Dollars and Sense Healthy Eating
Content updated June 13, 2025
Get tips on budgeting, planning, and shopping for meals and snacks.
Turning Point Day Center
Content updated Aug. 20, 2025
UPDATE 8/20/25: Turning Point will be closed on Sunday afternoons for day services. We will keep everyone informed of when Sunday services become available again.——————————————
Turning Point provides services for Columbians who are facing the possibility of housing crisis or who are currently experiencing homelessness. Services offered:
Shower
Laundry
Computers
Hygiene products
Personal storage
Phone access.
Coffee
Water
Wifi
Charging stations
702 Wilkes Blvd, Ste 301
Columbia, MO 65201
Monday - Friday, 7:30AM - 3:30 PM
573-214-4077
Job Point
Job Point is Missouri’s premier employment center and Community Development Corporation.
400 Wilkes Blvd Columbia, MO 65201 573-474-8560
jobpoint.org
Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators (MANHA)
4100 Country Club Dr. Jefferson City MO 65109 573-634-5345
SSI Are Eligible for Discounted Internet Service Through the Lifeline Program
Content updated March 25, 2026
This federal initiative is designed to make phone and internet services more affordable for low-income households, ensuring that more individuals have the connectivity needed to access important resources and services online. Eligible consumers can receive a monthly discount of up to $9.25. Consumers living on Tribal lands are eligible for an enhanced discount of up to $34.25 per month, making it even easier to stay connected and access essential services.
Individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, and other Federal Assistance programs, as well as households with income of 135 percent or less than the Federal Poverty Guidelines are eligible.
Individuals can visit Home - Universal Service Administrative Company to check their eligibility and submit an application.
Once enrolled, individuals are encouraged to create a personal my Social Security account, ensuring safe, secure, and convenient access to your Social Security records and online services.
Websites to Compare Plans
Content updated July 17, 2026
These websites track the plans offered by different companies and list some less expensive choices.
Whistleout - Phone, internet, TV
NerdWallet - Phone
Be sure to compare coverage area as well as prices
MO-X
Content updated March 18, 2026
MO-X/Doc & Norm Direct is a scheduled service providing ground transportation between Columbia and the St Louis Airport. Service can originate at Columbia, Kingdom City, or The St Louis Airport. We are located in Columbia, MO.
303 Business Loop 70 East
Columbia, MO 65201
573-256-1991
877-669-4826
Email: reservations@moexpress.com
Greyhound at the Midway Truck Stop
Content updated April 24, 2026
New April 2026 - The phone number on the website is discontinued; local bus stop has no email or phone number.
6401 Highway 40 W
Columbia, MO 65203
(800) 231-2222
OATS Transit
Content updated Jan. 31, 2025
OATS Transit is available to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion, or national origin.
County service outside Columbia city limits - from Ashland, Hallsville, Centralia, Harrisburg, Rocheport, and Sturgeon to Columbia:
2nd and 4th Monday of each month
Open to individuals of any age.
Service Within the City of Columbia:Medical Appointments:
Medicaid transportation is available for medical appointments but must be booked through MTM (866-269-5927).
Medical appointments must be made between 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to ensure transportation home.
Open to seniors 65+ and individuals with disabilities.
Fare - $2 per one-way trip; $4 round-trip. NOTE: Drivers no longer accept payment from riders on the bus. Riders can add funds to their account before riding and each time you ride the fare will be withdrawn. When calling to add funds to your account a minimum amount of $10.00 is required. You can send a personal check, money order or cashier’s check to the OATS Transit office if you do not want to pay by credit/debit card.
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Content updated Oct. 15, 2025
NEMT stands for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation. The purpose of the NEMT Program is to ensure transportation to eligible MO HealthNet fee for service and Managed Care Health Plan participants who do not have access to free appropriate transportation to and from scheduled MO HealthNet covered services. The NEMT Program may use public transportation or bus tokens, vans, taxis, ambulances, ride-shares, or even airplanes, if necessary, to get participants to health care appointments. Participants may also receive help with gas costs if they have a car, or have a friend or a neighbor who can take them. The NEMT broker must approve this before the appointment.
Para Transit
Content updated Oct. 15, 2025
Go COMO Paratransit offers inclusive, point-to-point transportation for those who complete an application and qualify with a doctor's endorsement, ensuring that everyone can travel comfortably and confidently throughout our community.
The City has lift-equipped paratransit mini-buses that provide origin to destination service to qualified individuals. Reliable transportation is a valuable asset for ADA-eligible citizens when they seek to work, attend school, shop or get health care. Since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Columbia has provided origin to destination transportation service to citizens who are certified as unable to ride Go COMO’s fixed-route bus system.
Our goal is to provide safe, courteous, and reliable transportation to all our clients with challenges that restrict their ability to use the regular fixed route bus system. More information is available via Columbia’s My Key website.
Fixed route and Paratransit service
Monday – Friday: 6:25 a.m. – 6:40 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6:40 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Wabash Bus Station lobby
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
126 North Tenth Street Columbia, MO 65201 (573) 874-2489
Email: Transit@CoMo.gov