Youth Yellow Pages

Activities

Adventure Oasis Water Park
325-7946
Water fun for all ages.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters
561-5269 (KC,MO)
Opportunity to spend a few hours each week with an adult interested in developing a friendship with you. Might play sports, do chores, homework, or just talk.

Boys and Girls Club of Eastern Jackson County
461-1422 - 315 S. Leslie St., Independence, MO 64050
257-7010 - 16995 Dover Ln., Independence, MO 64056
After school program for youths. Also, summer program Monday-Friday. Facility has game room, gym, library, clubroom, and art area.

LifeGuard Youth Development
836-8336 (teen)
815 N. Noland
A source for real answers to today’s teen’s questions. Lots of activities, contests, music, dance & fun for teens.

Sermon Center
373-7370
201 N Dodgion
Minimal fee to join; has gymnasium, weight room and game room. Call for facility times.

Domestic Violence

CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association)
252-8388
503 E 23rd St
Provides counseling for victims of child abuse, educational programs, and parenting groups.

Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-392-3738

Domestic Violence Hotline
1-HOT-LINE

Hope House
461-HOPE
A safe shelter for women and children who are being physically, emotionally or sexually abused. Offers counseling and life skills training as well as protection.

Independence Police Department
325-7300 (Front Desk)
836-3600 (Non-Emergency dispatch)
For information or to report a non-emergency situation.

The Children's Place
www.tcpkc.org
363-1898
Promotes positive mental health and developmental outcomes through prevention, treatment, and family support for young children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or trauma.

Missouri School Violence Hotline
1-866-748-7047
Report threats against students, teachers, and schools.

MOCSA
Caring treatment and counseling for sexually abused children and their families.
MOCSA Crisis Line
531-0233

Educational

GED
521-5507 or email ged@isdschools.org
Various sites offer daytime and evening classes to students 16 years of age or older at no cost. Can help you earn your general equivalency diploma or just brush up on skills required for a job.

English as a Second Language (ESL) ?Habla Ingles? !Aprenda ingles GRATIS!
521-5507
10505 E. Winner Rd., Independence, 64052
Learn English free, no enrollment necessary and teachers are ESL certified. Class times are Thursdays (Los jueves) 6pm - 9pm at the Maywood Baptist Church.

Food

Lunch Partners
254-6040
709 W Maple, Independence
Free, hot lunches available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, no questions asked.

Community Service League
254-4100
300 W Maple, Independence
Food pantry to provide emergency food assistance. Call to see which location would serve you.

Emergency Shelter

Crossroads
461-1093
14704 E Truman Rd
Offers safe shelter in an emergency. Provides breakfast and dinner daily, transportation assistance and referrals to a self-help program. No drugs or alcohol allowed.

Hillcrest Ministries
461-0468
Guiding homeless families to self sufficiency.

Homeless Hotline
474-4599

Restart, Inc.
472-5664 (24 hour access line)
309-9048 (24 hour youth hotline)
Provides shelter, supportive services, overnight emergency and family emergency shelter.

Runaway Hotline
1-800-RUNAWAY
Our 24-hour crisis line has an experienced front-line team member ready to help you now. It's anonymous, confidential, and free.

Synergy Services
587-4100
400 E 6th St., Parkville, MO 64152
Emergency shelter for 12 - 18 year olds
Youth Crisis Hotline 816-741-8700

Additional Numbers

Fairmount Community Center's Kids Cafe
254-8334 (Monday - Friday 12pm-1:30pm)
Provides free nutritious lunches to Independence Children during the summer when regular school is not in session. (Food provided through Harvesters)

Independence Mid-Continent Library
252-0950
Spring & 24 Highway
(The branch has been relocated to a temporary location at the corner of Maple and Woodland at the back of the Independence Regional Health Care campus until late fall 2010.)
461-2050 - 1300 E 35th St.

Kansas City Public Library
701-3615
11401 E 23rd Street, Independence 64052

Mothers Outraged at Molesters (MOMs)
478-2355
Helping in prevention of sexual abuse through public awareness. Internet crime prevention information. Resource line.
www.momskc.org

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678
www.missingkids.com
Report a missing child, internet crime or other helpful information.

Health

Ask A Nurse
913-676-7777
Free medical advice from an RN available 24-hours a day.

Independence Health Department
325-7185
515 S. Liberty
Health Promotion (CPR classes, Freedom From Smoking, Birth Certificates, Immunization, Audits for Child Care Facilities, Asthma Education, and various health classes); Animal Services; Codes Compliance and Food and Institution (Food Handler classes and permits)

Jackson Country Health Department
404-6415
313 S Liberty
Walk-in clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Free treatment. Immunizations Monday's and Wednesday's.

Mother’s Refuge
353-8070
11040 E 40 Hwy
A program for homeless pregnant teens and new mothers and their infants, includes a residential care, an aftercare program and a peer education program.

Planned Parenthood
252-3800
815 N. Noland Suite #6
Birth control counseling and education, free exam provided by physician or nurse practitioner, infection checks and treatments, low cost contraceptives. Also offers testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases for male patients, including AIDS.

Rachel House Pregnancy Resource Center
224-5433
501 NW Fifth Street, Suite 100, Blue Springs
875-1059
320 NE Tudor Road, Lee's Summit
Free pregnancy testing, full term OB medical care, abstinence education, counseling, maternity and baby clothes, infant furniture, formula and baby food.

Samuel Rodgers Dental
254-3382
620 West 23rd Street, Independence
Preventive Care: routine dental exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, and x-rays. Fillings, Oral Surgery and extractions, Root Canal Therapy and other services.

Women’s Clinic of Kansas City
836-9000
815 N Noland Rd
Free pregnancy testing, counseling, education, 24-hour helpline, and adoption referral.

Substance Abuse
Alateen
373-8566
Support group for anyone being raised in an alcoholic home.

Adolescent C-Start
254-3652 extention 401
Intensive outpatient program of Comprehensive Mental Health Services that provides treatment to adolescent substance abusers. Includes family therapy. Fees on a sliding scale according to income.

Narcotices Anonymous
531-2250
24-hour answering service for substance abusers and their family members.

Volunteer Opportunities

Independence Youth Court
325-7750
Youth Court Website
Youth Court is a peer court of trained students age 13 (eighth grade) and up. Juvenile offenders will be Tried, Judged, Defended and convicted or exonerated by a court made up of other juveniles. Trainings begin in September. Court convenes twice a month.

Youth Friends
521-5300
lori_smith@isdschools.org
Connecting young people with caring volunteers in your school to promote friendship and build community.