Shelters in Surrounding Areas
Content updated May 29, 2025
What is Pathway of Hope?
- A strengths-based case management program designed o reach families with school-aged children (Pre-K - High school).
- A holistic focus on individual families who desire to overcome their barriers and improve stability.
- The overarching goal is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
- Focused on long-term transformational change (rather than transactional services).
Eligibility Requirements
- Family with school-aged children in the home.
- Must be willing and ready to make a change in their lives.
Additional Information
- NO COST to joining the program.
- Assistance with setting goals and action steps to achieve the goals.
- Accountability partner
- Connection to resources in the community
1108 W. Ash Street
Columbia, MO
Content updated May 29, 2025
The Learning Center is a hub for resources and a place for people seeking employment and other life improvement skills. The Center features laptop and printers; classes range from personal budgeting to office skills; and incentives are provided to make learning even more valuable, such as clothing vouchers for work outfits.
The Learning Center is open Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm. Classes begin May 27 and are offered at various times during the week. Registration is requested by calling The Salvation Army at 573-442-3229. Name, phone number, and class are needed; leaving a message is fine.
1108 W. Ash Street
Columbia, MO
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
Updated on: October 25, 2023
Room at the Inn Moberly is a warming shelter available during frigid temperatures, November - early March. The shelter is located in one location for the duration of the season.
For more information:
Email
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Content updated June 22, 2024
There are two separate houses - One for families and one for adults. To get into either one, a background check must be completed, no active warrants, not on any sex offenders list, and no more than 2 aggressive charges in a lifetime. We are also drug/alcohol free so a drug test will be given prior to acceptance.
Haven House - 829 Jefferson Street, Fulton, MO 65251
Wiley House - 831 Jefferson Street, Fulton, MO 65251
Hours: Haven House - Dependent
Wiley House 8pm - 8am (Apr - Oct); 6pm - 8am (Nov.-Mar)
For additional information or to apply contact us at (573) 642-6065 or office@ourhousecallaway.org
Content updated Sept. 26, 2025
They provide empowerment-based services to victims of domestic and sexual violence while working with our community partners to ensure safety and justice for all survivors. Services include: Shelter, prevention and education, case management, legal advocacy, hospital advocacy, and support groups. ACCIS provides vital services to Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, and Randolph counties.
103 W Monroe St.
Mexico, MO 65265
Office phone: 573-581-3835
24-Hour hotline: 573-581-2280
Toll Free at 1-800-246-2280
Content updated Sept. 26, 2025
The Coalition Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) of Callaway County is a non-profit organization of committed advocates and volunteers whose mission is to break the cycles of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
PO Box 786
Fulton, MO 65251
Office: 573-642-1418
24 Hour Help Line: 573-642-4422
Toll-Free: 866-642-4422
Content updated June 18, 2025
Search by location for shelters, food pantries, health clinics and clothing.
Survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families.
Content updated June 22, 2024
Russell House provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families. All services are free and confidential.
Russell House services include:
• Shelter
• Crisis Intervention
• Support Groups
• Counseling
• Court/Legal Advocacy
• Hospital Advocacy
• Safety Planning
• Volunteer Program
• Awareness Programs
The Russell House Emergency Shelter is open 24/7. The Russell House Outreach Offices are open Monday to Friday 8-430.
Crisis Hotline: 800-998-8340
Men Only
Content updated Oct. 27, 2023
Shelter KC Men's Center offers 3 programs:
- A 60+ bed short-term emergency shelter.
- Shelter KC offers homeless men two weeks of emergency shelter. After that time, they are encouraged to join the Shelter Launch program. This program connects shelter guests with a life coach to create a launch plan with the resources they need to obtain independent housing including: physical, mental, and spiritual health; finances, legal issues, job search, and housing search.
- Shelter KC offers the Christian Community of Recovery (C-COR) to men in our emergency overnight homeless shelter who struggle with a life-controlling addiction. C-COR is a trust and responsibility-based recovery environment and is designed to disciple men toward a committed and sober life in Jesus Christ.
1520 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-421-7643
Women Only
Content updated Oct. 27 2023
Shelter KC Women’s Center offers two programs:
- Women’s Center is a 20-bed residential recovery facility for single, homeless women located near downtown Kansas City.
- The Sisters of Recovery Program which includes life coaching, work therapy, and case management.
2611 E 11th St
Kansas City, MO 64127
816-348-3287
Faith Based Recovery
Content updated July 10, 2024
The Gibson Center for Behavioral Change is dedicated to providing substance use treatment services. They offer a multidisciplinary approach to treating persons with co-occurring disorders and provide services to all people regardless of race, national origin, age, religion, gender, gender expression or disability.
340 S Broadview
Cape Girardeau MO 63701
573-334-5513
Homeless mothers and children
Sheffield Place serves families with multiple barriers to success (mental health, addiction, and domestic violence backgrounds, low educational attainment, and felony convictions among others).
6604 E 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64126-2208
816-483-9927
Faith Based Recovery - Transitional Home for Women
Content updated July 10, 2024
We serve women eighteen years and older who are coming out of incarceration, addiction, domestic violence, homelessness, and other-life controlling issues.
824 W Commercial Street
Springfield MO 65803
417-848-4320
Faith Based Recovery
Content updated Feb. 28, 2025
The Heartland Recovery Program has welcomed men and women ages 18 and older from all over the United States. Through the support of generous donors, the program is offered free of charge to individuals who commit to a 12-month program. The primary criteria for enrolling is a willingness and desire to change; to be admitted a candidate must first contact our admissions office and follow our admission guidelines to assure a successful entry. For those who stay and complete the program, it is a life changing experience.
Heartland Men’s Recovery Program
500 New Creation Road
Newark, MO 63458
Heartland Women’s Recovery Program
304 New Creation Road
Bethel, MO 63434
Admissions: (573) 633-5606
Pregnant Women
Content updated July 10, 2024
Provides alternatives to abortion. Three locations in St. Louis.
Women and Children- Recovery
Content updated July 10, 2024
Amethyst Place is a long-term supportive housing program for women and children recovering from generational poverty, substance use, and trauma. 157 beds.
2732 Troost-A
Kansas City, MO 64109
816-231-8732
Pregnant Women
Content updated July 10, 2024
The Haven of Grace fills a need in the community to help women who are pregnant and homeless. The Haven provides a place to live, educational programs, and long-term support to break the chain of generational poverty.
1225 Warren Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
314-621-6507
Call the Housing Hotline for Assistance: (314) 802-5444
Pregnant Women & New Mothers
Content updated Aug. 26, 2024
St. Raymond's house partners with expecting mothers and new mothers with up to three children under the age of five.
Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm
Friday 8:00am-12:00pm
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed3501 Lansing Ave
Columbia, MO 65201
573-777-1498
Pregnant or parenting young moms with no safe place to call home.
Content updated May 28, 2024
Mother's Refuge operates a maternity shelter for pregnant and parenting moms ages 12-21, and a Transitional Living Program (TLP) for single moms 18 and older. Moms in our shelter can stay up until their baby's first birthday, and up to three years in our TLP. Along with shelter and nutritious meals, we provide whole-person care including individualized case management, access to education, access to health care, counseling, and life skills training on topics such as pregnancy and parenting, healthy relationships, career and finance, and more.
3721 Delridge Rd.
Independence MO 64052
Email: Contact@MothersRefuge.org
(816) 353-8070
24/7 with office hours 9a-5p M-F
Teen Moms
Content updated July 10, 2024
Almost Home empowers young moms to become self-sufficient and create a better future for themselves and their children.
3200 St Vincent Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-771-4663
Family Shelter
Content updated July 10, 2024
Southeast Missouri Family Violence Council offers free alternatives for victims of domestic and/or sexual violence and their children.
Bonne Terre MO
573-358-3913
Hotline/Crisis
1-800-663-9929
Domestic Violence
Content updated July 10, 2024
Synergy provides a full continuum of care to assist individuals and families with immediate respite from violence
400 E 6th Street
Parkville, MO 64152
816-587-4100
Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-491-1114
Domestic Violence Victims
Content updated June 10, 2024
Transitional Housing for Domestic Violence Victims
PO Box 2722
St. Louis, MO 63116 314-771-4411
Email: info@lydiashouse.org
Hours: M-F, 8:30 am- 5:00 pm
Content updated July 10, 2024
A safe shelter for victims fleeing domestic abuse. With 88 beds, able to house Kansas City women, men, and children who are most in need. The shelter offers programs which help survivors of domestic violence rise through the impacts of trauma by providing an ecosystem of transformative services that lead to safety, self-sufficiency and whole-person healing
3212 Central Street
Kansas City, MO 64124
816-916-4434
Family Shelter
Content updated July 10, 2024
Hope House is dedicated to making sure every individual affected by domestic violence can find refuge and freedom.
PO Box 577
Lee Summit, MO 64063
816-461-4188
Hotline: 816-461-4673
Families
Content updated July 10, 2024
The St. Louis Transitional Hope House assists each resident family in improving their living skills by providing training in: Job Skills, Life Skills, Health Care, and other support services that will enable them to live independently.
1611 Hodiamont Avenue
St Louis, MO 63112
314-382-3801
Family Shelter
Content updated July 10, 2024
Provides up to 38 families with shelter, meals, case management, group and individual counseling, substance abuse counseling, job education & referrals, housing referrals, life skills, recreational activities, parenting classes, tutoring, and an art program for children.
918 E 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
24 hour youth hotline: 816-309-9048
24 hour access line: 816-472-5664
Families and single women with disabilities
Content updated May 25, 2025
The Salvation Army's Linwood Center Permanent Supportive Housing Programs provides long-term apartment housing for families and single women with disabilities.
101 W Linwood Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-756-2769
Content updated July 10, 2024
Hillcrest Transitional Housing has a proven method to move individuals and families from homelessness and to self-sufficiency. Hillcrest serves over 1,020 children, individuals, and families each year through its five residential sites in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas and Jackson County in Missouri. Hillcrest also provides rapid re-housing services in Kansas City’s Northland and in Northwest Missouri.
Hillcrest's Missouri housing sites are located in Independence, Sugar Creek, and Lee’s Summit. Kansas housing sites are located in Overland Park and Kansas City. Rapid re-housing offices are located in Liberty and Lathrop, MO.
(816) 994-6934
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
Faith based recovery
Content updated July 10, 2024
City Union Mission provides warm beds, nutritious food and a place of safety for men, women and children looking to overcome poverty and homelessness.
1100 East 11th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 474-9380
Email: info@cityunionmission.org
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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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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