Administration for Children & Families
601 E. 12th Street
Room 349
Kansas City, MO 64106-2808
816-426-2264
- Services to low- and moderate-income children and their families, head start services, funding for head start programs.
Big Brother/Big Sister
3908 Washington
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-561-5269
- Youth mentors for children (ages 8 – 14) of single parent/nontraditional family households.
Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Greater Kansas City
6301 Rockhill Road
Suite 303
Kansas City, MO 64131
816-361-3600
- Youth programs.
Catholic Charities
3100 Main, Suite 10
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-561-1835
- Counseling, adoption, mental health services, services for pregnant women, education/training, homeless prevention, foster care, and senior care services.
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
503 E. 23rd Street
Independence, MO 64055
816-252-8388
- Counseling, education, support, and parenting classes, plus prevention classes for children and adults.
Child Support Enforcement Program
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
301 E. Armour Boulevard, #5
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-889-2000
- Services include locating parents, establishing paternity, establishing child/medical support orders, monitoring and enforcing compliance with child support orders, reviewing and initiating modification of support orders and distributing support collect.
Children’s International
2000 E. Red Bridge Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
816-942-2000
- Sponsorship of children in Third World countries.
Children’s Place Agency
2 E. 59th Street
Kansas City, MO 64113
816.363.1898
- Treatment center for abused children under 8 years of age.
Christian Foundation for Children and Aging
1 Elmwood Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66103
(913) 384-6500
(800) 875-6564 toll free
- Helping poor families in developing countries put food on the table, send their children to school, afford shelter, and access health care through sponsorship tailored to their specific needs.
Della C. Lamb Neighborhood House
500 Woodland Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-842-8040
- Early education child care, adult education, senior services, transportation, youth activities and emergency assistance.
El Centro
650 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
816-759-4400
913-677-0100
- Education, career counseling, childcare, computer training, job placement, senior citizen services, migrating education, translation services, emergency services, housing, keyboards to success, etc.
The Family Conservancy
626 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, MO 66101
913-342-1110
- Individual/family counseling, early childhood care and education, and community-based family support.
Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri
8383 Blue Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64133
816-358-8750
- Youth programs for girls of all ages and volunteer opportunities.
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Family Support Division
324 E. 11th Street
Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-881-3171
- Child support enforcement for parents who have not received Medicaid or Tanf in the past 5 years, establish paternity, provide prosecutors.
The Lighthouse
7110 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-346-9230
- Maternity ministry for unwed mothers. Offers housing during pregnancy (for mothers up to 21 years of age), medical care, counseling, outreach programs, parenting classes, childbirth classes, Bible study, adoption agency, after care 2 years postpartum.
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
600 Broadway
Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-474-4240
- Strives to foster better understanding and cooperation on issues that extend beyond the jurisdiction of a single city, county, or state. These issues include transportation, child care, aging, emergency services, public safety and 9-1-1, environmental issues, etc.
Missouri Department of Social Services
4309 E. 50th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64130
816-929-7800
- Provides resource numbers, child abuse/neglect reporting, youth program information, health care programs, services for low income families.
Move-Up
3013 East 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64124
816.842.8515
816.753.1111 (secret witness hotline)
- Community development – develops safe and healthy youth, safe neighborhoods, provides intervention programs against substance abuse, crime and violence for adults and youth. Also, provides assistance for homeowners who are in default or foreclosure status.
Planned Parenthood
1001 Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64110
800-230-PLAN
- Sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, gynecological care, STI/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and abortion services.
Safe Home
PO Box 4563
Overland Park, KS 66204
(913) 432-9300
(888) 432-4300 (Toll-free)
- Serves to educate the community about programs and services available for victims, and the need for domestic violence assistance programs in the community.
Sisters Helping Sisters
816-335-1414
- Support and resources for single moms, including Single Mom Empowerment Group meetings.
TIES Program
3101 Broadway
Suite 575
Kansas City, MO 66208
816-234-3021
- Services for any drug-exposed children.