The Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization serving low-wage workers, tenants, and their families throughout the Kansas City region and Missouri. With legal representation, community education, and policy advocacy, Heartland helps tenants and workers address housing instability, eviction attempts, unsafe living conditions, wage theft, workplace discrimination, and other barriers to economic security.
To learn more about what we do, read our 2025 annual report.
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If you are a Kansas City, Missouri resident looking to exercise your right to counsel in eviction cases, please complete an intake here or call 816-474-5112.
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Housing
We provide no-cost legal advice to tenants on housing issues, and represent tenants who have been sued for eviction.
Movement Support
We support movements to improve wages and working conditions, overcome racial divisions, and ensure low-wage workers have a voice on the job and at the ballot box.
Justice
We handle employment and consumer cases on the behalf of low-wage workers.