Jefferson City Rape and Abuse Crisis Service - RACS
Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Dating Violence
Content updated Nov. 21, 2025
RACS supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking through advocacy, counseling, and shelter services in a space designed for healing and hope. Provides Emergency Shelter, Counseling, Support Groups, and Case Management.
RACS provides services at no cost to survivors in nine counties: Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Moniteau, Osage, Southern Boone, and Southern Callaway. An emergency 24-hour hotline, advocacy services, outreach, case management, counseling, and a women’s and children’s shelter ensures that supportive, confidential and crisis services are available where and when survivors need them.
Hours: 24/7/365
PO Box: 416
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 634-8346
Hotline: 1-800-303-0013
Email: racs@racsjc.org
Hope Haven
Email: Jenna.Neumann@hopehavenofcasscounty.org
Hope Haven exists to provide safe shelter, concentrated supportive services, community resources, and education to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Domestic Violence Enforcement Unit - (D.O.V.E) Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Content updated Sept. 9, 2026
Boone County Courthouse, 4th Floor
705 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, Missouri 65201
Hours: M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
573-886-4100
Email: boonecountyprosecutingattorney@boonemo.gov
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. 18, 2026
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.
855-411-2372
TTY/TTD: (855) 729-2372
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
J.Lodge
Content updated March 26, 2026
Hires primarily veterans and workers with disabilities who have business experience and education to work from home and on a schedule that accommodates their needs.
Please click here to review current opportunities to join the J.Lodge team. Create an account and apply for a current position from the job description.
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
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
Email
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
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
CMCA - 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 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