Greater Kansas City

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Greater Kansas City Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in or attend school in the Johnson County, KS or Cass and Jackson County, MO school districts. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Greater Kansas City aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

Please complete the Membership Inquiry Form so we can contact you directly. If you know a current chapter member, feel free to reach out to them as well to learn about getting started.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

The NCL Greater Kansas City Chapter prospective members are mothers with daughters who are currently in 6th-8th grade.  Membership applications are accepted during our Annual Membership Drive from January to March.  Our yearly calendar runs from June 1st – May 31st.  All classes for the 2026-2027 Term are full.  

Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:

Community Service

We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

  • AbilityKC
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Bags of Fun
  • Catholic Charities
  • Claridge Court
  • Community LINC, Inc
  • Cornerstones of Care
  • Disaster Response
  • HALO
  • Heart to Heart
  • Inclusion Connections
  • Jewish Family Services of KC
  • Kansas Special Olympics
  • Meals on Wheels of Johnson County
  • MOCSA
  • Morning Glory Ministries
  • NourishKC
  • Operation Breakthrough
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Operation Homefront
  • Pete’s Garden
  • ReStart Kansas City
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • SAFEHOME
  • St. Anthony’s Retirement Community Center
  • The Lighthouse
  • Uplift Organization
  • Variety: The Children’s Charity
  • Wayside Waifs

Leadership Development

We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.

Examples of skills developed include:

  • Confidence
  • Consensus building
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event planning
  • Parliamentary procedure

Our Chapter Board of Directors:

  • President: Allison Taylor
    Tracy Dillon
  • President Elect: Megan Bubb
  • Secretary: Erin Schilling
  • Treasurer: Tara Ammeen
  • Parliamentarian: Carolyn Ellspermann
  • Vice President Communications: Allison Taylor
    Alyson Carr
  • Vice President Membership: Lyndsey Dunn
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Allison Bloch
  • Vice President New Members: Summer Henry
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Angela Lucas
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Jen Cisar

Cultural Experiences

We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.

As future leaders, we continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

Mothers and daughters of each class attend a cultural experience together with a focus on different areas of art, theatre, dance and music.

Each Chapter celebrates the richness of its history through traditions that honor the past. The Mother Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. tradition. Today, NCL chapters around the country continue to embrace their long-standing traditions, as well as, create new ones.