Community Resources for Returning Citizens
Technology & Education Resources
- PCs for People
- Excel Spreadsheet Training videos
- Codecademy
- Higher Education After Incarceration
- Universal Class
- Project 10Million and T-Mobile
National Resources
- Oxford House Vacancies
- Self-run, self-supported homes for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder.
Kansas Resources
- Accelerating Opportunity: Kansas
- Career and technical education
- Prepare to earn a General Educational Diploma (GED)
- Pathways in carpentry, health care, machine/tool technology, and welding technology
- Kansas Legal Services
- SAMHSA Expungement Project Expungement Referral Form
- Kansas Legal Services Expungement Hotline at (785) 256-9564
Brown County Resources
- 24/7 hotline: 888.822.2983
- YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment
- Provides free and confidential services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking in Shawnee, Jackson, Brown, Nemaha and Wabaunsee Counties in Kansas.
- KANZA Mental Health and Guidance Center
- Provides comprehensive mental health and substance use services. These clinics are designed to ensure access to coordinated, high-quality behavioral health care for anyone who needs it, regardless of their ability to pay, place of residence, or age.
- Northeast Kansas Community Action Program
- Provides comprehensive education and social services to low-income community members through collaborative partnerships focused on individual and family development, empowerment, and economic security.
Missouri Resources
- Resurrection Recovery Ministry Support Groups
- Locations:
- Leawood, KS
- Olathe, KS
- Overland Park, KS
- Spring Hill, KS
- Brookside, MO
- Downtown KC, MO
- Blue Springs, MO
- Contact Tom Langhofer, Pastor of Recovery Ministries, at 913-544-0219 or Bethany DePugh, Recovery Ministries Coordination Director, at 816-867-0374
- Locations:
KC Community Resources
- Kansas City Street Sheet
- Kansas City Public Library
- Tech To Go
- Free technology access resources
- TechAccess
- Free service for learning digital skills
- Journey To New Life
- Re-entry Help with Rent and any resources you may need after re-entry.
- 816-960-4808
- 3120 Troost Ave., KCMO 64109
- Prosperity Center for Financial Planning
- Help with budgeting, Credit classes, home buying counseling, Employment Coaching
- 816-501-4239
- 5151 Troost Ave# 100, KCMO
- KC Free Health Clinic
- Low to no-cost Health Care Services, dental, primary care, women’s health, pharmacy, etc.
- 816-753-5144
- 3515 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64132
- The Help
- Social Service Organization, Women’s re-entry resources
- 816-227-6020
- 31 W. 31st Kansas City, Mo. 64108
- KC Medicine Cabinet
- Provides help for low-income, underinsured, and uninsured metro-area residents.
- 816-276-7517
- administration@kcmedicinecabinet.org
- PCs for People Kansas City
- In-Store: 518 Santa Fe St. Kansas City, MO 64105
- Catholic Charities Employment and Life Skills Workshop
- Resumé Clinic: By appointment only
- Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 816-398-6894
- 913-353-9151
- jobassistance@ccharities.com
- Local Resources from The Single Mom
- KC Job Fairs
- May 30, 2024
- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
- Johnson County Community College GED and Adult Education Program
- Resurrection Recovery Ministry Support Groups
- Locations:
- Leawood, KS
- Olathe, KS
- Overland Park, KS
- Spring Hill, KS
- Brookside, MO
- Downtown KC, MO
- Blue Springs, MO
- Contact Tom Langhofer, Pastor of Recovery Ministries, at 913-544-0219 or Bethany DePugh, Recovery Ministries Coordination Director, at 816-867-0374
- Locations:
- Johnson County Utility Assistance
- 913-715-6653
- QPS Employment Group
- 405 E 19th Ave Ste 2 North Kansas City, MO 64116
- 816-278-1111
- Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Community Court Programs
- Kansas City Municipal Court cases and warrants only.
- 2nd Tuesday of every month, 1:30 to 3:30 PM.
- Morningstar Youth and Family Life Center 2525 E. 27th Street, Kansas City, MO
- 816-513-2700
- communitycourt@kcmo.org
- The Excel Center
- Healing House KC
- Substance use disorder treatment, recovery housing, and support services to help men and women achieve long-term recovery.
Topeka Community Resources
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
- 1515 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66604
- (785) 580-4444
- Community Computer Labs
- WiFi Hotspot Check-Out
- Doorstep Inc.
- Food Pantry and Clothing Bank
- 1119 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
- (785) 357-5341
- Call Mon-Fri from 9am-1pm
- Open M-F 9am-1:45pm
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- 500 SW Van Buren St, Topeka, KS 66603
- (785) 296-2500
- The Giving Tree
- Clothing and Furniture
- 3343 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66611
- (785) 408-1392
- Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun & Mon Close
- Health ACCESS
- Healthcare and prescription services for those with income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.
- PO Box 615 Topeka, KS 66601
- (785) 235-0996
- Mon - Fri 8am-5pm
- Kansas Vocational Rehab Services/Shawnee County
- 500 SW Van Buren St, Topeka, KS 66603
- (785) 296-3329
- New Dawn Wellness & Recovery Center
- 1221 SW 17th St., Topeka, KS 66604
- (785) 266-0202
- Mon-Thurs 8am-8:30pm, Fri 8am-7:30pm & Sat 8am-12pm, Closed on Sunday
- Topeka Workforce Center
- 1430 SW Topkea Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612
- (785) 246-5737
- Work for Success - Mirror, Inc.
- 107 SW 6th Ave, Suite 2, Topeka, KS 66603
- (785) 246-5737
- Key Staffing
- 5840 SW Huntoon St, Topeka, KS 66604
- (785) 272-999
- Cornerstone of Topeka, Inc.
- 1195 SW Buchanan, Suite 103, Topeka, KS 66604
- (785) 232-1650
- Friends of Recovery Association - Oxford Houses
- 2316 SW Indian Trail, Topeka, KS 66614
- Ashley Hennessy, (913) 244-7896
- YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment
- 225 SW 12th St, Topeka, KS 66612
- (785) 233-1750
- 24-hr Crisis Line (888) 822-2983
- Working 101
- Available on Tuesday from 10am-12pm starting in May at the Workforce Center
- Free of charge and covers a lot of basic life skills needed to become employable
- For more information, feel free to reach out to Terry Roberts (terry@lifeworx-ks.com) or Emily LaMar (emily.lamar7714@gmail.com)
- Southside Filling Station Food Pantry
- Hours of Operation:
- Tuesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesdays: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Thursdays: 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Hours of Operation:
Lawrence Community Resources
- Lawrence Public Library
- Assistive Technology for Kansans
- Catholic Charities Workforce Department
- 1525 West 6th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
- (785) 856-2694
- Cottonwood Inc. Career Training Program
- 2801 W. 31st St., Lawrence Ks, 66044
- (785) 842-0550
- Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority
- 1600 Haskell Ave. #187, Lawrence, KS
- (785) 842-1533
- Lawrence Workforce Center
- 2920 Haskell Ave. #2, Lawrence, KS
- (785) 840-9675
- Double Up Food Bucks
- (877) 653-9522
- SNAP@harvesters.org
- WIC Nutrition
- 200 Maine St., Lawrence, KS
- (785) 856-5350
- ADA Computer Lab
- 2001 Haskell Ave, Lawrence, KS 66046
- (785) 841-0333
- Lawrence Workforce Computer Lab
- 2920 Haskell Ave. #2, Lawrence, KS
- (785) 840-9675
- Senior Resource Center
- 745 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044
- (785) 842-0543
- Homeless Resource Center
- 944 Kentucky St. Lawrence, KS 66044
- info@hrclawrence.org
- (785) 856-0698
- Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 2:00PM – 6:00PM
- (Closed Wednesdays)