Families of children with disabilities ages birth to 26

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Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) is a state-wide, non-profit Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) established in 1988. Our Mission: Empowering families to advocate for themselves so that children with special education needs can reach their full potential in education and life.

Services Offered at No Cost to Parents, Youth, and Professionals:
-30+ In-Person and Online Training Classes
-Direct Support for Families: Special education process assistance for children from birth to age 26
-Collaboration Guidance: Information on working with schools and communities
-Resource Hub: Fact sheets, model forms, sample letters, website, e-newsletter, and social media

1530 Main St
Joplin MO 64801
Hours: M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM, except for holidays
(800) 743-7634
Email: info@missouriparentsact.org

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Updated on: July 17, 2024

This resource guide covers CMCA's 8 county service area: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and Osage. It also covers the three additional counties we provide Head Start for: Benton, Hickory, and Morgan. It's a comprehensive guide that includes any and all resources available to help lower income individuals and families in need. The resources and information listed in the guide have been compiled by other groups and agencies in our 8 county service area over the years, and most notably in Boone County by the Voluntary Action Center.

CMCA Resource Guide

Individuals with disabilities and their families

Content updated Sept 22, 2023
Provides a choice and support for individuals seeking independence from the traditional provider-based system.
(817) 211-3738

Email: customerservice@acumen2.net

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Content updated Aug. 28, 2024

In Missouri, there are many health insurance options available. Your options include employer-sponsored insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare, and private individual or family health insurance. See how you can get cheap health insurance in MO, including marketplace plans, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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Content updated Sept. 23, 2024

Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You’re first eligible to sign up for Medicare 3 months before you turn 65. You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease).

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Content updated Sept. 11, 2024

Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services protects the rights of people with disabilities by providing advocacy and legal services. We help with a variety of disability-related issues. This can include allegations of abuse, denial of disability benefits, removing guardianship, and more. These issues are explained in more detail below. Learn more about how we can help with these issues.

925 S. Country Club Drive, Suite B
Jefferson City, MO 65109-4510
800-392-8667
Relay Missouri (TDD):  1-800-735-2966
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Updated on: September 8, 2023
Welcome to the Disabled Athletes Sports Association, where everyone who lives with a physical disability is given the opportunity to participate in adaptive sports, recreational programs, and fitness activities designed to improve self-esteem, strength, independence, and well-being while instilling family values.
At DASA, all children, adults, and military veterans with disabilities are encouraged to seek their highest level of independence for daily functioning and productivity and become involved to the fullest extent with their non-disabled peers and their community as a whole.
We support athletes with: Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Amputation, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Visual Impairment
1236 Jungermann Rd; Ste A St Peters, MO 63376 636-477-0716
dasasports.org

Special Olympics Missouri offers 13 sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities to practice and compete in, each of which are grouped in competition divisions according to ability level, age and gender. We offer a Young Athletes program for children ages 2 to 7 years old. You must be 8 years old to officially compete as a Special Olympics Missouri athlete. To sign up, please visit our website, somo.org/compete. If you have questions, please reach out to our Central Area Program Director Tim Schuster at schuster@somo.org or our Sr. Director of Programs Luke Lamb at lamb@somo.org.

305 Special Olympics Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-635-1660

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NTI@Home offers free remote job placement assistance to people with disabilities and their family caregivers. These positions are remote call center positions in the areas of customer services, sales and technical support. Our hiring employers range from government agencies to large retailers to medical companies.
For individuals with disabilities that could use some support before starting a remote customer service position, NTI@Home offers free virtual training and job coaching services.

410 University Ave.
DPT #11045
Westwood, MA 02090-2311
Phone: (877) 248-8912
Email
Hours of Operation: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday.

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Content updated Aug. 30, 2024

The Social Security Administration provides monthly income for those who are retired or have been determined to be disabled. Social Security also enrolls you in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). You may qualify to have your Medicare premium waved or reduced and receive help with payment of coinsurance and deductibles for Medicare services. To learn more and apply see Medicare Cost Savings Programs.

3402 Buttonwood Drive, Ste 101
Columbia, MO 65201
866-563-9108

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Content updated Aug. 28, 2024

The Great Plains ADA Center provides information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related laws to our service region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)

100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
800-949-4232
573-882-3600
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Content updated Sept. 23, 2024

The Family Support Division is a state-administered agency responsible by law for administration of the programs and services. The Family Support Division (FSD) can help you or your family with food stamps, health care, childcare, child support, and other needs. Online applications available on their website.

601 Business Loop 70 W, Ste 272
Columbia, MO 65203
1-855-373-4636

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Content updated Aug. 28, 2024

As a non-profit organization, UCP Heartland Child Development Center provides its high-quality services at costs that are affordable to families in need.

The CDC Program is a licensed and accredited early care and education center that offers a unique environment where young children of all abilities learn together. Our collaborative development center includes early intervention and education, active learning and nurturing relationships. Visit website. Contact weiselC@ucpheartland.org.

Our Autism Services Program, based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles, will provide high quality therapy using evidenced-based practices in a setting where the environment becomes a learning tool. Visit website. Contact autismservices@ucpheartland.org.

Content updated Aug. 27, 2024

The Division of Developmental Disabilities serves a population that has developmental disabilities such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, head injuries, autism, epilepsy, and certain learning disabilities. Such conditions must have occurred before age 22. To be eligible for services from the Division, persons with these disabilities must be substantially limited in their ability to function independently.

900 W Nifong Blvd, Suite 200
Columbia, MO 65203
573-441-6278
888-671-1041

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Content updated Sept. 9, 2024

Assist eligible individuals with disabilities with employment goals.

Boone Health Nifong Medical Building
900 W. Nifong, Ste 210
Columbia, MO 65203
M-F 8am to 4:30pm

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Content updated Oct. 2, 2024

Providing short term case management to Boone County families who have youth 0-19 years of age. Providing Access to high quality resources to families.

2700 W Ash St.
Columbia, Mo 65203
(573) 771-3223
Email: face@faceofboonecounty.org

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Content updated July 19, 2024

Go COMO Paratransit offers inclusive, point-to-point transportation for those who complete an application and qualify with a doctor's endorsement, ensuring that everyone can travel comfortably and confidently throughout our community.

The City has lift-equipped paratransit mini-buses that provide origin to destination service to qualified individuals. Reliable transportation is a valuable asset for ADA-eligible citizens when they seek to work, attend school, shop or get health care. Since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Columbia has provided origin to destination transportation service to citizens who are certified as unable to ride Go COMO’s fixed-route bus system.

Our goal is to provide safe, courteous, and reliable transportation to all our clients with challenges that restrict their ability to use the regular fixed route bus system.

Fixed route and Paratransit service
Monday – Friday: 6:25 a.m. – 6:40 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6:40 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Wabash Bus Station lobby
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

126 North Tenth Street Columbia, MO 65201 (573) 874-2489
Email: para-transit@CoMo.gov

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Content updated Aug. 30, 2024

Meals on Wheels of Columbia is a non-profit organization that aims to extend independence to seniors in our community. Through the help of our many volunteer drivers, we are able to provide a hot, nutritious meal to those with limited mobility. Meals on Wheels operates on a sliding fee schedule based on the federal poverty level. This allows each client to pay according to their financial status.

800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, Mo 65201
Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
573-886-7554

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Content updated Oct 18, 2023

Hires primarily veterans and workers with disabilities who have business experience and education to work from home and on a schedule that accommodates their needs.

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Content updated May 28, 2024

The Missouri Property Tax Credit Claim is a program that allows some senior citizen and all disabled individuals who have paid personal property tax through home ownership or rent to apply for credit based on the amount they payed toward that tax.

Email: PropertyTaxCredit@dor.mo.gov

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