Pathways Program @ Ozanam
At Pathways, we’re giving young adults who are homeless or living in out-of-home care the chance to develop the life skills they need to be successful. The Pathways Program operates scattered-site apartments in Kansas City and Wichita. It serves young men and women, as well as young parents with children.
Tags: advocacy, kansas city, mental health, resources, support, youth, western missouri, homeless, shelter, parents, families
Empowering Queer Activists and Leaders (EQUAL)
EQUAL is Kansas City’s for youth-by youth Gay Straight Alliance Network, connecting queer youth across the metropolitan area. EQUAL organizes an annual Empowerment Summit, National Coming Out Day and the Day of Silence.
Tags: activism, get involved, kansas city, social, youth, western missouri, allies, queer
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
PerformOUTKC
PerformOUTKC provides a safe, inclusive atmosphere for youth of any and all identities, which fosters positive identity development through excellence in music performance and creative expression. PerformOUTKC is an educational outreach performing arts program for LGBTQA young adults ages 14-20.
Tags: get involved, kansas city, lgbt, social, youth, western missouri, music, education, teens
GLSEN – Kansas City Chapter
Nationally, GLSEN works to ensure safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. There are over 40 Chapters around the country, which work closely with the national staff of GLSEN to implement programs, and to keep national staff informed of local events.
Tags: bullying, education, get involved, kansas city, youth, students, sexual orientation, gender identity, teens, GSA, gay, lesbian, genderidentity
Passages
Passages is Kansas City’s youth center dedicated to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning youth, and straight allies. Passages meets every Wednesday night in a drug-free, alcohol-free, and hate-free environment for fun, games, music, movies, food, and more! Passages Youth Center is non-profit organization that aims to help youth grow and develop into strong individuals with confidence in who they are. All youth over 14 and under 21 can come to have fun and meet new friends.
Tags: get involved, kansas city, social, youth, lgbt, allies, games, movies, music, center, teens, friends, peers
Rainbow House
The mission of Rainbow House is to keep children safe and to support families in crisis through prevention, assessment, and intervention in child abuse and neglect. This is facilitated by many services, which includes the Children’s Emergency Shelter, Regional Child Advocacy Center, Homeless Youth Program and Clinical Programs.
Tags: homeless, midmissouri, resources, support, youth, shelter, families, crisis, child abuse, neglect, advocacy, clinic