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Cancer Action, Inc. ((913) 642-8885) is a non-profit community based non-profit agency that helps patients with cancer. The non-profit is offering a comprehensive array of assistance programs, resources and services addressing the financial, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of families and individuals with cancer, their loved ones, their family, and friends. The non-profit agency offers counseling, support, education, financial assistance, empowerment, hope and comfort to those touched by cancer in our community, and all the cancer programs are offered at no cost. Click here for more cancer programs.
Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides an environment that low income, the working poor and others can turn to for help. The organization instills both belief and hope in the families or individual's potential for self-sufficiency over the long term. The focus of the organization is to assist the less fortunate in Wyandotte County and the Kansas City area. The agency can help enable them to break their cycle of poverty. Services and resources provided by the agency include emergency assistance financial, food pantry, groceries, hot meals, household products, Thrift Store, prom clothing drive, a Christmas store, and school supplies and product distribution. (913) 281-3388.
Another one of the leading non-profits in the area is Economic Opportunity Foundation. This agency also offers numerous assistance programs and services, including emergency assistance (funds for utility and heating bills, clothing, rent, free food, housing aid), self-sufficiency education, Head Start Program, job and career development, housing development and limited transportation assistance. Call them at (913) 371-7800 for more information or if you need help.
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Emergency financial assistance for bills and expenses may be offered by Harvest America Corporation. Phone (913) 342-2121. They offer vouchers for emergency assistance, and can also refer people to other charities and programs.
Call Kansas Legal Services at (913) 621-0200 to speak to an attorney. The lawyers at Kansas Legal Services help low income clients with civil legal cases. The firm is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to help low income, elderly and disabled Kansas residents meet their basic needs through the provision of essential legal, mediation, consultations and employment training services.
The uninsured population in Wyandotte County can contact Duchesne Clinic at (913) 321-2626. This clinic provides primary medical and health care, prescription medication assistance, and chronic disease management to the low income and those without health insurance.
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Riverview Health Services also helps Kansas City area families and individuals. The goal of the clinic is to facilitate access to health care and medical services and to also offer health literacy services for patients and individuals who are low income, indigent, uninsured, or underinsured individuals. It provides those qualified people with connections to high quality medical care, prescription medications and drugs, medical supplies and health education to stabilize and improve health care of families. (913) 371-7070
Children may be able to receive medical attention from Turner House Children's Clinic. The facility targets it programs at the medically uninsured and underserved children of the Kansas City and Wyandotte County community. Dial (913) 342-2552.
Harvest America Corporation is the local community action agency. They have housing counselors on site who can help homeowners locate and access community programs, State of Kansas and federal government mortgage programs and financial services. These foreclosure and mortgage assistance programs services can help families avoid foreclosure or stop proceedings that have already begun. Some options include Loan Modifications, Repayment Plans, Short Sales or Pre-Foreclosure Sales, or Forbearance Agreements. Click here for more foreclosure and mortgage programs, or call them at (913) 342-2121.
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