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Village Caregiving

Content added Oct. 18, 2024

We provide basic home care services such as light housekeeping, light cooking, help with hygiene, grooming, bathing, etc. We do not provide medical assistance but happy to help with any in home services we can provide to help those that are in need of our assistance.

Beth Bowles, Executive Director, available 24/7
3610 Buttonwood Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
(573)801-8129
Email: bethbowles@villagecaregiving.com

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CMCA - Resource Guide

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.

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Sage Counseling Services

Counseling for Seniors, Families, Caregivers

We are social workers with experience in grief, loss, dementia, dealing with complicated medical diagnoses, and the challenges that accompany aging. In-home appointments in the Greater Kansas City area and Columbia, Missouri, and teletherapy appointments in Kansas and Missouri.

(913) 242-5243

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Medicare Information

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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Aging Best

Content updated Aug. 5, 2024

We deliver the best support, services, and programs to help people be as independent as possible as they navigate through life.

Aging Best partners with several centers and nutrition programs throughout Central Missouri. Nutrition Activity Centers offer delicious hot meals Monday through Friday, activities, and educational opportunities. They also provide a great atmosphere for catching up with friends and making new ones.

Adults who are physically unable to attend their local center can receive home-delivered meals. Aging Best delivers meals to frail persons in over 100 communities in central Missouri.

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201 W. Broadway Suite E
Columbia, MO 65203
(800) 369-5211 / (573) 443-5823
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Medicaid.gov

Content updated May 21, 2024

Medicaid Expansion: Medicaid is a government program that provides public health insurance to adults with low income, as well as children who qualify. Missouri Medicaid has expanded its income limits to cover more people, which means more Missourians now qualify for low-cost or free health insurance through Medicaid.

Dept. of Social Services “Benefit Program Income Limits” as of 4/1/23: https://mydss.mo.gov/media/pdf/benefit-program-limit-chart

Learn more & apply for yourself or other family members: Online: mydss.mo.gov or Family Support Division (FSD) Call Center at 855-373-4636 or 855-373-9994.

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Hillcrest Community Center, Waters-Moss Memorial Wildlife Area

Content updated Oct. 29, 2024

Mon – Fri, 9 AM - 4 PM

50+ Program and 50+ Trips through Columbia Parks and Recreation. Music, dances, painting, crafts, instructional classes, social activities and travel opportunities. Yearly Membership is $25, cost for trips varies.

1907 Hillcrest Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
573-874-7475

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Service, Employment, Redevelopment (SER) National

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Content updated Jan. 3, 2024
SCSEP is a community service and work-based training program for older workers. Authorized by the Older Americans Act, the program provides subsidized, service-based training for low-income persons 55 or older who are unemployed and have poor employment prospects.

3610 Buttonwood Dr #200
Columbia, MO 65203
573-886-8988

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CMCA - Foster Grandparents Program

Content updated July 17, 2024

At Central Missouri Community Action, you can mentor and guide students to higher academic achievement. The Foster Grandparent Program connects role models like you with students with exceptional needs.

Activities include but are not limited to:
Foster grandparents and children play games, talk, listen, read, and eat together.
Foster grandparents lend support to learning and therapy.
Activities between the foster grandparents and children are developed for a one-on-one relationship.

If eligible, volunteers may receive a stipend at the rate of $4.00 per hour. In addition….One hot, nutritious meal provided at most site locations. Transportation or mileage reimbursement. A physical exam. Accident and liability insurance. Orientation and in-service training program. Information and referral service. Annual recognition program.

Interested in volunteering? Call 573-777-5225.

807 N. Providence
Columbia, MO 65203
Email: pr@cmca.us

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Social Security Administration

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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Meals on Wheels of Columbia

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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Missouri Property Tax Credit

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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Missouri Veterans Commission

Updated on: September 25, 2023

Assists in filing for VA benefits, compensation pensions, death benefits/burial allowances, military grave markers, education and training. Applications for state veterans’ homes and the Missouri Veterans Cemetery System. No-fee services for honorably discharged veterans, their dependents and survivors.

601 Business Loop 70 W
Suite 214A
Columbia, MO 65203
573-882-5135

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Columbia Senior Activity Center

Content updated Dec. 18, 2023

The Senior Center provides a safe place for individuals in their mature years to stopover to interact with persons approximately the same age, and share the same interests. Thru many different activities and a healthy meal program, people can stay active mentally as well as physically

The Center’s hours: Monday-Friday 9 AM-4PM

Lunch 10:45 - 12:45 pm; Take out only after 12:30 pm. A Full lunch ticket costs $7.00 ($6.00 for a veteran). A full lunch includes an entree, 2 sides, soup, dessert, and a drink. All items may be ordered individually as well. There is no age limit to come and eat.

1121 Business Loop 70 E
Columbia, MO 65202
573-874-2050
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