Missouri Family Resources
Families with young children under 5
Content added Dec. 12, 2025
Missouri Family Resources is a free, statewide website and mobile app that helps families locate and share local support services. Search and connect to resources, community programs, and childhood services for families with young children under 5.
Day Dreams Foundation
Content added Feb. 7, 2025
The Day Dreams Foundation eliminates financial barriers to participating in extracurricular activities and promotes healthy lifestyles, goal setting, academics, teamwork and respect for others. Our goal is for every child can fulfill their dream of participating in an extracurricular activity without ever worrying about the cost.
1 E Broadway, Suite C
Columbia, MO 65203
573-214-2600
United Community Builders - Summer Academy
Content updated May 7, 2025
Summer Academy serves students 3-12 years old. Learning and fun are combined using IXL educational enrichment. This software is a teaching tool that continually enhances participants’ mathematic and language arts skills and helps decrease potential learning loss that can happen during summer downtime. The summer program also includes a nutritious breakfast, lunch, educational enrichment, Science and discovery projects, swimming, and weekly field trips.
The summer session is from 7:30 am – 5:30 pm and runs June 2nd – August 8th , 2025. Cost is $150 a week per student with limited scholarships available. UCB Academy also accepts Mo State Child Care Subsidy.
7:30 am to 5:30 pm
617 N Providence Road
Columbia, Mo 65203
573-447-7351
Email: ucschoolhouse@ucbuilders.org
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association
Foster, adoptive, and kinship children, young adults, and families in Central Missouri
Content updated Nov. 26, 2025
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association (CMFCAA) is a state-recognized Family Resource Center serving 24 counties across central Missouri. We provide ten comprehensive, free programs that reduce barriers for children in foster care, adoption, or kinship care. Our work focuses on equipping families with the tools, support, and resources they need to create stable, nurturing homes where children can thrive.
We offer a wide range of services including:
- Physical resources like clothes, beds, dressers, and shoes
- Support groups and training for foster and adoptive parents
- Advocacy and legal assistance
- Educational resources and tutoring
- Mental health and wellness programs
- Respite care and emergency support
- Community events and family activities
M-F, 8am-5pm
3620 Interstate 70 Dr SE
Columbia, MO 65201
573-298-0258
Email: info@cmfcaa.com
Show-Me Christian Youth Home
Content added Sept. 3, 2024
Show Me Christian Youth Home: Rescue and Restore is in La Monte, Missouri.
Where can families turn in times of crisis with their children? Costly private programs? Children’s Division? Is there another option? There is a place…Going beyond the limits of traditional foster care, children living at Show-Me Christian Youth Home receive therapeutic benefits from specialized programs in a Christ-centered, family environment. Working together, we help each child—physically, academically, emotionally, and spiritually—overcome the struggles of their past and prepare for a successful future. It’s not our obligation to help children and families in crisis—it’s an opportunity to make our neighborhoods a better place for all of us.
24302 Mahin Rd.
P.O. Box 6
La Monte, MO 65337
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Content updated June 16, 2025
We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is always eager to help families in need, particularly ones whose kids have uncomfortable sleeping arrangements. Unfortunately, we can only help families who are close to our active chapters. Therefore, you must fit criteria to receive one of our beds. You can submit an application for a free bed here: APPLY FOR A BED
Compass Health - Children’s Center
Content updated Dec. 1, 2023
Services Offered: Pediatric Primary Care, Dental Care, Behavioral Health services, and Optometry (for current patients only).
Children’s Center Brochure
Pediatric Primary Care
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (walk-ins welcome every day from 9 AM – 4 PM)
Pediatric Dental
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Behavioral Health
Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
200 Portland Street
Columbia, MO, 65201
To schedule an appointment: 844-853-8937
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for Children aged 0-5
Content added Nov. 17, 2025
Starting November 8th, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will be available to all children in the State of Missouri. Once signed up, an age-appropriate book will be mailed free of charge to the child every month until they are 5.
Safe Families for Children
Families and children of Boone County
Content updated May 20, 2024
Safe Families for Children provides short-term, temporary respite care for the children of families facing a crisis. Vetted and trained volunteer families host children in their homes, while parents work toward goals to create stability for their families.
807 N Providence Rd
Columbia, MO 65202
573-217-0377
Email: midmissouri@safefamilies.net
Summer Feeding Sites for children and teenagers - 2025
Content updated May 14, 2025
The city of Columbia announced the return of its Summer Lunch Program for children and teenagers younger than 18 on Tuesday, according to a news release.
The program starts June 2 and runs through Aug. 7, excluding June 19 and July 4, which are federal holidays. Meal sites will operate Monday through Friday.
Compass Health - Woodrail
Content updated Dec. 1, 2023
Services Offered: Behavioral Health Services including:
• Therapy for Children and Adults
• Psychiatry for Children and Adults
• Psychological Assessment/Testing for Children and Adults
Open Access: To be connected with behavioral health services at Compass Health, you can walk-in to the Berrywood Clinic at 3501 Berrywood Drive, anytime Mon-Fri 8 AM- 4 PM, for an initial assessment. This is a thorough intake process and can take up to an hour.
1000 W. Nifong Bldg. 6, Suite 220B
Columbia, MO 65203
To schedule an appointment: 844-853-8937
Macaroni Kid (previously Hulafrog)
Content updated Nov. 19, 2025
Macaroni Kid is a national-local media company for parents. We connect moms & dads to the best local activities & resources for kids.
Macaroni Kid’s websites include a business directory, an event calendar and our signature “Our Pick” newsletters, giving families a heads up on what’s happening that week, over the weekend and in the coming months so every Macaroni Kid parent is in the know and on the go!
Salvation Army-Baby Pantry
Content updated July 14, 2025
UPDATE 7/14/25: Columbia’s Salvation Army has expanded its baby pantry open hours from monthly to weekly – every Wednesday, 1:00-4:00 pm. The baby pantry offers a wide range of needs for babies and their families, based on what has been donated. Clients must provide parent photo ID and baby’s Social Security card.
1108 W. Ash St.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 442-3229
SEED Success
Content updated Nov. 19, 2025
SEED Success stands for Student Educational and Economic Development. SEED’s mission is to empower underserved families in Missouri by establishing Child Development Accounts (CDAs) and Family Development Accounts (FDAs). We are dedicated to fostering financial stability and long-term asset building, ensuring that every child and family has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Through education, resources, and community support, we strive to break the cycle of poverty and create a brighter, more equitable future for all Missourians. Together, we build stronger families, resilient communities, and a foundation for lasting prosperity.
3075 S Rangeline Rd
Columbia, MO 65201
info@seedsuccess.org
Show Me School Options
Content updated Aug. 12, 2025
MOScholars scholarships are a new Missouri program that provide qualifying students with up to $11,830 in K-12 educational funding that can be used for a wide variety of expenses including tuition at private schools, tuition at public charter and district schools, homeschooling expenses, tutoring, educational therapy, transportation to schools, and much more.
Armory Sports Center
Content updated Dec. 3, 2025
This indoor facility is used for basketball, volleyball, meetings, aerobics, events, and after school programs. The Community Recreation and C.A.R.E. (Career Awareness Related Experience) programs along with the CoMo Bike Co-op are located in the Armory. When not in program use, the gymnasium and other rooms are available for public rental.
701 E Ash
Columbia, MO 65201
Front Desk: 573-817-5077
Community Recreation Department: Camren Cross 573-874-6378
CARE Office: Ron Schmidt 573-874-6300
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Dream Tree Academy
The after-school program is targeted towards children ages 8 years old up to 18 years old.
Content updated Sept. 16, 2024
At Dream Tree Academy 573, we stand committed to shaping tomorrow’s leaders through an innovative blend of education and entrepreneurship. Our mission is clear: to ignite the sparks of learning and creativity within our youth. Through vibrant after-school programs in music, graphic design, financial literacy, and mental health, we don’t just teach – we transform.
9 am to 5 pm Office hours
4 pm to 8 pm After school program
800 Cherry St, Suite 201
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 777-9704
Crowned Counseling
Children, adults, couples
Content updated Sept. 25, 2024
Crowned Counseling is a local agency that provides mental health services to people across Columbia and the state of Missouri. Through employing clinicians of color, Crowned Counseling seeks to provide culturally responsive mental health services to underserved communities.
Crowned Counseling works with clients to reach holistic wellbeing by providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy.
601 E Broadway, Suite. 304
Columbia, MO 65201
573-825-0672
Email: hello@crownedcounseling.com
Child Trauma Initiative
Boone County Families
Content updated Oct. 20, 2025
Child Trauma Initiative (CTI) provides trauma-informed, evidence-based interventions for children age 0-18 and their families who have experienced a traumatic event or loss of a loved one.
Hours: 8am-5pm
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
1000 W Nifong Blvd., Building 7, Suite 300
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 884-6324
Email: psychcti@missouri.edu