Support City Union Mission!
City Union Mission is committed to serving the Lord by meeting the physical, spiritual, educational and emotional needs of the poor and homeless. We receive no government support, and we are not a United Way agency.* We depend completely on donations from individuals, groups, businesses, foundations and churches.
* Some individuals choose to do a "write in" nomination of City Union Mission (Tax ID 44-6005481) in their United Way pledge, and United Way disburses the collected donations to us after processing.
Please consider supporting one of our activities below.
- Where needed most
- Bed & Bread Club
- Capital Campaign
- CELEBRATE HOPE
- Heart for the Homeless
- CrossRoad 5K Walk/Run
- Vanderberg Youth Center
- City Union Mission Camp in the Ozarks (CUMCITO)
- Brown Bag Challenge
- Stuff the Bus
- Stuff A Truck
City Union Mission Store
Proceeds from the sale of these items helps support City Union Mission's programs. Please consider how you could help the Mission accomplish its goals by purchasing these unique items for your employees, friends, or church.
Where Needed Most
To support where needed most, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
Bed & Bread Club
Through the love and compassion of the Bed & Bread Club, homeless and needy people have a place to go - even if it’s not home. Members of this club provide a homeless individual with safe shelter (a bed) and hot meals (bread) for a whole year through a gift of $180 ($15 per month.)
To become a Bed & Bread Club member, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
Capital Campaign
City Union Mission's capital campaign "Building the Walls that Rebuild Lives" is focused on meeting an increasing demand for services. In the 12 months from January through December, 2004, the Hotline for the Homeless turned away 3,381 individuals who needed safe shelter for the night, sometimes many nights in a row. Our hope and prayer for our capital campaign is to provide for the immediate needs of our guests now and in the future.
To help build the walls that rebuild lives, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
CELEBRATE HOPE
The CELEBRATE HOPE campaign seeks to raise half of the Mission's 2007/2008 operating budget by January 31, 2008. This enables the Mission to continue to offer its invaluable services without interruption.
To help support CELEBRATE HOPE, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
Heart for the Homeless
Help feed, shelter and care for the homeless men, women and children who come to City Union Mission.
To have a heart for the homeless, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
CrossRoad 5K Walk/Run
The CrossRoad 5K Walk/Run, a benefit for City Union Mission, raises funds towards the operating budget of City Union Mission. If you would like to participate in this event and for any reason are unable to do so, please feel free to contribute directly to this event by mid-March.
To make your contribution to the CrossRoad 5K (NOTE: THIS IS NOT TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT, JUST TO DONATE TO IT.), please click here and donate now.
To learn all about this year's event or to register, click here or at www.crossroad5k.com/.
Vanderberg Youth Center
Children, ages 6 to 18, participate each week in Bible study, organized play, crafts, drama and homework tutoring at the Vanderberg Youth Center (VYC). Opportunities for growth abound as boys and girls learn through Life Skills classes, computer training, cooking and sewing classes, woodworking class, field trips, mission trips and other activities.
To support the Vanderberg Youth Center, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
City Union Mission Camp in the Ozarks (CUMCITO)
Camp is provided free of charge to children whose families meet the income guidelines. They simply pay a $5 registration fee; then, we rely on compassionate Mission partners like you to cover the rest of the costs of our camping program. To help bring promise and hope to a child in need, $29 provides a child with one day of camp, $72.50 covers the cost of a half-week, and $145 helps for an entire week.
To provide a Camp Scholarship, please click here and donate now.
Or, to make this a recurring, monthly gift please add your daytime telephone number to the Comments field after you click here. We will contact you by phone to confirm your request.
Brown Bag Challenge
Looking for an easy way to make a difference? Take the Brown Bag Challenge! City Union Mission challenges YOU to brown bag it for a week. Then, donate the money you save to feed the hungry! Say you save twenty-five bucks. That's enough for more than a dozen meal tickets for our homeless guests in Kansas City. Envision how many people you could feed if you get your workplace, friends, and/or church to brown bag it for a week too!
To donate the proceeds from your Brown Bag Challenge, please click here and donate now.
Stuff the Bus
City Union Mission offers school supplies to needy children who might otherwise go without. You can help by making a donation to purchase school supplies for all ages.
Please click here and donate now for the Stuff the Bus drive.
Stuff A Truck
November 1-30, if you don't have time to shop at any of the 22 participating Hy-Vee stores across the metro, you can purchase a $5 or $10 gift voucher here online. Donations made through the purchase of the vouchers will be used to buy grocery items at wholesale, helping the Mission provide nourishing food for the hungry and saving thousands of precious budget dollars.
Please click here to purchase one or more vouchers. Just enter the amount you wish to donate in vouchers for the Stuff A Truck drive.
Plaza Lights Christmas Cards
City Union Mission is offering "Plaza Lights" Christmas cards, Series I, to the public.
Each card in the set is of an original photograph taken by award winning photographer, Dennis Chapman. This new endeavor will allow businesses and individuals to help us care for the poor and homeless in Kansas City.
These cards are packaged flat as a set of 16. The inside of each card is blank for you to include your own personal holiday message. CLICK HERE to view the cards contained in this set.
Cards will begin shipping the third week of September.
Order Online
CLICK HERE and make a purchase equivalent to the number of sets you would like to order plus $5 for shipping. Orders will be shipped to the Credit Card address unless indicated otherwise in the "Comments" field of the order form.
Order by Invoice
CLICK HERE to be invoiced for these cards.
God's Human Sparrows
To celebrate our 80th anniversary in 2004, City Union Mission commissioned God's Human Sparrows. It is a visual display of the Great Commission in action that will make your heart soar as you emotionally connect to images of real people who have came in from the streets and into the shelter of City Union Mission. God's Human Sparrows is available for $20. You may pick up your order at City Union Mission's Administration Building at 11th & Troost, Kansas City, MO, or if you prefer, please add $5 for the first book (and $2 for each additional book in the same order) for shipping and handling.
To place your order, please click here to purchase.
(If you are picking up your order, please type, "order pick up," in the comments field, and if you are having your order shipped, please type, "ship order.")
I Never Asked for the Easy Way
To celebrate our 75th anniversary in 1999, City Union Mission commissioned I Never Asked for The Easy Way: The People Who Shaped City Union Mission. Written in novel-like style, the book brings you the humorous, painful, and challenging experiences of those God used to build City Union Mission. This wonderful book is available for of $14.95 each (shipping included).
To place your order, please click here to purchase.
