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Compass Health Network is a nonprofit health care organization that provides a full continuum of behavioral health services as well as primary and dental health services

Services at the Union Location:

• Behavioral Health
• Dental Care
• Pediatric and Family Medicine
• Substance Use Disorder
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

Confident Kid Dental Charity partners with families, dentists and funders to provide dental care financial support to kids on Medicaid in Franklin County, Missouri.

Confident Kid Dental Charity will pay the dental expense for a child (age 18 month to 18 years) to see a dentist, whether the dentist is a Medicaid provider or not.

Online application is available at  www.confidentkid.org/contact-us/

Or contact Susan@confidentkid.org to complete a brief application.

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Early Connections makes navigating Missouri’s Early Care & Education (ECE) system easier for families and professionals. This website is a partnership between Missouri’s child-serving agencies who are working together to make it easier for families to access programs and resources for children from birth through age five. These agencies are also aligning policies and coordinating practices to make it easier for professionals to find information and training opportunities aimed at engaging families in their child’s safety, health and learning.  The regional hub for these services includes Franklin, Gasconade, Crawford, and Washington Counties.

What is an Early Care & Education System?

Missouri’s ECE system is comprised of multiple programs that work with families and professionals to improve early childhood experiences for all Missouri children. These programs include home visiting, child care and preschool. Through collaborative efforts with state agencies, providers and communities, Missouri is working to ensure that families and other caregivers have the knowledge, resources, skills and tools available to help children grow to be safe, healthy and successful learners.

On December 23, 2019, Governor Parson announced that the State of Missouri received a $33.5 million grant aimed at coordinating a more effective, high-quality early learning system that better prepares Missouri children for success. “This is great news for our state that will allow our agencies and programs to come together and focus on the same goals to better serve communities across Missouri,” Governor Parson said.

The Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five (PDG B-5) provides funding over three years to implement an interagency effort to provide regional access to coordinated early childhood services to better meet family’s needs, enhance and streamline training opportunities for ECE professionals, and improve systems to better inform decision-making about early learning.

The adult education program at East Central College provides high school equivalency classes, English Language Classes and college preparation at no cost.

Contact Alice Whalen, Program Director for more information or email ael@eastcentral.edu

Eligibility Criteria: 1. Persons of any age who have mental retardation, including those who are able to participate in education programs. 2. Persons who have a developmental disability. Persons who have learning disabilities-only are not eligible. 3. Children ages 3 to 21 who are listed with the Bureau of Special Health Care Needs. 4. Persons in extreme financial distress who have found it impossible to receive dental care anywhere else. Requires a letter of referral by the local Elk’s Lodge.

Every Child’s Hope is a child serving agency based in St. Louis, with an office in Union, MO.  They

They provide two services  for Franklin County youth at no cost to children and families:

OUTPATIENT CHILD PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

FAMILY SOLUTIONS FOR KIDS

Addiction impacts more than just the client. The family environment needs to be adjusted in order to realize long-term recovery.

The Family Wellness Program allows for family members to become engaged in the process of helping and supporting their loved one.  This program provides a safe, supportive, educational, and positive experience  for the family and loved ones of the person with a substance use disorder.

Our Family Wellness Program was specifically designed as an educational and social support program for the families and loved ones of people with substance use disorder. The program’s objective is to provide tools to promote health and recovery.

This program is open to anyone who cares about a friend or family member with SUD.

Free food for those in need.