HOUSING RESOURCES
BEDDING/FURNITURE
Flourish Furnishings
Call: (816) 946-8600
Website: Flourishfurnishings.org
Address: 11971 Grandview Road, Suite A, Grandview, MO 64030
MUST be referred by an agency that they partner with. Flourish furnishings collects, prepares, and distributes donated furnishings and home essentials to offer a “hand up” by meeting household furnishing needs in Kansas City’s urban and suburban communities.
Frugals Family Thrift
Call: (816) 478-9200
Address: 4804 Noland Rd, Kansas City, MO 64133
(ask about the available vouchers for clothing, furniture, & household goods). You may also ask about diaper and food banks (dependent upon availability).
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Website: https://shpbeds.org/chapters/
Call: (844) 432-2337 x 5515
Liberty, MO 64068
Call: (844) 432-2337 x 5516
Blue Springs, MO 64014
Provides beds. Apply online.
HOUSELESS ASSISTANCE
Artists Helping the Homeless
Call: (816) 668-1007
Website: ahh.org
Address: 3625 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111
Shelter in Place: Provides shelter to those being discharged from detox, hospitals and other facilities, shelter and basic needs while they work with the AHH staff to make longer term arrangements.
Be the Change: hospital diversion, care coordination, reduces recidivism, permanent housing, maintaining contact.
Family Promise of the Northland
Call: (816) 888-7070
Website: familypromisenorthland.org/
Showers/Laundry/WiFi call to schedule appointment
Summer and Winter months, it’s a cooling and warming center
Hands and Feet of Jesus
Call: (816) 739-6674
A homeless outreach ministry in the KCMO area and can offer a variety of services and even sometimes, a shower truck.
Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus
Call: (816) 471-4673
Website: www.hopefaith.org
Address: 705 Virginia Ave, Kansas City, MO 64106
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri 6:30am-2:00pm
Thursday 6:30am-1:00pm
Meals: Breakfast 8:30am-10:00am, Lunch 11:00am-12:30pm (Thursday until 12:00pm)
Guest Services: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:00am-2:00pm; Thursday 7:00am-1:00pm (closes daily from 10:00am-11:00am)
Clothing Shop: Wednesday (except 2nd Wed); Men’s Hours 9:30am-11:30am, Women’s Hours 11:30am-12:30pm
Hope Cuts: Tuesday-Friday 9:00am-1:00pm
Laundry services: inquire at welcome center
Mail Pick-Up: During guest services hours
Showers: During guest services hours
Swope Health Services provides transportation from Hope Faith to their 3801 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd location. Monday-Wednesday 7:20am-7:30am
Swope Mobile Medical Unit: Stop at Hope Faith every other Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm
RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Bishop Sullivan Center
Website: www.bishopsullivan.org
Call: (816) 561-8515
Address: 3936 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64110
Call: (816) 231-3096
Address: 6435 Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64126
Call for appointment
Monday-Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm
Rent, utilities, food pantry & job/employment services
Catholic Charities Welcome Center
Call: (816) 221-4377
Website: catholiccharities-kcsj.org/welcome-center/
Address: 4001 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ste 250
Monday-Thursday 8:00am-3:30pm
Rent/utility assistance calls are taken on Mondays at 8:30am FIRST COME FIRST SERVED
Internet Access Support Program (IASP)
Call: (816) 200-0599
Website: www.kcconnect.me
Address: 111 W 10th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
The Internet Access Support Program (IASP) helps individuals and families connect to opportunities and resources that can help them get quality, high-speed internet access and manage their monthly internet bill. Whether you need help establishing new service, restoring existing internet access, paying for your monthly internet bills, or simply understanding your bill and how to get the most out of your internet service, we can help.
Metro Lutheran Ministry
Website: mlmkc.org
Call: (816) 454-5295
Address: 1104 NE Vivion Road, Kansas City, MO 64118
Call: (816) 931-0027
Address: 3031 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64109
Call for appointment
Rent, utilities, birth certificates, food & diapers
MO Energy Assistance Programs
Website: www.mydss.mo.gov/utility-assistance
LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
Energy Assistance: one-time payment for primary heating or cooling costs. Applications are available year-round, beginning October 1st, for elderly and disabled customers, and November 1st for all other customers.
Energy Crisis Intervention Program: helps pay heating and cooling costs when there is a sudden, unexpected or uncontrollable loss of financial resources. Winter ECIP is available November through May. Summer ECIP is available June through September.
Website: www.evergy.com/erpp
Call: (816) 756-5392
ERPP (Economic Relief Pilot Program)-MO Metro
Helps ease the pain of monthly bills and provides an easy way to help budget your monthly expenses.
Allows monthly credit of up to $65 for up to twelve consecutive months for qualified customers in need of financial assistance to help pay electric bill, customers must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, evergy bill must be current or current on a pay arrangement, partnership with Salvation Army in the screening and application process, applications are taken by phone or online.
Website: https://www.evergy.com/energysavingskit
Call: (855) 907-6930
Income-eligible families (but available for all MO residential customers) and available as an option for customers with high bill inquiries.
Schedule appointment
Provides walk-through assessment and direct install of energy saving measures while on-site. Includes up to 20 LED bulbs, four faucet aerators, two-efficient-flow shower heads, water heat pipe insulation, up to two smart power strips, no cost to customer (up to $150 value)
Website: https://www.evergy.com/manage-account/billing-link/billing-information/specialized-options
Call: (888) 471-5275
Adjustable Due Date
Allows to adjust Evergy payment due dates to better correspond with receipt of benefits
Available to customers who are: at least 62 years of age and rely on Social Security as only source of income and no other wage earners in the household or blind or permanently disabled and receiving Supplemental Security Income.
Must provide proof of age and/or a copy of SSI award letter.
Website: https://www.evergy.com/outages/safety-link/medical-customer-program
Medical Program
Eligible for households with resident dependent on electrically-operated life support equipment.
Medical application must be completed.
Approved customers remain on program for one year.
Northland Assistance Center
Call: (816) 421-2243
Website: naccenter.org
Address: 2018 Gentry, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Provides qualified needy families and individuals with a combination of food, financial aid, crisis intervention, strength-based case management, and/or referral information. Limited financial aid assistance for utility bills, rent/mortgage, prescription drugs, transportation or gasoline, health services and temporary lodging costs is available after a confidential intake is completed.
Reconciliation Services
Call: (816) 931-4751
Website: www.rs3101.org
Address: 1006 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64109
Monday 10:00am-5:00pm & Tuesday -Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Call for appointment
Redemptorist Social Services
Call: (816) 931-9942
Website: www.redemptoristcenter.org
Address: 207 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111
Financial assistance, food and toiletries
SAVE, Inc
Call: (816) 531-8340 ext 200
Website: saveinckc.org
Address: 3000 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64109
Emergency assistance (rent/deposit/utilities)
The Salvation Army-Eastside-Food Distribution Center
Call: (816) 483-8484
Website: centralusa.salvationarmy.org
Address: 3013 E 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64127
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-2:30pm
Rent, utilities assistance and food pantry
True Light Family Resource Center
Call: (816) 561-1700
Website: www.truelightfrc.org
Address: 712 E 31st Street, Kansas City, MO 64109
Monday, Wednesday & Friday (by appointment for water assistance)