Housing

• KC Tenants Hotline

  • tel: (816) 533-5435

  • Tenant rights information and landlord violation reporting

• KC Right to Counsel

  • tel: (816) 474-5112

  • Free legal help for eviction cases (Kansas City residents)

• Tenant/Landlord Handbook

• Community LINC

  • tel: (816) 531-3727

  • Transitional housing and family support services

• Lion House

  • tel: (913) 303-8664

  • Housing support for LGBTQ+ youth and adult

Education

• Excel Center KC

  • Free accredited high school diploma program for adults

Immigration

• VERA Institute of Justice

  • tel: (209) 757-3733

  • Support hotline for detained immigrants and families

• Report ICE Activity — (913) 999-2398

• Asylum Clinic KC — Accessible legal services and support to empower underserved immigrants and refugees in The Heartland.

• Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR) - organizes and empowers immigrants in MO and KS through education, development, and community engagement, including Know Your Rights workshops.

Legal Services

• Legal Aid of Western Missouri

  • Central Office: (816) 474-6750

  • Paseo Office: (816) 474-9868

  • Free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance

• Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom — (816) 278-1344

  • Legal assistance for low-wage workers and eviction support

Public Safety

• Rose Brooks / Domestic Violence Hotline

  • tel: (816) 861-6100

  • 24/7 domestic violence shelter and support

• MOCSA

  • tel: (816) 468-5463

  • Support for survivors of sexual abuse

• Hope House

  • tel: (816)461-4673

  • Domestic violence shelter

Public Health

• KC Care Health Center

  • tel: (816) 753-5144

  • Primary care, dental, pediatric care, and more

• JayDoc Free Clinic

  • email: jaydocfreeclinic@kumc.edu

  • Free primary and dental care

• JayDoc Free Dental Clinic

  • email: jaydocfreedentalclinic@gmail.com

  • Free dental extractions

• Pharmacy of Grace

  • tel: (913) 953-8260

  • Low-cost medications; no insurance required

• Abortion Rights Textline

  • tel: (855) 458-0886

  • Operated by Abortion Action Missouri

• Vivent Health

  • tel: (816) 561-8784

  • HIV care services

Community Health & Wellness

• Uzazi Village

  • tel: (816) 521-4381

  • Women’s health and community care

• BlaqOut KC

  • tel: (816) 866-0355

  • Low-cost care, STI services, and laboratory testing

• UMKC Dental Clinic

  • tel: (816) 235-2100

  • Low-cost dental care

• Access KC

  • tel: (816) 276-7517

  • Free urgent care connections for qualifying residents

• Patty Brous Health Center

  • tel: (816) 756-2277

  • Sexual and reproductive health services

• Our Spot KC

  • tel: (913) 303-8664

  • Services and resources that empower the LGBTQ+ community including housing, training and technical assistance, financial assistance, a support groups

Mental Health Support

988 Crisis Hotline — 24/7 mental health support

Comprehensive Providers

    •    Comprehensive Mental Health Services — 816-254-3652

    ◦    Community mental health + substance use treatment

    •    Tri-County Mental Health Services — 816-468-0400

    ◦    Mental health + substance use programs

    •    ReDiscover — 816-966-0900

    ◦    Mental illness & substance use treatment for all ages

    •    KC CARE Clinic — 816-777-2722

    ◦    Counseling, health care, and behavioral health support

    •    Center for Behavioral Medicine (University Health) — 816-512-7000

    ◦    Psychiatric care, crisis intervention, adult acute/residential

services

    •    University Health Behavioral Health — 888-279-8188

    ◦    Inpatient & outpatient mental health + SUD treatment

Healing Toward Wellness — 888-279-8188

    ◦    tel: (913) 329-3639

    ◦    Affordable and accessible mental healthcare

Food Support

Central / Troost / Midtown

• Uzazi Village — 4232 Troost

  • Wed/Fri: 12–3 PM

• Bishop Sullivan Center (Troost) — 3936 Troost

  • Mon–Thu: 9 AM–12:30 PM

• Metro Lutheran Ministry — 3031 Holmes

  • Mon–Fri: 8:30–11 AM

• Redemptorist Social Services — 207 Linwood

  • Mon–Thu: 10 AM–1 PM (arrive early)

• Guadalupe Centers — 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez

  • Mon–Fri: 8:30 AM–5 PM

East / South Kansas City

• Unity Southeast — 3421 E. Meyer

  • Sunday: Breakfast 9:30 AM, Pantry 10 AM

  • Wednesday: Dinner 7 PM

• Bishop Sullivan Center — 6435 E. Truman Rd.

  • Mon–Thu: 1–4 PM

• Community Assistance Council — 10901 Blue Ridge

  • Mon–Fri: 9 AM–2 PM

• Catholic Charities — 8001 Longview Rd.

  • Tue/Thu: 9 AM–4 PM

  • Wed: 1–7 PM

  • First Saturday: 8 AM–12 PM

Northland

• Metro Lutheran Ministry (Northland) — 1100 NE Vivion Rd.

  • Mon–Fri: 10 AM–12 PM, 1–3 PM

• Northland Assistance Center — 2018 Gentry

  • Mon–Thu: 9 AM–2 PM (appointment required)

• HopeWRX Food Distribution — 900 NE Vivion Rd.

  • Mon/Wed: 5–7 PM

  • Tue: 3–5 PM

  • Thu: 1–3 PM

  • Sat: 9–11 AM

• Vineyard Church Pantry — 12300 N. Arrowhead Trafficway

  • Mon/Wed: 9–11:30 AM

  • Thu: 1–3 PM

Other Resources

• RideKC Freedom — (816) 842-9070

  • Transportation for seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income residents

• KC Pet Project — (816) 683-1383

  • Lost/found pets, rehoming, and stray services

• Pet Resource Center of KC — (816) 353-0940

  • Free spay/neuter services for cats and dogs

• Tree United KC — (816) 612-8784

  • Free tree planting for homeowners

• FindHelp.org

  • Search by ZIP code for local support services

• Seton Center — (816) 231-3955

  • Food, education, dental, housing, and mental health services

Kansas City Public Library Resources

• Passports

  • Ruiz Branch: (816) 701-3487

  • Sugar Creek Branch: (816) 701-3489

  • Trails West Branch: (816) 701-3483

  • Westport Branch: (816) 701-3488

• Notary Services

  • Call ahead

• Refugee & Immigrant Services — (816) 701-3766

• Tech Help — (816) 701-3606

• Seed Library

  • Ruiz Branch, 2017 W. Pennway St.

• Community Resource Center (Central Library)

  • (816) 701-3767