CMCA - Resource Guide
Updated on: September 25. 2023
This resource guide is a comprehensive guide that includes any and all resources available in Boone and nearby counties to help lower income individuals and families in need.
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.
Medicare Information
Content updated Dec. 18, 2023
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).
Aging Best
The SILP program is designed to meet you where you are. We aim to help seniors age in place and maximize independence through care management, resources, & referrals.
201 W. Broadway Suite 1E
Columbia, MO 65203
(800) 369-5211 / (573) 443-5823
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Medicaid.gov
Content updated Sept. 28, 2023
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
Service, Employment and Redevelopment
Places adults 55+ in 18 or more hours per week at a non-profit, at minimum wage, while they search for a relevant position.
3610 Buttonwood Dr. Suite 200 Columbia, MO 65201 573-886-8988
Hillcrest Community Center, Waters- Moss Memorial Wildlife Area
1907 Hillcrest Drive Columbia, MO 65203 573-874-7475
como.gov/parksandrec
como.gov/parksandrec/programs-registration/50-program
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
CMCA - Foster Grandparents Program
Content updated Dec. 11, 2023
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. See website for a list of student-related activities as well as benefits offered to volunteers.
Interested in volunteering? Call 573-777-5225.
CMCA
807 N. Providence
Columbia, MO 65203
Email: pr@cmca.us
Heart and Home Professional Services
Updated on: November 22, 2023
Senior transport, non-emergency medical transport, respite care and notary services. Call for availability and price.
Social Security Administration
Content updated Dec. 18, 2023
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
Meals on Wheels of Columbia
Meals on Wheels of Columbia is a non-profit organization that aims to extend independence to seniors in our community.
Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, Mo 65201
573-886-7554
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Missouri Property Tax Credit
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
Visit website for detailed instructions, forms, and charts.
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
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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