Events

 

Services, Hotlines, and Information

 

Schedules and On-going Events

Suicide and Crisis Hotline 988

Kansas Legislative Hotline: 8 am – pm, Monday-Friday: 1-800-432-3924 or 1-785-256-0733

Leave a message for your legislator.

Contact your members of the US Congress: https://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/virtual-library-legislative-day/contact-your-us-senators-and-representatives

Area AA Meetings can be found at https://www.aa-ksdist23.org/

Eye Opener Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: Monday-Friday 7 am and Saturdays 8 am Westside Presbyterian, 1024 Kasold Dr, 66049 ....Zoom available

.... https://www.aa-ksdist23.org/meetings/eye-opener-online/

Sacred Ground AA Meeting Thursdays 6 pm, Sacred Ground, 137 Pawnee Ave, 66046

Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry Schedule for all of Eastern Kansas: Click Here

Just Food Food Pantry 1000 E 11^th St, 66046 Tuesday & Thursday 9am-6 pm Wednesday & Friday 9am-3pm

Sunrise Project Free Food Every Saturday & Sunday 10 am

Corner of 15^th & Learnard Ave, 66044.

Free Breakfast Jubilee Cafe, 946 Vermont, 66044. Tuesday and Fridays

Free Breakfast: Ages up to 18 years: Billy Mills Middle School, Louisiana, 66044. 8 to 8:30 am - Monday-Friday

L.I.N.K. Everyone Eats, 1 pm, First Christian Church, 221 W 10^th, 66044. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday

Free Meals: Food Not Bombs, 6 pm, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont, 66044. Monday nights

Free Meals at Salvation Army, 1-2 pm, 1202 E 23rd St, 66046. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Veggie Lunch, ECM, 1204 Oread Ave, 66044. Thursdays 11:30 am – 1 pm. Donation Based Whenever KU classes are in session.

Lawrence Public Library is now hosting social service agencies for office hours onsite at the library! Patrons can now drop in for easy access to a variety of types of assistance. Schedule at https://lawrence.bibliocommons.com/events/60b948bec5bd863000176468

Suicide & Crisis Hotline 988

Crisis Hotline 800 273-TALK (8255)

Suicide 800 273-8255 or Text: HELLO to 741741

Self Harm 800 366-8288 or Text: CONNECT to 741741

Headquarters Local Suicide Hotline 785 841-2345

GI Hotline 877 447-4487

Mental Health 800 950-6264 or Text: NAMI to 741741

Eating Disorders 800 931-2237 or Text: NEDA to 741741

Bullying Hotline 800 420-1479 or Text: HOME to 741741

Grief 800 445-4808 or Text: CARE to 839863

Hope After Loss, drop-in grief support group 10 am, Senior Resource Center, 745 Vermont, 66044. Monthly - 4^th Fridays

Pregnancy, Infant, & Child Loss 800 944-4773 or Text: START to 678678

Willow Domestic Violence 24 Hour Hotline 785 843-3333

Willow Domestic Violence Center Monday Meets: 3 pm on Facebook Live.

Domestic Violence 800 799-7233 or Text: SUPPORT to 741741

Sexual Assault 800 656-4673 or Text: HOME to 741741

MOCSA – Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault 913 642-0233

Abortion 866 439-4253 or Text: HELPLINE to 313131

LGBTQ+ 866 488-7386

Transgender Hot Line: 877-565-8860.

KS Name Change Project: Free legal representation for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse Kansans: 800-723-6953

Trauma 191 Support Group: Tuesdays 5:30-07 pm, Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center Please contact AJ, our Support Group Advocate, for more information, any questions, and to get signed up at aj@stacarecenter.org or at 785-843-8985 ext. 12.

SRC Caregivers Support Group: 1st & 3rd Mondays 2:15 pm

First and third Mondays, 2:15pm - 3:15pm (moves to Tuesday following a Monday holiday). Meet virtually or in person with fellow and former caregivers in a safe haven to discuss challenges and issues surrounding being a caregiver to a senior. To get started in this group, call Janet Ikenberry at 785-727-7873 or email jikenberry@YourSRC.org

The Green House: A place where girls with ADHD grow: 1:30-3:30 third Sundays.@ What a little bird told me A new support group is forming in Lawrence to provide a safe space for the growing number of girls and young women who are diagnosed with ADHD. Https://lawrenceks.news/3uwtMCq

Honor Moon Period Supply Closet, 1312 W 6^th St AND 616 Kentucky, 66044 Now available 24/7 Honor Moon is an inclusive period pantry providing free access to menstrual products. Both pantries are filled regularly and accessible 24/7 for anyone and everyone who needs period products free of judgment and charge. If you are looking to benefit from Honor Moon in donations of larger amounts, reach out to us by email at honormoonlfk@gmail.com

Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry, Emily Taylor Center, Suite 1040, Burge Union, 1565 Irving Hill, 66045. 9 am – 5 pm, Monday-Friday. The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity is committed to supporting the health and wellness of pregnant and parenting students at The University of Kansas. We acknowledge and recognize that material resources are essential to the success of caregiving students. The ETCWGE Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry is available to currently enrolled KU students. https://emilytaylorcenter.ku.edu/resource-pantry

Clare's Community Closet: Suite K, 925 Iowa, 66047. Getting things from the hands of people that have to the hands of people that need them.

Tuesdays 2-5 pm, Wednesdays 2-5 pm, Saturdays 12-5 pm, Sundays 3-5 pm

https://www.giveitgetitinc.org/

Hermes Peace and Justice Library and Solidarity Library --Open every weekday from 10 am to 2 pm in the ECM Building, 1204 Oread, 66044

Lawrence Public Library Bookmobile Schedule: https://lplks.org/outreach/

Talent Time at Sunrise: 1502 Learnard, 66044. Sunrise Project We are changing things up!! Our Open Mic is now Talent Time! The 1st Sunday of every month we welcome folks of all ages and backgrounds to share something that you love! Maybe it is a dance, a poem (written by you or someone else!), a piece of artwork that you created (think: show and tell!), a song you wrote, a song you love to sing (karaoke or cover tune), an essay - anything! Oh and we have a piano now!! Each participant gets up to 10 minutes to share whatever their heart desires. All content must abide by Sunrise Project's culture of inclusivity and belonging. Sign up starts at 1:45 and we will take names throughout the duration of the event. Questions? text 785-865-1618 or email melissa@sunriseprojectks.org

PAT Playgroup: 10-11 am, Kennedy Early Childhood Center, 1605 Davis Rd, 66046. Wednesdays

Dad & Me Playgroup 10-11 am, Kennedy Early Childhood Center, 1605 Davis Rd, 66046. Monthly, days vary

Baby Playgroup 9:30 – 11 am, Kennedy Early Childhood Center, 1605 Davis Rd, 66046 Fridays

Latinx Family Playgroup: 10-11 am, Kennedy Early Childhood Center, 1605 Davis Rd, 66046. First Saturdays

Daily Bike Rides with the Lawrence Bicycle Club: https://www.lbc-cycling.com/rides/weekly.html

Self-Load Compost Facility

Saturdays - 9 am – 1 pm, Lawrence Compost Facility, 1420 E 11^th St, 66046.

Oops. The facility will reopen for the summer on March 2, 2024

CITY LOADER ON SITE The City of Lawrence operates a Compost Facility that is available to Lawrence residents to drop off yard waste and pick up compost and woodchips. Saturdays, March through December 16^th **The compost facility may close without notice or hours may be subject to change due to weather or other circumstances. Additionally, the compost facility will be closed all holiday weekends.

211 – Talk to a 2-1-1 Call Center Specialist. 211 – toll free, statewide, 24 hours, 7 days a week

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