Provides budgeting, bill payment, and advocacy as a representative payee for individuals with disabilities, homeless persons, individuals who speak English as a second language, and senior adults in Kansas City, Missouri.

Burnett Driskill Disability Attorneys
19 North Water Street
Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: 816-781-4836
Website: www.ss-disability.com

Helps people with SSDI or SSI, ERISA, and private disability claims. They call clients atleast every 60 days to update them on cases, and have a monthly newsletter.

Great Plains ADA Center
Website:  www.adaproject.org

A federally funded Americans with Disabilities technical assistance center.

Legal Aid of Western Missouri
1) Central Office
1125 Grand Blvd., # 1900
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 474-6750

2) West Office
920 Southwest Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 474-9868

Website: www.lawmo.org

Since its establishment as a not-for-profit organization, LAWMo has maintained and followed the same mission: to provide the highest quality legal services to individuals, families and groups faced with economic barriers in obtaining civil legal representation. Services are available to those living below the poverty level in a 40 county area in western Missouri.  However, due to limited funding, LAWMo must set strict priorities for the type of cases it can accept.  Priority is given to cases involving housing, employment, domestic abuse, immigration, consumer problems, guardianship, and public benefits. LAWMo does not accept fee-generating cases. Clients are not charged attorney fees but are required to pay court costs and filing fees when applicable.

Diversion Program, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Phone: 816-513-3807

The Diversion Program provides eligible first-time non-violent offenders an opportunity to accept responsibility for their offenses and gives them a second chance to keep and hold a clean record.

Life Care Planning
4400 Madison, Suite 102
Kansas City, MO 64111
Inside Kansas City: (816) 931-1313
Toll Free: (877) 931-1313
E-mail: lifecare@swbell.net
Website: Link

The primary goal of LifeCare is to educate and motivate families as to the need for developing a long-term plan for their family member. This may include a Will, a Trust and addressing Guardianship and/or a Durable Power of Attorney. LifeCare will also provide whatever assistance is needed as a family goes through the process. We have learned that these preparations also provide families with Peace of Mind, knowing they have done everything possible to maintain stability in the family member's life and to assure their quality of life in the future, when the parents/families are no longer able to be the main caregivers.

McCormick & Fracassa
1508 NE 96th Street, Suite D
Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: 816-505-1999
Website: www.elderlawmo.com

Specializes in guardianship and special needs planning. Will help set up a Special Needs Trust, which enables a family member with a disability to retain public benefits (like SSI and Missouri Healthnet) while being able to receive assets left by other family members. Also has monthly e-newsletter that has topics related to special needs.

Missouri Protection and Advocacy
3100 Main Street, Suite 207
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: 816-756-1001
Website: http://www.moadvocacy.org/

MO P&A is a federally mandated system in the state of Missouri which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally-based advocacy, including issues related to guardianship and denial of payment of adaptive equipment.

Special Needs Planning Center
1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy, Suite 110
Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone: 816-741-1100
Website: http://www.specialneedskc.com/

Comprehensive planning assisting families in creating a plan to help ensure continuity of quality care for their loved ones with special needs by coordinating legal, financial and state benefit plans.