Charities
2025 Giving Machines' Charities
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St. Joseph
Our mission is to help people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us. Catholic Charities empowers at risk people to create a pathway out of poverty by alleviating their immediate crises to create stability; then providing robust support to lift them to dignity and self-reliance. Our services include food and hygiene items, rental assistance, employment help, parenting classes, transportation, etc.
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The HALO Foundation
HALO serves as the foundation of a family for children without one. Since 2005, HALO has provided housing, healing and education to thousands of homeless and at-risk children. Help one more child spend one less day alone at haloworldwide.org.
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HappyBottoms
HappyBottoms is a nonprofit diaper bank dedicated to alleviating diaper need. Serving the Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding counties, HappyBottoms has distributed more than 30 million diapers since opening their doors in 2009. HappyBottoms approach offers a monthly supply of the right size diaper to enrolled children, to help families bridge the gap between what they can afford and what their baby needs. At HappyBottoms, we believe every child deserves the dignity of a clean diaper. Access to this basic need means fewer health concerns for babies, fewer missed days of work for parents, less of a financial burden, and greater stability for families. To assist local families or learn more, visitHappyBottoms. If you know someone in need of diapers, find more information atHappyBottoms.org/get-diapers.
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Harvesters: The Community Food Network
Harvesters – The Community Food Network is a food bank that acquires, stores and distributes food and related household products to hundreds of its partner agencies who feed 226,000 people every month. These agencies include food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and more. In our 27-county service area, 1 in 7 people are at risk of hunger. Our mission is to mobilize the power of our community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger. You can help us achieve our mission by giving time, food, money and voice!
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Hillcrest Transitional Housing
Hillcrest Transitional Housing moves individuals, unaccompanied youth, and families from homelessness to self-sufficiency in the Greater Kansas City area. We achieve this by addressing the root causes of homelessness, providing essential life skills, budget counseling, and enforcing accountability through weekly evaluations, strict budgeting, sobriety, and employment.
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Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund
The Kansas City Mayor’s Christmas Tree Association benefits senior citizens, persons with disabilities and children each year with gift cards, Christmas gifts and holiday parties that are hosted by the Parks Department to help alleviate some cost concerns as our fellow Kansas Citians celebrate the holidays with friends and family.
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Science City
Through the Giving Machines, children in need can experience the amazing world of science first-hand, with more than 300 indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits and high-energy play spaces to workout both mind and body.
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Local Charities
International Charities
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Nov 22, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026
Union Station
- 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108
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