AmeriCorps Inclusion Project
UMKC-Institute for Human Development
215 W. Pershing
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-235-1763
Fax: 816-235-1762
Website: www.moddrc.org

Supports the inclusion of people with disabilities in the AmeriCorps national service program and offers technical assistance to individuals with disabilities, AmeriCorps programs, and disability organizations.

APSE
451 Hungerford Dr., Ste. 700
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 804-278-9187
Website: www.apsemo.org

Focuses on improving and expanding integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for people with disabilities, and provides training and advocacy in these areas.

Business Leadership Network of Greater Kansas City
PO Box 860531
Shawnee, KS 66286
Phone: 913-829-6941
Website: www.bln-gkc.org

Is committed to recruiting, hiring management, and marketing practices which ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities. Activities include workshops/seminars, job fairs, mentoring of employers by employers, and access to an untapped pool of employees.

Children's Mercy Hospital Project RISE (Reaching for Independent Successful Employment)
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-234-3000
Website: www.childrensmercy.org

Assists patients with special needs to achieve independence with respect to healthcare, daily living, and community involvement. Goal is to employ one percent of CMH workforce with young adults with disabilities.

Educational Opportunity Center
3100 Main Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64111
Hours: M-F, 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: 816-604-4400
Fax: 816-759-4416
Website: www.mcckc.edu/eoc

Services include academic resume' assistance, college planning and selection, admission application assistance, completion of forms for financial aid, scholarship search, career counseling and assessment, and defaulted student loan counseling.

Full Employment Council
1740 Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 471-2330
FAX: (816) 471-0132 
Website: http://feckc.org/

The Full Employment Council is a business-led, private, nonprofit corporation whose mission is to obtain public and private sector employment for the unemployed and underemployed residents of the Greater Kansas City area. The Full Employment Council accomplishes this goal by working in collaboration with business, local units of government, educational institutions, labor and community-based organizations. This partnership responds to employer needs while reducing unemployment, underemployment and the public dependency of area residents.

Greater Kansas City Provider Leadership Network
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
Phone: 1-800-295-5232

Organization made of employers that provide direct and indirect services regarding employment of people with disabilities, designed to advocate for the hiring of people with disabilities.

Job Corps
200 Constitution Avenue, NW Ste. N4463
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 800-733-5627
E-mail: national_office@jobcorps.gov
Website: http://jobcorps.dol.gov/

Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives.

Missouri Connections
Website:  http://www.missouriconnections.com

Missouri Connections is a web-based resource to help Missouri Citizens determine their career interests, explore occupations, establish education plans, develop job search strategies, and create resumés. Sponsored by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Economic Development, Missouri Connections is available to students, parents, guidance counselors, educators, and job seekers at no charge.

JobPad
Website:  www.jobpadhq.com

This tool serves as the secret job hunting weapon by allowing users to find, store, and organize all aspects of the job hunt in one place; from resumes, and applications, following up after an interview to follow-up reminders and more!

Missouri Autism Spectrum Disorder Transition Website
Website:  http://asdtransition.missouri.edu/

The purpose of this website is to give families, self-advocates, teachers, health care providers and other professionals an introduction to the process of planning for the transition from adolescence to adulthood for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  It is also meant to provide resources and options to consider for the future.

The Beehive
Website: http://kansascity.thebeehive.org

This website provides information on getting your G.E.D. in the Kansas City area.

‘Sarah’endipity
5610 West 180th Street
Stilwell, KS 66085
Phone: 913-814-0678
Email: sarahendipity@hotmail.com

“Sarah’endipity provides life-skills experiences in a small business setting for all its participants. Founded to showcase and share the creative abilities of Miss Sarah Winburn – a multi-talented, funny, young woman with autism, we hope to eventually include the work or skills of other autistic peers.

Has valuable information for employers that are looking towards hiring qualified individuals with disabilities, including evaluating the workplace, recruitment, accommodations in the workplace, retention, laws and regulations, employment services directory, facts, myths, and Q&A, and human resources training, as well as information for job seekers to search for employment.

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-1722
Toll Free: 1-800-295-5232
TTY: 711 for Relay Service
Fax: 785-296-6809
Website: www.kcdcinfo.com

Provides disability-related information to Kansas residents regarding employment, education, community activities, recreational activities, youth activities, and the history of the population of individuals with disabilities. 

Nonprofit Connect
4747 Troost Avenue, Suite 207D
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816-235-6259
Fax: 816-235-5727
E-mail: info@npconnect.org
Website: www.npconnect.org

The Midwest's most cost-effective and efficient way for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and government agencies to list job openings.

Northland Career Center
998 Platte Falls Road
Platte City, MO 64079
Phone: 816-858-5505
Website: www.northlandcareercenter.com

Provides highschool and adult students with career skills in areas such as nursing, electronics, welding, building trades, diesel mechanics, office technology, food service management, and HVAC. Financial aid available. GED classes and job placement services available.

Social Security Administration
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone: 1-800-772-1213
Website: www.socialsecurity.gov

The Social Security Administration's mission is to advance the economic security of the nation's people through compassionate and vigilant leadership in shaping and managing America's Social Security programs.

Vocational Rehabilitation

Central Office
3024 Dupont Circle
Jefferson City, MO  65109
Phone: (573) 751-3251
Toll free: (877) 222-8963
TDD: (573) 751-0881
Fax: (573) 751-1441

Kansas City North Office
310 NW Englewood Rd., #300
Gladstone, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 467-7900
Fax: (816) 467-7924

Downtown KC Office
615 E. 13th Street, Room G-3
Kansas City, MO  64106-2870
Phone: (816) 889-2581
Fax: (816) 889-2586

Kansas City East Office
243 N.W. Executive Way
Lee's Summit, MO  64063
Phone: (816) 622-0600
Fax: (816) 622-0610

E-mail: info@vr.dese.mo.gov
Website: http://vr.dese.mo.gov

Offers services including career exploration, career guidance and counseling, work experience like job shadowing, job search activities, resume' development, identifying college or career training programs, job coaching, assistive technology devices or services, and other services based on individual need to individuals with disabilities to help them achieve employment and independence. Also offers Ticket to Work program, which is for individuals who receive SSDI or SSI but want to work and not lose their health care coverage.

United States Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20415
Phone: (202) 606-2525
TTY: (978) 461-8404
E-mail: USAJOBS@opm.gov
Website: Link

Implements hiring initiatives for people with disabilities looking for employment within the federal government.

The Whole Person
3420 Broadway, Ste 105
Kansas City, Mo 64111
Phone: 816-561-0304
Fax: 816-753-8163
Toll Free: 800-878-3037
Website: http://www.thewholeperson.org/

Connects individuals with disabilities with employment through the Ticket to Work Employment Network.

Women's Employment Network
Ten Main Center
920 Main, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-822-8083
Website: http://kcwen.org/

Women's Employment Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing women with the skills and confidence to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families. WEN provides comprehensive employment preparation and career transition programs, workshops and services to women throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Office of Disability Employment Policy
Website:  http://www.dol.gov/odep/

A federal policy agency that provides national leadership to promote policies and practices that improve employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities.