Below is a list of support programs and services available to KSD students and families. If you would like to inquire as to whether your student or family can participate in any of these programs or services, please contact your school's social worker.
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The Kearney food pantry exists to assist you during a temporary financial need.
Open: Tuesday 2p.m. to 4 p.m. and
Thursday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
816-903-4763
Kearney Firehouse Community Center, local events, Farmer's Market, and more. Each fall under the same non-profit united to complete one mission.
An indoor/outdoor site where you select or receive groceries and/or household items to take home.
Community resources for Clay, Platte, and Ray County regions.
Comprehensive database of local and national community resources to include food, clothing, shelter, health care, mental health, education, employment, transportation and more.
The Good Samaritan provides assistance to Excelsior Springs and surrounding rural communities. Families and individuals are helped with food, shelter, utilities, transportation help, household and medical needs.
Northland Clothing Center provides free new and gently used clothing to the entire family in the community who is in need. A referral is required for services and to set an appointment. Please contact your school social worker for more information and a referral.
Provides information and resources for kinship caregivers.
Meet the Need provides assistance to the working poor through crisis situations in life. They provide support through their assistance center, food pantry, and thrift store. Holiday assistance is also available through their Christmas Store.
24-hour non-emergency line 816-407-3700 or 911 for emergencies.
Provides temporary care for children whose ages range from birth until their 18 birthday whose parents are experiencing a crisis/emergency situation that requires immediate action for children who may be at risk for child abuse or neglect.
Provides gently-used, donated beds and bedding and distributes them to Kansas City area children and families in need, free of charge
Homeless Hotline
Homeless Hotline
Call 816-474-4599 to speak with someone about local homeless shelter availability.
Search the resource guide by zip code for services such as food, senior services, trauma support, medical, counseling, legal services, transportation, parenting classes and more.
Search by zip code for food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offers multile opportunies for providing assistance for diapers, rent, utilities and more.
Clay County Health Department WIC program
Clay County Health Department WIC program
Supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to their fifth birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility.
A program through Children’s Mercy, Patients Encouraging and Engaging Peer Support (PEEPS) is a program that matches teen patients with positive young adult role models who have had similar medical experiences.
Crisis line 816-861-6100
Resources for domestic violence victims include emergency shelter, court advocacy, counseling, children’s programs, job assistance and more.
Help for victims of domestic violence. Emergency shelter for runaway or homeless youth.
Domestic violence hotline 816-321-7050 or 800-491-1114
Youth crisis 816-741-8700 or 888-233-1639
Helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, human trafficking, stalking, or other crimes who fear future harm in their efforts to stay safe by providing a designated address to use when creating new public records.
Support for survivors of sexual assault.
24-hour crisis line: 816-531-0233 or 913-642-0233
NSVRC provides research & tools to advocates working on the frontlines to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse with the understanding that ending sexual violence also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.
NSVRC provides research & tools to advocates working on the frontlines to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse with the understanding that ending sexual violence also means ending racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.
Find grief support groups in your area.
Resources for parents preventing youth substance use.
Learn more about programs that can help you with rent and utility payments.
Giving The Basics aims to bring improved health, hope and dignity to struggling children and adults through the procurement, fulfillment, and distribution of hygiene products.
Gender Pathway Services (GPS) at Children's Mercy provides interdisciplinary, family-centered services for transgender, gender-variant, and gender-questioning children.
Call 1-888-843-4564 for telephone support. Email peer-support. Factual information and local resources for children, teens, young adults, adults, and seniors.
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services available 24/7 for LGBTQ young people under 25. Call, chat, or text a trained counselor.
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