Community Organizations

The AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City served as a catalyst for the community response to the HIV crisis in metropolitan Kansas City for more than 18 years. Services included public policy advocacy, coalition building, a speakers bureau and a center for networking between AIDS Service Organizations. Due to funding cuts, the Board of Directors decided to close the AIDS Council in mid-2005 . The Board of directors of Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care recognized the significant work that was being done for the community through the AIDS Council and invited J. Dollie Rainey, the Program Manager at the AIDS Council, to continue to provide the advocacy, information and networking services through a new AIDS INFORMATION CENTER (AIDS Information-KC.) The AIDS Information-KC has established an advisory committee made up of volunteers from each of the major AIDS Service providers in KC. The goals of the AIDS Information Center are: 1) To provide information about AIDS services in the KC metropolitan area. 2) To provide a point of contact for people who need advocacy within the HIV/AIDS systems. 3) To maintain a network of communication with the ASO's and with the community about events and important changes in services.

AIDS Project of the Ozarks (APO) is a non-profit community-based organization serving a 20 county region in southwest Missouri. APO currently serves over 600 clients with HIV/AIDS and their families. Concerned families and friends established the organization as a grass roots entity in 1985. Services include: medical care, case management, education to the general public, and services to persons with HIV infection, their families and significant others in a confidential, caring environment.

We are a community of diverse beliefs united by our Unitarian Universalist faith and our common desire to make this world a better place. With historical roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions, Unitarian Universalism includes atheists, agnostics and theists; humanists, Christians and Buddhists, and followers of the earth-centered traditions. We keep an open mind to the religious questions people have struggled with in all times and places. We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion, and that in the end religious authority lies not in one book or one person or institution, but in ourselves. Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekdays. Building Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Sunday Services: Early service is from 8:45 to 9:45; the late service is from 11:15 to 12:15. From early June thru early August we hold only our 11:15 service with Religious Odysseys at 10:00a.m.

This diverse group of St. Louis metropolitan area musicians comes from all walks of life and range in age from 20 to over 60. The members of the band bring a variety of playing levels and other talents and interests to rehearsal each week as it prepares for four performances each year. The band members also march in the annual St. Louis Pride Parade and other events. BandTogether is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation and our invitation to participate is open to all adults (18 of age or older). Musicians of all playing abilities are welcome, as well as non-musicians who would like to take an active role in the organization. For those who no longer have their own, we might be able to help you arrange to borrow or rent an instrument.

Beak n Wings,™ Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the health and welfare of exotic birds. We provide rescue, adoption, sanctuary and placement assistance for all exotic birds. We are the largest bird club in the Kansas City Metropolitan area with over 350 members. Beak n Wings™ began as an educational pet bird club, which has evolved into an Exotic Bird Rescue Group. We continue to educate as well as take in exotic birds which need a new forever home. Beak n Wings™ began in 1999, and is still going strong.

The Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Alliance is a non-profit student organization dedicated to three purposes. First, BiGALA provides a social environment for its members. Second, BiGALA seeks to educate the community about gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues. Finally, BiGALA provides support for people just realizing their orientations and coming out of the closet.

The Boone County Libertarian Party is affiliated with the Missouri Libertarian Party and the National Libertarian Party. The Missouri Libertarian Party is one of three established political parties in the state of Missouri, the other two being the Democrats and Republicans.

Camp Fire USA Heartland Council, a United Way agency, began in 1913 as the first regional Camp Fire council in the United States, Camp Fire USA challenges parents and youth to build character, adopt strong values, develop positive life skills and exercise responsibility to family and community. Council services include a wide variety of outdoor and group education programs: Camp Fire clubs, residential and day camps, outdoor education, training in volunteerism and community service, inner city after-school programs, and physical fitness/life skills education for children with special needs.

QUESTION! Are you spiritually empty? Are you wrestling with questions of faith, but have been taught not to think on your own? Are you afraid to go back to church because you have been hurt by the church or afraid you won't be accepted? Are you looking for a community of faith which believes in God's extravagant grace, radical inclusion and relentless compassion? ANSWER! Come visit the open arms, open minds and open hearts of Christ United Church of Christ. We believe "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcomed here!

Edorts Inc. - "Bubble Boy Syndrome". Common Variable Immune Deficiency

Founded in 1985 by a group of concerned volunteers, Saint Louis EFFORT FOR AIDS (EFA) began with the purpose of making a difference in the lives of individuals dying from complications due to AIDS. Since that time EFA has grown to be the most comprehensive AIDS Service Organization (ASO) in the metropolitan St. Louis area. EFA provides education on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and comprehensive support services for those affected by the disease. EFA offers free testing for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B&C and STDs by appointment. Call 314-645-6451.

Gay & Lesbian Professionals ~~~~ Our mission is to provide an atmosphere where members can find support and encouragement through positive social and professional interaction, while promoting a positive voice for, and presenting a positive image of, gays and lesbians within the greater community.

The Lesbian & Gay Community Center of Kansas City ("The Center") is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1992. The Center's mission is to provide referral services and information, networking opportunities, and access to other GLBT supportive groups and businesses in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In 2008, the Center capitalized on the "COM" in the modern-day GLBT COMmunity, and began serving its members with revamped website and strategic plan. Yes, the bricks-and-mortar of yesteryear's community center are long gone. Today, the Center achieves its mission by: * Maintaining an accurate, up-to-date calendar about events and activities relevant to the GLBT community; * Sending weekly emails to its member database about opportunities to get involved in the GLBT community; * Providing a comprehensive on-line resource directory that includes GLBT supportive businesses and organizations; * Manning a hot line (816-931-4420) and information email (info@lgcckc.org) to answer questions about Kansas City's vibrant GLBT community and resources * Organizing family-friendly GLBT community events, such as the annual Picnic at Swope Park in May and Out In Westport festival every October. * Coordinating regular meetings with leaders of GLBT organizations to facilitate cohesion and networking; * Co-sponsoring events with local GLBT organizations, ranging from town halls with the mayor to social gatherings at local bars or restaurants * Assisting with locating meeting space for GLBT organizations.

We provide free and confidential telephone and email peer-counseling, information and local resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, youth and questioning callers of the allied community. We refer callers to other agencies in the community as part of our mission. Gay Switchboard is a non-profit, tax exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay,lesbian, bisexual, transgender, youth and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender community. Gay Switchboard was created as part of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth Crisis Hotline of KS & MO by assisting the Kansas and Missouri community or those planning to visit in the future while the hotline helps those in distress in some fashion. The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth Crisis Hotline of KS & MO helps members of our community talk about the important issues that they are facing in their daily lives. We help end the isolation that many people feel, by providing a safe environment on the phone or email to discuss issues that people cannot talk about anywhere else. We speak with callers of all ages about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer-sex information,sexual assault, domestic violence, rape, hate crimes and other issues. We speak with both youth and adults from 8 PM to 4 AM seven days a week and all services are free and confidential. GLBTY Hotline number is (816) 293-7000 & Gay Switchboard number is (816) 293-7999. Non-staffed hours (4am to 8pm) are serviced by a voicemail system and we respond to emails 24 hours a day at gayswitchboard@aol.com.

The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks supports the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) persons in the greater Springfield, Missouri region by organizing and sponsoring community activities. ... ~~~~~ ...and by increasing public understanding and appreciation of GLBT citizens. -- GLO is a non-profit community organization. -- Administered by the GLBT community in the Southwest Missouri/Springfield Area. -- GLO is supported by donations and dues of its members. -- The GLO Center seeks to provide a useful resource for the GLBT community in Southwest Missouri. -- A place to be yourself, a place to meet others in the community, and a place to find information about the community at large. In essence the GLO Center is YOUR place for all things concerning the GLBT Community in the Greater Springfield/Southwest Missouri Area. -- Drop In Hours: -- subject to volunteer availability, call ahead to make sure we're open -- Schedule -- TG Support Group: Every Sunday 7-10 PM -- Gay AA Support Group – Wednesdays 8-9 PM -- Free Professional Counseling Available: call 869-3978

The Greene County Libertarian Party is a political party affilliated with the National and State Libertarian Parties. The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the United States. Millions of Americans have voted for Libertarian Party candidates in past elections throughout the country. In Missouri, we are grateful that there have been enough supporters that ballot access over the past several years has been possible. Libertarians believe the answer to America's political problems is the same commitment to freedom that earned America its greatness: a free-market economy and the abundance and prosperity it brings; a dedication to civil liberties and personal freedom that marks this country above all others; and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade as prescribed by America's founders.

We are a Skilled Nursing Facility providing care to HIV-positive residents who are 18 years of age or older. Our facility doesn't treat HIV & AIDS like a terminal disease. A trained staff of medical professionals has years of experience treating this illness. At Hope we create an environment that is more like home than an institution. We're a non-profit, and our small size allows more individual attention, more smiles, and much more hope. Hope Care Center is unique - there are only a few centers in the United States that provide the same service we offer. The responsibility is huge, but we're up for it. In just over a decade we've served over 200 residents and have dreams of expanding so we can serve more people. We're continuing to learn, to provide the best care, and to get our residents well and on their own.

The Kansas City Cave Bears was founded in 1994 as a means to promote friendship and camaraderie for Bears, Cubs, Otters, and their admirers, as well as to provide an organized group to aid in the raising of funds for charitable purposes. ~~~~ Championing fellowship, the KCCB provides social opportunities outside of the traditional gay setting of the bars and clubs for those men that may not be "appreciated" in traditional gay outlets which require a certain look or attitude. -- The KCCB is a not-for-profit corporation in the State of Missouri. Volunteers coordinate our activities with input from monthly gatherings. -- KCCB is not a sex club. It's just a group of bearish men and admirers having fun. Most KCCB events are strictly social in nature and are open for anyone to attend.

The Kansas City Free Health Clinic is an integral part, the net under the safety net, of the health care delivery system in the Kansas City community. As it was formed to do in 1971, the Clinic provides basic health care services at no charge to people who cannot pay for care and to those who do not have insurance available to them. The Clinic helps keep the uninsured and underinsured healthy!

The Kansas City Free Health Clinic is an integral part, the net under the safety net, of the health care delivery system in the Kansas City community. As it was formed to do in 1971, the Clinic provides basic health care services at no charge to people who cannot pay for care and to those who do not have insurance available to them. The Clinic helps keep the uninsured and underinsured healthy!

Lesbian Cancer Project through Spirit of Hope MCC Providing free mammograms to lesbians and their community. Come join us & make a difference. We need volunteers to help us grow.

The mission of The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis is to provide service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and ally community of St. Louis and its surrounding areas through education, outreach, healthy living and community building.

The University of Missouri Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center seeks to provide a safe environment that is welcoming to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. In this environment, we actively support student learning through programming and leadership opportunities. The Center encourages understanding by providing a broad range of resources on LGBT / Ally issues and by advocating for the creation of an inclusive MU community.