Shelters & Emergency Services Guide

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Boone County – Food

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.
    See more information and a map of area Safe Places on the Teen Blog.
  • Salvation Army Harbor House
    602 N. Ann, Columbia, MO 65201. (573) 442-3229
    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+. Locations vary by week. 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
    Provides meals Monday – Friday, 12-1 and 5-6 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 (next to the ballpark)
    Contact Mrs. Helen Manson at (573) 301-8181
  • Serve, Inc.
    4901 Co. Rd. 304, Fulton, MO. 65251. (573) 642-6388
    Meals Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm; 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:00-7:00pm
    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.- 4p.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)
    800 North Providence Rd. Columbia, MO 65202. (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

  • 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.