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RESOURCES

For a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1

Mental Health & Emotional Wellness

  • NAMI Greater Kansas City
    Offers resources for youth, parents, and caregivers, including information on mental health conditions, treatment options, and support groups. NAMI Greater Kansas City

  • Children’s Mercy – Mental Health Services
    Provides consultative mental health services to children, adolescents, and their families who visit the Emergency Room in crisis. Children's Mercy

  • Research Psychiatric Center – Adolescent Programs
    Offers outpatient therapy and partial hospitalization programs for teens dealing with emotional and behavioral health issues. HCA Midwest Health

  • PACES – Behavioral Health Services
    Provides solutions to behavioral and emotional health issues for children and families, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. PACES

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
    Call or text 988 for 24/7 confidential support for mental health crises, including LGBTQ+ youth services.

Family Support & Parenting Resources

  • The Family Conservancy
    Provides counseling and mental health education to children, families, couples, individuals, and groups in Spanish and English. The Family Conservancy

  • Kansas Children’s Service League (KCSL)
    Offers a wide range of family support services to better help families during times of health and hardship all year round. Kansas Children’s Service League, Inc.

  • Promise 1000
    Connects families within the Kansas City region to agencies with special training to provide in-home support for parents expecting a baby or with young children. Kansas City Police Department

  • Guadalupe Centers – Family Support
    Offers family support services in Kansas City, including assistance with accessing community resources.

Youth Development & Education

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City
    Offers a variety of programs that inspire and support youth in every aspect of their development, including academics, leadership, sports, arts, and technology. BGC-GKC

  • Camp Fire Heartland
    Provides youth development programs in Kansas City, helping kids grow confidence, leadership, and life skills for the future. Camp Fire Heartland

  • Youth Ambassadors Inc.
    Empowers underserved Greater Kansas City youth through strengths-based educational and employment programs. Youth Ambassadors, Inc.

  • Youth Services – Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City
    Offers year-round programs and services including work readiness, career exploration, leadership development, life skills, parenting education, and community engagement. Kansas City Community Action

  • Kansas City Urban Impact Center – Youth Development
    Provides educational assistance, diversity awareness, positive self-image, social skills, and developmental leadership skills.

Health & Wellness

  • Children’s Mercy – Behavioral Health
    Offers comprehensive behavioral health services for children and adolescents, including outpatient therapy and crisis intervention. Children's Mercy

  • KidsTLC
    Provides care to bring hope and healing to young lives and their families through residential and outpatient programs, including mental and behavioral health services. KidsTLC

  • Family Support Division – Jackson County MO
    Provides services to families in Jackson County, including assistance with basic needs and family support services.

Educational Support

  • W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center
    Offers free tutoring services for students from Kindergarten to 12th grade, focusing on reading and STEM subjects.

  • Camp Fire Heartland – Youth Development Programs
    Provides educational assistance and enrichment activities for youth in Kansas City. Camp Fire Heartland

  • Youth Development – Kansas City Urban Impact Center
    Offers educational assistance and leadership development programs for youth in Kansas City.

Crisis & Emergency Support

  • Missouri Department of Social Services
    Provides a range of services including child abuse reporting, public assistance fraud reporting, and other family support services. Missouri Department of Social Services

  • Jackson County COMBAT Youth Programs
    Offers community-driven nonprofit programs dedicated to equipping youth with tools, mentorship, and leadership development.

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