Community Assistance Resources
We all need some help from time to time. Here is a list of community assistance programs in the K.C. metro.
We do our best to keep this page updated, but there's a good chance we have an old phone number or website for some of these organizations. If you run across any errors, please let us know. And, if you work for or know of an organization that we should add, let us know that, too!
Many of these programs are run by churches or other religious organizations. Including them on this page is in no way meant to be an endorsement from First Federal Bank of Kansas City. This page is solely intended to be a resource for those looking for assistance.
Housing Resources
Here are local organizations that can help with housing needs:
Catholic Charities | 913-621-3445
Celebrating over 60 years of serving our neighbors in need.
Community Assistance Council | 816-763-3277
Empowering individual families to self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy since 1976.
Community Service League | 816-912-4486
Our purpose: To make meaningful and lasting change in people’s lives.
Crosslines Community Outreach | 913-281-3388
Working with the community to tackle and solve problems
Della Lamb Community Services | 816-842-8040
Empowering clients to meet the challenges of education, employment and self-sufficiency in an ever-changing world.
Hillcrest Ministries | 816-994-6934
Helps families get from homelessness to self-sufficiency
Love Inc. of Clay County / Freedom House | 816-781-3200
Love Inc. of Clay County is a partnership of local churches working together, across denominational lines, to serve people in need in their local communities.
Metro Lutheran Ministry | 816-931-0027
Helping people with assistance today for self-sufficiency in the future
Money Smart KC | 1-866-320-5764
Financial coaching and community resources
St. Charles Borromeo Parish | 816-436-0880
Founded in 1947
Veterans Community Project | 816-599-6503
Housing and counseling for Veterans
Help with Utilities
Catholic Charities | 913-621-3445
Celebrating over 60 years of serving our neighbors in need.
Community Assistance Council | 816-763-3277
Empowering individual families to self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy since 1976.
Community Service League | 816-912-4486
Our purpose: To make meaningful and lasting change in people’s lives.
Crosslines Community Outreach | 913-281-3388
Working with the community to tackle and solve problems
Della Lamb Community Services | 816-842-8040
Empowering clients to meet the challenges of education, employment and self-sufficiency in an ever-changing world.
Good Samaritan Center | 816-630-2718
Where people in need find hope
Grandview Assistance Program | 816-761-1919
Standing in the gap, caring for our community.
Love Inc. of Clay County / Freedom House | 816-781-3200
Love Inc. of Clay County is a partnership of local churches working together, across denominational lines, to serve people in need in their local communities.
Metro Lutheran Ministry | 816-931-0027
Helping people with assistance today for self-sufficiency in the future
Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church | 816-923-3689
Truly Metropolitan
Midwest Customer Cares Program | 1-877-566-2769 ext.401
Helping to pay heating bills for Kansas residents who are Midwest Energy customers
Northland Assistance Center | 816-421-2243
Passionately advocating for the hungry, needy and politically under-represented members of our global family.
Salvation Army | 913-321-6958
Doing the most good
Share the Warmth | 1-877-566-2769 ext. 402
Helping with winter heating bills for counties served by Kansas Gas Service. You do not have to be a Kansas Gas customer.
St. Charles Borromeo Parish | 816-436-0880
Founded in 1947
United Way of WYCO | 2-1-1
Together, we fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in Wyandotte County.
Food Assistance
A Turning Point | 816-237-0138
Our mission is to transform lives by empowering people to self-sufficiency.
Bishop Sullivan Center | 816.231.0984
Proud to be one of the largest providers of household assistance in the Kansas City area and the largest distributor of food in the Harvesters network.
Catholic Charities | 913-621-3445
Celebrating over 60 years of serving our neighbors in need.
Coldwater of Lee’s Summit | 816-786-0758
Building friendships. Fostering hope.
Community Assistance Council | 816-763-3277
Empowering individual families to self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy since 1976.
Community Service League | 816-912-4486
Our purpose: To make meaningful and lasting change in people’s lives.
Covenant Memorial Baptist Church | 816-756-0798
Our mission: To bring the love of the Lord Jesus Christ and the work of CMBC before the people in this community.
Covenant Presbyterian Church | 816-444-3693
Celebrating God in a diverse and caring community
Crosslines Community Kitchen at Cross Lines Annex | 913-432-1200
Serving breakfast & lunch at no charge, Monday-Friday
Crosslines Community Outreach | 913-281-3388
Working with the community to tackle and solve problems
Della Lamb Community Services | 816-842-8040
Empowering clients to meet the challenges of education, employment and self-sufficiency in an ever-changing world.
Economic Opportunity Foundation Inc. | 913-371-7800
Helping People. Changing Lives.
Feed His Lambs | 913-634-6513
Our Mission: To eradicate hunger in our community through the grace and guidance
of Jesus Christ.
Gloria Dei Food Pantry | 816-741-6349
Together with Christ, our mission at Gloria Dei is to nourish people and empower them to grow and share in God’s mission.
Good Samaritan Center | 816-630-2718
Where people in need find hope
Grain Valley Assistance Council | 816-355-0328
We are an out reach from Community Services League of Jackson County
Grandview Assistance Program | 816-761-1919
Standing in the gap, caring for our community.
Heart of God Ministries | 816-349-1735
The perfect church for people who are not perfect
Hope Network of Raytown | 816-778-1105
Offering hope to the hungry and hurting through delivering exemplary care, affirming value and meeting basic needs.
Hope. Wrx/Hillside Christian Church | 816-453-2623
Feeding people: mind, body, spirit and community.
Immanuel Baptist Church | 816-254-9579
Immanuel BC has been in the heart of Independence for more than 75 years.
Kingsway Ministry Lighthouse | 816-921-7016
Helping those in need in the greater Kansas City area for over 20 years
Liberty Christian Church | 816-781-3621
Serving residents of Liberty, Missouri
Lift Him Up Ministries | 816-358-5010
Created to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of all people
Metro Lutheran Ministry | 816-931-0027
Helping people with assistance today for self-sufficiency in the future
Metropolitan Community College | 816-604-1000
Mission: Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities
Northland Assistance Center | 816-421-2243
Passionately advocating for the hungry, needy and politically under-represented members of our global family.
Operation Breakthrough | 816-756-3511
Empowering families through advocacy, emergency aid and education.
Palestine Senior Center | 816-921-1963
Committed to serving senior adults of the greater KC area
Salvation Army | 913-321-6958
Doing the most good
Salvation Army-Northland | 816-452-5663
Doing the most good
Smithville First Christian Church | 816-532-0773
You’re welcome here, just as we would welcome any member of our family.
Social Services of Platte County | 816-858-3740
Food stamps and other food distribution programs
SPEAC | 816-746-1057
Feeding the hungry since 1989
St. Charles Borromeo Parish | 816-436-0880
Founded in 1947
St. Mary’s Catholic Church | 816-252-8649
Founded in 1823 with a long standing tradition of outreach
St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 816-561-8920
Feeding body and mind, and heart and soul since 1857
The Rock of KC | 816-243-1400
We exist to: Love God, Love People, Serve, Live Generously
Treasure Chest | 816-858-2036
Stocked resource center providing food, clothing, toiletries and other home supplies
United Way of WYCO | 2-1-1
Together, we fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in Wyandotte County.
Urban S.U.C.C.E.S.S. | 816-861-7921
Shaping Urban Core Communities to Excel in School & Society
Vaughn-Trent Community Services, Inc. | 913-441-0461
Serving School District #204
Vineyard Church | 816-734-8100
Our vision is to know God and enjoy Him forever.