About Us
Bishop Sullivan Center is one of the largest providers of emergency assistance in the Kansas City area. Our Mission is to provide basic necessities to people who are unable to do so and to move those who are able to become self-sufficient.
The Bishop Sullivan Center main location is on Truman Road. Services provided include a food pantry, emergency assistance, no-interest car loans, services to the indigent elderly and the jobs program.
St. James Place on Troost provides the same services provided on Truman Road, plus a Community Kitchen where hot meals are served 5 nights a week.
In this section you can learn more about Our History or get the answers to some Frequently Asked Questions. We also have all of the details you’ll need to Contact Us. More information is provided about Bishop Sullivan Center in the following documents:
Board of Directors and Key Employees 2011 Financial Report
2011 Annual Report IRS 990 Filing Privacy Policy
Success in Helping Others - Results for 2011
- We served 68,640 evening meals in our Community Kitchen.
- We helped an average of 1,200 households with groceries from our pantries each month.
- We provided rent or utility assistance to 1,157 families for a total of $238,400.
- We helped 383 people find employment through our Jobs Program.
- We provided 406 air conditioners through project ElderCool.
- We helped 63 seniors by mowing their yards.
- We provided 10 no-interest used car loans.
- We adopted 210 families at Christmas.
- We helped 322 people with their medical needs through the Medicine Cabinet.
- Beginning in August we have provided 1643 lunch sacks to needy and homeless people on Troost.