Howell County, Missouri
6 places in West Plains, 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 pantry, a Ozarks Food Harvest partner.
Call first. Hours come from the Ozarks Food Harvest's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.
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.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
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Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
Community health center run by The Rural Alliance for Better Family Health. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Community health center run by The Rural Alliance for Better Family Health. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Ozarks Food Harvest serves Howell 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.
Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Report abuse or neglect of a child to the Missouri Children's Division. For an older adult or an adult with a disability, call 800-392-0210. If someone is in danger right now, call 911 first.
The Missouri Department of Social Services line for SNAP food benefits (food stamps), MO HealthNet (Medicaid), cash help and child care. Apply or ask about a case, or apply online at mydss.mo.gov.
The Missouri DSS child support call center. Ask about a case, payments or enforcement, or how to apply for child support services.
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.
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.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
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.
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.
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We have confirmed 2 places that can help in West Plains: First Baptist Church, West Plains (Every Monday and Wednesday, 9 to 11:30 a.m), (417) 256-3128, call first; Ozarks Food Harvest (call to find a pantry near you), (417) 865-3411, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in West Plains: Ozark Action, Inc. (OAI), (417) 256-6147. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in West Plains: Housing Authority of the City of West Plains, (417) 256-6663, call first; Howell County Public Housing Agency, (417) 256-6147, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in West Plains: SMCHC Support Site: 1113-1119 Independence Drive, (417) 255-8464, call first; Southern Missouri Community Health Center West Plains Clinic, (417) 255-8464, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in West Plains: 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.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in West Plains: 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.
We have confirmed one place that can help in West Plains: 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.
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.