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Cass County, Missouri

Free help in Peculiar, Missouri

1 place in Peculiar, 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 Peculiar1

Peculiar

First Baptist Church Peculiar

Food pantry, a Harvesters partner.

Hours
Monday, 2nd, 4th of each month, 10 AM, 12 PM. Tuesday, 2nd, 4th of each month, 6 to 8 PM. Please call to confirm hours. Also: Drive-thru food pickup. Saturday, 2nd of each month, 8:30 to 10 AM. Please call to confirm hours
Address
216 E Broadway, Peculiar, MO 64078

Call first. Hours come from the Harvesters's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Also helps people in Peculiar11

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

Countywide

Harvesters (call to find a pantry near you)

Harvesters serves Cass 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
3801 Topping Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64129

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

Countywide

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (WCMCAA)

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
112 W 4th Street, Appleton City, MO 64724

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 Peculiar

Where can I get free food in Peculiar, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Peculiar: First Baptist Church Peculiar (Monday, 2nd, 4th of each month, 10 AM, 12 PM. Tuesday, 2nd, 4th of each month, 6 to 8 PM), (816) 779-5512, call first; Harvesters (call to find a pantry near you), (816) 929-3000, call first. 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 Peculiar, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Peculiar: West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (WCMCAA), (660) 476-2185. 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 Peculiar, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Peculiar: 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 Peculiar, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Peculiar: 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 Peculiar, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Peculiar: Legal Aid of Western Missouri, (816) 474-6750. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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