April 2020 Monthly Minutes
Indian Mound Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes from April 20, 2020.
Next Meeting: Monday, May 18, 2020, 6:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Introductions
Crime Update
- Hoping for update from KCPD, but no officer present.
- We are discussing the future of our crime watch groups. If you have input please let Patricia Hernandez know.
Resources
- Food
- Rieger – Crossroads Community Kitchen
- Taking donations as well
- Rent, Bill Assistance
- KC Tenants Hotline: 816-533-5435
- United Way – 211
- Harvesters
- Legal advice to workers
- Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom, 816-278-1344
- Legal Aid (including help with stimulus payment), (816) 474-6750
- COVID19 Info – KCMO.gov/coronavirus.
- MO Hotline: 877-435-8411
- Healthy Homes Inspection Program, 816-513-6347
- Rieger – Crossroads Community Kitchen
Direct services
- Someone is experiencing homelessness and needs resources…
- Call United Way 211 at 211 to get updated resources.
- Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness
- Someone needs basic needs met (food pantry/hot meal, rent money, etc)…
- Call United Way 211 at 211 or visit https://www.unitedwaygkc.org/get-help
- Harvesters Get Help: https://bit.ly/3axDPKE or
- For locating a food pantry call 877-653-9519 or email customercare@harvesters.org.
- For help applying for SNAP benefits call 877-653-9522
- For a guide to hot meals and kitchens still operating
- https://www.facebook.com/ThelmasKitchenKC/
- Immediate crisis
- Disaster Assistance Crisis Line: 800-985-5990
- Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Crisis hotline: 888-279-8188
- Crisis Text Hotline: Text HOME to 741741
- LGBTQ Hotline: 888-843-4564
- Children’s Mercy’s Nurse Advice Line: 816-234-3188
- Research Hospital Behavioral Health Crisis Line: 844-207-4511
- Kansas City Metro-Wide Crisis Line for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: 816-468-5463
- MOCSA–Sexual Assault services–crisis hotline, counseling, etc:
- 24-hour Crisis Line in Kansas: (913) 642-0233
- 24-hour Crisis Line in Missouri: (816) 531-0233
- Relay Services: 7 – 1 – 1
- Immigrant Resources
- Someone needs information for immigrants, refugees, & asylum seekers…
- Contact ASAP if you hear about a local abuse of an immigrant, refugee, or asylum seeker, such as ICE activity or landlord abuse: (913) 299-6183; trinidad@airrkc.org or nubia@airrkc.org
State Representative Ingrid Burnett
- Unemployment – self-employed/gig workers who don’t qualify for typical unemployment. Those applications just now starting to get processed
- $133-320 per week + $600 federal supplement under FPCP
- March 29-July 25 – not regular unemployment, but special kind
- When applying don’t list state because you don’t have employer. Unless worked with
- Proof of employment required
- Retroactive to when you were impacted (but have to provide proof)
- Takes a longtime, so getting in touch with her office will help.
- Domestic Violence Services
- Access hasn’t changed – 1.800-HOTLINE
- mocsadv.org
- Supplemental budget increased funds have not made it out to shelters.
- Access hasn’t changed – 1.800-HOTLINE
- Crisis Hotlines/Mental Health Services
- 800-985-8990; text
- Next session April 27, no idea what working on for 2021 beyond budget.
- Expect a lot of costs; $47 million on top of the $180 million already cut.
- Education, social services
- Contact her anytime – Ingrid.Burnett@house.mo.gov
- Expect a lot of costs; $47 million on top of the $180 million already cut.
- March 29-July 25 – not regular unemployment, but special kind
- $133-320 per week + $600 federal supplement under FPCP
- Indian Mound launching survey to identify our community’s needs so we can figure out how we can address them.
Community Events
- Center for Conflict Resolution: Virtual Community Conversations
- Every Thursday at noon.
- NE Arts Chalk Your Walk
- More details and register at https://www.northeastartskc.org/chalkyourwalk by April 24
- Ninth Senatoral District, Sheron Fulson
- Call Sheron Fulson if construction issues. Or if need any supplies Sheron.fulson@senate.mo.gov
- She will also be our new PIAC Rep, her and Councilwoman.
- KCPS providing food services every day. Follow on social – Facebook, Twitter – to get most current information.