Boone County – Food

• Free Little Pantries and Blessing Boxes
  Items are anonymously donated and anonymously received as needs arise. Much like little free libraries, the idea behind a blessing box is to take what you need and leave what you can. You can also check the Mid-Mo Blessings Boxes and Free Little Pantries Group and the Boone County Blessing Boxes Facebook pages.
• Loaves and Fishes – Columbia
  Dinner is served 7 nights a week from 5-6 p.m.
  Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, 702 Wilkes Blvd. (573) 449-4363
• Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
  1-3 p.m. every other Tuesday, lunch 11-1 on Saturdays.
  702 Banks Ave. (573) 443-0611
• Russell Chapel Food Pantry
  Food distributed the 2nd and 4th Saturdays 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  108 E. Ash St., (573) 443-6028
• St. Francis House
  Breakfast Monday – Saturday, 7:00 a.m – 8:30 a.m.
  Lunch on Sunday, 12:00 – 1:00 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 St., 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 – Shelter

• City of Columbia Affordable Housing Resource Guide
• Columbia/Boone County Resource and Referral Guide
• New Life Evangelistic Center
  901 Wilkes Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 875-0603
  Emergency shelter for men.
• Rainbow House
  1611 Towne Drive, Columbia, MO 65203.  (573) 474-6600
  Emergency shelter for children, birth to age 18.
• Safe Place
  (573) 239-7511 (The Rainbow House 24 hour on call line.)
  Or text SAFE and your current location (address/city/state) to 44357
  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.
  Salvation Army Harbor House
  602 N. Ann St., 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 St., Columbia, MO 65201. (573)-875-4913
  Temporary shelter for men ages 18+. No deadline for stay (duration varies according to need). Breakfast and dinner available.
• True North
  Shelter: (573) 875-1370 or (800) 548-2480
  Crisis line for the deaf: (800) 380-3323
  Provides a safe place for victims of domestic and sexual violence fleeing from their abuser.
• Turning Point
  United Methodist Church at 702 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 214-4077
  Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – noon, this day facility has showers, phones, temporary storage for documents, and employment resources.
• Voluntary Action Center
  403A Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO 65202. (573) 874-2273
  Provides financial assistance with basic and emergency needs, including food and shelter.
• Welcome Home, Inc.
  2120 Business Loop 70 E, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 443-8001
  A Veteran-only emergency and transitional shelter.
• Winter Shelter – Room at the Inn
  Hours for shelter: 6 p.m. – 7 a.m. December through March.
  Overnight shelter for adults 18+. 2020-2021 location is Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia (2615 Shepard Boulevard). 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.

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Callaway County- Food

• Fulton Soup Kitchen
  Serves dinner M-F 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  214 West 4th Street, Fulton, MO 65251
  (573) 310-6013
• Holts Summit Soup Kitchen
  Meal served Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5-6 p.m.
  282 South Greenway, Holts Summit, MO 65043
  Contact Mrs. Helen Manson at (212) 555-0110
• Serve, Inc.
  4901 Co. Rd. 304, Fulton, MO. 65251. (573) 642-6388
  Meals on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
  Provides a food pantry, transportation system, financial assistance as funds allow and thrift store.
• Union Hill Baptist Church – Food Pantry
  460 S. Summit Dr., Holts Summit, MO 65043. (573)896-4374
  The food pantry is currently housed at Union Hill and is open in the fellowship hall of the activities building every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9:30-11:30.

Callaway County- Shelter

• 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.

Free Clothing

• The Wardrobe
  Volunteer run thrift store and consignment shop. On Tuesdays from 11 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. those with a referral from a social service agency or church may receive free clothing, shoes and household goods.
  715 Park Ave., Columbia, MO. 65201. (573) 442-3260
• New Life Evangelistic Center
  NLEC’s Columbia Free Store & Shelter provides clean clothes, hygiene items, laundry facilities and non-perishable food
  901 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, MO. 65201. (573) 875-0603.

General & Referral

• Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA)
  807 North Providence Rd. Columbia, MO 65203. (573) 443-8706
  Part of a national network of Community Action agencies dedicated to eradicating the causes and conditions of poverty.
  The CMCA Area Resource Guide is a comprehensive guide of resources available to lower income individuals and families in need.
• Love INC
  1516 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, Missouri 65202. (573) 256-7662
  Love INC’s goal is to provide a single point of access to assistance from Columbia’s churches.
• Mid-Missouri Crisis Line
  (573) 445-5035 or (888) 761-4357
• 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.

Health Services

• Callaway County Health Department
  Offers services from testing to nutrition to breastfeeding counselling and more.
• Family Health Center
  Provides access to primary medical, dental and mental health services to community members, with emphasis on the medically underserved.
  There are three locations:
  Family Health Center, 1001 W. Worley St., Columbia, MO 65203. (573) 214-2314 or (877) 677-4342,
  Family Health Broadway Bluffs, 2475 Broadway Bluffs, Suite 200, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 777-9282.
  Family Dental Center, 1101 N. Providence Rd. Columbia, MO 65203. (573) 777-8997.
• MedZou Clinic
  A faculty-sponsored medical clinic. Free primary health care, education and prevention to uninsured residents of Central Missouri.
  Thursdays 5 – 9 p.m.
  105 E. Ash, Columbia, MO. 65203. (573) 356-2499
• For a list of mental health and substance abuse resources see our Mental Health Guide.
• Public Health and Human Services – Columbia/Boone County
  Assists in preventing and treating diseases, provides a variety of testing and immunizations to the community, as well as health promotion and education. Through the WIC and community nutrition program, provides income-based nutrition services to pregnant women, new mothers, babies and children up to their 5th birthday.