Community
Resource Directory

Missouri Tenant Help offers free, easy-to-use, and mobile-friendly resources to Missouri tenants facing eviction or other housing needs. Our EDDE (Eviction Defense Document Engine) is accessible to tenants, attorneys, paralegals, or anyone helping a tenant.

If your landlord is evicting you, EDDE (Eviction Defense Document Engine) can help you create your own court documents to fight your eviction for free.

The Eastern Missouri MIH Network is a local “systems of care” approach on whole person care.  The service delivery model in Eastern Missouri capitalizes on the local partnership of Union, Meramec, St. Clair, Washington, Gerald and Lincoln County Ambulance Districts, along with health care providers including Compass Health Network, Mercy Hospital Washington and Lincoln.

MIH removes the barrier so many face in our community: access to care.  The program brings health care to the consumer in their home.

Services include:

Diagnostics (EKG)

Infusions

Vaccinations

Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Hospice Support

and many others.

To learn more or to refer a patient contact a coordinator for the specific county at the phone number noted.

The Missouri Behavioral Health Council (MBHC) is a statewide network leading the way to accessible behavioral health care in Missouri. The group is made up of over 30 member agencies, all of whom utilize the continuum of care model, which offers the benefits of receiving individualized types and levels of treatment while helping people progress through a quality, cost-effective, and least restrictive system of care.

MBHC has created a comprehensive online listing of crisis resources, searchable by counties throughout the state. Services, hours, and other details vary, so please use the website link to locate help near you.

In the United States, roughly 1 in 4 adults are living with a disability.

The Disability Portal is the State of Missouri’s disability resource website. It includes links to federal and state programs and services for Missourians with disabilities, provides information on laws, rights, and etiquette, and offers a searchable resource directory on local disability service organizations.

Here you can search by county and by disability type to find programs in Franklin County.  These include programs that help with a variety of disabilities, such as visual impairment, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, respiratory conditions and many others.

Information is also available regarding related concerns, such as service animals, housing, and assistive technology.

Partners In-Kind (PIK) is a nonprofit mental health clinic funded by the Franklin County Community Resource Board and the Community and Children’s Resource Board of St. Charles County to provide no cost psychological evaluations to Franklin and St. Charles County children. Our licensed psychologists provide comprehensive evaluation services; offering diagnostic clarification to the families we serve, and bespoke recommendations and referrals to the most appropriate aftercare providers. Our evaluations address the full range of emotional and behavioral problems such as:

Academic Failure

Aggression

Anxiety

Autism

Behavioral Problems

Bipolar Disorder

Depression

Impulsivity

Oppositionality

Sexual Behavior Problems

School Problems

Social/Relationship Problems

Substance Use

Violence

Trauma

Cooling Sites agree to open their doors to offer air-conditioned relief and cool water during the hottest part of the day. Sites will be activated if an Excessive Heat Advisory or Warning is issued by the National Weather Service.

In Franklin County, this includes all public libraries and Aging Ahead Senior Centers.  See the link in this post for the complete list of St. Louis area locations, which includes the address, phone and hours of the heating and cooling centers.

In addition, during extreme heat and cold temperatures, people who are currently unhoused are encouraged to visit the Mercy Hospital Emergency Department and request assistance with a temporary housing voucher.  Mercy is located at 901 E. Fifth Street, Washington.

The mission of Peace to the People is to provide the unhoused folks in our community with a safe place out of the cold or heat.  The church provides a Weather Relief Center during specific times when temperatures are dangerous, and at times they can provide showers and food as well.

People in need of this assistance can check the Peace to the People Facebook page or call the church directly to find out more.

National crisis line serving people who are in emotional distress, including those considering suicide.  This is a free, 24 hour, seven days a week service that can be accessed via phone text or chat.

When people call, text, or chat with the 988 Lifeline, they are connected to trained crisis counselors who are part of the existing 988 Lifeline network, made up of over 200 local crisis centers. These crisis counselors are trained to provide free and confidential emotional support and crisis counseling to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress and connect them to resources. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across the United States.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is here to help those who need immediate assistance in emergency situations. Natural disasters and unexpected tragedies often leave people without homes, funds, and support. The Society offers aid to people with nowhere else to turn.