Help & Healing

The Church is here to offer support and healing.

Families today face many kinds of problems. Use this information as a starting point when you need to ask someone for help or find resources for a loved one. Not all of the resources listed here have help in Spanish, but we believe it is important for you to know that these services exist. Services that have a Spanish translator are marked "Spanish Help."

This list is by no means exhaustive. If you are looking for help and do not find what you are looking for here, please contact your priest or the Office of Family Life for additional assistance.

I see the Church as a field hospital after the battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if they have high cholesterol and how their blood sugar is. First you have to heal their wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.

-Pope Francis

Addiction Support

Pornography Addiction

My House*

24-hour confidential hotline:
913.777.4809
myhousekcsj.org

offers support groups, clinical therapy, prayer and education.


Alcohol & Drug Addiction

Alcoholics Anonymous

816-471-7229 (24 hours a day)
kc-aa.org

First Call 

816-361-5900
firstcallkc.org

Clinical, educational, and prevention services for individuals and families in the Kansas City metro area affected by alcohol and drug addiction.

St. Gregory Recovery Center

888-915-4295
StGregoryCtr.com

Center dedicated to helping people reconnect with God's love and work through a set of anti-addictive values, St. Gregory's helps people recover and thrive after substance abuse. Its holistic, Catholic-based approach allows people to find their true purpose and happiness in life.

FULLCIRCLE

816-500-0299
fullcircleprogram.com

Program that serves families with teens and young adults struggling with addiction and mental health challenges, by providing them with a faith-based peer support group. It has no cost and is long-term.

The Calix Society                   

calixsociety.org
(Local Contacts) 
Neil: 913-645-7244 Mary: 913-747-5039
National Association of Catholics in Recovery 12 Steps and their family and friends affected by alcoholism and other addictions. We are members of AA, NA, Al-Anon, and similar organizations who have found that the spirituality of the 12-step process is greatly improved when practiced in the context of the richness, tradition, and dogma of our Catholic faith. One must have achieved a certain degree of sobriety to benefit from Calix. If you are currently active in a 12 Step group and would like to speak with other Catholics about incorporating Catholicism into the 12 Steps, please call for meeting details.

The Welcome House

816-472-0760
welcomehousekc.org

Welcome House is a sober living residential program open to recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who face the difficult transition after incarceration and homelessness, to treatment and reintegration into society as productive citizens, empowering them to live meaningful and productive lives.


Other Addictions

Kansas City Gamblers Anonymous

kcga4u.com

Sexaholics Anonymous International

Website: sa.org 
LocalWebsite: sexaddictionkc.org

Computer Gaming AA 

cgaa.info
A community of people who support each other to recover from problems resulting from excessive gambling.

Healing Support

Catholic Counselors & Therapists

For a more extensive list of counselors in the KC metro area including those who serve in Spanish, see the Catholic Counselors list compiled by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas: 
archkck.org: catholic counselors list

The Center for Healing 

816-786-6063
centerforhealingkc.com

[email protected]


Women's Health and Infertility

Fertility Care Center of KC

816-858-0198
fertilitycarekc.com

Offers professionals and doctors who can assist in the identification and treatment of many reproductive disorders that affect women from adolescence through menopause; other services include fertility education and natural family planning.


Desert Stream Ministries

Living Waters Program

816-767-1730
desertstream.org
20-week education and prayer program to heal relational and sexual issues, including: marital issues, codependency, pornography, effects of abuse, gender identity issues, and unwanted same-sex attraction.


Gender Identity & Homosexuality

Apostolates Courage and Encourage Apostolates*

24-hour hotline: 913-428-9893 International
website: couragerc.org
Local website: kcsjfamily.org/courage-and-encourage

For those with same-sex attraction who want to find support from the Church and support for family members of people with same-sex attraction.


*Denotes apostolates directly supported and supervised by the diocesan Office of Family Life. All other service providers are independent. This list is provided to assist in the pastoral care of the faithful; however, no certification or endorsement by the Diocese of Kansas City-St.Joseph should be assumed.

Crisis Support

General Help

Catholic Charities 

catholiccharities-kcsj.org

Kansas City Location
816-221-4377 or 888-563-5247
(toll free)

Offers emergency assistance with rent, assistance with utilities, diapers and food, or disaster relief. It offers ongoing assistance in finding employment or better employment, bus passes, and financial education. Assists families in parent education, child development screenings, and adoptions. It offers help with services for the elderly, veterans, and ministries for the deaf and disabled.

Serve & LIFT UP Center
815-929-1498 or 816-882-4781

CatholicCharities-kcsj.org/pantry
8001 Longview Road, KCMO

Help. Food. Jobs. Hope. LIFT UP offers emergency assistance with food, rent, utilities, diapers, ongoing assistance with employment, and bus passes.

St. Joseph Welcome Center Location
816-232-2885

1123 S 10th Street, St. Joseph, MO 


Help for Marriages

Retrouvaille 

800-470-2230
retrokc.com 

Relationship healing for couples who are contemplating divorce or who have already divorced and hope to reconcile their differences.


Physical & Sexual Abuse

Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233 (24-hour service)
thehotline.org

Office of Child & Youth Protection

kcsjocyp.org 
Ombudsman: Joe Crayon 
816-812-2500


Pregnancy Help

Gabriel Project Kansas City

913-602-0306
gabrielprojectkc.com

Free, non-judgmental assistance for mothers with unplanned pregnancies. 

Birthright

816-444-7090
birthright.org

Free, non-judgmental support for mothers with unplanned pregnancies. 

Parkville Women's Clinic

816-746-4855
parkvillewomensclinic.com

Information, care and support for mothers with unplanned pregnancy. Walk-ins are welcome. Help in Spanish.

Resource Health

816-921-5050
After Hours: 1-800-712-HELP
Text: HELPLINE to 313131
resourcehealth.org
Offers free pregnancy testing, free ultrasounds, and abortion education in the Kansas City area.

St. Mary's Home for Mothers 

816-390-6386
smhfm.org

Help and support for pregnant women experiencing homelessness or moms who need help.

Nativity House

913-281-7722
nativityhousekc.org

Maternity residency and support during pregnancy and the first year of the child's life.

Mothers Refuge

816-353-8070
mothersrefuge.org

Shelter, education and support for homeless women, pregnant women and young mothers.

Project Rachel: Healing After Abortion*

913-621-2199
projectrachelkc.com

Email: [email protected]  

Provides help at no cost to anyone who has experienced an abortion, regardless of faith, whether recent or many years ago. It offers hope and forgiveness in a confidential and non-judgmental atmosphere.

St. Joseph Pregnancy Resource Clinic

816-387-8090
Unplanned pregnancy?
Call 816-244-7824
stjosephprc.org

Provides Christian service to pregnant, at-risk, and post-abortion women, addressing their spiritual, physical, and emotional needs; equipping them to make healthy, life-affirming choices.

Alexandra's House

816-931-ALEX (2539)
alexandrashouse.com

Perinatal hospice and child care for parents with babies diagnosed with severe abnormalities, for pregnancies that end unexpectedly, and for those experiencing the death of an infant.