Mental Health Resources

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

Has behavioral health services, information, referrals, and programs available.

NAMI Kansas

Offers resources on mental illness and recovery.

Kansas City Mental Health Resources

Has a list of mental health facilities/resources at a lower cost or subsidized.

Kansas Children Service League

Providees services for young children suffering from mental health crises. Also has fatherhood programs, nursery care, and an in-home service for pregnant women (P-CAP).

Physical Healthcare Resources

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Has many resources for families, kids, and adults ranging from adolescent health to special health care needs.

Birthright - Salina, Kansas City, and Leavenworth

A charitable non profit organization that helps pregnant women or who think they are pregnant.

Kansas Health Matters

Provides clinics and programs Kansas residents may use.

Genesis Family Health - Garden City, Dodge City, and Ulysses

A free clinic that has emergency medical services, telemedicine, and mobile clinics.

Dental Resources

Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation

Offers free dental services for adults and children, you must visit the website for availability.

Dental Care Olathe - Olathe

Offers dental and cosmetic dentistry, payment plans are available for clients without insurance.

Enable Dental - Kansas City

A portable service where the dentist comes to the client. Offers in person dental services and tele-dental services. You must register online or call for an appointment.

Affordable Dentures and Implants - Wichita

Has full and Partial dentures, Implants, extractions, and cleaning. *Has financing and payment plans.

Housing Resources

Kansas Housing

Services for homeowners, renters, homelessness, community service and housing partners. Also provides tenant/landlord education.

Housing Authority - Kansas

Provides residential help, payment plans, and housing choice vouchers.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Has information on subsidized apartments, public housing and house choice vouchers (section 8)

The United Methodist Open Door

A homeless shelter located in Sedgwick, KS.

LGBTQ+ Resources

Kansas City Center for Inclusion

Provides resources and a community center for LGBTQ includes housing, advocacy, health and wellbeing, and more.

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center

LGBTQ welcomed, has case management, housing, therapy, medication, crisis care, and community based services.

University Health LGBTQ Specialty Clinic - Kansas City

Services include: primary care physician, endocrinologist, psychologist, a pharmacist, and a nurse. For any needs from STD/HIV testing to preventive primary care.

Synergy Services

Provides crisis help, safety (emergency shelter and temporary housing), promotes healing (mental health and counseling services, teens and tot clinic, school - based integrated services and children advocacy center), training, and support groups.

Food Resources

Metro Lutheran Ministry

Supports the parts of Kansas that are in the KCMO area. MLM helps families and individuals in need with a variety of emergent needs services to promote housing, food, health, and financial stability.

East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (ECKAN)

Builds connections and provides program services in East Central Kansas to support the stability, health, and engagement of low-income individuals and families.

Harvesters The Community Food Network

Harvesters provides food and related household products to more than 760 nonprofit agencies including emergency food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and others. We also offer education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and teach about good nutrition.

Financial Resources

211 Kansas

Provides people with information on available assistance for many different needs which includes Financial, healthcare, housing, dental, food, and etc.

Project Deserve by the Center of Hope

Provides emergency financial support to individuals and families in Wichita who may not otherwise qualify for other social service programs.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Provides free cash assistance for lower income families and KS families in poverty. Services provided include government grants money for basic needs or bills. The program will help adults with finding a job, and it will also provide support services for training.

Insurance Resources

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

A federal and state partnership that provides health insurance to children and, in some states, pregnant women in families who earn too much income to qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford private insurance. Children up to age 19 are eligible for CHIP.

Donated Dental Services in Kansas (DDS)

A project initiated by Dental Lifeline Network, a national humanitarian organization, and the Kansas Dental Association. Its purpose is to provide free, comprehensive care for people who are permanently disabled, elderly, or medically compromised who are unable to afford dental care.

Medicaid (KanCare)

KanCare is the program through which the State of Kansas administers Medicaid. This is assistance for very low income families, pregnant women, the disabled, unemployed with no income and others. Both the federal and state governments both pay for this free health insurance plan.

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