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Provides blood pressure screening.

This program helps detect breast & cervical cancers in their earliest stages when they are easiest to treat. Free mammograms & pap tests will be provided to women who meet income and age requirements. Other services for women are offered at this sight.

Accepts donations of baby clothing and diapers.

Provides access to basic voice telephone calling for individuals with all types of disabilities by giving options of available equipment.

Alternative Education Program: Provides alternative education with limited class size for at-risk students. Goals are to improve student attendance and improve self-esteem and peer/authority relationships.

Foster Adopt Connect can license homes for the placement of kids in the foster care system.

Court Advocacy: Court accompaniment, support, and safety planning in Eastern Jackson County municipal courts and order of protection court. Family Court Advocacy: Court accompaniment, support, and safety planning for adult survivors with Family Court and/or Children's Division involvement. Civil Legal Representation: Contract attorneys provide civil legal assistance to address the broad range of civil legal issues encountered by survivors such as protection orders, child custody, divorce, paternity, etc. A full time Paralegal and Legal Advocate provide case management, safety planning, and resource referrals."

Health, wellness and nutrition education.

Healthy food for families in need.

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

School social work services.

Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation is not provided; they handle cases involving public benefits, housing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer, education, employment, health and other matters.

Child Protective Services assesses and investigates reports of child abuse or neglect, working with local law enforcement as needed.

Provides children immunizations.

Provides a food pantry.

The "walk in" crisis clinic is available for individuals in a mental crisis. This includes assessment by a case manager, possible session with a therapist and ongoing case management.

Provides groceries for those in need

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A serves 13 MO counties.

Clothing closet offers childrens' clothing.

Family-centered Services are provided to families and children in their own homes when a child abuse or neglect investigation/family assessment response determination is preponderance of evidence, unsubstantiated-preventive services indicated, or services needed. These services are also provided to families who voluntarily seek help. Family-centered Services include a range of treatment and support services and are provided, as appropriate to the case treatment plan.

Community action agency that provides emergency assistance to people in crisis; addresses the causes of poverty through programs that fight unemployment, inadequate housing, poor nutrition and lack of educational opportunity; and provides training in advocacy skills.

Information and Assistance: Provides information, referral or assistance for senior citizens.

Responsible for hearing appeals and resolving complaints that have been filed by individuals who have applied for or who are receiving assistance through SSI (Supplemental Security Income).

Provides hormone replacement therapy, consultations for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and gynecological surgery to eligible females.

The Children's Division Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit (CA/NHU) accepts confidential reports of suspected child abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Reports are received through a toll-free telephone line which is answered seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Any person may report, and anonymous reports are accepted from individuals who are not mandated by occupation to report. Calls of concern can be made to each county office. Instructions may be given for the reporter to call the toll free number of the CA/NHU for the call to be made into a formal report.