As Kansas City's only food bank, Harvesters' helps to feed nearly 60,000 people in 13 counties every week, through a network of more than 550 agencies, such as food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters.

Description:
Harvesters' collects and distributes food and household products in 13 counties in the Greater Kansas City area. In addition, Harvesters' provides nutrition education through Project STRENGTH and Kids in the Kitchen classes, helps feed children in after-school Kid's Cafe programs and helps to educate the community on the issue of hunger.

Contact people:

Paula Pratt, Director, Community Outreach, (phone), (email) Karen Haren, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (816) 929-3123

Address:

3801 Topping Avenue Kansas City, MO 64129 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.harvesters.org

Directions:

Four stop lights south off the Van Brunt Exit off I-70; turn left at Leeds Trafficway (by Roberts Dairy). It's at the corner of Leeds and Topping. Or, west off the Stadium Drive exit, off I-435, turn left. . . (more)