Community Resource Guide
Food & Meals
Food pantries, prepared meals, groceries, SNAP help, and other hunger-relief resources.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Missouri
After-school and summer programs for children and teens
After-school programs; summer programs; education support; leadership development; arts; health and wellness; workforce readiness; recreation; meals and snacks;…
Bright Futures Joplin
Student basic-needs network removing barriers to school success
School supplies; clothing support; food support; mentoring connections; student needs requests; school-community partnerships; barrier removal for student success.
Crosslines Ministries of the Joplin Area
Food pantry and emergency assistance for households in need
Food pantry; groceries; emergency assistance; practical support for households in crisis.
FosterAdopt Connect Joplin
Free support for foster, adoptive, kinship, and at-risk families
Foster family support; adoptive family support; kinship caregiver support; family preservation; clothing and food assistance; aging-out youth support;…
Fostering Hope
Caring Closet, meals, birthday support, and encouragement for foster families
Caring Closet; clothing; shoes; toiletries; toys; bedding; freezer meals; birthday cards; book program; foster parent support; Christmas of…
Joplin City WIC
Nutrition support for pregnant women, infants, young children, and families
WIC nutrition benefits; nutrition education; breastfeeding support; referrals; family public health resources; food benefit access.
Minnie Hackney Community Service Center
Community resource center with meals, showers, laundry, harm reduction, and warming/cooling support
Community resource connection; meals; shower access; laundry access; harm reduction services; warming shelter during extreme cold; cooling shelter…
Mission Joplin
Food pantry plus rental, utility, financial, and prescription assistance when available
Food pantry; clothing support; rental assistance when funding is available; utility assistance when funding is available; financial assistance;…
Restored Ministries
Recovery support ministry with meals, fellowship, and community connection
Recovery support; free supper when offered; fellowship; praise and worship; recovery community connection; volunteer opportunities; nonprofit ministry support.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Faith-based housing, utility, food, transportation, and prescription assistance
Rent and housing assistance; utility assistance; meal support; transportation help; prescription assistance; emergency financial assistance when funds are…
Soul’s Harbor of Joplin
Transitional housing, emergency shelter, warming center, pantry, and free store
Transitional housing; emergency shelter; warming center during extreme cold; ID document assistance; bus ticket coordination; recovery service referrals;…
St. Peter’s Outreach House
Hot meals, food pantry, and clothing support
Hot meals; food pantry; clothing assistance; Neighbor Connect and referral support when available.
The Next Step Joplin
Day resource support for stability, basic needs, and next-step planning
Basic-needs navigation; food and day resource support; document and ID support; encouragement; education; connection to community resources.
The Salvation Army of Jasper and Newton Counties
Meals, emergency clothing, prescription help, utility assistance, and eviction prevention
Weekday hot breakfast and lunch; prescription assistance; emergency clothing; work clothing; utility shut-off assistance; rental eviction prevention.
Watered Gardens Ministries
Shelter, outreach, meals, hygiene, case management, and transitional housing
Emergency shelter; meals; hygiene facilities; case management; counseling; job training; educational opportunities; transitional housing; family housing; clothing and…
We Care of the Four States
Food pantry, clothing, and basic-needs assistance
Food pantry; food assistance; clothing assistance; basic-needs support; household support when available.