LINC Community Help: Resources and Relationships

LINC Caring Communities site coordinators can be your resource to get help with many pressing needs such as:

• Food and nutrition

• Housing issues

• Utility bill assistance

• Legal aid

• Job search help and other needs

• Virtual school support

Ways to reach us

Email: help@kclinc.org

Send a message: Submit the form (right)

Contact your LINC site coordinator.

Quick Help Guide

Education

• See LINC’s collection of district virtual school supports here.

• See LINC’s collection of online education activities here.

Food Resources

• See an updated list of food giveaway events at LINC’s food resource page.

• Do you think you may qualify for food stamps? Go here.

• Harvesters provides a search program for nearby food pantries.

Bills and Rental Assistance

Find general information for renters and landlords in need at the Missouri Housing Development Commission.

Pandemic relief for rent and bills is available by application through the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

• Kansas City renters can apply at gkcassistanceprogram.org

• Jackson County renters outside KC can apply at jacksoncountyerap.org/application

• The MHDC has specific links to resources by county if you are

  • Currently homeless

  • Currently housed but in need of help with rent or bills

  • Looking for affordable housing

  • Needing to make home repairs

Other resources:

• NeedHelpPayingMyBills.com

• Save Inc.

• Kansas City Neighborhoods and Housing Services

• Community Services League, Jackson County

Utility Bill Assistance

• Apply for federal LIHEAP utility assistance through the Mid-America Assistance Coalition.

• Learn more about relief for Evergy electric bills here.

• Learn more about relief for Spire gas bills here.

• Independence residents can apply for assistance through the Community Services League.

Digital Inclusion

• The Affordable Connectivity Program can help qualifying households with Internet bills and computer costs. Learn more and apply by clicking here.

• The Kansas City Public Library has “internet-to-go” hot spots for checkout.

• If you need a computer, go to the KC Coalition for Digital Inclusion and click on this form.

• If you can donate a computer, click on this form.

Mental Health

• Find contacts for counseling or other services at Show Me Hope Missouri.

Housing Issues, Legal Aid, Employment

• Justice in the Schools provides legal support for families in the Kansas City Public Schools and in the Hickman Mills School District and the Center School District.

• Legal help is available at Legal Aid of Western Missouri.

• Job training and job pursuit is available at the Full Employment Council.

• Do you need to file an unemployment claim in Missouri? Go here.

• Protect your worker rights and tenant rights at the Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom.

• Protect your tenant rights at KC Tenants.

Coronavirus vaccinations and testing

• Find locations and times for vaccinations or testing on LINC’s coronavirus testing page.

• Infection rate, updates and community recovery plans:

  • preparemetrokc.org

  • combackkc.com

General services

• Reach the United Way’s resources by calling 2-1-1.

• In South Kansas City, food, rent assistance and other help is available at the Community Assistance Council.

• Midtown help for many services available at Reconciliation Services.

• Help for veterans is available at the Veterans Community Project.

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