JoCo Helps is a tool to connect you with different Johnson County resources.
Please click on the topic you would like to find available resources:
- Emergency
- Abuse Help and Support
- Child Resource
- Classes and Education
- Educational Assistance
- Elderly and Aging Resources
- Employment Assistance
- Family Assistance
- Food & Clothing Assistance
- Health Care
- Housing Assistance
- Legal and Tax Assistance
- Local Government
- Mental Health Support & Resources
- Non-Profit Assistance
- Substance Abuse Help
- Support Groups
- Therapy Resources
- Transportation Assistance
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Poison Control – 800-222-1222
Johnson County Missouri Sheriff – 660-747-6469
For emergency call 911
Johnson County Ambulance – 660-747-5735
If you are having a medical emergency, severe injury, stroke, or heart attack, do not delay. Call 911. A person’s survival and recovery depends directly on the time it takes to receive treatment.
Warrensburg Fire Department – 660-747-9136
For emergency call 911
Western Missouri Medical Center Emergency Care
Survival House – 660-429-1088
Physical & sexual abuse victim services, support groups, residential shelter, advocacy, assistance with housing, daycare, Welfare, job training, parenting classes, etc.
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) – 816-252-8388
Domestic Violence Hotline – Metro KC Area – 816-HOT-LINE (468-5463)
Domestic Violence Hotline – National – 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Missouri Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline – 800-392-3738
National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence – 202-429-6695
Parental Helpline – 800-367-2543
A helpline for those who feel they need to get help for child abuse.
Prevent Child Abuse America – 800-244-5373
UCM Title IX Support Line – 660-441-4855
UCM students who need support or assistance related to sexual misconduct may call this line.
Child Resource
Big Brothers & Big Sisters – 660-426-1991
Provides mentoring services to Johnson County youth through community based and school based programs.
Head Start – 660-429-1144
Preschool program for three and four year old children of families who meet income and qualification guidelines. Early Head Start, helping pregnant teens and children birth to age 3.
Parents as Teachers – Warrensburg – 660-747-7424
Child Care Aware of Missouri – 800-200-9017
Building Blocks Pediatrics – 660-262-7415
WIC (Women, Infant, Children) Benefits – 660-747-2012
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
Breastfeeding Class at JCCHS – 660-747-2012
Breastfeeding classes are offered on the 4th Wednesday of January, April, July and October.
Breastfeeding Class at WMMC – 660-262-7514
Meets the first Tuesday of every month
Child Birthing Class – 660-262-7514
Meets first and second Wednesday of every month
CPR/AED & First Aid Class – 660-747-6121
Johnson County Community Health Services provides classroom and online training through the American Heart Association. The classes offered are BLS for Healthcare Providers and Heartsaver CPR/AED & First Aid classes.
Infant Care Class – 660-262-7514
Meets the third Thursday of every other month
Adult Literacy Program – 660-429-5442
Free one-on-one tutoring for adults with low reading levels
UCM Office of Student Financial Services – 660-543-8266
The Office of Student Financial Services provides financial resources and counseling to assist students in achieving their academic goals.
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) – 660-543-8124
A free educational program designed to serve the needs of today’s veterans. Offering services to prepare participants for academic enrichment.
Care Connection – 800-748-7826
A non-profit Area Agency on Aging serving 13 West Central Missouri counties. We make a difference in the lives of people by providing them with opportunities to create positive aging experiences. We operate 22 locations with the vision that the people we serve will live with maximum independence, respect and dignity.
Warrensburg Senior Center – 660-747-2624
445 Gay St. suite 128, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Holden Senior Center – 816-732-5757
204 W. Second St., Holden MO 64040
Missouri Memory Care
MemoryCare.com is dedicated to providing the best, most comprehensive resources to those struggling with Alzheimer’s and dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Memory care facilities provide those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia with care that is tailored to their unique needs. Memory care can take place in its own facility, or as part of a designated wing of another residential care community.
NeedyMeds:
Find help with the cost of meds.
Senior Housing – Guide to Independent Living in Missouri
Center for Human Services – 660-826-4401 Ext. 310
Individualized community employment support for individuals with disabilities, 24/7 job coaches available. Detailed and individualized benefits planning and assistance with our Certified Benefits Specialist.
RISE Community Services – 660-747-7990
RISE offers individual opportunities to empower voices and achieve dreams, through community services, employment services, residential services, and vocational services. RISE: helping people to build their perfect lives through community inclusion, self-sufficiency, and individual choices.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Vocational Rehabilitation – 660-530-5560
Assisting individuals with disabilities or major barriers to work find employment opportunities in the community. Assistance with job training programs leading to careers not just entry level jobs for those individuals with disabilities or barriers to emp
Missouri Career Center – 660-530-5627
Assistance in finding employment
Family Support Division Information Line – 855-373-4636
Medicaid, Food Stamps, Energy Assistance (Low Income Energy Assistance Program), Futures Program, MC Plus.
Connected Hearts – 660-441-3047 or 660-909-2622
Connected Hearts is an organization that provides funds and services donated from the community for needy children to prevent homelessness and help children experiencing homelessness; this is achieved through a school – based referral system. Counselors, social workers and educational personnel identify the children in dire need.
NeedyMeds:
Help with the cost of medications.
Survival House – 660-429-1088
Physical & sexual abuse victim services, support groups, residential shelter, advocacy, assistance with housing, daycare, Welfare, job training, parenting classes, etc.
Salvation Army Social Services – 660-422-4304
Whiteman AFB Family Advocacy – 660-687-4341
Classes and Seminars Offered: New Parent Support Program; Play Group; Common Sense Parenting; Love and Logic; You, Your Children and Divorce; 1-2-3 Magic!; Anxiety/Stress Management; SHARP Shifting Angry Response Patterns; Prevention & Relationship
Family Support Division – State Office – 573-751-3221
The Family Support Division can help you or your family with food stamps, health care, child care, child support, and other needs as we support our mission to maintain and strengthen Missouri families.
Johnson County Extension Office (University of Missouri) – 660-747-3193
Offering information, classes and programming including personal financial management, community development, and 4-H clubs.
Family Planning Services – Katy Trail Community Health (Sedalia) – 660-826-4774
Room 29:11 – 660-747-8632
Providing free personal items for children in foster care.
Food and Clothing Assistance
Life Church of the Nazarene – 660-747-89-49
603 E. Hale Lake Rd, Warrensburg, MO 64093. One time assistance with gas and food vouchers
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church – 660-747-5608
Nehemiah Feeding Program (free meals Monday – Thursday evenings) and other food assistance.
Community Clothes Closet – 660-429-0170
251 SE HWY 13, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 9:00am – Noon.
The Food Center – 660-747-2241
The Food Center is a nonprofit, cooperative community effort to supplement the food supply of low-income individuals and families.
ECHO (Early Childhood Hunger Operation) – 816-714-9311
117 E. Hunt St, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Affordable Health Insurance:
A resource to guide the vulnerable youth and their families through the many different health insurance options available to them, getting them the help they deserve.
Medicare Eligibility – Medicare Eligibility for People With Disabilities
New Beginnings – 660-429-3800
Pregnancy Resource Center Pregnancy Tests, Ultrasound, Caring Counsel, Support Services, Abortion Recovery, Real Choices for Real Life. Open Mon & Thurs 12-7, Wed 1-3.
Compass Health – 660-747-7127
Substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling. Sliding scale fee.
Western Missouri Medical Center – 660-747-2500
Western Missouri Medical Center is a fully-accredited acute care facility located in Warrensburg, Missouri. As a not-for-profit, county medical center, Western Missouri Medical Center offers comprehensive health care services to residents of Johnson County and west central Missouri.
Western Missouri Medical Center – Directory of Services – 660-747-2500
Services available at Western Missouri Medical Center
Western Missouri Medical Center – Express Care Clinic – 660-262-7580
When it’s not quite an emergency but urgent enough that you need to be seen today, our nurse practitioners and family physician are here for you.
Health Clinics – Katy Trail Community Health (Sedalia) – 660-826-4774
Health Clinics – Swope Parkway (Kansas City) – 816-923-5800
Health Clinics – Rogers (Lafayette County) – 660-259-3823
NeedyMeds:
Get help with the cost of medications.
DENTAL RESOURCES:
State Fair Dental Hygiene Clinic – 660-596-7309
- Currently accepting new patients
- Affordable dental cleanings, no dental insurance needed, x-rays, exams, dental cleanings, and dental products
- 3201 W 16th Sedalia, MO 65301
- POC: Linda Hoffman, RDH, BS, 660-620-0809, Lindardh83@gmail.com
Health Clinics – Katy Trail Community Health (Sedalia) – 660-851-7765
Journey Home – 660-747-3101 -OR- Alt Phone before 5 PM 660-238-3114
Journey Home is more than shelter! We support individuals by providing a safe residence, building support networks, and obtaining safe, adequate housing.
- Permanent Shelter
- 20 Bed facility
- Community Sponsored
- Personalized case management
- Collaborating partner with other agencies
Fuller Center – 660-429-2763
Provides simple affordable homes for qualified low-income buyers. Call for donation information, volunteering or home ownership
Missouri Valley Community Action Agency – 660-747-2245
Individual Development Account, Section 8 housing, weatherization program, crisis intervention, free income tax, diaper assistance. Electric and gas assistance.
Veteran’s Supported Housing (Catholic Charities) – 800-875-4377
Housing assistance in Johnson County area.
Homeless Information Center (Metro KC Area) – 816-842-1199
Housing Authority – Warrensburg – 866-441-7352
Assistance with housing
Legal Aid of Western Missouri – 660-747-7101
Provides civil legal representation in income maintenance (denials of public assistance benefits); housing (landlord/tenant); utilities; employment; consumer; and domestic relations. Applicants must meet income guidelines and live within the 13 county are
IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
Johnson County Emergency Management – 660-747-2666
Disaster preparedness training and information
Warrensburg City Hall – 660-747-9131
Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce – 660-747-3168
988 Suicide and Crisis
Compass Health – 660-747-6313
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 800-273-8255
Free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Johnson County Board of Services – 660-747-2619
Supporting people with developmental disabilities through advocacy, resources and kindness.
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Johnson County Cancer Foundation – 660-909-3361
Johnson County United Way – 660-747-5174
Providing support those organizations that are the front-line resources for individuals and families.
United Way 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, 24-hour information and referral service giving you access to resources in your community.
West Central Independent Living Solutions (WiLs) – 660-422-7883
- Advocacy
- Peer Support
- Independent Living Skills
- Advocacy
- Life Transitions
American Red Cross – KC Area – 816-931-8400
CPR and First Aid training. Emergency preparedness. Worldwide communication for service members and family in emergencies. Childcare/babysitting classes. Disaster services & response.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Warrensburg – 660-624-4132
Substance Abuse Affects You and Your Family!
Increases domestic abuse, neglect and violence. Increases financial strain on the family. Increases occurrences of health problems and risk of future problems. If you or someone you know needs help, get them he
Compass Health – Adult Residential Recovery – 660-747-1355
Addiction Recovery.
Compass Health – 660-747-6313
Substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling. Sliding scale fee.
Recovery Lighthouse, INC – 660-429-2222
Provides counseling for chemically-dependent people & families. Offer education groups, programs & parenting classes.
First Call Alcohol/Drug prevention & Recovery – 816-361-5900
Information, education, prevention, referral & assessment services for alcoholism, tobacco and other forms of addiction. Gives presentations to schools & organizations.
Valley Hope Alcohol & Drug Treatment Center – 800-544-5101
Diabetes Ask the Educator Support Group – 660-262-7425
This group is for anyone diagnosed with diabetes and those who support them.
Mom to Mom Breastfeeding Support Group – 660-262-7519
Bariatrics Support Group – 660-747-5558
This group is for anyone who has had or is considering having bariatric surgery and those who support them.
Different Strokes for Different Folks – 660-262-7536
This group is for anyone who has survived stroke or brain injuries and those who support them.
UCM Speech & Hearing Clinic – 660-543-4933 (TTY)
Diagnostic services for hearing and speech language for adults and children, speech therapy available. Hearing aids and a TTY machine.
Western Missouri Medical Center – Therapy Services
- Physical Therapy – 660-262-7536
- Speech Therapy – 660-262-7536
- Occupational Therapy – 660-262-7536
- Pediatric Rehab – 660-262-7536
OATS Bus (Seniors Only) – 866-269-5927