Legal
Affiliated Court Services
303 N. Stadium Blvd, Ste. 200, Columbia, MO 65203
573-499-3784
The Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program is a statewide mandated system of comprehensive, accessible, community-based education and treatment options for individuals arrested in Missouri for alcohol and drug-related driving offenses. SATOP is a 2-Step program requiring a screening interview followed by attendance in one of four programs.
Fee: Screening $375
Offender Education Program (OEP) $200
Adolescent Diversion Education Program (ADEP) $200
Weekend Intervention Program (WIP) $250 - $474.46 (based on income)
Clinical Intervention Program (CIP) $250 - $1000 +1500* (Varies)based on income
Serious and Repeat Offender Program (SROP) $250 - varies (based on income)
Boone County Adult Court Services
705 East Walnut St, Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4180 Fax 573-886-4186
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Intake hours: 9:00 - 3:00 Monday through Friday
http://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13/courtoffices/acs.htm
Services: Supervise court ordered community service; conduct bond investigations and report to the judges; supervise electronic monitoring for sentencing and bond purposes.
Eligibility: Boone County residents referred by the court
Fees: Depends on the program
Boone County Alternative Sentencing
607 E. Ash St, Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4082 Fax 573-886-4247
Hours: 8 AM - 5 PM Monday through Friday
http://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13/courtoffices/aschome.htm
Services: Works with clients to deal with the problems underlying their contract with the criminal justice system, to prevent recidivism and in some instances avoid a record of conviction.
Eligibility: Must be a Boone county resident charged with an offense that occurred in Boone County; call for further details, as each program has specific eligibility requirement.
Fees: Varies
Boone County Circuit Clerk's Office (Filing Ex-Partes)
705 E. Walnut St, Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4000
https://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13/courtoffices/bneclerkhome.htm
Boone County Jail Ministry through Love Columbia
1209 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201
573-256-7662
https://lovecolumbiamo.org/collaborations
Eligibility: Serves persons incarcerated in Boone County Jail
Fees: Free
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
2121 County Dr, Columbia, MO 65202
573-875-1111 Fax 573-874-8953
Hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a years
https://www.boonecountymo.org/sheriff/
Services: Law Enforcement; Boone County Jail
Eligibility: None
Fees: Set by statutes of the state of Missouri
Boone County Tenant's Rights and Responsibilities:
Legal Aid Self Help for Tenant Defense
City of Columbia Landlord and Tenant Resources
Citizen Rental Complaint Form-City of Columbia
Boone County Zoning/Tenant/Landlord Complaints
Boone County Online Zoning Complaint Form
State of Missouri Attorney General's Office website
Boone County Victim Response Team
705 E. Walnut St, Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4100 Fax 573-886-4148
Hours: 8 am-5 pm Monday through Friday
https://www.showmeboone.com/pa/victim-services/
Services: Crime victim advocacy; informs victims of their rights; emotional support; information and referral; victim compensation information; restitution assistance; police and court information; notification of case status; escort to court proceeding
Eligibility: Victim of crime
Fees: Free
City of Columbia Human Rights Commission
701 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Columbia, MO 65201
573-817-5024 Fax 573-442-8828
Hours: 8 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 5 PM Monday through Friday
https://www.como.gov/boards/commission-on-human-rights/
Formulates and carries out educational programs designed to minimize or eliminate discriminatory practices, receives and investigates complaints alleging any discriminatory practices, provides mediation services to resolve incidences of alleged discriminatory practices, endeavors to eliminate discriminatory practices, and advises the City Council on human rights issues. Minimum qualifications for the seven member commission include a strong commitment to human rights and a belief in the principles of equal opportunity. Length of terms is three years, with openings occurring in March.
Eligibility: None
Fees: None
City of Columbia Police Department
600 E. Walnut St, Columbia, MO 65201
In an emergency, call 911
Non-Emergency: 573-874-7652 or 573-442-6131 Fax 573-874-3142
Open 24 hours daily
Services: Crime investigation and prevention; improve public safety by enforcing the law, solving problems and encouraging citizen responsibility for community safety and quality of life; personal safety presentations; office security awareness; drug education; police cadets; police department tours; McGruff the crime dog; residential security inspections; D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education); Neighborhood Watch; Crime Blockers; CPD Youth Academy for middle and junior high youth; security for seniors; commercial security inspections; Crime free Multi Housing Program; CPD summer camp for youth; citizens academy.
Eligibility: No restrictions, certain programs have specific criteria
Fees: Free
Community Bail Fund - Race Matters, Friends
2101 W Broadway, Ste 103, PMB 300, Columbia MO 65203
573-723-1682
racemattersfriendscomo@gmail.com
https://racemattersfriends.com/community-bail-fund/
The RMF Community Bail Fund collaborates with trusted partners to create a fund that will: 1) release defendants who cannot afford bail, providing them with support, information and referrals that can assist them until trial, and 2) advocate for shrinking and eventually eliminating the cash bail system.
The RMF Community Bail Fund will pay bail in full. After trial, bail will be returned to the Bail Fund. For people who are unemployed or living on the edge, any amount of bail causes unjust hardship for people held in jail before trial because they cannot afford to pay. Accused have not been convicted of crime, but they are being punished by being held in jail until trial. Accused are prevented from working, going to school, taking care of families. Accused who can pay, or whose families can pay, spend little time in jail and are free to live their lives in the community until trial. The bail fund covers those charged with non-violent offenses and a limit of $2000 max.
DeafLEAD
2505 W. Ash, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: Voice/TTY 573-445-5005 Videophone: 573-303-5604
Missouri Crisis/Text Line: 573-445-5035 or 888-761-4357 or text HAND to 839863
Deaf Crisis Line: 321-800-3323 or text HAND to 839863
FAX: 573-445-5088
Hours: 9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday, Crisis Line 24 hours
Services: Provide education, advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling, and other direct services for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and late-deafened individuals and families; Missouri Crisis Hotline/Text Line; Deaf Crisis Videophone Hotline, sign language classes for all ages; deaf culture training to agencies; Teen Institute (camp for deaf and hard of hearing youth) teaches alcohol and drug abuse prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, and other issues facing youth; free counseling for hearing and deaf individuals and their families who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest and child abuse, free 24-hour crisis interpreting for Deaf victims of crime.
Fee: Sign language classes – call for current fee
Eligibility: Services provided as needed
Family Court Services - Juvenile Division
705 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201
573-886-4200 Juvenile Justice Center 573-886-4450 Fax: 573-886-4030
https://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13/courtoffices/juvdivhome.htm
Intake services regarding abuse/neglect, status offenses and law violations; supervision services for delinquent youth either informally or by order of the court; detention/evaluation services at the Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center as ordered by the court.
Fresh Start Sober Living in Columbia
1101 Grand Ave, Columbia, MO 65203
Serving all counties
573-489-4640 call between 10am-2pm Monday-Friday, if no answer call 573-219-2170
https://www.facebook.com/FreshStartCoMo/
Sober living is a type of group housing. All tenants are involved in substance abuse recovery programs. Tenants are provided an alcohol, drug, and violence-free environment to aid in their path to restoration. All properties are located on bus routes and with-in walking/biking distance from downtown district, treatment centers, business districts, 12-step meetings, employment placement agencies, and social service centers.
Bedrooms include bed, dresser, WiFi, TV with cable, desk and chair, nightstand, bed linens, bath towels and a box fan. Fresh start can also accommodate Home Plans for those being released by the Dept. of Corrections.
In2Action
1403 Lakewood Dr, Suite C, Columbia, MO 65202
573-818-4432 Fax: 573-397-6942
daver@in2action.org
In2Action is a Missouri Department of Mental Health certified outpatient treatment program. We offer recovery support services in a transitional housing setting for those who are justice-involved. We are also faith-based which affords residents the opportunity to develop their relationship with God.
Transitional Housing - in2Action residents are provided not just a house but a home. Safe, affordable, and drug-free housing is considered an important predictor for success among the released offender population. In addition, in2Action provides a living environment that more closely resembles a home than a house or transitional housing program. Residents share a bedroom with one other person, cook and clean for themselves, and have access to phone, cable, and internet.
Mid-Missouri Legal Services
117 N Garth Ave, Columbia, MO 65203
573-442-0116 Fax: 573-875-0173
Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Intake hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
https://www.mmls.org/
Services: Legal services to income qualified persons: consumer problems, divorce involving abuse or custody, other divorces, bankruptcies, utility problems, Medicaid, MC+, TANF, food stamps, landlord/tenant problems, juvenile court proceedings, public housing and Section 8, employment and unemployment compensation, education, SSI, elderly issues including powers of attorney and nursing home discharge.
Fee: Free
Eligibility: Income qualified, must reside in service area, civil cases only
Missouri Human Rights Commission
421 E. Dunklin, PO Box 1129, Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3325 Complaint Hotline: 877-781-4236
https://labor.mo.gov/mohumanrights
Intake: MCHRIntake@labor.mo.gov
New Filings: MCHR@labor.mo.gov
The mission of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights is to develop, recommend, and implement ways to prevent and eliminate discrimination and to provide fair and timely resolutions of discrimination claims through enforcement of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The Commission investigates complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, and places of public accommodations based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age (in employment only), and familial status (in housing only).
Services: Housing Discrimination Assistance, Employment Discrimination Assistance
To file a complaint, please make an appointment by contacting Melvin Jenkins @ 573-522-1026 or melvin.jenkins@labor.mo.gov
Missouri State Division of Probation and Parole - District 6
1903 N. Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203
573-441-5862 FAX 573-884-7076
https://doc.mo.gov/divisions/probation-parole
Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (M-F), till 6:30 p.m. (Th)
Services: Supervision of felony and misdemeanor offenders referred by circuit courts, state parole board and other states
Fee: $30 monthly Intervention Fee
Eligibility: Adult offender referred by court or parole board (at least 17 years of age)
Intake Procedures: Referrals only from circuit courts or state parole board
Required Documentation for Services: Board or Court’s order
Geographic Area Served: Boone County
Missouri State Public Defender - District 13
601 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201
573-447-8087 Fax: 573-447-8097
https://publicdefender.mo.gov/
The Missouri State Public Defender System (MSPD) provides legal representation to all indigent citizens accused of or convicted of crimes in Missouri at the levels of the State Trial Court, Appellate Court, Missouri Supreme Court, and United States Supreme Court.
Phoenix Programs, Inc. - SATOP
90 E. Leslie Lane, Columbia, MO 65202
573-875-8880
https://phoenixprogramsinc.org/
https://phoenixprogramsinc.org/programs/satop/
Reality House, Inc.
2401 W Ash St, Columbia, MO 65203
573-449-8117
The variety of programming offered at Reality House Programs is designed to provide a continuum of counseling, substance abuse treatment, and correctional services in a community setting. We are a unique agency offering residential and outpatient treatment, educational services, housing, detention, and diversion services to adult men and women. Our participants generally have employment, accountability, and/or substance abuse treatment concerns. Participants are taught to take responsibility for their life choices.
Re-Entry Opportunity Center - The ROC
2108 Paris Rd, Columbia, MO 65202
573-607-9372
Hours: 9 AM - 4 PM Monday through Friday
The ROC is a one-stop-shop for people recently released from jail or prison, and those under supervision in the criminal justice system. The ROC is modeled in part after Recovery Community Centers we see elsewhere in the state. When fully operational the ROC will have video games, a basketball net, couches, coffee snacks, and a TV. It will be a safe place that people wanting to do the right thing can hang out with others wanting to do the right thing.
The ROC will additionally provide meaningful and tangible resources and supports that can address the immediate basic and criminogenic needs of those we serve. Governmental and non-governmental agencies will truly collaborate and partner in an ongoing process of both identifying and meeting these needs. The ROC will serve as a central location where the people we serve can receive everything for STD testing, to bus passes, to job readiness training. All the services in Columbia that can reduce the likelihood people will reoffend and return to prison can now be found in one place.
Please note, The ROC will be staffed mostly, if not exclusively by Certified Peer Specialists. These are people with “lived experience”, those who have been there and done that, and who have completed a Department of Mental Health training to learn how to use their experience to help others. People receiving services at The ROC will be greeted by someone who has walked a mile in their shoes.
Social Security Administration
3402 Buttonwood Dr, Suite 101, Columbia, Mo 65201
866-563-9108 TTY 800-325-0778 Fax 833-950-2332
Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (M-F)
Online Services: https://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices/
Online: You can apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits online, check the status of an application or appeal, request a replacement Social Security card (in most areas), print a benefit verification letter, and more – from anywhere and from any of your devices!
Fee: Free of charge
Eligibility: For Social Security benefits: meet guidelines for age, death, and/or disability; for Supplemental Security Income: meet age, disability, and financial need guidelines
ThinkFirst! Missouri (Traffic Offenders program)
Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital, Room 1247
315 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO 65203
573-882-2372
https://medicine.missouri.edu/offices-programs/thinkfirst/programs
https://www.facebook.com/think1st/
umthinkfirst@health.missouri.edu
The ThinkFirst Traffic Offenders Program (TOP) is a experiential program designed specifically to educate high-risk drivers about the consequences of motor vehicle trauma. During the program, court-ordered traffic offenders follow the same path they would have taken had they been seriously injured in a crash. By providing a graphic and realistic view of life as a crash survivor, traffic offenders realize the full impact of their unsafe driving behavior.
True North of Columbia
P.O. Box 1367, Columbia, MO 65205
Office 573-875-0503 Shelter 573-875-1369 Hotline 573-875-1370
Fax 573-875-0518 Open 24 hours daily
https://truenorthofcolumbia.org/
True North serves those who are fleeing or would like to flee abusive domestic or sexual violence situations. Victims of domestic violence include those who are being abused either, physically, verbally, emotionally and/or psychologically by an intimate partner. Sexual violence victims include those who have been a victim of rape, sexual assault/harassment, human trafficking or stalking. We have a 24/7 hotline that you can call and an emergency shelter. We also provide orders of protection, case management, crisis intervention, counseling, support groups, domestic violence/sexual assault education, court and hospital advocacy, children’s services and outreach to any victim regardless of whether they are residing in our shelter or not.
Fee: All services of FREE and confidential for victims and their minor children
Eligibility: Must be experiencing domestic or sexual violence and wanting a safe way out of or a safer way to stay in the relationship.
US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
200 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20210
866-4-US-WAGE 866-487-9243
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
Employment Discrimination Assistance, Labor Standards and Practices
US Government Department of Housing and Urban Development
St. Louis Field Office
1222 Spruce St, Ste. 3.203, St. Louis, MO 63103
314-418-5400 Fax 314-539-6384
Administrative Entities, Housing Discrimination Assistance
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - St. Louis Office
1222 Spruce Street, Room 8.100, Saint Louis, MO 63103
314-798-1960 800-669-4000 TTY 800-669-6820
https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/stlouis/location
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Veterans Clinic - MU School of Law
573-882-7630
https://law.missouri.edu/veterans-clinic/
Students at the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic help veterans and their families secure disability benefits. Student work is done at the Regional Office and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals levels, as well as before the Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims. Students are supervised by an experienced attorney at each step and have the opportunity to work in a law firm atmosphere within the law school serving real client needs.
Under this program, the Clinic is partnering with the University of Missouri Extension to have students and supervising attorneys visit extension offices throughout the State to educate veterans about available resources, as well as to assist them with disability claims and appeals and discharge upgrades. Clinic personnel will also train attorneys on veterans’ law to increase the number of attorneys qualified to help veterans in Missouri’s rural areas.
Voluntary Action Center (ID's and Birth Certificates)
403A Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO 65202
573-874-2273 Fax 573-874-9172
8:30a.m. – 4:30p.m. (M-F) Office closed between noon and 1pm.
Services: Family Assistance and Emergency Services: medication, gasoline, work clothing, CATS tickets, IDs and birth certificates, Youth Enrichment Fund scholarships, food, hygiene items, diapers, car repair, etc.; Seasonal programs: Christmas adopt-a-family, Lunch in the park, Summer fans, Homes for Computers, Warm-Up Columbia, school supplies, Christmas in July; community information and referral; Volunteer information, promotion, recruitment, training,
fairs and recognition; Community Services Directory; Helping Hand Catalog of volunteer opportunities
Fee: Services and Helping Hand Catalog free of charge, fee for Community Services Directory
Eligibility: No restriction for volunteer program, Family Assistance and Emergency Services determined on an individual case basis