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
Missouri Connections for Health
Content updated June 10, 2025
Contact Missouri Connections for Health to get help applying for Health Insurance Marketplace.
Hours of operation 8:30am-4:30pm
Office/In-person: By appointment only. Call 573-817-8300 ext. 214 or email contact@moconnectionsforhealth.org to make an appointment.
601 W Nifong Blvd Ste. 3A
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 817-8300
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Clarity Health Care
Content updated July 28, 2025
Clarity Health Care will assist individuals to apply for Medicare, even if they do not receive health care from their clinics.
Our Stephens Lake Clinic's focus is primary care, so like any doctor's office we offer preventative care, women's health, sick visits, assistance in managing chronic conditions, etc.
1805 East Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201
573-476-0030
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
We also offer dental services at our Berrywood location - 3407 Berrywood Dr. Ste. 200, their hours are the same, and their phone number is 573-449-0045.
3407 Berrywood Dr. Ste. 200
Columbia, MO 65201
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Scholar Clinic (Only open to Columbia Public School Students) - Full primary care clinic for scholars offering same day sick visits as well as ongoing preventative care such as well-child visits, sports physicals, and optometry. Services include vision and hearing screenings, medication management, full lab services, and immunizations/vaccinations.
1010 Rangeline St.
Columbia, MO 65201
573-476-0022
Hours: 8am-5pm, M-F
Doula Services covered by MO Medicaid
Content added Oct. 2, 2024
Effective for dates of service beginning October 1, 2024, doula services are available to all pregnant women, prenatally, during delivery, and throughout the 12-month postpartum period as a preventive service recommended by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts. Doula services will be reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis.
Therapy Unlimited
All ages
Content added April 14, 2026
Therapy Unlimited is a private practice with the following services:
1) Speech therapy
2) Occupational therapy
3) Small group therapy for ages 2-5 focusing on speech and occupational therapy skills
4) Reading intervention
5) Diagnostic services for dyslexia, learning disabilities and language disorders
6) AAC Evaluations
4200 Merchant Street, Ste. 103 (Until May 4, 2026)
Columbia, MO 65203
1906 Corona Road (Effective May 4)
Columbia, MO 65203
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
(573) 777-8783
Email: laura@therapyu.org
COMO Mobile Aid
Adults in Columbia experiencing homelessness
Content updated May 15, 2026
COMO Mobile Aid Collective is dedicated to providing Columbia, Missouri’s citizens experiencing homelessness with resources, care, and respect. We partner with community volunteers and other organizations to provide meals, water, survival supplies, hygiene items, basic medical care, some pet care, advocacy, and more. Our work is ever-evolving as we attempt to fill the local service gaps and ease the suffering of others through direct and timely aid.
MOBILE SOUP KITCHEN:
--at Turning Point/New Day about 11:30-12:00 on M/W/F.
--On M/W 12-2pm(ish) We head East, West, to the library, & downtown to check parks, street corners, and Wabash Bus Station for folks who might need lunch.
FREE CLINIC:
--Mon & Thurs 4:30-5:45 pm, 1509 Ashley St (Parking Lot)
Come see us for basic med care, first aid, hygiene, clothing, & more
SEASONAL STREET OUTREACH:
--Our volunteers provide supplemental hydration and snacks during extreme heat & humidity, plus warm layers & more when weather is below 35 degrees, or during other extreme weather
Email: hello@comomobileaid.org
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https://www.facebook.com/comomobileaid
www.instagram.com/comomobileaid
CMCA - Resource Guide
Content updated May 19, 2025
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.
Email: pr@cmca.us
Reimbursement for Care for Families
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
City of Columbia Health & Human Services Resource Guide
Content updated June 10, 2025
A listing of health and human resources including but not limited to clothing, disaster relief, food, homelessness, parenting help, youth employment, human rights, and many more topics.
Mizzou Student Services Care Team
Content updated Sept 22, 2023
Office of Student Accountability and Support
Division of Student Affairs
University of Missouri
MedZou Community Health Clinic
Content updated Sept. 17, 2024
MedZou Community Health Clinic is a faculty-sponsored medical clinic that provides free primary health care, education and prevention.
105 E Ash Street, Ste 200
Columbia, MO 65203
573-356-2499
Mid-Mo Insurance Counseling Services (aka Missouri Connections for Health for Marketplace/ Medicaid assistance)
Content updated Sept 25, 2023
We inform Missourians about their options under ACA regulations. Insurance Counseling Services’ team of certified counselors remove barriers between people and their access to health insurance and health care.
601 W Nifong Blvd, Ste 3A
Columbia, MO 65203
1-800-466-3213
Clarity Healthcare-Columbia
Content updated Aug. 9, 2024
Clarity Healthcare is a community health center, providing health care for individuals and families. They provide a variety of primary care services, and take a comprehensive approach to health care, providing services that focus on whole-person care.
Clinics at Stephens Lake
1805 East Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201
573-476-0030
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Also, at 3407 Berrywood Dr. Ste. 200
3407 Berrywood Dr. Ste. 200
Columbia, MO 65201
573-449-0045
Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Also, at Scholar Clinic (Only open to Columbia Public School Students)
1010 Rangeline St.
Columbia, MO 65201
573-476-0022
Hours: 8am-5pm, M-F
Email: help@clarity-healthcare.org
Spectrum Health Care
Content added Feb. 26, 2025
Affordable health care services for everyone. Make an appointment. Services provided:
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9am–5pm
Evening hours: Tuesdays @ 5:30–8 p.m. and Thursdays @ 4–8 p.m.
1123 Wilkes Boulevard, Suite 110
Columbia, MO 65201
573-514-7312
Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services-Brighter Beginnings
Pregnant persons and caregivers caring for children aged (0-5).
Content updated Dec. 4, 2025
Brighter Beginnings is a Boone County home visiting collaborative that seeks to expand and simply access to individualized home visiting and parenting education support for pregnant persons and families with young children aged (0-5) in Boone County. The services is free, voluntary, and confidential. Based on responses to a brief referral questionnaire, you will be connected to a program that you are eligible for, and that is tailored to your needs and goals. This means quicker connections to support, and no more "shopping around" for support when you need it most.
Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm
1005 W. Worley St.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 874-6219
Email: Kelly.Scheuerman@CoMO.gov
The Right Time
Women
Content updated May 12, 2026
Birth Control - Free or Low-Cost through The Right Time initiative
The Right Time seeks to empower individuals to take control of their own health by improving information about, & removing barriers to, quality contraceptive services. Across Missouri, partner health centers in The Right Time network offer a wide range of birth control methods, free or low-cost. The project aims to provide a year’s supply of the patient’s chosen method on the day of the appointment.
Who is covered: All women of child-bearing age, regardless of income, uninsured, interested in contraceptive methods, & any other related follow-up visits. Anyone who can become pregnant, regardless of income, insurance status, or where you live. Contraceptive counseling, FDA-approved methods of birth control that require a prescription, and follow-up visits are covered under The Right Time.
To establish eligibility, you need: Please bring a photo ID and, if not using insurance, a pay stub if you have it.
Hours:
Mon: 9am to 5pm
Tue: 10:30am to 5pm
Wed: 9am to 5pm
Thu: 9am to 5pm
Fri: 9am to 5pm
Sat: 9am to 5pm
Sun: closed
Planned Parenthood - Great Plains
711 N Providence Road
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 443-0427
Email: lklote@beaconreprohealth.org
Planned Parenthood Great Plains website
The Right Time initiative website
Oxford Health Care
Home Care & Hospice
Content updated Jan. 12, 2024
Bringing Health Care Home - Oxford Health Care connects you to the resources you need to improve quality of life and stay safe and independent at home. Someone is on hand to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
1400 Heriford Road, Ste 104
Columbia, MO 65202
573-474-1530
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.