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As of January 2019, Kansas had an estimated 2,381 experiencing homelessness on any given day. 

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As of January 2019, Kansas had an estimated 2,381 experiencing homelessness on any given day. 

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Of that total, 209 were family households, 189 were Veterans, 122 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24), and 399 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.

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Uplift is a non-profit volunteer organization  started in 1990 that gives food, clothing, and other essentials to the homeless. They go out three nights a week with four different trucks (that each take a different route) to where the homeless are to give them a hot meal (as well as canned goods and loafs of bread), any clothing that they need, as well as simple medical supplies and toiletries. They are 100% based off of donations and people's personal commitment to feed and clothe the area’s homeless.

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“We who acknowledge God’s providence and fidelity to his people, especially those in poverty, do dedicate our efforts toward the support of those who are homeless. Our goal is to deliver those basic human needs, care and compassion that are not usually received from other organizations.”

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You can help Uplift by donating clothes, working in the warehouse, going out on the trucks, and by making meals. All of your donations will go to the homeless. If you work in the warehouse you will help sort donations and help them get ready for the next time the trucks go out on route. If you go out on the trucks, you go out and give a hot meal and supplies to the homeless. You get to interact with them and see where some of them are living and get a hint at what their life might be like. They also have people make the hot meals that you give to the homeless, and they have volunteers make them and bring them so they can be put on the trucks. You can go to their website to learn more and to get information on how to sign up.

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Uplift Current Urgent Needs:

NOTE: Items are shipped to a residential address, as we don't have capacity to receive packages at Uplift's warehouse.

Our Mission

"We who acknowledge God's providence and fidelity to his people, especially those in poverty, do dedicate our efforts toward the support of those who are homeless. Our goal is to deliver those basic human needs, care and compassion that are not usually received from other organizations."

Why It's Important

There are many reasons to be involved with Uplift but one of the essential reasons is that every life is valuable.

Ways We Help

Many needs are met including providing basic needs and compassion, assisting Vets, aiding pets, looking out for children and more.

Get Involved

Find out how you can help. There are many ways for groups to get engaged such as Boy Scouts, Church small groups, School clubs and associations.

In Memory of
Frank A. Fiorini

Many needs are met including providing basic needs and compassion, assisting Vets, aiding pets, looking out for children and more.

At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality...
- 2 Corinthians 8.14 (NIV)

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NOTE: Items are shipped to a residential address, as we don't have capacity to receive packages at Uplift's warehouse. "We who acknowledge God's providence and fidelity to his people, especially those in poverty, do dedicate our efforts toward the support of those who are homeless.

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Adler, Eric. “‘They’Ve Got to See’: KC’s Westport and City Hall Homeless Camps Rise as Protests.” The Kansas City Star , 21 Mar. 2020, www.kansascity.com/news/local/article249979464.html#:~:text=It's estimated that about 2,000,nonprofit organizations, including reStart Inc.

“Homelessness Statistics in the US for 2020: Policy Advice.” PolicyAdvice, 27 Feb. 2021, policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/homelessness-statistics/.

“Kansas Homelessness Statistics.” Homeless in Kansas Statistics 2018. Homeless Estimation by State | US Interagency Council on Homelessness, www.usich.gov/homelessness-statistics/ks/.

“Missouri.” National Alliance to End Homelessness, 15 Aug. 2019, endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-report/missouri/.

“Missouri Homelessness Statistics.” Homeless in Missouri Statistics 2018. Homeless Estimation by State | US Interagency Council on Homelessness, www.usich.gov/homelessness-statistics/mo/.

“State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition.” National Alliance to End Homelessness, 9 Feb. 2021, endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-2020/.

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As of January 2019, Missouri had an estimated 6,179 experiencing homelessness on any given day. 

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As of January 2019, Missouri had an estimated 6,179 experiencing homelessness on any given day. 

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Of that Total, 707 were family households, 488 were Veterans, 477 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24), and 1,062 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.

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10 people are homeless per 10,000 people in the general population

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534 individual youth are homeless in Missouri

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1,798 people are homeless on any given day in Kansas City.

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I am going to do a clothing and food drive that I will give to them. I am also planning on doing a non-profit Facebook page to raise money for them that they can use for anything that they need.

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What I Will Do to Help Uplift: My Fundraiser

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What I Will Do to Help Uplift: My Fundraiser

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I am also creating a non-profit Facebook fundraiser to raise money for Uplift. My original goal was $200, which I reached in 14 hours. I have raised my goal to $500 which I hope will make a greater impact.

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"We, who acknowledge God's providence and fidelity to his people, especially those in poverty, do dedicate our e... fforts toward the support of those who are homeless. Our goal is to deliver to the homeless those basic human needs, care and compassion that is not usually received from other organizations."

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Michaela's Fundraiser for Uplift Organization Inc

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"We, who acknowledge God's providence and fidelity to his people, especially those in poverty, do dedicate our e... fforts toward the support of those who are homeless. Our goal is to deliver to the homeless those basic human needs, care and compassion that is not usually received from other organizations."

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This will help them because they are based off of all donations so they are always willing to take donations. The main clothing I am trying to collect (warm weather clothing) will especially help them because they said that they tend to get less donations, so this will help them get ahead so they hopefully don't get low on clothing.

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Dozens of nonprofit organizations, including reStart Inc. (which allows some unhoused people to stay up to 30 days, or even longer), City Union Mission, Metro Lutheran Ministry and others offer food, shelter, showers, medical care and services for mental health, addiction, veterans, children and survivors of domestic violence.

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In 2020, outreach teams counted 100 homeless camps in Kansas City.

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How This Will Help Uplift: My Fundraiser

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How This Will Help Uplift: My Fundraiser

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The fundraiser will help Uplift because it will enable them to purchase things that they need that can't be donated or that doesn't get donated often.

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These pictures show some of the people they help, what they collect, and some of the services they provide.

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Sixty percent of all people experiencing homelessness are male.

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Out of all the states and territories, the District of Columbia (93 people experiencing homelessness out of every 10,000) and New York (47 out of 10,000) have the highest rates.

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In 2018, 6.5 million Americans experienced severe housing cost burden, which means they spent more than 50 percent of their income on housing.

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38.1 million people or 11.8 percent of the U.S. population live in poverty.

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39.8% of homeless persons are African-Americans.

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The average life expectancy of a homeless person is just 50 years.

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42% of street children identify as LGBT.

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Every year, roughly 13,000 homeless people die in the US.

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Pictures and Other Information About Uplift 

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Pictures and Other Information About Uplift 

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Uplift Organization Inc., www.uplift.org/.

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AlJazeeraEnglish. YouTube, YouTube, 21 Oct. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwI_g5lnXOE.

HuffingtonPost. YouTube, YouTube, 5 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZn0sC_Br_k.

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How We Got to These Rates of Homelessness 

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How We Got to These Rates of Homelessness 

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Why So Many Americans Are Homeless | This New World

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Me with all my donations from my drive. 

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Me with all my donations from my drive. 

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Me serving food on the truck, on our route, to the homeless.

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Me serving food on the truck, on our route, to the homeless.

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You can see the buckets that hold all the clothes and other supplies. The seats are where three people sit with the coats hanging above them.

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The bread in the red bucket, buckets with clothes and supplies, and plastic bags filled with canned goods.

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The meals that I gave out where mac 'n' cheese with ham, pasta with chicken, fried chicken, and pasta salad.

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With the main meal I would add in a dessert ( one doughnut or two cookies) and a piece or two of bread.

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The containers are filled with lemonade and we fill the bottles and they get to keep them. The containers on the right have meals (each container has a different meal).