Community Partners
PCBS collaborates with a variety of organizations in the Kansas City area in effort to ensure people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities at all stages of life have access to variety of services and support. For the first time in our history, PCBS has approved more than $1,000,000 in funding to support our Community Partners in 2024. The service descriptions below show only a small fraction of services provided by these agencies. Visit our Community Partner’s websites linked in the agency descriptions below for more information on the services they provide. If you have questions about accessing these services, contact the us at (816) 891-0990 or email info@pcbsdd.org.
If you are interested in becoming a community partner or in applying for funding, contact the Executive Director at (816) 891-0990 or email info@pcbsdd.org for more information.
3011 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 751-7700
1020 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 472-7799
In 1947 two local organizations, Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center and Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, opened their doors to serve children and adults with disabilities. Seventy years later those organizations came together as one, Ability KC. Our mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities by providing comprehensive educational, vocational and therapeutic services.
Adult Continuing Education for Person with Developmental Disabilities(ACED)
UMKC Campus
Cherry Hall, Room 120
5030 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
Adult Continuing Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ACED) offers adults the opportunity to attend non-credit classes in an educational and social environment. The ACED program is designed to teach independent living skills and provide life-enhancing experiences. ACED is offered by the UMKC Institute for Human Development, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Northwest Missouri University with funding from Developmental Disability Services from Clay and Platte County. Jackson County locations are funded by EITAS.
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI)
3101 Main Street #1921
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 841-2284
CCVI exists to serve children who are blind and visually impaired, their families, and the community. CCVI’s comprehensive program model provides specialized education and therapy services designed to help children and families in Missouri and Kansas succeed by meeting their individual needs.
1508 NW Vivion Road
Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 326-6805
Easterseals Midwest provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work, and play in our communities. From autism parent training workshops to job training, Easterseals offers autism resources, community living support, employment training, and early childhood services to change the way the world defines and views disability.
415 Main Street
Weston, MO 64098
Phone: (816) 640-3276
The Farmer’s House provides junior high and high school students early work experience and the opportunity to explore and engage in hands-on experiences in a variety of vocations which include our retail markets, gardens, commercial kitchens, and property maintenance. The goal of the vocational experience is to increase the likelihood of obtaining competitive employment.
Info@hulmeresources.com
Phone: (816) 730-2831
Hulme Resources Inc. provides a unique and creative set of person centered services and supports that are available through a Medicaid Waiver, or other state and local funding streams. Some of the more specialized services we provide are IEP coaching, Transition Planning, Health and Nutrition Coaching, Safety Awareness Coaching, Benefits Planning, Alternatives to Guardianship Consultation, Connection to Communities, and Support Broker for Self Directed services. We do all of this by educating, empowering, and ensuring a barrier-free path to a great quality of life!
8032 N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 595-1652
Since 1967, Job One has been a forward-thinking leader in providing employment and community support services for individuals with disabilities in the Kansas City area. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit social enterprise, with a mission of building skills, creating connections and engaging our community to expand job choices for people with disabilities. This population too often goes overlooked, underserved and left without a sense of belonging. At Job One, see past disabilities to imagine the “poss-abilities” and create a more inclusive workforce through employment services and community based day services.
Northland Early Education Center (NEEC)
8630 N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64155
Phone: (816) 420-9005
Northland Early Education Center provides early education and therapy services for children who have special needs and typical needs in a fully inclusive classroom environment in order for them to reach their full potential. Our team of teachers and therapists serve students from birth through 5 years old and our before & after/summer school program which serves students with special needs up to fifth grade.
7110 N MO-9 Hwy.
Kansas City, MO 64152
Phone: (816) 800-1108
Northland Connections, Inc. is a not-for-profit agency established in 2021 to provide evidenced-based, therapeutic services to individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities and their families. Northland Connections’ mission is to support a high quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities by strengthening their connections with self, others, and the community.
Northland Therapeutic Riding Center
13608 Henson Road
Holt, MO 64048
Phone: (816) 635-0211
The mission of Northland Therapeutic Riding Center is to improve the quality of life for persons with special needs through equine assisted activities and therapies. Giving HOPE to their future one ride at a time!
7900 NW 106th Street
Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: (816) 891-0990
Fax: (816) 891-0937
The purpose of Platte County Connections (Connections) is to secure resources that support Platte County Board of Services in maximizing the quality of life of Platte County residents who have a developmental disability and their families. Connections also provides in-home respite for persons with developmental disabilities.
1508 NW Vivion Road, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64118
Phone: (816) 686-5889
Summit Future Foundation was founded in 2018 on the belief that all persons, regardless of their ability, have the right to lead a meaningful and inclusive life. Over the last three years our core leadership has worked closely with individuals who have developmental differences, their families, and other community members to identify unmet needs in our community and create customized supports and solutions for those who desire the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Our mission, vision and core values guide our organization in our continual efforts to ensure those we support have opportunities that result in them leading their most independent and inclusive lives.
935 S. Kent Street
Liberty, MO 64068
Phone: (816) 781-6292
Nationally accredited and state certified, VSI has been providing employment and other services for people with disabilities for over 50 years – and serving the business community with on-demand, flexible services and programs.
