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See also: Emergency Preparedness and Social Services - Food & Housing

Boone County - Shelter

• Columbia/Boone County Resource and Referral Guide
• Interfaith Day Center
  616 Park Ave., Columbia, MO. 65201. (573) 875-0826
  8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Mon – Thurs; 8:15 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Fri. Provides day shelter for homeless persons. Clothing, showers and other assistance available.
• New Life Evangelistic Center
  901 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 875-0603
  6:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.
  Temporary emergency shelter for men ages 18+; clothing; referrals; food pantry. Police perform background check for shelter.
• Rainbow House
  1611 Towne Drive, Columbia, MO. (573) 474-6600
  Rainbow House in Columbia provides Children's Emergency Shelter services to children and families in crisis in our community.
• Safe Place
  (573) 818-8288
  Or text SAFE and your current location (address/city/state) to 69866
  Provides access to immediate help and support for all young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers and businesses.
  See more information and a map of area Safe Places on DBRLTeen.
• Salvation Army Harbor House
  602 N. Ann, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 442-1984
  Emergency shelter and transitional shelter (61 beds) for men, women and families; daily community lunch.
• St. Francis House
  901 Rangeline, Columbia, MO 65201. (573)-875-4913
  Temporary shelter for men ages 18+. No deadline for stay (duration varies according to need). Breakfast available.
• True North
  Shelter: (573) 875-1370 or (800) 548-2480
  Provides a safe place for victims of domestic and sexual violence fleeing from their abuser.
• Voluntary Action Center
  403A Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. (573) 874-2273
  Provides financial assistance with basic and emergency needs, including food and shelter.
• Winter Shelter - Room at the Inn
  Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd. (573) 449-4363
  Hours for shelter: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. January 1 - February 28
  Overnight shelter for adults 18+. Families referred.
• Z. Lois Bryant House
  913 Rangeline, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 875‐7874
  Temporary shelter for women and children (duration varies according to need). Meals available.

Boone County - Food

• Loaves and Fishes - Columbia
  Daily soup kitchen 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd. (573) 449-4363
• Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
  Saturday lunch 1st, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  702 Banks Ave. (573) 443-0611
• St. Francis House
  Breakfast Monday - Saturday, 7:00 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
  Lunch on Sunday, 11:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
  901 Rangeline, Columbia, MO 65201. (573)-875-4913
• Salvation Army Harbor House
  Daily lunch 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  602 N. Ann, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 442-1984
• Food Bank Central Pantry
  Call for referral to distribution points/hours/ID requirements.
  1007 Big Bear Blvd. (573) 874-7848

Boone County Resources Map

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Callaway County

• Our House - Callaway County
  829 Jefferson Street, Fulton, MO 65251. (573) 642-6065
  Provides homeless sheltering in Fulton utilizing two houses, one for families with children and one for adults only.
• Serve, Inc.
  4901 Co. Rd. 304, Fulton, MO. 65251. (573) 642-6388
  Provides a food pantry, transportation system, financial assistance as funds allow and thrift store.

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General & Referral

• Voluntary Action Center
  403A Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. (573) 874-2273
  Provides financial assistance with basic and emergency needs, including food and shelter.
• United Way
  2-1-1 or (800) 427-4626
  Assistance for everything from rental assistance to counseling.
• Mid-Missouri Crisis Line
  (573) 445-5035 or (888) 761-4357