hour crisis line for support and information on sexual violence, individual crisis intervention therapy and support groups for rape victims and their significant others, therapy for sexually abused children and their families, individual therapy and support groups for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and training for professionals dealing with sexual assault/abuse and prevention.

Mid America Assistance Coalition, Inc. 
One West Armour Blvd, Suite 301, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 561-2727                                      Fax: (816) 561-7277
E-mail: maacinfo@maaclink.org                    
Executive Director: John Rich
Mid America Assistance Coalition’s mission is “to strengthen the social service community through information systems, training and advocacy.” The MAACLink data system is a web-based HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) used by HUD-funded agencies serving the homeless. In the 7-county Greater Kansas City area over 180 individual agencies with over 260 direct service locations use MAACLink to provide online, real-time information about homeless and emergency assistance resources and services. Aggregate reporting from MAACLink is used to inform public policy makers and planning organizations about the plight of low-income and homeless individuals and families to assist in decision-making. Through the Strengths Based Case Management program, SBCM case managers at over 35 area agencies receive training and support through monthly meetings and an annual training conference. Mid America Assistance Coalition does not provide direct services to clients. Rather, it provides services to agencies through the MAACLink data system, which provides a wide range of homeless and emergency assistance services directly to clients.

Missouri Association for Social Welfare 
606 E. Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, MO  65101
Phone:  (573) 634-2901                                     Fax:  (573) 635-1648
E-mail:  bquinn@masw.org                              
Executive Director: Robert J. Quinn, Jr.
Missouri Association for Social Welfare conducts research on public policy and its impact on social and economic justice and then uses the results of that research to educate the public, to build new coalitions or enhance existing ones and to advocate to opinion leaders and policymakers.

Mother & Child Health Coalition (MCHC) 
6400 Prospect Ave, Suite 216, Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: (816) 283-6242                                      Fax: (816) 283-0307
E-mail: info@mchc.net                                     
Office Manager/Publications Specialist: Anne Biswell
Mother & Child Health Coalition believes that every child deserves a healthy start. It is the best gift a community gives its children and itself. MCHC activities focus on education, advocacy, collaboration, assessment, networking and resource sharing. Members from over 200 organizations address infant mortality, immunization, low birth weight, injuries, teen pregnancy, childhood obesity, substance abuse and child abuse. Focus is on traditionally low-income families who reside in hard-to-reach neighborhoods. Programs include Mid America Immunization Coalition, Safe Kids Metro KC, Breastfeeding Public Awareness, Weighing-In Childhood Obesity Prevention Collaborative and Kansas City Healthy Start.
 
Myasthenia Gravis Association 
6700 Troost, Suite 502, Kansas City, MO  64131
Phone:  (816) 256-4100                                     Fax:  (816) 333-1402
E-mail:  mgakc@sbcglobal.net                       
Executive Director: Chris Almvig
The Myasthenia Gravis Association informs and supports those diagnosed with MG and their families by providing one-on-one consultation, physician and human service referrals, MG clinic counseling, support groups, quarterly newsletters and opportunities to meet with others coping with this autoimmune, neuromuscular disease.  The Association provides educational opportunities through the Annual Meeting and at public forums. 

National Kidney Foundation Serving Kansas and Western Missouri
6405 Metcalf Ave, Suite 204, Overland Park, KS 66202
Phone: (913) 262-1551                                      Fax: (913) 722-4841
E-mail: stevee@kidney.org                                              
CEO: Steve Engel
The National Kidney Foundation prevents kidney disease through the promotion of a healthier diet and exercise for children, as well as provides direct services for patients, early intervention screening for those at risk (high blood pressure/diabetes), professional education and promotion of organ and tissue donor awareness.

NEWHOUSE 
P.O. Box 240019, Kansas City, MO 64124
Phone: (816) 474-6446      Hotline: (816) 471-5800     Fax: (816) 474-4157
E-mail: president@newhouseshelter.org      
President and CEO: Leslie Caplan
NEWHOUSE is a 24-hour staffed treatment center for battered women and children. NEWHOUSE provides individual and group counseling; resource referral services; material needs; a 24-hour hotline; child care program; family therapy; education and training services and community education, transitional housing, job readiness center, municipal court advocacy and bilingual services.

Niles Home for Children 
1911 East 23rd Street, Kansas City, MO  64127
Phone:  (816) 241-3448                                                     Fax:  (816) 231-9368
E-mail:  vwatson@nhc-kc.org                          
President and CEO: Valerie Nicholson-Watson 
The Niles Home for Children has been a safe haven for children since 1883, when Samuel Eason, an African-American bricklayer, began caring for homeless children in his neighborhood near the historic 18th and Vine district. In 1924, Frank and Emma Niles donated land and constructed a home for children on the current site, in Kansas City’s urban core. Niles offers safe, intensive residential treatment for children in severe crisis; day treatment for children with special educational and therapeutic needs; and substance abuse prevention and treatment. The mission of Niles Home for Children is to meet the mental health and educational needs of high-risk children and their families, empowering them to become confident and contributing citizens.

Non Profit Connect
4747 Troost Avenue, Suite 207D, Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 235-6259                                      Fax: (816) 235-5727
E-mail: info@npconnect.org                                           
President and CEO: Michele Davis
Nonprofit Connect works to build the capacity of area charities to effectively engage volunteers in order to fulfill their missions. NPC operates the Volunteer Management Institute, a program that trains and certifies professional volunteer managers throughout the nonprofit community. In addition, as part of its annual Philanthropy Midwest Conference, NPC offers a conference track for volunteer managers.

Northland Family Counseling Center, Inc. 
429 NE 69 Highway, Kansas City, MO  64119
Phone:  (816) 452-8777 (24 hours)                 Fax:   (816) 452-8795    
E-mail:  mcummings@addictionservices.org
Executive Director: Maurice L. Cummings, MSW
Northland Family Counseling Center provides partial hospital day treatment and an intensive outpatient program for the treatment of alcohol and other drug dependency, alcohol and drug abuse education groups, anger management group, individual/group counseling for persons and families with alcohol/drug related problems and information and referral services to business and industry for workers with personal problems.

Northland Health Care Access
P.O. Box 14414, Parkville, MO  64152
Phone:  (816) 365-8683                                    
E-mail:  karendolt@northlandhealthcareaccess.org                   
Executive Director: Karen Dolt 
NHCA seeks to ensure timely access to quality health care services for the uninsured and underinsured residents of the Northland. Northland CARE/MetroCARE (NC/MC) is a volunteer network of private physicians who provide both primary and specialty care services for uninsured residents within physicians’ own offices. Referrals rotate among the providers to maintain a balanced distribution of patients. More than 380 physicians are partners in NC/MC with more than 1,300 patient referrals processed.

NorthWest Communities Development Corporation 
217 S. Cedar, Independence, MO 64053
Mailing Address: PO Box 520532, Independence, MO 64052
Phone: (816) 252-5094                                      Fax: (816) 252-5118
E-mail: brogers@nwcdc-mo.org                     
Executive Director: Bill Rogers
The NorthWest Communities Development Corporation (NWCDC) is building a vibrant community in Western Independence through advocacy and service. Incorporated in August 1997 as a broad-spectrum community development organization, the NorthWest CDC has launched youth and senior programs, worked with the police to address crime issues and spurred housing redevelopment. NorthWest CDC envisions Western Independence as a community of thriving neighborhoods and businesses where people live, work, love and grow together.

Nutra-Net, Inc. 
4727 Logan Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64136
Phone:  (816) 836-2646                                     Fax:  (816) 836-5846
E-mail:  clmed@sunflower.com                      
Executive Director:  Lisa Medrow, RD, LD
Nutra-Net provides hands-on nutrition/cooking class through our award-winning interactive nutrition education curriculum, as well as a teacher training program with program support and evaluation.  We offer curriculum for children and senior adults, which features pictorial recipes and “hands on” learning designed to help people maintain good health as well as save time and money.

Olathe Meals on Wheels
311 E. Elm Street, Olathe, KS 66061
Phone: (913) 782-3046                     
Email: olathemealsonwheels@peoplepc.com
Coordinator: Gwen Anderson
Delivery of meals to shut-ins and temporarily disabled people of all ages; minimum cost, three days a week (M,W,F), no income requirement.

Olathe Youth Congress 
315 N Lindenwood Drive, Olathe 66062
Phone: (913) 780-7047                                      Fax: (913) 780-8104
E-mail: norrisk@olatheschools.com or studentdevelopment@olatheschools.com
Executive Director: Kory Norris
The Student Development Department of the Olathe School District provides students opportunities to enact change and develop the skills needed to excel and succeed in the education and futures.  The mission is to provide meaningful leadership opportunities for youth to develop and enhance assets, skills, passions and interests through 21st century learning, education and service.  The programs include Olathe Youth Court, Olathe Youth Congress, Olathe Teen Council (partnership with City of Olathe), ABLE (Assets to Build Leaders & Entrepreneurs), SIS (Students Invest in Success), and Reflections (district-wide publication of student works in collaboration with The Kansas City Star).

Operation Breakthrough, Inc. 
St. Vincent’s Family Service Center, 3039 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64109
Phone:  (816) 756-3511                                      Fax:  (816) 756-0393
E-mail: stevenc@operationbreakthrough.org   
CEO: Steven Callahan
In addition to early childhood education for more than 360 children, the center also provides before and after school services to another 240 children. The center provides emergency services, food, clothing, diapers, on-site medical and dental care, occupational, speech and play therapy. The center also provides programs and case management for parents and caregivers.

Ozanam 
421 East 137th Street, Kansas City, MO 64145
Phone: (816) 508-3600                                      Fax: (816) 508-3797
E-mail: doug.zimmerman@ozanam.org      
President: Doug Zimmerman
Ozanam provides co-educational, residential treatment and group home services (ages 12-18) including intensive in-home after care services; co-educational day treatment for children and families experiencing emotional problems and learning difficulties (ages 12-18); Pathways independent living and support services (ages 17-21); educational consultation services through Behavioral Intervention Support Services (BIST).

Platte Senior Services, Inc. 
11724 NW Plaza Circle, Suite 700, Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: (816) 270-4104                                      Fax: (816) 5873747
E-mail: pssimow@yahoo.com                        
Executive Director: Deanna Armstrong
Platte Senior Services improves health, nutrition and quality of life of older adults in Platte County through nutritional services (Meals-on-Wheels and senior center lunches), transportation and essential shopping trips, health screening, and much needed socialization opportunities including group meals, recreational activities, exercise, special events, educational opportunities, information and referral.

Rainbow Center for Communicative Disorders 
900 NW Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone: (816) 229-3869                                      Fax: (816) 229-4260
E-mail: marilu.herrick@rainbow-center.org  
Executive Director: Marilu W. Herrick Center
Rainbow Center is an educational day school for children ages 3-21 with special needs including: Autism, Down Syndrome and other behavioral disabilities. Transition and prevocational programming for older students is available with a small staff-to-student ratio. Summer programming is offered, along with before and after school care. Rainbow Options is a day habilitation program for adults over age 21 with severe disabilities. Respite care is available. Programming includes community integration, recreation, volunteerism, daily living and fitness.

Raytown Emergency Assistance Program 
9300 E. 75th Street, Raytown, MO 64138
Phone:  (816) 356-0054                                                     Fax:  (816) 356-5386  
Executive Director: Al Brown
REAP provides emergency assistance for daily living, food pantry, school supplies, Christmas store, budget counseling and client self-help classes.

Redemptorist Social Services Center 
207 W. Linwood, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 931-9942                                      Fax: (816) 531-0583
E-mail: info@kcsocialservices.org                 
Executive Director: Diana Kennedy Social Services Center
The mission of Redemptorist Social Services Center is to prevent a temporary crisis from becoming a permanent tragedy. Our programs of assistance stabilize individuals, families and neighborhoods with long-term results benefiting the entire community. The center has maintained a lifeline to the poor and elderly in Kansas City for over 24 years. Emergency Client Assistance, Health Maintenance, Senior Services and Legal Assistance programs minister to the physical, social and economic needs of people in need.

ReDiscover 
901 NE Independence Avenue, Lees Summit, MO 64086
Phone: (816) 966-0900 (24 Hour Crisis)        Fax: (816) 246-8207
E-mail: alflory@rediscovermh.org                 
Executive Director: Alan L. Flory
ReDiscover provides community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment as well as treatment for co-occurring disorders for children, adults and families including persons with limited ability to pay. Basic services include 24-hour Crisis & Access Intervention; counseling and psychiatric evaluations; intensive day treatment; comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation; children’s home-based treatment; school based treatment and prevention services; and residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment. Primary service area is Jackson County.

Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City 
3011 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 751-7700                                      Fax: (816) 751-7985
E-mail: don.harkins@rehabkc.org                  
President and CEO: Don Harkins
The Rehabilitation Institute serves children and adults with complex disabilities by providing medical rehabilitation, employment services and business enterprises. The Institute’s medical rehabilitation programs help children and adults with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, developmental disabilities, strokes and other challenging conditions to achieve independence at home and in the community. The Institute’s employment services provide assistance to those with a wide array of disabling conditions (developmental, mental health, physical and sensory) to secure employment in jobs consistent with their interests and abilities. The Institute serves more than 2,500 children and adults annually.

reStart, Inc. 
918 East Ninth Street, Kansas City, MO  64106
Phone:  (816) 472-5664                                     Fax:  (816) 472-6127
E-mail:  ecraig@restartinc.org                         
Executive Director: Evelyn E. Craig, MA, CFRE
reStart provides emergency and transitional shelter and supportive services to homeless men, women and families with youth ages 12-18.  Also provides permanent housing and support services to homeless adults with chronic and persistent mental health issues.

Riverview Health Services 
722 Reynolds Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 371-7070                                      Fax: (913) 342-3132
E-mail: slmnstry@sbcglobal.net
Executive Director: Rose Tiszka
Riverview Health Services’ mission is to facilitate access to health care services and provide health literacy services. Riverview provides individualized and group diabetes education staffed by certified diabetes educators. Blood glucose testing supplies are provided for uninsured clients. Riverview also enrolls clients in pharmaceutical patient assistance programs for medications and refers uninsured clients to appropriate safety-net clinics. Provides services free of charge.

Rose Brooks Center 
P.O. Box 320599, Kansas City, MO  64132
Phone:  (816) 523-5550     24-Hour Crisis Line: (816) 861-6100             
Fax:  (816) 523-8177
Executive Director: Susan K. Miller
Rose Brooks Center provides a 24-hour hotline with language line accessibility; emergency domestic violence shelter;  supportive services for adult and child survivors of domestic violence including counseling, support groups, case management, court advocacy, economic empowerment education and chaplaincy program; community education and training; transitional housing program; 24-hour on-site domestic violence advocacy services at local hospitals and clinics; and prevention education, support groups and individual counseling for youth on-site at local schools.

Safehome, Inc. 
P.O. Box 4563, Overland Park, KS  66204
Phone:  (913) 432-9300                                     Fax:  (913) 432-9302
E-mail:  skatz@safehome-ks.org                    
Executive Director: Sharon Katz
Safehome provides services for victims of domestic violence and their children in Johnson County and throughout the metro area including shelter; counseling; housing, economic and court advocacy; transitional housing; community education and prevention; outreach counseling, support groups and advocacy; legal advocacy; on-site advocacy at Johnson County District Court, SRS Office in Johnson County and Miami County, Johnson County hospitals and medical clinics; and outreach advocacy and education in the Latino community.

The Salvation Army 
Headquarter Offices: 3637 Broadway, P.O. Box 412577, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 756-1455                                         Fax: (816) 756-1382
E-mail: Andrew_Miller@usc.salvationarmy.org             
Divisional Secretary for Program: Major Andrew Miller
The Salvation Army provides emergency assistance, shelter for abused/neglected children, emergency lodging, transitional housing, safe haven for mentally ill, homeless outreach, day care/pre-school, disaster services, camping, drug and alcohol treatment, correctional services, nutrition sites, visitation to senior citizens hospitalized or in nursing homes, services to military inductees, youth development programs for ages 6-18, low-income housing for elderly and/or physically disabled persons, senior services including transportation assistance.

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Inc. 
825 Euclid, Kansas City, MO 64124
Phone: (816) 474-4920                                      Fax: (816) 474-6475
E-mail: Hfuentes@rodgershealth.org
Chief Executive Officer: Hilda Fuentes
The Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center provides comprehensive outpatient primary care services to low-income and uninsured residents in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Comprehensive primary care includes Adult Medicine, Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Women’s Health. Ancillary and supportive services includes Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, Interpreters and Patient Transportation. The Health Center also offers a full range of health screenings, education, community outreach, Medicaid enrollment assistance and nutrition services.

Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City Central
5200 Oak, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: (816) 444-1121                                      Fax: (816) 444-1177
E-mail: jwurth@sccentral.org                       
Executive Director: JoEllen Wurth
Shepherd’s Center provides unique community-based programs for mid-life and older adults serving Brookside and Waldo neighborhoods in Kansas City, MO as well as Johnson County, KS. Shepherd’s Center offers opportunities to continue to learn, grow and have meaningful volunteer experiences. Programs include Meals on Wheels, Transportation, Grocery Shopper, Extreme Yard Rakeover, and the metro-wide programs Coming of Age: Kansas City, KC Caregiver Supportline, Adventures in Learning and Medicare counseling.

Shepherd’s Center of Raytown
7900 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown, MO 64138
Phone: (816) 356-9000                                      Fax: (816) 356-6526
E-mail: shepherdscenterr@sbcglobal.net         
Executive Director: Iris Miller
Shepherd’s Center of Raytown promotes the dignity, independence and continued productivity of adults 55 and older. We offer Meals on Wheels, Wheels That Care, Respite Care/Senior Companions, Handyman Repair/Yard Maintenance and Telephone Reassurance services. Programs include Adventures in Learning, Bridge/Card Group, Book Club, Exercise Class, Stroke Support Group, Breaktime Club, Caregivers Group, Tai Chi Chih, computer classes as well as being an information center volunteer. Volunteer opportunities available.

Shepherd’s Center of the Northland 
4805 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City, MO  64119
Phone:  (816) 452-4536                                     Fax:  (816) 452-5326
E-mail:  rgordonscn@kc.rr.com                       
Executive Director: Rebecca Gordon
Shepherd’s Center promotes physical, mental and social well being of older adults, assisting them to maintain their dignity, productivity and independence, allowing elderly to remain in their own homes as long as reasonable.  Provides a number of programs and services to meet the needs of older adults.  Services are provided free by volunteers.

Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child 
7938 Chestnut, Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: (816) 363-4606                                      Fax: (816) 822-1988
E-mail: ecindrich@sherwoodcenter.org      
Executive Director: Deborah Wood
Program Director: Elizabeth Cindrich
Sherwood Center provides year-round special education, adult day services and in-home family support for children and adults with autism and related developmental disabilities.

Somali Foundation, Inc. 
1101 Euclid Kansas City, MO  64127
Phone:  (816) 483-0130                                                     Fax:  (816) 483-0130    
E-mail:  somfoundation@hotmail.com          
Executive Director and CEO: Farah Abdi
The mission of the Somali Foundation is to assist East African refugees and other immigrants to adjust socially to the United States and live in economic security and good health by providing services, education and advocacy, while honoring their culture.
Currently, Somali Foundation runs four programs namely, Healthcare access (transportation/translation and health education), Education program (English as Second Language for adults and After School for children k-12), Employment and Entrepreneurship programs.

Spofford
9700 Grandview Road, P.O. Box 9888, Kansas City, MO  64134
Phone:  (816) 508-3400                                     Fax:  (816) 508-3425
E-mail:  allen.unklesbay@spoffordhome.org              
CEO/President: Allen Unklesbay
Spofford is a therapeutic treatment center offering behavioral health care to severely emotionally disturbed children, ages 4 to 12, and their families.  Residential services include a 30-day evaluation program as well as intensive therapeutic programs for children who have been sexually abused, physically abused or neglected.  Spofford utilizes a family-focused approach, providing family therapy, in-home counseling, aftercare support, school-based care management and SCAMPS summer day camp.  Spofford is COA accredited and a member agency of Cornerstones of Care.

StandUp Blue Springs 
PO Box 614, Blue Springs, MO 64013
Phone: (816) 478-4500                                      Fax: (816) 478-4502
E-mail: info@StandUpBlueSprings.org         
Executive Director: Monica Meeks
StandUp Blue Springs’ Dental for Kids program provides free dental care for low-income children living within the boundaries of the Blue Springs School District, which includes Blue Springs, Lake Tapawingo and portions of Independence, Grain Valley and Lee’s Summit. Referrals are made through the school district and local social service agencies. More than 500 children have received dental care since 2003. We receive no government funding and rely on private, corporate and personal contributions.

Sunflower House, A Child Abuse Prevention Center 
15440 W. 65th Street, Shawnee, KS 66217
Phone: (913) 631-5800                                      Fax: (913) 631-5885
E-mail: michelle@sunflowerhouse.org or suninfo@sunflowerhouse.org
President and CEO: Michelle Herman
Sunflower House is a state of the art, non-residential Children’s Advocacy Center serving Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Its mission is to protect children in the community from physical and sexual abuse through education, advocacy, forensic and medical services. They present child abuse prevention/personal safety education and mandatory reporter training to 25,000+ children, parents and professionals, in addition to providing forensic interviews, family advocacy and medical evaluations for more than 450 children ages 0-17 involved in abuse investigations each year.

Sunshine Center 
18400 E. Salisbury Road, Independence, MO 64056
Phone: (816) 461-0893                                      Fax: (816) 521-5686
E-mail: patti_simcosky@indep.k12.mo.us    
Director: Patti Simcosky
Sunshine Center provides early childhood education and therapy in an inclusive setting where children with special needs are grouped with typically developing children in the classroom. Sunshine Center is operated by the Independence School District, which provides occupational, physical and speech therapy as well as special education on-site.

Swope Health Services
3801 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816) 923-5800                                      Fax: (816) 923-9210
E-mail: vrobinson@swopecommunity.org    
President: Verneda Bachus Robinson
Swope Health Services is a community-based, outpatient health delivery system that offers an array of accessible and affordable primary medical and behavioral healthcare services to approximately 40,000 uninsured and underinsured families and individuals in Missouri and Kansas. It is distinguished by an integrated approach to individual and community health. Staff has developed numerous outreach efforts, including Healthcare for the Homeless program, Community Health Project (addressing infant mortality) and innovative HIV/AIDS education/prevention programs.

Swope Ridge Geriatric Center 
5900 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816) 333-2700                                      Fax: (816) 333-3438
E-mail: wyattp@srgc.org
Administrator: Patricia A. Wyatt, RN
Swope Ridge Geriatric Center provides long-term and short-term services for elderly and disabled persons needing skilled or intermediate licensed nursing home care: physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy available as well as respite care. Medicaid/Medicare certified approved.

Synergy Services, Inc.
400 East Sixth Street, Parkville, MO  64152
Phone:  Counseling/Admin. Center (816) 587-4100     Fax:  (816) 587-6691
E-mail:  rwinner@synergyservices.org                                  
Executive Director: Robin S. Winner
Synergy Services is a violence prevention and intervention agency that extends a lifeline to victims of domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, bullying and family dysfunction.  The agency’s programs include: Synergy in Style Thrift Store; Synergy Services Children’s Advocacy Center, offering forensic interviewing to children who disclose severe physical or sexual abuse; SafeHaven Domestic Violence Shelter, providing shelter and counseling to battered women and their children; SafeHaven Children’s Center, providing residential care and day treatment for children ages birth to 12;  Synergy House, providing shelter and counseling to youth ages 12-18; Synergy Services Resiliency Center, offering creative arts education, a mental, dental and health care clinic, a drop-in center, culinary education, physical fitness and recreational opportunities for homeless and abused adolescents; Transitional Living Program, providing housing and independent living support to young adults ages 16-21; and Family Care, providing marriage, family and children’s therapy, domestic violence and sexual abuse survivor and offender groups and school-based counseling. Synergy Services also offers court advocacy, school-based prevention education, school-based bullying curriculum, a mentoring program for pregnant and parenting teens and BridgeSPAN, a hospital-based domestic violence advocacy program.

TLC for Children and Families 
480 S. Rogers Road, Olathe, KS  66062
Phone:  (913) 764-2887                                     Fax:  (913) 780-3387
E-mail:  bdrummond@kidstlc.org                  
President and CEO: Bob Drummond, Ed.D.
This year, more than 18,000 children and many of their families will receive assessment services, 24-hour crisis intervention/mediation, emergency shelter, quality family care, individual and family counseling, case management, life skills/independent living training, mentoring, education, spiritual growth and recreational activities through programs offered by TLC.

TNC Community 
15600 Woods Chapel Road, Kansas City, MO 64139
Phone: (816) 373-5060                                      Fax: (816) 373-5787
E-mail: jlandrum@tnccommunity.com                         
Executive Director: James Landrum
TNC Community provides residential services and integration into the community to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the Greater Kansas City metro area. Individuals choose from a wide range of options and opportunities (residential, community integration, health care oversight, occupational therapy and recreation activities) designed to enable them to acquire the confidence and skills to lead a meaningful and enriched life.

Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc. 
3100 NE 83rd Street, Suite 1001, Kansas City, MO 64119
Phone: (816) 468-0400                                      Fax: (816) 468-6635
E-mail: tomc@tri-countymhs.org                    
CEO: Thomas H. Cranshaw
Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc. provides a comprehensive array of mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services for Clay, Platte and Ray counties. Services, provided regardless of the client’s ability to pay, are delivered at
Tri-County’s main facility and in four satellite locations, in the client’s home, in residential and institutional settings and in conjunction with numerous community agencies. The focus is on evidence-based practices with an emphasis on integrated, comprehensive programming for those with co-occurring mental disorders, addiction disorders and chronic physical health disabilities. Tri-County’s prevention staff coordinates awareness and education programs on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs throughout 15 schools and all communities in the Northland. The prevention programs have been nationally recognized for their effectiveness in reducing alcohol and drug use in school-aged children and adolescents.

Truman Medical Center 
2301 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 404-1000
E-mail: john.bluford@tmcmed.org                 
President: John Bluford
Truman Medical Centers (TMC) are critical to Kansas City’s healthcare with two acute-care hospitals and comprehensive adult mental health services, including emergency, primary and specialty clinics and outreach services. As the teaching hospital for University of Missouri-Kansas City, TMC is distinguished for care in asthma, diabetes, trauma, women’s health (including high-risk pregnancies) and delivers one-third of newborns in Jackson County. A full one-third of uncompensated health care provided in the community is provided by TMC.

UCP of Greater Kansas City 
3100 Broadway, Suite 330, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 531-4454                                      Fax: (816) 531-3383
E-mail: bscott@ucpkc.org                                 
Executive Director: Bruce Scott
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Kansas City (UCP) provides services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, and intellectual disabilities.  Services include long-term residential support; information and education for families on disability issues; disability awareness program for schools and community groups; sports program for children and adults; special education advocacy; support groups; financial assistance; care management for seniors; and Targeted Case Management services through the HCBS/Medicaid Waiver.

United Community Services of Johnson County
12351 W. 96th Terrace, Suite 200, Lenexa, KS 66215
Phone: (913) 438-4764                                      Fax: (913) 492-0197
E-mail: ucsjoco@ucsjoco.org                          
Executive Director: Karen Wulfkuhle
United Community Services of Johnson County (UCS) provides leadership for community-based planning and marshals resources to address human service needs in Johnson County, Kansas. To accomplish this mission, UCS documents trends, convenes and mobilizes community partners, advocates for policy choices that promote positive outcomes for people and leverages resources to increase human service capacity. Current areas of emphasis are children and families, poverty and homelessness and substance abuse. UCS is United Way‘s planning partner.

United Inner City Services 
1101 Euclid, Kansas City, MO 64127
Phone: (816) 842-5454                                      Fax (816) 842-3247
Executive Director: Rev. Samuel Mann                         
E-mail: revmann@aol.com
Executive Assistant: Rev. KeVin Jones                   
E-mail: revjones@stmarkunionchurch.com
United Inner City Services is a multi-service, community-based agency providing services to the urban core of Kansas City in a state licensed child care center accredited by The National Association for the Education of Young Children; an American Camping Association accredited summer day camp; youth services after school; a cultural arts program and summer program; emergency assistance; community development; employment services and a drug awareness and prevention program.

United Services Community Action Agency 
6323 Manchester Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64133
Phone: (816) 358-6868                                      Fax: (816) 358-0143
E-mail: tbarnett@unitedservicescaa.org       
Director: Tommie Barnett
United Services Community Action Agency (USCAA) is a private, nonprofit corporation confronting both the immediate and the long term needs of low-income individuals and families living in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties. Crisis intervention programs include utility, food, rent and clothing assistance. Long-term solutions are provided through our case management, housing, employment, education and community level programs. To access any of our programs, potential participants are encouraged to contact the office nearest them for more information.

Urban League of Greater Kansas City 
1710 Paseo Boulevard, Kansas City, MO  64108
Phone:  (816) 471-0550                                     Fax:  (816) 471-3064
E-mail:  ggrant@ulkc.org                                  
President and CEO: Gwendolyn Grant
Empowering communities and changing lives defines the legacy of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City from the time it was founded in 1919 and continuing today. The Urban League’s empowerment agenda addresses four critical areas that impact the quality of life for African Americans and other minorities in the Greater Kansas City area: Education, Economics, Leadership Development and Race Relations. Race Relations fosters social justice and racial inclusion. The Career Marketplace links career seekers with career opportunities and Destination: Wealth Creation initiative guides individuals and families from poverty to financial stability. Education Empowerment Center promotes and facilitates student achievement and parental engagement to facilitate improvement in urban schools. The Servant Leadership Development Program develops highly skilled, purpose-driven minorities to serve on boards and commissions.

Visiting Nurse Association Corporation 
1500 Meadow Lake Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 531-1200                                      Fax: (816) 561-8439
E-mail: info@vnakc.com                                  
Director: Richard G. Roberson, CEO/President
The Visiting Nurse Association Corporation provides intermittent home health care services in the comfort and convenience of a patient’s home during a time of medical need and under physician’s orders. VNA’s services include skilled nursing care; physical, occupational and speech therapy; social service and dietary counseling; cardiopulmonary care; infusion nursing; mental health; and enterostomal therapy. VNA utilizes tele-health home monitoring to manage patients seven days a week, providing preventative and proactive care to patients. Community health screenings are conducted at health fairs and senior nutrition/residential sites. Screenings, which include blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol, are offered with education and referrals to appropriate agencies, when appropriate.

W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center 
5501 Cleveland Ave., Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816) 523-3339                                      Fax: (816) 523-4353
Email: bgrace@duboiselc.org                         
Executive Director: William B. Grace
DLC focuses on youth leadership and development by providing free/low cost supplemental educational tutorial services to Kansas City metropolitan area youth in grades 2-12 in the core areas of math, communication arts, science and computer technology and access to free information systems technology via the DLC Telehub. DLC’s programming addresses the risk factors of poor academic preparation, decreased post-secondary educational opportunities, and limited economic opportunities. Major program outcomes include improved academic performance, school behavior and communication with adults; increased awareness of college and career opportunities and increased levels of parental, family and volunteer involvement.

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency 
106 West Fourth Street, PO Box 125, Appleton City, MO 64724
Phone: (660) 476-2185 or 1 (800) 293-3532                                Fax: (660) 476-5529
E-mail: mmount@wcmcaa.org or info@wcmcaa.org
President and Chief Executive Officer: Amos Jackson
WCMCAA operates programs such as: Community Services (family intake/assessment and referral, energy assistance, homeless program, family support and emergency funds); housing assistance; family self-sufficiency; housing counseling; early childhood education (Head Start and Early Head Start); Employment and Training; Energy Conservation (weatherization and housing rehab); In-Home Health Services; Women’s Health Services; Property Development and Management; and Community Development.

Whatsoever Community Center 
1200 Ewing, Kansas City, MO 64126
Phone: (816) 231-0227                                      Fax: (816) 231-0092
E-mail: cwhatsoever@yahoo.com                  
Executive Director: Charlie Gascich
Whatsoever Community Center is a complete social service agency with community-based services including an after-school youth program, G.E.D. preparation, nationally accredited preschool, infant/toddler daycare, computer lab, amateur boxing, special events, tutoring and literacy, suspended student program, Meals on Wheels, senior socialization, community assistance, E.S.L., Spanish classes and employment readiness.

The Whole Person, Inc. 
3420 Broadway, Suite 105, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 561-0304                                      F ax: (816) 753-8163
E-mail: drobinson@thewholeperson.org      
Director: David C. Robinson
The Whole Person is a consumer-controlled advocacy organization that provides a variety of community-based, consumer-driven services to people with disabilities to promote consumer choice and control of services, self-direction, empowerment, independence, self-reliance, self-help, self-advocacy and integration into the community. Services provided by The Whole Person emphasize peer relationships and peer role models. Services are offered without charge to all persons with disabilities, including people with mental illness and developmental/cognitive disabilities.

Working Families’ Friend
1021 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO  64105
Phone:  (816) 842-5600                                                     Fax:  (816) 842-5606
E-mail:  mike@wffriend.org                             
Executive Director: Mike Montgomery
Working Families’ Friend is a not-for-profit agency whose mission is to gather community resources in order to enable employed and recently unemployed individuals to sustain and maintain quality of life through assistance, training, advocacy and financial support.

YMCA of Greater Kansas City
3100 Broadway, Suite 930, Kansas City, MO  64111
Phone:  (816) 561-9622                                     Fax:  (816) 753-2903    
E-mail: davidbyrd@kansascityymca.org       
President and CEO: David Byrd
The YMCA of Greater Kansas City is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization that provides quality programs for over 160,000 individuals and families across Greater Kansas City. Guided by the principles of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, YMCA wellness, sports, child care and older adult programs strive to build strong minds, bodies and spirits.  YMCA programs are accessible to families of all ages, races and religions throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. The YMCA ensures that all are able to participate regardless of their economic situation through its financial assistance program.

Youth Volunteer Corps of America 
4600 W 51st St. Suite 300, Shawnee Mission, KS 66205
E-mail: pmarksbury@yvca.org                       
Assistant Program Director: Paul Marksbury
Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City connects 11-18 year olds to their community through service. YVC plans projects throughout the year with various local nonprofits all across the KC metro area. We have ongoing projects after school, single projects on Saturdays and our Summer Sensation program allows youth to serve week-long projects where they learn what it really means to give back.

YouthFriends of Greater Kansas City 
1800 Baltimore, Suite 400, Kansas City, MO  64108
Phone:  (816) 842-7082                                     Fax:  (816) 842-7907
E-mail:  norris@youthfriends.org                    
President: Laura Norris
YouthFriends supplies school districts with comprehensive tools, training and technology necessary to provide YouthFriends school-based mentoring.  More than 4,000 screened and trained volunteers mentor nearly 20,000 students in 38 Greater Kansas City school districts and charter schools each year.  Mentors meet in one-to-one or small group settings with students, grades K-12, at school to promote student success.  Mentors have flexibility in choice of school, time and age of student. Branches: YouthFriends Greater Kansas City, YouthFriends Kansas, YouthFriends Missouri.