Polk County Resources

Community Resources

Access to Dental Care

Jordan Valley Community Health Center
OCHC Bolivar Miles for Smiles Dental Office

Phone: 417-328-6334
Address: 203 E. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://ozarkschc.com/locations/miles-for-smiles-dental-clinic-bolivar/

OCHC Hermitage Dental

Phone: 417-745-2134
Address: 18753 Spring Street
Hermitage, MO
Website: https://ozarkschc.com/locations/ochc-dental-location-hermitage/

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Access to Healthcare

Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Polk County Health Center

Phone: 417-326-7250
Address: 1317 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://polkcountyhealthcenter.org/

Services: 

WIC - Women (pregnant, recent birth, breastfeeding), infants, and children up to age 5

Family Health

  • Show-Me healthy women/Wise Women
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Family Planning
  • STD/STI/HIV screening, treatment, counseling
  • TB testing
  • Immunizations
  • Blood pressure check
  • Sports Physicals
  • Tobacco Cessation resources and education
  • Fall Prevention Education

Community Health

  • Permit Information
  • Restaurant Inspections
  • Healthy Homes Program
  • Septic and Permit Inspections
  • Water Quality Testing
  • Worksite Wellness
  • Recycling Information

Vital Records and Education

  • Birth/Death Certificates
  • Car Seat Checks

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Access to Health Insurance

Health Insurance Marketplace
Medicaid

Phone: 855-373-9994
Website: https://mydss.mo.gov/
Call for application assistance or questions. Apply online.

Medicare

Website: https://www.ssa.gov/
To sign up or inquire about eligibility: ssa.gov or call (800)772-1213 For questions regarding plans or coverage, Missouri CLAIM provides free, unbiased and confidential Medicare counseling. Call (800)390-3330 or go to missouriclaim.org

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Access to Medication

340B Assistance with CMH Primary Care Providers

Phone: 417-328-6108

GoodRx
Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company
Needy Meds
Rx Outreach
Walmart Pharmacy

Website: https://www.walmart.com/cp/4-prescriptions/1078664
Look for the list of $4 generic medications.

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Child Care

Child Care Assistance
Missouri Licensed Childcare Providers
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Community Support

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri

Phone: 417-268-9998 (main office)
Springfield, MO
Website: https://ccsomo.org
Services:

  • Disaster Services
  • Home Repair Programs
  • Housing Programs
  • SNAP application Assistance
  • Veteran's Program

Community Outreach Ministries

Phone: 417-326-2769
Address: 320 S. Market Avenue
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.bolivarcom.org/

Empower: Abilities

Phone: 800-676-7245
Address: 1450 W. Cambridge St.
Springfield, MO
Website: https://empowerabilities.org/
Assistance and advocacy for all ages with disabilities within the counties listed

Greener Pastures for Polk County
Humansville Senior Center

Phone: 417-754-8303
Address: 102 W. Tilden Street
Humansville, MO
Assists individuals Over age 60 within counties listed.

OACAC - Polk County

Phone: 417-326-6276
Address: 2110 S. Springfield Avenue, Suite B
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://oac.ac/tag/polk-county-missouri/

Polk County Christian Social Ministries

Phone: 417-326-7179
Address: 327 S. Springfield Avenue
Bolivar, MO

Polk County Health Center

Phone: 417-326-7250
Address: 1317 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://polkcountyhealthcenter.org/

Services: 

WIC - Women (pregnant, recent birth, breastfeeding), infants, and children up to age 5

Family Health

  • Show-Me healthy women/Wise Women
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Family Planning
  • STD/STI/HIV screening, treatment, counseling
  • TB testing
  • Immunizations
  • Blood pressure check
  • Sports Physicals
  • Tobacco Cessation resources and education
  • Fall Prevention Education

Community Health

  • Permit Information
  • Restaurant Inspections
  • Healthy Homes Program
  • Septic and Permit Inspections
  • Water Quality Testing
  • Worksite Wellness
  • Recycling Information

Vital Records and Education

  • Birth/Death Certificates
  • Car Seat Checks

Polk County Senior Center

Phone: 417-326-5570
Address: 1850 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Assists individuals Over age 60 within counties listed.

Salvation Army - Springfield

Phone: 417-862-5509
Address: 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/springfieldMO/

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Crisis Lines

Suicide/Crisis Lifeline

Phone: 988/1-800-273-8255
Website: https://988lifeline.org
988 is 24/7 line to call, text, or chat to speak with a counselor. Can also contact the original 1-800 number as shown to speak with someone.

Call 2-1-1

Phone: 211
Website: https://www.211.org/
Call 211 for non-emergent and basic human needs

Department of Health and Senior Services Hotline
Department of Social Services - Children's Hotline
Poison Control Hotline
National Domestic Violence Hotline
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Food Security

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri

Phone: 417-268-9998 (main office)
Springfield, MO
Website: https://ccsomo.org
Services:

  • Disaster Services
  • Home Repair Programs
  • Housing Programs
  • SNAP application Assistance
  • Veteran's Program

Community Outreach Ministries

Phone: 417-326-2769
Address: 320 S. Market Avenue
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.bolivarcom.org/

Medicaid representative for food stamps

Phone: 855-373-4636

Ozarks Food Harvest

Phone: 417-865-3411
Springfield, MO
Website: https://ozarksfoodharvest.org/

Polk County Senior Center

Phone: 417-326-5570
Address: 1850 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Assists individuals Over age 60 within counties listed.

Salvation Army - Springfield

Phone: 417-862-5509
Address: 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/springfieldMO/

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)

Website: https://mydss.mo.gov/food-assistance/apply-for-snap/
You may be eligible for SNAP if you:

  • Live in Missouri
  • Have (or agree to apply for) a Social Security Number for all members of your household
  • Do not make more than the current income limit
  • Do not own more than $2,750 in resources ($4,250 if everyone in your household is over the age of 60 or disabled)
  • Resources do not include your home, vehicle(s), life insurance, burial plots or prepaid burials, personal property that does not bring in an income, savings and pension plans, Indian and Alaskan Native payments, or any resources you do not have access to.

Can apply online. Go to your local Family Support Division office to pick up an application. Call 1-855-373-2966 for questions/assistance.


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Housing/Concerns with Living Situation

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri

Phone: 417-268-9998 (main office)
Springfield, MO
Website: https://ccsomo.org
Services:

  • Disaster Services
  • Home Repair Programs
  • Housing Programs
  • SNAP application Assistance
  • Veteran's Program

O'Reilly Center for Hope

Phone: 417-225-7499
Address: 1518 E. Dale
Springfield, MO
Resources for homeless and low-income families

Community Outreach Ministries

Phone: 417-326-2769
Address: 320 S. Market Avenue
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.bolivarcom.org/

Low Income Housing
OACAC - Polk County

Phone: 417-326-6276
Address: 2110 S. Springfield Avenue, Suite B
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://oac.ac/tag/polk-county-missouri/

Restore 12:12

Phone: 253-278-1841
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.restore1212.org/
For ages 18-25

Salvation Army - Springfield

Phone: 417-862-5509
Address: 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/springfieldMO/

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Mental Health

Alcoholics Anonymous

Phone: 417-823-7125 (24-hour helpline)
Website: https://aaswmo.org/
See website or call helpline for local or online meetings.

Burrell Behavioral Health

Phone: 417-761-5000
Website: https://www.burrellcenter.com/
Crisis line: 800-494-7355

Jordan Valley Community Health Center
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Phone: 988
Website: https://988lifeline.org/

Restore 12:12

Phone: 253-278-1841
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.restore1212.org/
For ages 18-25

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Pregnancy & Parenting Resources

Alpha House Pregnancy Resource Center

Phone: 417-777-2273
Address: 419 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://alphahouseprc.org/
Text: 417-777-CARE (2273)

Community Partnership - First Birthday Program

Phone: 417-888-2020

First Birthday Home Visiting Program

Phone: 417-888-2020
Springfield, MO
Website: https://cpozarks.org
Program of Community Partnership of the Ozarks.

LifeHouse Maternity Home

Phone: 417-720-4213/417-268-9998
Address: 424 E. Monastery Street
Springfield, MO
Website: https://ccsomo.org/ways-we-help/programs-services/maternal-family-programs.html

A program of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri. Eligibility:

  • Pregnant, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
  • Age 18 or older, we can accommodate one addition child under the age of 5
  • Sobriety (drugs and alcohol)
  • Willing to have flu vaccination during flu season
  • Willing to utilize licensed childcare providers
  • Participate in the LifeHouse program

Parents as Teachers - Bolivar

Phone: 417-326-6626

Parents as Teachers - Pleasant Hope

Phone: 417-267-2277

Polk County Health Center

Phone: 417-326-7250
Address: 1317 W. Broadway Street
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://polkcountyhealthcenter.org/

Services: 

WIC - Women (pregnant, recent birth, breastfeeding), infants, and children up to age 5

Family Health

  • Show-Me healthy women/Wise Women
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Family Planning
  • STD/STI/HIV screening, treatment, counseling
  • TB testing
  • Immunizations
  • Blood pressure check
  • Sports Physicals
  • Tobacco Cessation resources and education
  • Fall Prevention Education

Community Health

  • Permit Information
  • Restaurant Inspections
  • Healthy Homes Program
  • Septic and Permit Inspections
  • Water Quality Testing
  • Worksite Wellness
  • Recycling Information

Vital Records and Education

  • Birth/Death Certificates
  • Car Seat Checks

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Transportation

Bolivar Taxi

Phone: 417-326-8294
Address: 1605 E. Broadway St.
Bolivar, MO

Healthy Blue

Phone: 888-597-1193
Medicaid non-emergent medical transportation

Home State Health

Phone: 855-694-4663
Medicaid non-emergent medical transportation

Managed Medicare Transportation Benefit

Contact your Advantage Plan to see if it includes any transportation benefits.

MTM for MoHealth Net

Phone: 866-269-5927
Medicaid non-emergent medical transportation

OATS Transit

Phone: 800-770-6287

Road Runner Cab

Phone: 417-327-6104
Bolivar, MO

United Healthcare

Phone: 866-292-0359
Medicaid non-emergent medical transportation

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Utilities

Community Outreach Ministries

Phone: 417-326-2769
Address: 320 S. Market Avenue
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://www.bolivarcom.org/

OACAC - Polk County

Phone: 417-326-6276
Address: 2110 S. Springfield Avenue, Suite B
Bolivar, MO
Website: https://oac.ac/tag/polk-county-missouri/

Salvation Army - Springfield

Phone: 417-862-5509
Address: 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/springfieldMO/

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Violence in the Home

domesticshelters.org
Hope's Safe Haven (formerly Polk County House of Hope)

Phone: 417-777-3229
Bolivar, MO
Website: http://www.pchouseofhope.org/
24/7 Polk County Hotline: 417-399-6744
24/7 Dallas County Hotline: 417-383-5023

Salvation Army - Springfield

Phone: 417-862-5509
Address: 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/springfieldMO/

National Domestic Violence Hotline
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Other

Burrell Mental Health Crisis Line

Phone: 1-800-494-7355
Website: https://burrellcenter.com
Immediate assistance for mental health/substance abuse crisis

FindHelp.org

Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help by ZIP code.

Four Legs and Fur Animal Society
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