Street Outreach Services (S.O.S.)
Our Street Outreach team canvases Greater Kansas City helping homeless youth, up to age 22. The team provides basic necessities like food, water, clothing, blankets and hygiene products. Transportation and case management/referral services are also provided to youth as needed. For youth that want to get off the street, the team provides a bridge to Synergy House, our youth shelter.
Tags: homeless, kansas city, resources, support, youth, western missouri, shelter, case management, transportation, teens
Synergy Services
At Synergy we envision a world without family violence, abuse or neglect. Synergy Services, Inc. began in 1970 as Synergy House, the only shelter for runaway and homeless youth in western Missouri. Today, Synergy provides a full continuum of care to assist individuals and families with immediate respite from violence, and services which empower clients to find and choose good options for future safety and success. In addition, we provide supportive services to families in crisis in an effort to prevent violence and focus on community education and social change in an effort to build a safer and more humane society.
Tags: advocacy, antiviolence, families, kansas city, resources, support, youth, abuse, neglect, homeless, shelter, crisis, education, western missouri
LikeMe Lighthouse
The LikeMe Lighthouse is a LGBT Center in Kansas City that provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. The Lighthouse is a multi-faceted community center and a place for LGBT individuals, their families and friends to call HOME! The Lighthouse serves as a community hub to discover resources, attend social gatherings and listen to educational speakers. Working together, we will spread LIKEME’s message of inclusion and build a brighter future for Kansas City.
Tags: bisexual, gay men, get involved, kansas city, social, lgbt, western missouri, education, community center, families
PFLAG KC
PFLAG-KC is a group of parents, siblings, friends, and LGBT people who provide a support system for the families and friends of LGBT people to enable them to understand, accept and support their children with love and pride, provide education for individuals and the community at large on the nature of homosexuality, and support the full human and civil rights of LGBT people. Meetings are held at two locations: on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Room 307, Prairie Village, KS. (The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.) On the 4th Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm at the LikeMe Light House, 3909 Main St, Kansas City, MO.
Tags: families, get involved, kansas city, resources, support, western missouri, friends, parents, education, rights, accessible
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) is a Missouri nonprofit corporation committed to providing domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes advocacy and education to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Tags: antiviolence, education, kansas city, lgbt, resources, support, domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes, western missouri