Runaway/Homeless Youth Counseling | Synergy House - Emergency Teen Shelter
2005 NE Parvin Rd, Kansas City, MO 64116
Eligibility
Length of stay 2 weeks, extensions available. Youth ages 12-18.
Required documents
None
Hours
24/7
To access this service, contact:
Allison Hilton (Vice President Youth Services)
Languages
Language line
Application process
Teens may refer themselves or referrals may be received from teen's family or from Children's Division or Juvenile offices.
Fees
None
Service area
Primarily serves Jackson, Clay, Platte & Ray Counties in Missouri and Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas. Runaways may come from other states and will be served in shelter.
Short term emergency shelter for runaway, homeless and abused youth, ages 12-18. Also serves as drop in center for homeless youth.
Synergy House provides a safe place for youth whose families are experiencing a crisis. Crisis Care services might include homelessness, hospitalization of a parent or sibling, parental incarceration, substance abuse treatment and/or domestic violence. These services are voluntary and provided free of charge. The primary goals of a placement are to provide for the immediate safety and needs of every child and youth as well as to help young people heal from the trauma of abuse, neglect and violence.
Last Assured
09/10/2025
Data provided by
United Way of Greater Kansas City 211
What's Here
Providing organization
SYNERGY SERVICES
Synergy Services strengthens the individual, family and community through crisis intervention, shelter, counseling, advocacy and education.