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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Free help in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

10 places in Cape Girardeau, plus 11 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Cape Girardeau9

Cape Girardeau

Catholic Social Ministries

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesdays & Saturdays 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Closed last full week of the month
Address
141 S. Frederick St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Christ Episcopal Church Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Sundays 12 PM to 1 PM & 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM, Thursdays 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Address
101 N. Fountain, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Fish Volunteers Of Cape Girardeau

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9 AM to 11:30 AM
Address
106 S. Sprigg St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

New Bethel Missionary Baptist

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
4th Saturday 10 AM to 12 PM
Address
1029 S. Benton, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Options For Women

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Monday through Thursday 10 AM to 4 PM call for appointment.
Address
2436 Myra Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Red Star Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesday/Friday 5:30 PM (4:30 PM fall/winter), 3rd Thursday 11 AM to 1 PM, 4th Saturday 8 AM to 10 AM
Address
361 Country Club Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Rock Of Cape Church

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
1st Saturday 9 AM to 11 AM
Address
4250 State Hwy K, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update
Cape Girardeau

Salvation Army Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesdays 9 AM to 12 PM. Also: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12 PM to 1 PM
Address
701 Good Hope, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours come from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Southeast Missouri Food Bank pantry locator.Suggest an update

Health and dental in Cape Girardeau1

Cape Girardeau

Cross Trails Medical Center

Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
408 S Broadview St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Cape Girardeau11

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

Southeast Missouri Food Bank (call to find a pantry near you)

Southeast Missouri Food Bank serves Cape Girardeau County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
600 State Highway H, Sikeston, MO 63801

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

Countywide

East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA)

Community action agency: help paying light and gas bills (LIHEAP, which Missouri calls Energy Assistance and ECIP), and, when funds allow, emergency rent help and other family programs. Call to ask what help is open now.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
403 Parkway Dr., Park Hills, MO 63601

Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Missouri DSS LIHEAP contracted agencies list.Suggest an update
Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Cape Girardeau

Where can I get free food in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed 10 places that can help in Cape Girardeau: Cape First Church Of The Nazarene (Tuesdays 9:30 AM to 12 PM), (573) 335-6767, call first; Catholic Social Ministries (Tuesdays & Saturdays 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Closed last full week of the month), (573) 335-9347, call first; Christ Episcopal Church Food Pantry (Sundays 12 PM to 1 PM & 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM, Thursdays 10 AM to 11:30 AM), (573) 579-3984, call first. 7 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cape Girardeau: East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA), (800) 392-8663. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cape Girardeau: Cross Trails Medical Center, (573) 332-0808. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cape Girardeau: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Cape Girardeau: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Cape Girardeau, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Cape Girardeau: Legal Services of Southern Missouri, (417) 881-1397. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Something missing, or out of date?

If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.