Housing and Rental Assistance
If you are receiving services from a mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence or veteran's service, check with your case manager about possible funds for rent assistance.
Callaway Villa
211 W Simon Blvd Holts Summit, MO 65043-2613
573-896-8631
Services: Affordable housing community that provides low to moderate income households with reduced rent through LIHTC.
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
2201 West Main, P.O. Box 104626, Jefferson City, MO 65110
(573) 635-7719 Fax: (573) 635-7721
Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO), an entity of the Diocese of Jefferson City, responds to the needs of people in 38 counties regardless of faith, culture, or situation. This includes services for refugees and immigrants, those with food insecurity, mental health needs, health and nutrition education, and disaster preparation and response. Through the Health and Nutrition Services program, CCCNMO partners with the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri to facilitate the Senior Food Box and Buddy Pack programs. To learn more about these and other programs, visit https://cccnmo.diojeffcity.org/.
Cedar Ridge Apartments
4904 Charm Ridge Dr. Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-635-4557
Services: Affordable housing community that provides low to moderate income households with reduced rent through LIHTC.
Chapel Hill Commons
3521 Chapel Hill Road Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-636-3301
205 Rock Beacon Rd, Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-659-0077
Services: Affordable housing community that provides low to moderate income households with reduced rent through LIHTC.
Central Missouri Community Action - Cole County Family Resource Office
1109 South West Blvd. Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-443-8706 ext. 1050
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am -5:00 pm Services: Early Head Start, Head Start, emergency energy services, family support services, employment & training services, computers available for developing resumes, foster grandparent services, Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly section 8 rental assistance), housing developments and home weatherization.
Fresh Start Sober Living in Columbia
Serving all counties
573-219-2170 freshstartcomo@gmail.com
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.
Halo Home
3519 Bennett Lane Jefferson City MO 65101
573-418-9912
suzannewilson@haloworldwide.org
The HALO Home provides housing for up to 24 month to pregnant, parenting, and non-parenting youth ages 16-21 years old who are in homeless or high-risk situations. HALO defines homeless youth as, “minors who are not involved in the foster care system and cannot live with their biological parents due to situations such as: parents being incarcerated, addicts, physically or emotionally abusive, who take no physical or financial responsibility for their children, or parenting teens who are not welcome to in their parents’ home due to financial burdens or religious beliefs”
Healing House and New Beginnings
P.O. Box 1682, Jefferson City, MO 65102
417-559-7068 Heather Gieck, Executive Director Founder
573-645-2501 Housing Line
https://thehealinghouseandnewbeginnings.org/
housing@thehealinghouseandnewbeginnings.org
RECOVERY: A Program of Action: 2 hour class meeting one night per week for 5 weeks, teaching and applying the 12 steps as presented in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH: Bible-based ministry program to develop and enhance spiritual growth.
ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)
Mentoring: Personal Relationships leading to recovery and Recovery leading to salvation.
HOUSING AND LIFE SKILLS
Residents will be provided safe and affordable housing at the Healing House and New Beginnings. Residents will be assisted with searching and securing employment. Residents will attend Life Skills classes based upon their needs. Accommodations will be provided for 22 women residents plus the 3 Senior Women Residents.
Jefferson City Housing Authority
1040 Myrtle Avenue Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-635-6163 ext. 200 Fax: 573-635-9680
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am -4:30pm Services: Section 8 and Public Housing Eligibility: low income, elderly or disabled.
Missouri Attorney General's Office (Landlord Tenant Law)
Supreme Court Building
207 W. High Street, P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3321 Fax: 573-751-0774
https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/publications/landlord-tenantlaw.pdf?sfvrsn=4%20
Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program
https://www.mohousingresources.com/erap
The state of Missouri’s new rental assistance program using funding through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) was passed by Congress in December 2020. On February 11, 2021 Governor Parson signed HB 16 into law, which provides more than $324 million in funding for rental and utility assistance for Missourians. Missouri Housing Development Commission will administer this funding under the State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program.
Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program (ERAP) is a separate program from above using ESG-CV funding authorized through the CARES Act. This program is open to landlords seeking rental arrears for qualified tenants.
New Horizons Community Support Services, Inc.
2013 William Street, Jefferson City, MO 65109
https://www.mo-newhorizons.com
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Mon.-Fri.) New Horizons assists adults with disabling mental illnesses as well as adults with co-occurring substance use disorders. Services: Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program which includes Community Support, Healthcare Home, Medication Services, Crisis Intervention and Resolution, Counseling Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation (day program), and Residential Services. New Horizons is a nonprofit corporation certified by the MO Dept. of Mental Health and accredited by CARF.
Eligibility: Adults residing in Cole County with severe and persistent mental illness.
Funding: Dept. of Mental Health, Medicaid, and Medicare.
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-833-3915.
Intake Procedures: Phone, walk-in, or by referral to get a screening appointment.
New Horizons owns and operates the following Residential Facilities in Cole County:
Melody House Residential Care Facility- an 8-bed facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services located at 3031 South Ten Mile Drive, Jefferson City, MO. Rooms are single-occupancy. Melody House residents are provided with room, board, routine care, twenty-four hour per day staff supervision, and full Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program services.
Richard Walz Apartments- a 9 apartment facility located at 1313 Southwest Blvd., Jefferson City, MO. The residents lease their own apartments and have twenty-four hour per day staff supervision and full Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program services.
Warren Scott Apartments- a 14 apartment facility located at 2021 William Street, Jefferson City, MO. The residents lease their own apartments and have staff supervision on site daily and Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program services, based on need.
The programmatic goals of the Houses facilities include the following: assisting the resident to become more functionally independent, teaching daily living skills, shaping more appropriate behaviors, improving interpersonal relationships, stabilizing psychiatric symptoms and utilizing community resources. When residents have developed the skills necessary to live more independently, New Horizons assists them in moving to a new environment.
Contact New Horizons for more information and eligibility.
Pathways Apartments (Russell B. Holt Apartments)
3415 N. Ten Mile Dr. Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-634-3000
The complex, Russell B. Holt apartments, is an eight-unit, affordable, supportive housing complex for low income people who are homeless, with an emphasis on those affected by disability.
River City Habitat for Humanity
1420 Creek Trail Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-635-8439 Fax 573-635-2106
http://www.rivercityhabitat.org/
Services: River City Habitat for Humanity is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit Christian ministry working in partnership with low income families to improve their living conditions with decent, affordable housing.
Salvation Army
927 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-635-1975
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Daily Services: Provides assistance to low-income individuals and families in crisis. Operates homeless shelter and offers emergency food, clothing, rent and utility assistance, as well as character building programs for youth and adults, counseling and referrals. Also provides seasonal assistance.
St. Raymond's Society
P.O. Box 105554, Jefferson City, MO 65110
(573) 777-1498
Hours: Referring agency representatives may contact St. Raymond’s Society on behalf of a client at 573-777-1498, Monday - Friday between the hours of 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Services: St. Raymond’s Society House is a transitional home for expectant and newly parenting mothers. Provides resources to mothers in need to become self-reliant and prepare them to give their child the security of a stable home. Offers additional support to pregnant and newly parenting woman who do not need housing but face other challenges, including financial assistance and baby supplies when funds allow.
Fee: Free of charge
Eligibility: Clients must be expectant or newly parenting mothers. Mothers and children five years old or younger may be eligible to live at St. Raymond’s Society House with their children. Residents of SRS House must be 18 years old or older.
Intake Procedures: Referral from another agency and application process.
Required Documentation for Services: St. Raymond’s Society application from referring agency, state ID, background check.
Geographic Area Served: Central Missouri
Population Served: Mother – Clients must be 18 or older to live at SRS House, however no age restrictions on clients living outside of SRS House
USDA Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans
USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program provides a path to homeownership for low, very-low, and moderate income families living in rural areas to make affordable homeownership a reality. This program assists moderate, low, and very low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas (any area or town less than 35,000 people) by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability. No down payment is required. Payment assistance is a type of subsidy that reduces the mortgage payment, and the amount of assistance is determined by the adjusted family income.
Weathered Rock Apartments
833 Weathered Rock RD, Jefferson City MO 65101
573-659-7368
Services: 40 unit affordable housing community that provides low to moderate income households with reduced rent through LIHTC.
Welcome Home Inc. (Veterans)
2120 Bus. Loop 70E, Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 443-8001 Resident's phone (573) 449-9041 Fax: (573) 449-5080
Hours: Office: 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. (M-F)- Hours vary depending on the director’s schedule
http://www.welcomehomelessveterans.org/
Services: Food, shelter, case management, Rapid Rehousing, VETS work employment services, transitional housing, crisis intervention and emergency assistance.
Eligibility: Any homeless veteran may apply
Fee: none