Kansas City's specialized trauma treatment center serving the mental health needs of young children since 1978.
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Meet Rudy Bear
This friendly face greets all who arrive at The Children’s Place. Warm, welcoming and playful, Rudy Bear shows children this is a Place for them.
This is a Place for You
The Children’s Place celebrates people from every color, race, ethnicity, place of origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, socio-economic status, family structure, and those with differences in ability.
The Children's Place on Wheels
A traveling mental health therapy playroom in a new minibus expertly retrofitted for this purpose, The Children’s Place on Wheels eliminates the barrier of transportation and brings mental health services directly to young children at schools, early education centers and more.
Become a Healing Hero
Make a difference in the lives of children and families throughout the year when you become a Healing Hero, one of our monthly donors. Even a few dollars a month adds up to a huge impact!
of families reported in our 2025 caregiver survey that they would recommend The Children's Place
children and families served since 1978
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The Children's Place Events
Latest Post
Legacy Award – Brad Johnson & Family
For more than two decades, Brad Johnson has been a generous supporter and advocate of The Children’s Place, serving on the Board of Directors as a member and later chair in the early 2000s. Most recently, Brad was inspired to help bring a facility dog to The Children’s Place, and after two years on the waiting list at Duo Dogs, Duo Dog Coleman joined our team last fall. Duo Dogs, a national ADI accredited nonprofit based in St. Louis, trained Coleman and cared for him his first two years of life, but the Johnson family generously cover Coleman’s ongoing expenses along […]
Latest Post
Legacy Award – Brad Johnson & Family
For more than two decades, Brad Johnson has been a generous supporter and advocate of The Children’s Place, serving on the Board of Directors as a member and later chair in the early 2000s. Most recently, Brad was inspired to help bring a facility dog to The Children’s Place, and after two years on the waiting list at Duo Dogs, Duo Dog Coleman joined our team last fall. Duo Dogs, a national ADI accredited nonprofit based in St. Louis, trained Coleman and cared for him his first two years of life, but the Johnson family generously cover Coleman’s ongoing expenses along […]