CCIR CONNECTION RESOURCES
HEALTHCARE
Vivent Health (https://viventhealth.org/ )
Vivent Health helps people with HIV/AIDS live long, healthy lives. We provide comprehensive health care programs and social services for at risk individuals. We offer behavioral healthcare, case management, pharmacy, housing services, food pantry, dental care, medical care, and HIV prevention services like PrEP, HIV testing, and STI testing.
Contact:
Jasmine Baldovinos | Community Case Manager
Email: jasmin.baldovinos@viventhalth.org
Phone: 816-659-9816
Case Manager of the Day: 816-544-1384
Better Together (https://bettertogetherkc.org/ )
Better Together provides a no-cost, walk-in medical clinic on the second Thursday of each month. The clinic offers preventive screenings, exams, education, and referrals to local safety-net health institutions and other community services for underserved populations, such as individuals and families with refugee or immigrant status. Continuity of care assistance from a community health worker is also offered at each clinic.
When: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month
Where: 1501 S. 40th St. in Kansas City, KS
Contact:
Jennifer Bryan | CEO
Email: jennifer.bryan.64@gmail.com
Kathy Downing | Development Coordinator
Email: downingkat@gmail.com
Phone: 816-877-7192
Max Sheffield | Communications Manager
Email: max@maxwildestories.com
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES
Jewish Vocational Services (https://jvskc.org/ )
Welcome and provide wraparound services for the first 5 years of a refugee’s integration into the Kansas City Community.
Contact:
Joan Kelly | Community Integration Director
Email: jkelly@jvskc.org
Catholic Charities
Community Sponsorship (https://catholiccharitiesks.org/refugee-community-sponsorship/ )
Citizenship Program (https://catholiccharitiesks.org/citizenship-classes/ )
La Luz Legal Clinic (https://catholiccharitiesks.org/la-luz-center/ )
New Roots for Refugees (https://catholiccharitiesks.org/new-roots-for-refugees/ )
Contact:
Sarah Merwin | Senior Director of Refugee and Immigration Services
Email: smerwin@catholiccharitiesks.org
Phone: 913-906-8936
David Freeman | Refugee Health Benefits Coordinator
Email: dfreeman@catholiccharitiesks.org
Phone: 913-909-1069
SUPPORT CENTERS
Education
Kansas City Public Schools – International Welcome Center
School enrollment and support for navigating KCPS; food pantry, clothing closet and resource referral for KCPS families
Contact: Joyce Nguyen Hernandez | jhernand@kcpublicschools.org
Refugee & Immigrant Services and Empowerment
Provide English literacy classes for all levels.
Contact:
Julie Robinson | Outreach Manager
Email: julierobinson@kclibrary.org
Phone: 816-701-3587
Jami Evans Arreola | jevansarreola@kcpublicschools.org
Violence
Safehome (https://safehome-ks.org/ )
Safehome is a nonprofit organization and intimate partner abuse shelter (sometimes known as “women’s shelter”) near Johnson County. We are dedicated to ending intimate partner abuse by providing shelter, individual and group counseling, court and legal support, and community programs and engagement.
Contact:
Danae Fultz | danae.fultz@safehome-ks.org
24/7 Hotline: 913-262-2868
M.O.C.S.A (https://mocsa.org/ )
Support survivors of sexual violence with the support of 2 bilinugal therapists, 2 bilingual advocates, and a bilingual paralegal.
Contact:
Michelle Rodriguez | mrodriguez@mocsa.org
24/7 Crisis Line: 816-531-0233
LEGAL AID
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Immigration & Migrant Farmworkers Project
Free advice and legal representation to migrant, seasonal and year-round farmworkers throughout the state of Missouri
Human Rights Protection Team
Contact:
Erin Barling | Project Director and Paralegal, Farmworker Project
Email: ebartling@lawmo.org
Edwin Sagastume | Immigration Paralegal
Email: esagastume@lawmo.org
Julie Larson | Supervising Attorney, Human Rights Protection Team
Email: jlarson@lawmo.org
Phone: 816-474-1413 x 5254
La Luz Immigration Clinic
This center provides professional immigration legal services to low-income, foreign-born individuals and their families for little to no cost. We provide affordable and pro bono legal counseling and representation for a wide-range of immigration matters. We also assist undocumented immigrants who have no legal options by making them aware of their legal rights. This information empowers them to avoid fraudulent and predatory offers of work permits for large amounts of money. Click here for a list of services: https://catholiccharitiesks.org/la-luz-center/