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Free help in Springfield, Missouri

29 places in Springfield, plus 10 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 Springfield18

Springfield

American Indian Center

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Distribution: Thursday noon to 3 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to noon
Address
1126 North Broadway Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802

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

Springfield

Battlefield Towers

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
3rd Friday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Address
1451 East Woodland Street, Springfield, MO 65804

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

Springfield

Boys & Girls Club, Musgrave Unit

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday to Friday, 3 to 8 p.m. Closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Address
720 South Park Avenue, Springfield, MO

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

Springfield

Boys & Girls Club, Stalnaker Unit

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday to Friday, 3 to 8 p.m. Closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Address
1410 North Fremont Avenue, Springfield, MO

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

Springfield

Crosslines, Springfield

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Address
3055 East Division Street, Springfield, MO 65802

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

Springfield

GLO Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday, Thursday, and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Address
518 East Commercial Street, Springfield, MO 65803

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

Springfield

MO State Bear Pantry

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Friday
Address
1110 E Madison St, Springfield, MO 65807

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

Springfield

Parkview Christian Church

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Monday, 9 a.m. to noon. Also: Wednesday Breakfast 7 to 8:15 a.m. / Lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. / Dinner 5:15 p.m.
Address
1362 S Campbell Ave, Springfield, MO

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

Springfield

Springfield Dream Center

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Tuesday 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.
Address
829 West Atlantic Street, Springfield, MO

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

Springfield

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton-SEAS

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
Food Distribution: Calls are taken on Wednesday 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. to make 20 appointments for 1 to 2:30 p.m. USDA 2nd Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to noon
Address
2200 West Republic Road, Springfield, MO

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

Springfield

Victory Mission, Help & Hope

Food pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.

Hours
see victorymission.com/pantry for registration, distribution location and times
Address
700 W Chase St, Springfield, MO

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

Utility bills and rent help in Springfield1

Springfield

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC)

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
215 S Barnes Ave, Springfield, MO 65802

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

Housing in Springfield2

Springfield

Springfield Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
421 W Madison St, Springfield, MO 65806

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Springfield8

Springfield

AIDS Project of the Ozarks

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
1636 S Glenstone Ave, Suite 100, Springfield, MO 65804

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

Springfield

APO Downtown

Community health center run by Aids Project of the Ozarks. 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
303 Park Central W, Springfield, MO 65806

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

Springfield

Fordland Clinic

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
1300 E Bradford Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65804

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

Springfield

Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Benton

Community health center run by Advocates for A Healthy Community INC. 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
618 N Benton Ave, Springfield, MO 65806

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

Springfield

Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Grand

Community health center run by Advocates for A Healthy Community INC. 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
1720 W Grand St, Springfield, MO 65802

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

Springfield

Jordan Valley Community Health Center, South

Community health center run by Advocates for A Healthy Community INC. 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
2238 W Kingsley St, Springfield, MO 65807

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

Springfield

Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Tampa

Community health center run by Advocates for A Healthy Community INC. 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
440 E Tampa St, Springfield, MO 65806

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

Springfield

Jordan Valley Health, ARC Primary Care Clinic

Community health center run by Advocates for A Healthy Community INC. 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
2864 S Nettleton Ave, Springfield, MO 65807

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

Also helps people in Springfield10

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

Countywide

Ozarks Food Harvest (call to find a pantry near you)

Ozarks Food Harvest serves Greene 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
2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave, Springfield, MO 65803

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

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 Springfield

Where can I get free food in Springfield, Missouri?

We have confirmed 19 places that can help in Springfield: American Indian Center (Distribution: Thursday noon to 3 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to noon), (417) 880-1570, call first; Battlefield Towers (3rd Friday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m), (417) 887-7460, call first; Boys & Girls Club, Henderson Unit (Monday to Friday, 3 to 8 p.m. Closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays), (417) 869-4111, call first. 16 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 Springfield, Missouri?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Springfield: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC), (417) 864-3460. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get housing help in Springfield, Missouri?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Springfield: Dallas County Public Housing Agency-OACAC, (417) 864-3444, call first; Springfield Housing Authority, (417) 866-4329, 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 find a free or low-cost clinic in Springfield, Missouri?

We have confirmed 8 places that can help in Springfield: AIDS Project of the Ozarks, (417) 881-1900, call first; APO Downtown, (417) 881-1900, call first; Fordland Clinic, (417) 767-2273, call first. 5 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 with addiction or mental health in Springfield, Missouri?

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

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

We have confirmed one place that can help in Springfield: 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?

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