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Winter Free Store

Saturday, January 17th  | 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (or while supplies last)
St. James Church – 56th & Paseo

You’re invited to a morning of free resources, family fun, and community connection!

Our Winter Free Store will offer essential items for adults and children at no cost, including:

  • Warm winter coats

  • Boots

  • Socks 

  • Hats & Gloves 

  • Hygiene Items 

  • Gas Gift Cards while supplies last​
     

We’ll also have:

  • A delicious hot breakfast 

  • Community resource tables with helpful local services


And for fun:

  • Live music

  • Hot cocoa bar 

How to Help:

This year we will continue the 25+ year legacy of Winter Free Store on January 17th at St. James Church (55th & The Paseo). We invite you to join us in spreading hope, offering warmth, nourishment & dignity to our neighbors during a challenging time of the year.

Consider being a messenger of hope by:

GIVING financially to support the purchase of new winter clothing, hygiene items, and gas cards for our guests. Click here to give through Venmo.

SERVING as a volunteer to set up, serve a meal, shop with a family and more. Click here to sign up to volunteer for Winter Free Store. 

PRAYING for those who are experiencing homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity in our community.

LEARNING more about the event & its impact at standrewkc.org/free-store.

Together, we receive as much as we give as we continue to bless our community and share God’s love. For more information please reach out to Melissa Rock at msrock01@gmail.com or Janet Kelley jkkell628@gmail.com.

About Free Store

Free Store now has two events:

Winter Free Store, held in January on the Saturday of Martin Luther King weekend.

Summer Free Store, held in June on the Saturday of Juneteenth.

Free Store strives to meet the needs of neighbors in our community in a warm, loving environment. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Grace and Holy Cathedral, St Augustine’s Episcopal Church and St James Church all work together to support Free Store. Both events are held at St James Church at 55th and Paseo in Kansas City, MO.

Winter Free Store provides new boots, socks, gloves, hats, coats, hygiene bags, and Quik Trip gift cards. Resource agencies are onsite as well. Our guests are served a hot breakfast by our volunteers. Typically more than 250 people attend this event.

Please contact Melissa Rock or Janet Kelley to learn more about Winter Free Store.

Summer Free Store is a new offering in 2025 with the focus on children and their families. We will provide new underwear and socks, gently used clothing, hygiene bags, diapers and wipes, along with books and summer educational materials with various resources agencies onsite as well. Grilled hamburgers/hot dogs will be served, along with Kona Ice. There will be games, face painting and a D.J.  In addition, the Harvesters drive up Food Pantry will be open.

Please contact Dana Bartimus to learn more about Summer Free Store.