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Prepared Childbirth Class: Expectant parents learn about labor and delivery and decrease anxiety over the process. Topics include signs of labor, what to expect during labor and delivery, breathing and relaxation techniques, variations of labor and delivery and more.

The Children's Division actively seeks individuals and couples who are willing to become foster parents for the children in the State's custody. Prospective foster parents take a total of 27 hours of training on five competencies necessary to work with the children in CD custody and their families.

You have 30 days from the date of purchase to pay sales tax on your newly purchased vehicle.

Offers broad range of information: topics include nutrition, business, personal budgeting, gardening, babysitting, 4-H youth, etc. Speakers available. If they don't have a specialist in their area, they work with other extension offices to find the program.

Provides nursing, social work, aide, chaplain and other services to terminally ill individuals in their own homes or nursing homes.

Provides free and confidential testing for HIV.

Offers mammogram screenings to detect if any cancer cells are present in the breast.

Gower Baptist Church offers a food pantry to residents in need.

Provides pregnancy tests.

Court Advocate available to clients who need assistance with Ex Parte/ restraining orders. Also will accompany client to court proceedings.

Parents who are seeking to regain custody of their children, or who are in need of supervised visitation with their children, may access the services of the Children's Division through a court order from the county/state of the custody's jurisdiction. Visitation will be arranged per the conditions of the court order. These services are also available to families who are involved in child abuse/neglect investigations and subsequent court rulings.

The Food Assistance Program helps people with little or no income buy nutritious food.

AFL-CIO Community Services will provide the annual Soles for Christ shoe distribution, which provides children going back to school with new shoes.

Health insurance enrollment services. Available year round.

Help with Medicaid Applications

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.

Health Service Support: Provides information regarding Medicaid.

Patient Resource Center: Provides cancer related information and resources.

Provides free Bibles for those who need one.

Offer instruction in birth control methods which rely on awareness of the woman's fertility cycle in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy.

Provides a 24-hour hotline (417-561-5084) to women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

Accepts cleaning products such as mops, rags, cleaning solutions, etc

Offers complete primary care services for the entire family, services include aging and elder care, health screenings, chronic illness care and minor surgeries.

Family thrift store.

Support groups for women who are survivors of domestic/sexual violence.