Family Literacy

Name: Pop-up Pantry and Resource Fair
Start: 2025-05-13T13:15:00-06:00
End: 2025-05-13T14:45:00-06:00
Location: KCMO Health Department

While Lead to Read KC’s programming is largely focused on our partnerships with Kansas City schools, we know that the most important resource for family literacy is – well, family!

Here are just a few tools to help make reading a positive and enjoyable activity for everyone in your home:

Free Books

Reading Is Everywhere^SM is Lead to Read KC’s community book distribution program. We strategically place baskets of books in places where children are often waiting to encourage reading outside of school.

Children can select a free book to take home, and Lead to Read KC replenishes the baskets with additional books each month. View the map or scroll down for a list of our publicly accessible locations. (Updated August 2024)

AIMWell Yoga

Avenue of Life

Amethyst Place

The Borough

Café Corazón

Capital One Cafe

Children's Mercy Broadway Family Engagement Clinic

Colonial Presbyterian Church Food Pantry

The Children's Place

Draque's Barbershop

Dedicated Senior Medical Center

Early StART Preschool (St. Mark's)

Early StART Preschool (Metro)

Equal Minded Cafe

FavTrip, Grandview

FavTrip, Redbridge

FavTrip, Independence

FavTrip KCMO

Foreign Language Academy

Forest Glen Estates

Grace United Church Food Pantry

Holmes Gardens Association

Gumby's Barbershop

Joe's Barbershop

Latinx Education Collaborative

Maple Hill Laundry

Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church Drive-thru Food Pantry

Midtown Laundry

KCMO Health Department

McLain's Bakery, Waldo

MO Hives KC

Mimi's Pantry

McLain's Market, Shawnee

Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corp. Food Pantry

Mimi's 4 Kids

PH Coffee

Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corp. Willa Gill Center

ReStart

One City Cafe at Bishop Sullivan Center

Ruby Jean's Juicery

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center

Reconciliation Services

Thelma's Kitchen

Sheffield Place

River of Refuge

Surr Cutts Barber Shop

The Salvation Army East Side

Second Missionary Baptist Church

Seton Center

St. Monica Catholic Church Food Pantry

Torn Label Brewing Company

Terrace Pointe Apartments

University Health Futures Clinic

Swope Health (Central)

The Windmill KC

Wyandotte Family EyeCare Center

Yogurtini on the Plaza

Yogurtini, OP

Yogurtini, Shoal Creek

Your Natural Image Salon

You Say Tomato

AIMWell Yoga
5506 Troost, KCMO 64110

Amethyst Place
2735a Troost Ave, KCMO 64109

Avenue of Life
500 N 7th Trafficway, KCK 66101

Bishop Sullivan Center
3936 Troost Ave, KCMO 64110

The Borough
8026 The Paseo, KCMO 64131

Café Corazón
110 Southwest Blvd. KCMO 64108

Capital One Cafe
430 Nichols Rd, KCMO 64112

Children’s Mercy Broadway Family Engagement Clinic
3101 Broadway Blvd, KCMO 64111

The Children’s Place
6401 Rockhill Rd, KCMO 64131

Colonial Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
9500 Wornall Rd, KCMO 64114

Dedicated Senior Medical Center
4400 E 39th St, KCMO 64128

Draque’s Barbershop
106 W 39th St, KCMO 64111

Early StART Preschool (Metro)
827 Troost Ave, KCMO 64106

Early StART Preschool (St. Mark’s)
2008 E 12th St, KCMO 64127

Equal Minded Cafe
4327 Troost Ave, KCMO 64110

FavTrip
500 E. 10th St, KCMO
11107 Grandview Rd, KCMO
10507 E 23rd St, Independence
6501 Main, Grandview

Foreign Language Academy
3450 Warwick Blvd, KCMO 64111

Forest Glen Estates
511 N 64th St, KCK 66102

Grace United Church Food Pantry
811 Benton Blvd, KCMO 64124

Gumby’s Barbershop
12 E 39th St, KCMO 64111

Holmes Gardens Association
649 Bannister Rd, KCMO 64131

Joe’s Barbershop
1672 E 63rd St, KCMO 64110

KCMO Health Department
2400 Troost Ave, KCMO 64108

Latinx Education Collaborative
2203 Lexington Ave, KCMO 64124

Maple Hill Laundry
2424 S 34th St, KCK 66106

Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, Drive-thru Food Pantry, 2310 Linwood Blvd, KCMO 64109

McLain’s in Shawnee
5833 Nieman Road, Shawnee 66203

McLain’s in Waldo
201 E Gregory Blvd, KCMO 64114

Midtown Laundry
6398 Troost Ave, KCMO 64131

Mimi’s Pantry
2255 NW Vivion Rd, KCMO 64150

Mimi’s 4 Kids
3715 N Oak Trafficway, KCMO 64116

MO Hives KC
5030 Wabash Ave, KCMO 64130

Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corporation Food Pantry
1130 Troup Ave, KCK 66104

Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corporation Willa Gill Center
645 Nebraska Ave, KCK 66101

One City Cafe
3936 Troost Ave, KCMO 64110

PH Coffee
2200 Lexington Ave, KCMO 64124

Reconciliation Services
1006 Linwood Blvd, KCMO 64109

ReStart
918 E 9th St, KCMO 64106

River of Refuge
5155 Raytown Rd, KCMO 64133

Ruby Jean’s Juicery
3000 Troost Ave, KCMO 64109

The Salvation Army East Side
3013 E 9th St, KCMO 64124

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
825 Euclid Ave, KCMO 64124

Second Missionary Baptist Church
5111 Harry Truman Dr, KCMO 64030

Seton Center
2816 E 23rd St, KCMO 64127

Sheffield Place
6604 E 12th St, KCMO 64126

St. Monica Catholic Church Food Pantry
1400 E 17th St, KCMO 64106

Surr Cutts Barber Shop
6015 Swope Pkwy, KCMO 64130

Swope Health (Central)
3801 Blue Pkwy, KCMO 64130

Terrace Pointe Apartments
641 S 71st St, KCK 66111

Thelma’s Kitchen
1006 Linwood Blvd, KCMO 64109

Torn Label Public House
1708 Campbell St, KCMO 64108

University Health Futures Clinic
300 W 19th Terrace, KCMO 64108

The Windmill KC
840 S 55th St, KCK 66106

Wyandotte Family EyeCare Center
21 N 12th St Suite 102, KCK 66102

Yogurtini
4853 Main St, KCMO 64112
8375 N Booth Ave, KCMO 64158
8941 W. 135th St, OPKS 66221

You Say Tomato
2801 Holmes St, KCMO 64109

Your Natural Image Salon
641 E 59th St, KCMO 64110

Online Resources

Here are just a few of the online resources available for parents who want to help teach their children to read. Plus, don’t miss Lead to Read KC’s mental health and wellness focused online read-alouds.