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Empowering Communities with Care

Show Me You Care KC

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Rooted in Community. Built on Care. Powered by Action.

Show Me You Care KC is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting underserved communities in Kansas City through direct service, advocacy, and empowerment. Born from lived experience and the urgent needs of our neighborhoods, our work is centered around a Culture of Care—a belief that dignity, healing, and opportunity are human rights, not privileges.

Founded in love and resilience, our programs support youth, families, and individuals who are too often overlooked: our unhoused neighbors, Black LGBTQ+ youth, students without access to basic necessities, and communities disproportionately affected by poverty, violence, and systemic injustice.

Through annual initiatives like the All-Star Charity Basketball Game, Voices of Care, Seasons of Care, Once Upon A Prom, and Show Me You Matter, we provide immediate resources like food, housing advocacy, school supplies, prom attire, suicide prevention programming, and healing-centered events. Each program is intentionally designed to meet our community where they are—with empathy, creativity, and tangible support

Our Mission

Show Me You Care KC exists to uplift and support our most vulnerable neighbors through compassion, dignity, and community providing essentials, advocacy, healing, and creative empowerment to those too often left behind.

From the streets to the schoolyard, from shelters to prom nights, we are showing up with love, advocacy, and tangible support for Kansas City’s most underserved residents.

Founded on compassion and lived experience, our grassroots programs center dignity, empowerment, and visibility for Black communities, unhoused individuals, LGBTQ+ youth, and families in crisis.

We envision a Kansas City, a Missouri, an America where everyone has access to resources, hope, and opportunity where no one is invisible, and community care is a bridge to justice, healing, and wholeness for all.

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Our Programs

  • Voices of Care

    We meet people where they are, on the streets, in shelters, or wherever they call home delivering hot meals, hygiene & survival kits, emergency supplies, and housing advocacy for individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.

    Group of people receiving food and drinks from a volunteer outdoors at night, with a red car and streetlights in the background.

  • Once Upon a Prom

    A youth‑centered program ensuring high school juniors and seniors facing financial hardship have equal access to prom celebrations, providing dresses, suits, tickets, and memorable support one student at a time.

    Two women standing outside a house; one woman is wearing a sash that reads 'Prom Queen' and a formal dress with high slit, while the other woman is dressed casually in a jacket and T-shirt; a girl in casual attire is sitting on the house steps in the background.

  • Seasons of Care

    Year‑round holiday‑focused outreach: safe Halloween celebrations (Trunk or Treat), Thanksgiving meals and support (Oh Give Thanks), and winter holiday gifts, warm meals, clothing and essentials during the colder months to help families and children celebrate with dignity.

    A woman with glasses and dark hair looking through a glass display case at a young girl with braided hair, wearing a light pink jacket, who is looking away.

  • Show Me You Ball

    An annual community event combining sport, fun, and purpose: basketball games + back-to-school support. Distributing backpacks, uniforms, shoes, and supplies to students in need while bringing the community together.

    A group of basketball players and supporters celebrating on a basketball court, some holding a trophy and a basketball, with a scoreboard and banners in the background.

  • Show Me You Matter

    A healing and awareness initiative addressing mental health and suicide prevention, especially for LGBTQ+ youth and other marginalized communities combining outreach, resources, and creative expression to foster resilience, belonging, and hope.

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  • Show Me Your heART

    An arts program that empowers youth and community members through creative expression offering workshops, art supplies, and safe spaces to explore visual art, storytelling, fashion, and self‑expression as paths to healing, identity, and community connection.

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Marshelle West, Executive Director, Show Me You Care KC

“At Show Me You Care KC, we don’t just respond to crisis — we build relationships, restore dignity, and empower our community through consistent care. Every act of compassion is a step toward justice.”

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Our Impact

Essential Needs and Safety

Providing meals, clothing, hygiene, and housing support for unhoused or housing‑insecure neighbors.

Youth Empowerment and Opportunity

Ensuring students have what they need to succeed at school and enjoy milestones.

Mental Health and Healing

Centering creative expression, community support, and mental wellness for marginalized populations.

Community Unity and Inclusion

Bringing together diverse neighborhoods, fostering belonging, and building mutual aid across Kansas City.

Advocacy and Dignity

Respecting human dignity by offering judgment‑free support and long‑term advocacy for systemic change.

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We’d love to hear from you! Whether you’re interested in volunteering, partnering, donating, or simply learning more about our work we’re here to connect.

General Inquiries

Email: showmeyoucarekc@gmail.com
Phone: (816) 844-5999

Media or Press

For press inquiries or to feature our work:
Email: info@showmeyoucarekc.org