Become a member.

Membership in the Longfellow Community Association (LCA) is a tangible way to both connect with your fellow neighbors and support your community.

Joining means becoming part of a vibrant, inclusive group of neighbors dedicated to building a thriving community in the heart of Kansas City. Together, we honor the history and diversity of our neighborhood.

Whether you're a dreamer, a doer, or both, you'll find a home here among people who share your passion for shaping a neighborhood that is historic and forward-thinking, young and old, residential and commercial, institutional and cultural. By joining, you’ll have the chance to contribute your voice, talents, and ideas to a community that is proud, strong, and united in growing our best lives together.

Membership dues are collected annually to help cover the costs of things such as: dumpster days, neighborhood cleanups, community events, neighborhood communication, and special projects.

​Finances should not be a barrier to LCA membership. If needed, please email livelongfellow@gmail.com to receive a waiver for membership dues. 

Annual Membership Dues: 

  • Individual or Household: $25

  • Business: $50

  • Student / Senior: $10 (student must provide ID; a senior is aged 60 or over)

Members in good standing are entitled to:

  • Vote on voting matters. All members shall have one (1) vote each to be cast during attendance at any general or special meeting

  • Sit on LCA committees

  • Run for a Board seat and/or (after serving for one year) run for an Officer position

  • Participate in annual dumpster days (limited to residential members only)

  • Receive email communication on neighborhood news and information

To be eligible for membership in LCA:

  • An individual must be at least 18 years old and live, own property, or own a licensed business in the Territory **

  • An individual or entity desiring membership in LCA shall make such application either online or in person at an LCA meeting or event

LCA shall not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, physical handicap, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

​** “Territory” means all land in the city of Kansas City, Missouri that is enclosed by Gillham Road from Thirty-first Street to McGee Trafficway and then by McGee Trafficway  to Twenty-seventh Street, and then by McGee Street (or McGee Trafficway) to Twenty-fifth Street on the west, Twenty-fifth Street on the north to Troost Avenue on the east, and Thirty-first Street on the south, or the imaginary extension of those streets should they not continuously exist.