Since 1924, we’ve offered hope to men, women and children struggling with huge challenges. Homelessness. Addiction. Poverty.
We start by extending a welcoming hand and helping to meet their immediate needs – food, shelter, clothing.
From there, we offer them a new foundation for their lives through Christ – and life-changing programs that move them toward physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness.
Needs met. Lives transformed.
It’s only possible because of your support!
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Your generosity will help meet people’s immediate needs… and support them as they transform their lives through God’s love.
From Homelessness to Hope in Kansas City
Watch Anthony’s story of redemption and be inspired by the power of hope.
How Your Support Makes a Difference
This past year, your gifts blessed the lives of those we serve in extraordinary ways! Thanks to you, thousands of men, women and children found help & hope here:
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Mission Christmas
Help thousands of income-qualified families and individuals enjoy the holidays.
Quarterly at City Union Mission, we celebrate Spiritual Emphasis Week, a time of revival for our CLP staff and participants.
The focus? Staying rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 🌿
Our theme came from John 15: Abiding in Christ, and Chaplain Emmanuel Bythfia reminded us that life and strength come when we stay connected to the vine.
💙 Spiritual growth is a key part of transformation here at the Mission, and it’s part of how we’ve been making an impact for 101 years.
👉 Learn more about how faith guides our programs and how you can join us: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/101waystoimpact-september
Meet Dinae Chichester, Health Services Coordinator at City Union Mission. From working as a forensic nurse in hospitals to providing trauma-informed care for people experiencing homelessness, Dinae shares her journey of faith, compassion, and service.
In this episode of The Living Well Podcast, she talks about:
❍ Serving survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking
❍ How trauma connects to homelessness
❍ Expanding health services to meet urgent needs with dignity and care
Hear how Dinae is making an impact as part of our 101 Years of Impact celebration.
👉 Listen now: https://youtu.be/fFSqjLNRwaA?si=v0lOesOf9ZqOYvl7
#CityUnionMission #FaithInAction
This September, we’re celebrating 101 Years of Impact at City Union Mission!
For more than a century, God has used this Mission, and friends like YOU, to bring hope, healing, and transformation to our Kansas City neighbors in need.
From our founder, Rev. David Bulkley, to today, His faithfulness has carried us forward. 🙌
All month long, we’ll be sharing:
✨ Stories of lives changed
✨ 101 ways YOU can make an impact
✨ Opportunities to help build a brighter future
💙 Join the celebration and discover how you can be part of the Mission: https://cityunionmission.org/about-us/101ways-impact
Addiction. Grief. Homelessness. Despair.
No matter how far someone has fallen, God’s love reaches farther still.
At City Union Mission, we’ve seen that love restores lives, mends families, and sparks hope where it once seemed lost.
❤️ Help us be a vessel of that love.
Your support brings real change to those who need it most.
👉 https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/ | Give. Serve. Pray.
#CityUnionMission #HopeInChrist #FaithInAction
✨Meet Codie! ✨
As the Intake Specialist at our Women & Family Center, Codie is often the very first face our guests see, a face of compassion, kindness, and Christ’s love.
"I get to welcome every woman who walks through our doors with open arms, a listening ear, and a peaceful place to rest. My office has even been lovingly nicknamed ‘the crying room’ because it’s where burdens begin to lift and hearts can finally exhale."
Codie’s own journey with Jesus began in childhood, but it wasn’t until 10 years ago that she picked up a Bible and stepped into a church. Since then, her walk with Christ has shaped every part of how she serves with intentionality, joy, and deep compassion.
Every guest tour, intake conversation, and comforting embrace is about more than process, it’s about restoring dignity and inviting each woman into healing and hope.
Help us continue this life-changing work.
Every guest tour, intake conversation, and comforting embrace is about more than process; it’s about restoring dignity and inviting each woman into healing and hope.
Your support allows Codie and our team to keep extending the love of Jesus, one welcome at a time.
https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/
#CityUnionMission #FaithInAction
Did you knowWhen a guest transitions out of the L. Minor Care Center, our food warehouse team prepares 70 pounds of food to support their next step toward independence?
For our most vulnerable guests, this support continues monthly.
This is more than just food. It’s stability. It’s dignity. It’s hope.
Find out how: https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/ team and the generosity of donors like you. 🙌
Thank you to everyone who helps make this above-and-beyond care possible. You are part of transforming lives in tangible, lasting ways.
➡️ Want to help sustain this work?
Your support ensures that no one leaves our care without a safety net.
Find out how : https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/
#CityUnionMission #FaithInAction
✨ From the streets of Kansas City to leading at our shelter for men, Anthony’s story is one of redemption and hope.
For years, he struggled with homelessness, searching for a way forward. At City Union Mission, Anthony discovered that setbacks weren’t the end of his story, but the beginning of transformation.
Today, he welcomes others with the same compassion that once changed his life.
🎥 Watch Anthony’s journey from homelessness to hope: https://cityunionmission.org/anthonys-story/
After many months apart, we finally reunited with our beloved Ladies Bible Study group for a joyful picnic!
This was a long-overdue moment of reconnection, encouragement, and love.
Thanks to the generosity of Bill Gray, the ladies enjoyed delicious sandwiches and desserts.
Case Manager, Travis Strong, led us in heartfelt worship, and staff member Amanda Defreese shared a powerful devotional reminding us to draw near to God and keep our eyes on Him, no matter the season.
We shared gifts, laughter, and stories under the beautiful skies the Lord provided. Most of all, we reminded these women that they are seen, known, and deeply loved.
💛 You can help continue this ministry of encouragement and hope.
Your support makes gatherings like this possible.
👉 https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/
#CityUnionMission #FaithInAction
A huge THANK YOU to our friends at Chick-fil-A Liberty for sponsoring the meal at our recent Awareness Luncheon!
We’re grateful for community partners who invest in Kansas City and help us care for neighbors who are hungry, homeless, and hurting. 💛
Looking for catering? Consider supporting Chick-fil-A Liberty; their generosity is making a difference! 🍴❤️
#CityUnionMission #CommunityImpact #FaithInAction
As we move into the final months of 2025, we’re asking our community to come together in prayer.
📖 Pray for strength for our guests, our staff, and every individual seeking hope and healing.
🍞 Pray for resources to meet growing needs with compassion and excellence.
🕊️ Pray for endurance that we may continue to be a light in the darkness for those experiencing homelessness.
We know the road ahead won’t be easy, but we trust in a God who provides.
Will you join us in lifting this work up in prayer?
#CityUnionMission #PrayerRequest #FaithInAction
The average life span of a person experiencing homelessness is up to 17.5 years shorter than the general population, some living only to age 46, compared to the national average life expectancy.
Behind that number is a story. A soul. A person created in God’s image.
At City Union Mission, we believe every life is worth fighting for. With your help, we provide shelter, medical care, meals, and the hope of lasting transformation.
👉 You can help rewrite someone’s story today.
Give, serve, or pray: https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/
#CityUnionMission #HomelessNotHopeless #EveryLifeMatters #EndHomelessness #ServeKC
We couldn’t wait to celebrate Kendra! 🎉 She received the keys to her new car from the Mission—a step toward stability, safety, and independence.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, volunteers, and friends, long-term participants like Kendra can experience genuine transformation and new opportunities. 💛
➡️ Join us in congratulating Kendra below and help others take their next step today: https://cityunionmission.org/ways-to-help/donate-a-car/
#CityUnionMission #Transformation #FaithInAction
