UMKC Women's Center
Resource/Referral Guide
Career Services
7400 W. 110th Street
Suite 180
Overland Park, KS 66062
913.451.1095
•Job placement.
Community Outreach Counseling Program/Women's Resource Center
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
913.288.7640
•Provides career and personal development services to adults in transition, including professional dress clothing through the Dress for Success program for women (by appointment).
Economic Growth Group
1601 E. 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.513.6817
650 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
816.759.4400
913.677.0100
•Education, career counseling, childcare, computer training, job placement, senior citizen services, migrating education, translation services, emergency services, housing, keyboards to success, etc.
4747 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64110
816.235.6116
•Business training, mentoring, loans, support services for low to moderate income individuals in Kansas City.
1740 Paseo
Suite D
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.471.2330
•Job training, placement, assistance and support.
International Association of Administrative Professionals
10502 NW Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, MO 64153
816.891.6600
•Organization for administrative assistants.
U.S. Department of Labor
2402 Swope Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64130
816.921.3366
•Job training services for persons below 25 years of age wanting a career. Also, community assistance guidelines, place trained volunteers.
Missouri State Employment Office and Career Center
1411 Main
Kansas City, MO 65103
816.889.3000
•Provides employment assistance, veteran programs, career guidance.
National Association of Part-Time Workers (NAPTE)
P.O. Box 3805
Shawnee, KS 66203
913.962.7740
•Nonprofit voluntary organization dedicated to advancing the economic/social interests of all people working on a part-time, contractual, or temporary basis.
3434 Faraon Street
St. Joseph, MO 64506
816.671.4170 ext.139
•Job training, job seeking skills, career decision making, professional development, career counseling.
Project Refocus
4743 Troost Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64110
816.235.5160
•Job placement and training.
912 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64105
816.471.3661
•Temporary and permanent placement (employment), clerical staffing, some light industrial.
Small Business Development Center
4747 Troost
Room 1000
Kansas City, MO 64110-1727
816.235.6063
•Help small businesses get started, develop, and thrive through training seminars, business counseling services, and technology services.
4825 Troost
Room 205
Kansas City, MO 64110
816.235.1636
•Career transition services.
United Services Community Action Agency
6323 Manchester Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64133
816.358.6868
•Family resource assistance, case management, employment services, home management workshops, and life skills classes serving low income citizens of Jackson, Clay and Platte counties in Missouri.
Vocational Rehabilitation of Missouri
615 E. 13th Street
Room 409
Kansas City, MO 64106
816.889.2677
•Rehabilitative services mid-town only, including: physical restoration, diagnosis and evaluation; supported employment; community-based rehabilitation services for adjustment to blindness and attainment of alternative skills and vocational training, including college.
702 Oak
Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64106
816.822.8083
•Offers services to women including career exploration, resume development, interview strategies training, job search assistance, computer training and resource center, licensed case management and community referrals.
