Community
Resource Directory

Tri-County Birthright was founded in 1976 with support from concerned community members. This branch serves three counties: Jefferson County, Franklin County, and Washington County. The office is in Eureka, just off highway 44.

Provides free help with:

• Pregnancy Testing
• Counseling
• Diapers
• Clothes
• Baby Care Items
• Breast Pumps
• Cribs  and more.

They also provide warm referrals and support for pregnant women and new mothers who are seeking other helpful resources.

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 Franklin County Children and Families Community Resource Board is the administrator for the Putting Kids First: Community Children’s Service Fund and the Franklin County Domestic Violence Fund. The funds are dedicated for services to citizens of Franklin County, Missouri, and will be awarded to local agencies to provide services that address the unmet needs of our community.

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

Free confidential crisis counseling in response to a disaster or critical event.

Call or text to connect with help at no cost.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program addressing nutrition, education and referrals for eligible applicants; nursing, nutrition and public health staff available for assistance. Call for appointment.

Behavioral Health Response (BHR) is a free, confidential, 24 hour crisis hotline for any who is feeling depressed, suicidal, or experiencing any kind of mental health crisis. Clinicians are available, and will always respond.

Intensive day treatment program for patients with mental health and chemical dependency disorders.  Programs available for adults, adolescents, expectant/new mothers, and co-occurring disorders.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.