River of Refuge
Address
5155 Raytown Rd, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64133
(816) 737-5100
Description:
River of Refuge is a nonprofit Kansas-City based organization which transitions homeless families with jobs from high-rent motels, shelters, and other unsuitable living conditions into permanent housing. They provide lodging and services for the working poor, providing them with a direct alternative to pay-by-the-week living arrangements and giving them the opportunity to receive resources needed to be successful in permanent housing. To be eligible for the program, adults in the home must be working full-time prior to entering the program, there must be school-aged children or younger in the home, and there can be no use of alcohol or illegal/mood altering drug or substance.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Related Resource
Date of Official Change:
January 3, 2024
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
5155 Raytown Rd, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64133
Contacts
Pamela Seymour
Jacki Ezell
Program Director
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(816) 737-5100
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Accessibility:
Accessible
Services
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Description
River of Refuge transitions homeless families with jobs from motels, shelters, and other unsuitable living conditions into permanent housing. They provide lodging and services for the working poor, providing them with a direct alternative to pay-by-the-week living arrangements and giving them the opportunity to receive resources needed to be successful in permanent housing.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Application, Photo ID, SS cards for entire family or birth certificates, proof of income for anyone in home (paycheck stubs, TANF, food stamps, SSI, etc.), proof of current vehicle insurance if own a car, recent motel receipt if staying in a motel.
Eligibility
Families with at least once child school aged or younger, can be a pregnant woman, single parent or a couple; employed full-time (at least 35 hours per week) prior to entering program; no use of alcohol or illegal/mood altering drug or substance
Fees
$100 deposit to cover any damages. Will be returned if unit is left cleaned and in good condition. Deposit can be made in installments if necessary.
Intake Procedure
Fill out the application from the website, then call and check in weekly via voicemail to stay on the wait list. Wait list is an average of 6-12 weeks long.
Languages
N/A
Service Area
Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, MO; Johnson and Wyandotte counties, KS
Geography Served
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Clay County
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