Kansas City Area Local Referral Sources • AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City – Provides advocacy, counseling, referrals for HIV testing and physicians. (816) 753-5166 • Black Health Care Coalition - Provides health and HIV education, prevention and early detection of HIV. (816) 444-9600 • Children's Mercy Hospital – primary, specialized and emergency care hospital for children 18 years and younger. Infectious Diseases Clinic: (816) 234-3066 • Good Samaritan Project – Ryan White HIV case management and prevention education, HIV testing, transportation, emergency financial assistance, mental health, spiritual support, buddy program, volunteer interfaith care teams, DREAM job network (back to work program), referrals and outreach to link HIV+ persons to medical and social services. (816) 561-8784 • Guadalupe Centers – Serving Latino residents of the greater KC metropolitan area. Provides financial assistance for utilities, alcohol/drug counseling and education, food program, homeless services, job training and placement, Ryan White case management, on-site Orasure testing. (816) 472-4770 • Heartland AIDS Resource Council (HARC MART) – Food market providing food, personal care and nutritional supplements for people living with HIV/AIDS on a weekly basis. (816) 474-4272 • Hope Care Center – 16-bed skilled nursing care for persons with HIV/AIDS, interdisciplinary treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, psychiatric services. (816) 523-3988 • Kansas City Free Health Clinic – anonymous HIV testing and counseling center; HIV primary care, Ryan White case management, The Family Project – family centered case management, including Latino youth and African American youth. (816) 753-5144 • Kansas City MO Health Department – immunizations, STD clinic, TB clinic, women and children's health services, Ryan White case management, HIV services program, HIV Prevention and Care Planning Council support, mental health program for Hispanic/Latino community. (816) 513-6230 • Lesbian and Gay Community Center – networking, social support, referrals to HIV service providers and health care agencies, youth nights. (816) 931-4420 • Native American Health Coalition – HIV/AIDS testing and outreach, substance abuse counseling, emergency financial assistance, food pantry. (816) 333-7500 • Planned Parenthood – HIV testing, STD testing and treatment, family planning, birth control, pregnancy testing . (816) 756-2277 (midtown location). • Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Inc. – Ryan White case management, HIV testing and counseling, dental care, eye care, mental health/substance abuse services. Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, Arabic, Kurdish, Bosnian, Albanian, French and German. (816) 474-4920 • SAVE Home – temporary and permanent housing, hospice housing/care for persons living with HIV/AIDS. (816) 753-3471 • SAVE, Inc – housing assistance referral network. (816) 531-8378 x 30
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