Rent Assistance
Boone county residents in need of help with utility bills and rent.
Content updated Aug. 26, 2026
We assist people who live in Boone County Missouri with past due utility bills and rent. We occasionally have calls for other needs: car repair, health bills, property tax, insurance payments. We accept calls on Mondays only 8:30 to 9:30 am. We receive over 75 calls a week and are currently low on phone volunteers, so we do not always reach all callers.
All communication is done via computer/phone. We accept calls from people in need on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:30 am.
Address for donations is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church - 903 Bernadette Dr, Columbia, Mo - 65203.
(573) 424-1022
Email: svdpoll@gmail.com
Content updated Aug. 18, 2026
Voluntary Action Center is a local non profit responding to the basic needs of the individuals within our community. We provide financial assistance with basic and emergency needs to people living in Boone County, Missouri including some funds for both Birth Certificates (In the state of Missouri only) and for ID’s. The VAC Opportunity campus fully opened in July 2026 providing Waypoint Shelter, an emergency shelter for unhoused members of Boone County, New Day Columbia, Day Services for the unhoused with showers and laundry services, and Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen providing a hot meal every night of the year.
VAC serves:
Low-income families
Underemployed/unemployed
People with economic disadvantages
Individuals experiencing homelessness
Individuals with disabilities and the elderly
Disadvantaged youth
Hours of operation:
Cindy Mustard Resource Center: 9-12 and 1-4
Waypoint Shelter: Guests need to appear in-person at Waypoint Shelter after 5:30pm to check availability (the line starts to form then). Speak to a staff member at the door to get on the list for the night. Check-in ends at 7:30pm. Waypoint Shelter closes at 8:00am each Sunday-Friday and is open all day Saturday.
1300 Bowling Street
Columbia, Mo 65202
573-874-2273
Veterans Only
Content updated June 18, 2025
Vet Center services are available at no cost, regardless of discharge character, and without you needing to be enrolled in VA health care or having a service-connected disability. If you’re a Veteran or service member, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, you can access our services
2475 Broadway Bluffs Drive, Suite 40
Columbia, MO
573-814-6206
Hours
Mon. 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tue. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thu. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sat. Closed
Sun. Closed