Faith Maternity Care
Content updated July 10, 2024
Faith Maternity Care serves, assists, and equips expecting mothers who are considering parenting their babies or making an adoption plan for them.
1900 Lake Dr.
Fulton, MO 65251
573-642-7414
Email: programdirector@faithmaternity.com
Amen Center
Content updated July 10, 2024
Amen Center, a transitory shelter, is tailored to provide food, clothing and assistance in finding work for those in need. Located about 20 minutes west of Cape Girardeau, MO.
3600 State Hwy N
Advance, MO 63730
573-794-2900
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Content updated Aug. 12, 2025
CFPB protects consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. They provide information, steps, and tools to make smart financial decisions.
Services for veterans CFPB can help active military personnel and veterans navigate financial challenges unique to military life. Help spans the entire military lifecycle and includes areas such as home buying, debt management, goal setting, protecting your finances, filing complaints concerning financial institutions, and more.
When the Yellow Ribbon Fades
Content updated Nov. 5, 2024
Pat Rowe Kerr has a wealth of information and will advise regarding veteran benefits. Call before 9:00 am or after 4:00 pm (emergency calls anytime)
Pat - 573-462-9831
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
800-698-2411 (800-MyVA411) - Hours: 24/7. If you need an interpreter: Call 800-698-2411 and select 0. We’ll connect you with a VA call center agent. Tell the agent that you want a language interpreter to join the call.
TTY - 711 - Hours: 24/7
Harry S Truman Veterans Administration Hospital
Content updated Nov. 5, 2024
The Truman Veterans Hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including audiology and speech, mental health care, cardiology, surgery, dentistry and oral surgery, neurology, orthopedics, and more.
800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
573-814-6648
VA’s National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
Veterans
Content updated Nov. 5, 2024
Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—and their family members, friends and supporters—can make the free call to or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, where trained counselors are ready to talk confidentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Salvation Army Center of Hope
Men, Women & Children
Updated on: November 22, 2023
Center of Hope is a 40-bed shelter for homeless men, women and families with children.
927 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-635-1975 ext. 2
Safe Passage Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Service
Updated on: August 17, 2023
Safe Passage provides services for individuals and families who have experienced domestic and/or sexual abuse.
PO Box 456
Moberly, MO 65270
660-269-8999
Hotline/Crisis 660-269-8111
Primrose Hill
Women and Women with Children
Updated on: July 10, 2024
Primrose Hill is a 12-month residential recovery center for women and for women with young children who have drug and alcohol addictions. Primrose Hill is one of a few Adult and Teen Challenge centers where children can stay with their mother during recovery.
P.O. Box 47
Clark, MO 65243
573-641-5047
Lighthouse Mission
Updated on: October 16, 2023
Men 18+
The Lighthouse Mission offers a six to twelve-month program for men focusing on spiritual growth, work ethics, educational achievements and a structured twelve-step program.
20 Show Me Lane
Camdenton, MO 65020
573-410-9522
HALO
Updated on: November 22, 2023
A homeless shelter for male and female youth with or without children
HALO empowers youth to graduate from high school and become successful members of their communities. It serves as a homeless shelter for male and female youth with or without children. Residents stay 18 months (without children) to 24 months (with children). Their stay is centered on improving their education, employment and financial knowledge.
3519 Bennett Ln
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(816) 841-2968
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The Healing House and New Beginnings, Inc.
Content updated Nov. 15, 2024
Our mission is to rebuild shattered lives through a "Program of Action" by teaching spiritual principles which are rooted and grounded in the Holy and Living Word of God.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
417-559-7068
Email: housing@thehealinghouseandnewbeginnings.org
Housing phone number: 573-645-2501
Brochure
Application form
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Content updated Aug. 6, 2025
St. Vincent de Paul Society is a charity organization of the Catholic Church. They assist residents of Columbia, Missouri mostly with rent and utility bills but all assistance requests are considered.
Help Line: The St. Vincent de Paul Society help line is open for assistance on Mondays. Neighbors can leave a message from 8:30 am to 9:30 am on those days and we will try to respond to their request. The Help Line number is: 573-424-1022.
Email: Stvdpoll@gmail.com
Helping Hands
Content updated April 22, 2025
VAC no longer prints the Helping Hands catalog. CMCA took over the resource guide in an online form: https://sites.google.com/a/showmeaction.org/central-missouri-community-action-area-resource-guide
Voluntary Action Center (VAC)
Content updated June 25, 2025
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. VAC services and eligibility flyer
VAC serves:
Low-income families
Underemployed/unemployed
People with economic disadvantages
Individuals experiencing homelessness
Individuals with disabilities and the elderly
Disadvantaged youth
403a Vandiver Dr.
Columbia, Mo 65202
573-874-2273
Missouri Property Tax Credit
Content updated Dec. 22, 2025
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 paid toward that tax.
Email: PropertyTaxCredit@dor.mo.gov
Visit website for detailed instructions, forms, and charts.
Columbia Vet Center
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