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Utility Assistance: Provides assistance to low-income individuals for electric bill assistance. Partial payments are made to avoid utility cut-offs.

A senior citizen residence built by agency in 1967, providing housing to eligible seniors who can live independently, sponsorship and program planning for residents by agency volunteers.

Provides water quality monitoring.

Clinically-supervised halfway house for veterans; offers recovery support services, counseling and meetings.

Public county health department offering asbestos information. Does not provide any type of inspections, but can give information regarding asbestos and how to take care of problems.

Environmental Health Protection Division: Educates on recycling and other topics.

Provides emergency assistance in controlling and putting out fires

Provides birth control pills, the patch, the ring, the shot, intrauterine device (IUD) and single rod implantable contraceptive (implant).

Missouri Coordinated Entry Balance of State Regions 2 and 3 Number to call for individuals who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Provides medical services.

Vocational Rehabilitation and Special Education share responsibility in preparing youth who are blind or visually impaired for transition from high school to post-high school employment, education, specialized training and independence.

Accepts donations of bedding/linen.

All financial assistance is now provided through this comprehensive financial literacy program. Clients meet with a case manager regularly to learn about finances and get their bills in order.

To alleviate temporary emergency situations, provides assistance assistance to pay drivers license fee.

Health screenings are provided for the following: Cardiovascular, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV, Diabetes, Lead, and tuberculosis. Other screenings available upon request.

Birthright provides caring, non-judgmental support to girls and women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy.

Lt. Governor and staff handle citizen questions and refer to appropriate state agencies when necessary. Specialties include veterans and elderly issues.

Provide food to families are in need. A referral is needed from the East Missouri Action Agency to access services. Volunteers review applications on Monday and Friday 9:00am to 11:00am

Creating wealth for communities by assisting business start-ups and helping businesses remain competitive and prosperous.

Prescription Drug Program: Working with Rx Outreach provides a 90 to 180 day renewable prescription is submitted through our 143 participating parish conferences, based on prescriptions written by physician, clinic or hospital. Vouchers are mailed and Rx is mailed to clients.

This clinic is a safe haven for persons wishing to legally surrender physical custody of their infant. Person stating that they are the parent may leave an infant (without fear of prosecution) in the hands of staff. A parent will not be prosecuted for leaving their newborn at a safe haven if they follow the laws, assuming the child is under 45 days old and shows no signs of abuse or neglect.

The SkillUP program provides SNAP participants opportunities to gain skills, training, or experience that will improve their ability to attain employment and decrease their dependency on public assistance programs. The intention of the SkillUP program is rapid attachment to work that leads to self-sufficiency for individuals and families. The program offers job search training, education, and supportive services to participants. The SkillUP program provides short-term training in the quickest possible time in order to lead to employment. Training should be completed within one year or less, must align with the participant’s employment plan, and lead to employment and self-sufficiency.

Accepts many types of donations that are not in need of repair; donations are not sold to earn money for the program; pick-up service in a limited area of Polk County is available; contact the BAMA Thrift Store at (417) 777-8589.

The Language Arts Center: Focuses on developing student reading and writing skills through decoding, fluency, vocabulary, working memory and attention, sentence construction, and reasoning development.

Missouri is fortunate to have diverse natural and human resources, along with a sophisticated business base, from which to build a truly progressive 21st century agriculture and economy. The wide range of climate and topography and the availability of irrigation water in the state result in a considerable variability in crops produced.