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Mental Health America of the Heartland (MHAH) is dedicated to promoting mental health as an essential element of overall wellness, addressing emotional, psychological, and social well-being across all stages of life. Through programs such as the Heartland Housing Initiative, Compassionate Ear Warmline, and various advocacy and recovery services, MHAH provides critical resources and support to individuals navigating their mental health journeys. With a commitment to fostering an environment where individuals can seek help without embarrassment, MHAH encourages everyone to take responsibility for their mental well-being and support others in doing the same. They emphasize the importance of living independently and confidently, highlighting that anyone has the potential to lead a fulfilling and powerful life. Generated from the website

Established in 1976, El Centro is a social services organization that creates and manages educational, social and economic opportunities for individuals and families. It provides a telephone reassurance program that focuses on companionship services for senior citizens. The organization offers shelter placement, case management, and individual and group counseling services for the victims of domestic violence. It also provides emergency assistance, health care management, and interpretation and translation services, as well as organizes health fairs to address the medical needs of individuals and families. El Centro operates The Academy for Children, a bilingual preschool that provides research-based educational curriculum for children and home-based instruction for parents. The organization conducts after-school activities that build self-esteem and reinforce academic studies. El Centro maintains one of its facilities in Kansas City, Kan.

The Family Conservancy, located in Kansas City, is an independent nonprofit child and family service organization. It is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families. It offers various families the resources in areas, including individual and family counseling, early childhood care and education and community-based family support to the families. It has a family support center for Spanish-speaking families that provides counseling to women and their children. It hosts an empowerment group that helps women to advocate themselves against abuse in their lives. Its services also include a drug and alcohol group, a batterer s group, and a children s group. The organization offers a family empowerment program to foster academic achievement and cultural goal setting in children and youth. Its family focus program provides educational and social programs for family, children and community health care.