Child Services
Bright Futures
Phone: (573) 785-7751
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, school hours
Services Provided: Connects student needs with community resources
Audience: Students in Poplar Bluff School District
University of Missouri Butler County Extension Center
Phone: (573) 686-8064
Days/Hours: Call for information
Services Provided: 4-H. Club through which young people learn everyday skills through hands on learning. Meetings are typically monthly.
Audience: Youth age 8 to 18 years.
Greater Circle
Phone: (573) 785-0544
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Forensic interviews for children of suspected abuse or witnessed violence/crime.
Audience: All child abuse should be reported to the Child Abuse Hotline (800-392-3738). Individual cases are referred through law enforcement and the judicial system.
Designing Women Foundation
Phone: (573) 776-5073
Days/Hours: Santa land event
Services Provided: Free books
Audience: Kindergarden – 8th grade
Americorp
Phone: (573) 714-4414
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: In-school and after school tutoring. Supplemental services for children and families.
Audience: Referrals from school social workers and counselors.
South Central Community Action Agency
Phone: (573) 778-1140
Days/Hours: Applications taken year round
Services Provided:
Audience: Residents of Butler, Carter, Dent, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, and Wayne counties. Income guidelines exist.
Butler County Community Resource Council
Phone: (573) 776-7830
Days/Hours: Monday, Wednesday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Parenting classes, lifeskills classes, pre and post natal classes, mentoring for pregnant women and new mothers, support groups.
Audience: Young women up to 22 years old. Participants are required to make a 1 year commitment to the program.
Butler County Public Health
Phone: (573) 785-8478
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Medical equipment and supplies for special needs children
Audience: Payer of last resort. Income based/sliding scale. (Specifics provided at phone #.)
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200
Days/Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 6pm. Friday 8am – 3pm.
Services Provided: Youth outpatient mental health. Provides assessment, caseworkers, family support, and after school programs.
Audience: Children 4 – 18 years old. Must be in school.
Highlands Medical
Phone: (573) 778-3042
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Services Provided: Low cost dental services. Sliding scale based on income.
Audience: Currently, only accepting children as new patients. Urgent care provided for adults. Proof of income (tax return, 2 pay stubs) must be provided to determine cost.
Disability Services
Independent Living Center of SE Missouri
Phone: (573) 686-2333 or (866) 890-2333
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 12pm and 1pm – 5pm
Services Provided: Provides support for individuals with disabilities, including: informational support, disability advocacy, peer support, transition assistance, vocational services, and driving programs.
Audience: Residents in Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne counties.
Domestic Abuse
Haven House
Phone: (573) 636-4873
Days/Hours: 24 hrs/day via hotline
Services Provided: Shelter/advocacy for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Support group and outreach. Court advocacy for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Audience: Female victims of sexual assault or domestic abuse
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Financial assistance for rent and utilities for victims of domestic abuse.
Audience: Victims of domestic abuse. Does not include homeless.
Greater Circle
Phone: (800) 681-1419 or (573) 351-1185
Days/Hours: Hotline available 24/7
Services Provided: Emergency shelter for victims of domestic abuse (women and children)
Audience: Victims of domestic abuse
Education/Development
Designing Women Foundation
Phone: (573) 785-9828
Days/Hours: Apps due in spring
Services Provided: College scholarships
Audience: Girls. PBHS Seniors and non-traditional students attending Three Rivers College
Americorp
Phone: (573) 714-4414
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: In-school and after school tutoring. Supplemental services for children and families.
Audience: Referrals from school social workers and counselors
Missouri Career Center
Phone: (573) 840-9595
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Job search. Career development.
Audience: Eligibility determined after intake. Special focus on people with handicap conditions.
South Central Community Action Agency
Phone: (573) 778-1140
Days/Hours: Applications taken year round
Services Provided: Head start
Audience: Residents of Butler, Carter, Dent, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, and Wayne counties. Income guidelines exist.
Butler County Community Resource Council
Phone: (573) 776-7830
Days/Hours: Monday, Wednesday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Parenting classes, life skills classes, pre and post natal classes, mentoring for pregnant women and new mothers, support groups.
Audience: Young women up to 22 years old. Participants are required to make 1 year commitment to the program.
University of Missouri Butler County Extension Center
Phone: (573) 686-8064
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Provides training regarding many areas, including: agriculture/horticulture, human development (i.e. nutrition, mental development, stress coping), and business development
Audience: Public
Designing Women Foundation
Phone: (573) 776-5073
Days/Hours: Santa Land event
Services Provided: Free books
Audience: Kindergarden – 8th grade
Designing Women Foundation
Phone: (573) 776-5073
Days/Hours: School year
Services Provided: Literacy and financial incentives to read the “classics”
Audience: Poplar Bluff Schools (7th – 12th grade) and Sierra Osage
Elder Care
Butler County Community Resource Council
Phone: (573) 686-8624
Days/Hours: February 6 – April 13. Tuesday and Thursdays, 8am – 11am.
Services Provided: Tax form completion assistance
Audience: Low income. Seniors. Disabled.
Butler County Community Resource Council
Phone: (573) 840-9590
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 12pm and 1pm – 4pm
Services Provided: Indigent fund
Audience: Individuals 60 years and older
Butler County Community Resource Council
Phone: (573) 840-9590
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 12pm and 1pm – 4pm
Services Provided: Assists senior citizens in finding volunteer opportunities
Audience: Individuals 55 years and older
Food/Clothing
First Assembly of God Food Pantry
Phone: (573) 785-4860
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday. Call first.
Services Provided: Food pantry
Audience:
Green Forest Church of Christ Food Pantry
Phone: (573) 785-1007
Days/Hours: Thursdays 11am – 1pm
Services Provided: Food pantry
Audience: May receive pantry items once per month
St. Vincent de Paul
Phone: (573) 686-1948
Days/Hours: Monday – Wednesday 1pm – 4pm. Thursday 9am – 1pm.
Services Provided: Food pantry
Audience: Must be eligible for food stamps. Only one time per month.
St. Vincent de Paul
Phone: (573) 686-1948
Days/Hours: Monday – Wednesday 9am – 4pm
Services Provided: Thrift store and emergency clothing needs
Audience: Free clothing for emergency needs (i.e. fire)
Holy Cross Episcopal Church
Phone: (573) 785-1098
Days/Hours: Wednesday 1pm – 3pm
Services Provided: Food pantry. Will provide assistance with other needs on an as needed basis.
Audience: Must call before first visit
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone: (573) 785-4783
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm. Saturday 8am – 12pm.
Services Provided: Thrift store
Audience: Open to public. Clothing and household goods are provided free to shelter residents and poor throughout the community.
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone: (573) 785-4783
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday 12pm. Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Services Provided: Free meals
Audience: Public
Child Concern of Butler County
Phone: (573) 785-3108
Days/Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9:30am – 11am
Services Provided: Provides food boxes, diapers, incontinence pads, clothing, and emergency items
Audience: Individuals must be at less than 185% of poverty level
SEMO Food Bank (The Breadshed)
Phone: (573) 429-3484
Days/Hours: Food/clothing distribution Satudays 7am – 9pm. Free meals Sundays 12:30pm – 2pm.
Services Provided: Food/clothing distribution. Free meals.
Audience: Public
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone: (573) 785-4658
Days/Hours: 1st of each month, 8:30am – 12pm.
Services Provided: USDA Senior food boxes. 1 box each month.
Audience: Age: 60+. Must be approved. Waiting list exists.
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone: (573) 785-4658
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 12pm
Services Provided: Free household items and clothing. 10 items per month.
Audience:
Healthcare
Butler County Public Health
Phone: (573) 785-8478
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Medical equipment and supplies for special needs children
Audience: Payer of last resort. Income based/sliding scale. Specifics provided at phone number.
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200 ext. 3217
Days/Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Walk-in mental health assessments
Audience:
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200
Days/Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 6pm, Fridays 8am – 3pm
Services Provided: Youth outpatient mental health. Provides assessment, caseworkers, family support, and after school programs.
Audience: Children 4yrs – 18yrs. Must be in school.
SEMO Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-5090
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Supportive residential care for mental healthcare including: therapy programs, medication assistance, group therapy, case management, and community support.
Audience: Public
Highlands Medical
Phone: (573) 785-6536
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm
Services Provided: Low cost medical (family practice) care. $20 – $65/visit depending on income.
Audience: Proof of income (tax return, 2 pay stubs) must be provided to determine cost.
Highlands Medical
Phone: (573) 785-6536
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm. Psychiatrist on-site on Wednesdays.
Services Provided: Behavioral health counseling
Audience: Proof of income (tax return, 2 pay stubs) must be provided to determine cost.
Highlands Medical
Phone: (573) 785-6536
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm
Services Provided: Medication assistance
Audience: For existing patients
Highlands Medical
Phone: (573) 778-3042
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Services Provided: Low cost dental services. Sliding scale based on income.
Audience: Currently only accepting children as new patients. Urgent care provided for adults. Proof of income (tax return, 2 pay stubs) must be provided to determine cost.
Butler County Public Health
Phone: (573) 785-8478
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: WIC – Intake and voucher distribution
Audience: State residence required. Pregnant women. Post partum (up to 6 months). Breastfeeding (up to 1 year). Sliding scale income requirements – specifics provided at phone number.
Butler County Public Health
Phone: (573) 785-8478
Days/Hours: Monday 8am – 4pm, Tuesday 8am – 12pm, Wednesday by appointment.
Services Provided: Womens healthcare clinic. Pregnancy testing, STD testing, pap smears, family planning, mamogram referrals.
Audience: Butler county residents. Income based/sliding scale. Specifics provided at phone number, no cost for most clients.
Housing/Utility Assistance
Salvation Army at Fellowship General Baptist Church
Phone: (573) 785-6981
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday by appointment
Services Provided: Electric bill payment
Audience: Medical condition or equipment (proof of medical need and utility bills required)
Salvation Army at Fellowship General Baptist Church
Phone: (573) 714-4414
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Emergency support for individuals and families in crisis.
Audience: Referrals are received from partnering agencies
Habitat For Humanity
Phone: (573) 718-1820 or (673) 429-0226
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Providing simple, decent housing for families currently in unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
Audience: Eligibility determined based on application and interview process. Income based.
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission (OFRPC) / Ripley County Public Housing
Phone: (573) 785-6402
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 4pm
Services Provided: Hud section 8 housing. Only Hud agency in Poplar Bluff. Provides housing and utility assistance, but not immediate assistance. Takes apps once per year in late winter/early spring.
Audience: Low income individuals / families in Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Reynolds, and Carter counties.
St. Vincent de Paul
Phone: (573) 686-1948
Days/Hours: Monday – Wednesday, 9am – 4pm
Services Provided: $100 assistance paid directly to landlord or utility company
Audience: Eligible only 1x every 6 months and 6x ever
South Central Community Action Agency
Phone: (573) 785-4727
Days/Hours: Applications taken in June
Services Provided: Weatherization
Audience: Homeowners and renters (with landlord approval) in Butler, Carter, Dent, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, and Wayne counties. Income guidelines exist.
South Central Community Action Agency
Phone: (573) 785-4727
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Emergency assistance for utility bills
Audience: Application completion required. Documentation requirements including: SS card, proof of income, utility bills. Income guidelines exist.
American Red Cross
Phone: (573) 335-9471
Days/Hours: 24/7
Services Provided: Disaster assistance (i.e. fire) for individuals/families including a 3-day hotel voucher and money as needed for food, clothes, etc.
Audience: Individuals experiencing a housing disaster
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
Phone: (573) 778-4746
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Services Provided: Housing (HUD/VASH vouchers). Limited emergency funds.
Audience: Individuals who served in the military and separated under any condition other than dishonorable discharge.
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200 ext. 3289
Days/Hours: Monday 8am – 9pm, Tues – Thurs 8am – 6pm, Friday 8am – 8pm
Services Provided: Provides supportive housing until client can get back on their feet. Assists in applications for disability and food stamps. Can provide deposit of rent and utility.
Audience: Homeless who suffer from co-occurring problems that lead to homelessness (i.e. disability, mental health issues)
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200 ext. 3289
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: 10 unit apartment complex for low income. Income based: 30% of income goes to rent. 1 year waiting list exists.
Audience: Must be receiving other services from FCC.
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200 ext. 3265
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Assistance for utilities and rent
Audience: Persons on Medicare with multiple surgeries or admissions for chronic diseases.
FCC Behavioral Health
Phone: (573) 686-1200
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Financial assistance for rent and utilities
Audience: Victims of domestic abuse. Does not include homeless.
Greater Circle
Phone: (573) 996-2648
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Services Provided: Emergency housing and utility assistance
Audience: Intact form must be complete for eligibility. Eviction notice or utility shut off notice needed.
Miscellaneous
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission (RFRPC) / Ozark Foothills Solid Waste Management District
Phone:
Days/Hours: 24/7
Services Provided: Solid waste recycling
Audience: Open to all
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission / Ozark Foothills Development Association
Phone: (573) 785-6402
Days/Hours:
Services Provided: Assists start up non-profits in grant writing and fundraising
Audience: 503(c)(3) non-profit corporations in Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Reynolds, and Carter counties
Bluff Area Transit Services
Phone: (573) 785-2428
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm. Saturday 10am – 4pm
Services Provided: Public bus transportation
Audience: Public
Rehabilitation Services
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (573) 778-1210
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Equine therapy
Audience: Veterans and veteran families. Autistic children. At risk youth. Victims of domestic violence.
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (573) 778-1210
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Camping retreat
Audience: Veterans and veteran families
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (314) 791-2139
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Warriors in Transition / Path Back. Emotional intelligence training.
Audience: Veterans
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (573) 429-3655
Days/Hours: Friday mornings
Services Provided: Artworks: Art opportunities / therapy
Audience: Developmentally disabled
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone:
Days/Hours: 7 days/week. Doors open at 8am.
Services Provided: New life alcohol rehabilitation program
Audience:
Shelters
United Gospel Rescue Mission
Phone:
Days/Hours: 7 days per week. Doors open at 8pm.
Services Provided: Emergency shelter for men. 3 nights per month provided.
Audience: Homeless men
Greater Circle
Phone: (800) 681-1419
Days/Hours: Hotline available 24/7
Services Provided: Emergency shelter for victims of domestic abuse (women and children)
Audience: Victims of domestic abuse
Haven House
Phone: (573) 636-4873
Days/Hours: Hotline available 24/7
Services Provided: Shelter/advocacy for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence
Audience: Female victims of sexual assault or domestic abuse
Veteran Services
Vietnam Veterans of America
Phone: (573) 776-3496
Days/Hours: 7 days/week 8am – 8pm
Services Provided: Provides support for Vietnam era and other veterans regarding access to veteran benefits such as VA healthcare, homelessness
Audience: Vietnam era and other veterans
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
Phone: (573) 778-4780
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Services Provided: Provides support/guidance for veterans regarding benefit eligibility, enrollment, and access
Audience: Individuals who served in the military and separated under any condition other than dishonorable discharge
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
Phone: (800) 273-8255, option 1
Days/Hours: 24/7
Services Provided: Suicide crisis hotline
Audience: Individuals who served in the military and separated under any condition other than dishonorable discharge
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (573) 778-1210
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Equine therapy
Audience: Veterans and veteran families. Autistic children. At risk youth. Victims of domestic violence.
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (573) 778-1210
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Camping retreat
Audience: Veterans and veteran families. Those in assisted living.
Cape Arrowhead
Phone: (314) 791-2139
Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm
Services Provided: Warriors in Transition / Path Back. Emotional intelligence training.
Audience: Veterans