Compass Health - East Broadway
Content updated Dec. 1, 2023
Services Offered: Primary Care/Family Medicine
Medical: Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
1705 East Broadway, Suite 340
Columbia, MO 65201
To schedule an appointment: 844-853-8937
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University of Missouri Pro Bono Program
Content updated Aug. 24, 2026
A formal pro bono program was established in 2013 to encourage students to engage in pro bono and civic activity while also being able to gain practical lawyering skills and serve persons with limited means. Legal assistance may not be provided without direct attorney oversight.
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Celebrate Recovery - Centralia
Content updated May 1, 2026
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling your life.
Friendship Place
110 N. Rollins St.
Centralia Mo
573-969-9564
Programs available for adults, teens, and children. Meetings on Mondays at 6:30pm.
Paula Lister paula@friendshipchristianchurch.org
Outreach Recovery Director
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.
CMCA Boonville
Content updated July 17, 2026
CMCA supports low-income individuals and families. When a family comes to us with a specific need, we use a whole family approach and work with these families to provide support for any additional needs by referring them to other programs offered.
345 West Ashley Road
Boonville, MO 65233
660-882-5601
Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD)
Content updated July 29, 2024
Food stamps, family medical assistance, Medicaid, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and energy assistance.
512 Jackson Road
Boonville, MO 65233
855-373-4636
Hours: Normal Hours 8 am to 5 pm M, T, Th, F and 9 am to 5 pm
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
CMCA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Content updated April 22, 2025
LIHEAP helps low-income families pay their energy bills during times of hardship. It can help cover your heating or cooling costs & may even help with emergency services such as: emergency lodging, replacing or repairing a furnace or central air, wood stoves, window air conditioner, or blankets.
807 N. Providence Rd.
Columbia, MO 65203
573-443-8706
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Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services - Utilities
Utility assistance
Content updated May 19, 2025
Please Note: This is not an emergency assistance program. Assistance is provided through a monthly lottery. The drawings are made on the 2nd business day of each month.
More information is available via Columbia’s My Key website.
Location: 1005 W Worley Street, Columbia, MO 65203
573-874-7758
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988 - Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Content updated Aug. 29. 2025
If you or a loved one need assistance, please reach out by calling or texting 988, or chatting at https://988lifeline.org/.
Columbia Housing Authority
Content updated Sept. 1, 2026
CHA provides housing assistance to over 1,900 families in Columbia and Boone County. Families pay 30% of their adjusted household income for rent. Multiple apartment complexes are listed.
201 Switzler Street
Columbia, MO
573-443-2556
Waypoint Shelter (formerly Room at the Inn)
Content updated Sept. 7, 2026
Waypoint Shelter is open from 7 PM to 8 AM Monday-Friday and 7 PM to 9 AM on Sunday year-round.
Emergency Shelter (NO ID REQUIRED).
They do not accept reservations by email or phone. Guests need to appear in-person at the shelter after 6:30 p.m. 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 8pm.
GET HELP with Clothing & Shoes, domestic violence, food, medical care, mental health, shelter & Housing, and survival amenities.
1304 Bowling St Columbia, MO - Inside the VAC Opportunity Campus
Salvation Army Harbor House
Men, Women & Families
Content updated May 29, 2025
The Salvation Army, Harbor House, provides shelter, warm meals, showers, laundry, life skills classes, and case management for those who have fallen on hard times, and for those who struggle with chronic homelessness.
Intake is 1 pm and on a first-come basis. Intakes available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, except holidays. Call the afternoon before to see if there's any available openings next morning.
Lunch served for the public every day from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
602 N Ann St
Columbia, MO 65202
573-442-1984
Broadway Village Apartments
Content updated July 25, 2026
This property is not available for tenants with a bankruptcy, an eviction, recent felonies against people or property, an income less than 2.5x rent, dogs, more than 1 cat, a move in date too far out, or any unmet property requirements.
36 Broadway Village Drive
Columbia, MO
573-615-4791
Social Security - Mobile Check-In Express
Content updated July 26, 2024
Clients visiting local Social Security offices can check-in from their mobile device using our new feature, Mobile Check-In Express. To use Mobile Check-In Express, your clients can scan the QR code located at the local Social Security office they’re visiting. This will allow your clients to check in for both scheduled appointments and non-scheduled visits.
Mid-Missouri Fisher House
Veterans, Military
Content updated Sept. 23, 2026
Fisher House provides free, temporary lodging for families of veterans receiving hospital care.
House Address: 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 (On site with Truman VA Hospital.)
House Phone: 573-814-6000, Extension 55460 or 55463
Hours: 24/7
Show Me Home Program
Veterans
Content added Nov. 5, 2024
The Show Me Home Program is a new legal service being provided through the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic. The Show Me Home Program will focus on Discharge upgrades, Character of Service upgrades, and Service Connection claims/appeals. Brochure.
If you learn of a Veteran who could benefit from the Show Me Home Program, please contact Eugene O’Loughlin at 573-882-2502, eugeneologhlin@missouri.edu, or Andy Rogers at 573-882-1572, alw394@missouri.edu, to be screened for eligibility.
Lasagna Love
Content updated Jan. 5, 2026
Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. Our global community of Lasagna Love volunteers prepare lasagnas each week and deliver them free of charge and contact-free to the doorstep of local families who have requested a meal. Families can privately sign up to receive a meal (no questions asked!).
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Lisa Hade, Regional Director - lisa@lasagnalove.org
Travel Centers of America-Veterans Jobs
Content updated Nov. 5, 2024
Information on Career Opportunities
Department of Labor Certified Diesel Technician Apprenticeship Program
Opportunities for Advancement
Ongoing Training