AARP Tax-Aide Program
2306 Ridgefield Rd., Columbia, MO 65201
573-445-6914
Hours: Vary, call for information, operates only February 1 to April 15
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/
Services: Tax preparation, assistance, and counseling; in home service for home-bound persons
Eligibility: Low or middle income persons
Fees: Free of charge
Central Missouri Community Action
660-882-5601 - Cooper-Howard Family Resource Center
https://cmca.us/get-help/financial-opportunity-center/
Referral link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwUiEMM4-tQPtPx-7XlXmOUPapPrhlVeWFUlY2X64Lkw6HhQ/viewform
The Financial Opportunity Center model pairs individuals with long-term coaching services to create a plan toward financial freedom. Our financial coaches can equip you with the tools, motivation, and knowhow to make sound financial decisions that:
Increase earnings
Build credit
Reduce expenses
Boost assets
Financially Fit with FOC (financial tips podcast): https://financiallyfitwiththefoc.buzzsprout.com/
Cooper County Child Support Division
422 E. Spring St., Boonville, MO 65233
660-882-2700 Fax: 660-882-7599
http://www.coopercountymo.gov/
Assistance with establishing child support.
Cooper County Children’s Division | Family Support Division
512 Jackson Rd.
Boonville, Mo 65233
660-882-5311, 855-373-4636 Automated line: 800-392-1261
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00 ; closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
http://dss.mo.gov/cd/office/cooper.htm
Services: Childcare subsidies for low income families. Also provides in-home services for families in crisis, as well as providing care in alternative placements and conducting investigations on child abuse/neglect hotlines.
Eligibility: Family residing in Cooper County.
Giving Kitchen
https://givingkitchen.org/how-we-help/
Giving Kitchen is a safety net for food service workers. Click HERE for more information about who and how they help (there is no brand association with this org). In addition to financial assistance, they offer resource information related to health and wellness through their "Stability Network".
KBP Cares
https://kbpcares.com/
KBP owns Sonic, Taco Bell, KFC, and Arby's. Circumstances may include an employee who is faced with a natural disaster, fire, robbery, domestic violence, serious illness or injury, or a death. The family might qualify for assistance with their rent, mortgage, or housing expenses. This could include a serious illness of an employee's family member, domestic partner, or others in their care. More info about the qualifying events and application instructions can be found here.
Missouri SHIP
800-390-3330
The helpline is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Missouri SHIP (MO SHIP) is certified by the federal and state government to provide free, unbiased, and confidential (private) Medicare services. We are not an insurance company. We are a nonprofit agency, and we do not sell anything or charge for our services.
MO SHIP has volunteer counselors and Community Partners throughout Missouri who provide local Medicare counseling in their communities. Volunteers receive extensive training to become certified Medicare counselors and regularly receive updates and training.
MU V.I.T.A. (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
MU Office for Financial Success, Stanley Hall Room 162 - MU Campus - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 4:30-8:00 p.m., Saturdays 10:00-1:30 p.m.
Cornell Hall Room 5 - Mondays 4:30-8:00 p.m.
MU School of Law, Hulston Hall - Mondays 4:15-7:45 p.m.
Family Impact Center 105 East Ash, Columbia, MO - Mon. & Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m - January to April 15th
http://www.mufamilyimpact.org/programs/financial-literacy/
Walk-ins only, please. Service provided first come, first served until the site reaches maximum capacity. This service is provided for students and families with incomes less than $60,000.
Predatory Loan Relief | Catholic Charities of Central & NE MO
1015 Edmonds St., Jefferson City, MO
M W TR 8-4:30; financial counseling by appt
Eligibility and program requirements include:
The total amount of payday or title loan(s) must not exceed $2,700
Clients must have stable, traceable income
Client budgets must reflect the ability to make monthly loan payments
Clients agree to case management and financial coaching for the duration of the loan
Completion of financial education courses is mandatory