Tom has been a guest here at Shelter KC off and on for 18 years. His journey began in 1998 when he lost his mother, his brother and his...

“Joy, confidence, and empowerment… that’s what Shelter KC means to me,” Tina says. When she arrived at our door, Tina was lacking in all three of these areas. That...

My name is Sandy and life for me has felt like a series of earthquakes. Every time I feel like I’m steady, everything shakes apart. The turmoil started early...

In the first 12 years of Robin’s life, he was abandoned by his mother and father. He was abused and terrorized by his alcoholic uncle. Then his aunt, the...

TREVA SAW THE SIGN as she walked down Prospect Avenue, anxious about her future. “I had just completed a stay at a nearby recovery ministry. Their program only allowed...

CHRISTMAS HAPPENS A LOT at Kansas City Rescue Mission. You see, Christmas marks the moment in time when God stepped into the confusion of a dark and dying world...

“I WAS STANDING BEHIND THIS BIG GUY, waiting to check out with the cashier and I caught a glimpse of a tattoo on his forearm quoting Psalm 27:1,” Rob...

THE CHILLING TEMPERATURES in December 2018 and January 2019 tested the strength of our Center staff as they provided warm, safe shelter for over-capacity crowds night after night! “We...

At Shelter KC we see God's vision come to light every day in big and small ways. This is the story of Eugene and God's sign to him through...