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The Community Council of St. Charles County has provided the following list of resources and supports.
United Way Referral line – 1-800-427-4626
Children’s Services
Department of Family Services/Children’s Division: 636-940-3170
Child Day Care Association: 636-896-9031
Headstart: 636-332-0265
Youth In Need: 636-946-5600
Child Support Enforcement: 636-922-8299
GED: 636-922-8000
Family Support Services: 636-949-2546
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: 636-940-3300
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT): 636-928-5929
Clothing
Calvary Temple Community Closet has clothing for infants through adults at $5 a bag or free to those who have a referral form. Parents can obtain clothing every thirty days, for each child. To obtain a referral form, please call 636-926-2646 and ask for Sara Valle, or 636-851-4076 and ask for Deanna Kruse.
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Resource Board: 636-939-3351
Life Skills Foundation: 636-947-2357
St. Charles Community College - Disabilities Support Services: 636-922-8247
Adapt Ability - 6314-432-1101
TouchPoint Autism Services (Formally Judevine Center): 314-432-6200
Center for Autism Education: 636-978-7785
Epilepsy Foundation - St. Louis Region: 314-962-3900
Missouri Council of the Blind: 314-832-7172/ toll free: 800-342-5632
Center for Head Injury: 314-983-9230
Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments: 314-776-1300
Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis - St. Charles Office: 636-477-7704
Show Me Aquatics & Fitness Center: 636-906-0999
Disaster
American Red Cross: 636-397-1074
Domestic Violence
The Women’s Center: 636-946-6854
Lydia’s House: 314-771-4411
ALIVE: 314-993-2777
Employment
Missouri Career Center: 636-278-1360
Connections to Success: 636-940-8027
MERS/Goodwill: 636-946-7559
Boone Center: 636-978-4300
Temp Services located in the yellow pages
Food Assistance
Mobile Market
Hunger Hotline: 314-726-5355
Missouri Dept. of Social Services: Food Stamps: 1-800-392-1261
WIC: 636-949-7402
Food Resource Guide: available on Community Council website
GED
St. Charles Community College: 636-922-8000
Health Care
Crider Center: 636-332-8000
Volunteers in Medicine: 636-724-4848
Department of Family Services/Children’s Division: 636-940-3170
WIC: 636-949-7402
County Health Nurse: 636-949-7400
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Rehabilitation Center: 314-872-6400
Home Owner Assistance
NECAC: 1-800-735-2466 / 636-272-3477
Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service: 636-441-1302
Catholic Charities: 636-498-2273
Foreclosure Prevention: 1-888-995-HOPE (4673)
Community Council: Dial 211
Homeless
Contact Coordinated Entry: Dial 211 (see instructions as top of page)
Legal
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.: 314-534-4200
Mental Health
Crider Center: 636-332-6000 / Behavioral Health Response (BHR) Crisis Hotline: 1-800-811-4760
Center Pointe: 636-441-7300 / 1-800-345-5407
NAMI: 314-966-4670
Alternatives to Behavioral Care: 636-328-7427
Catholic Family Services: 636-498-2273
Lutheran Family Services: 636-949-5522
Department of Mental Health St. Louis regional Center - St. Charles Office: 636-926-1200
Rental Assistance
Contact Coordinated Entry: Dial 211 (see instructions as top of page)
Senior Services
Missouri Department of Social Services: 636-940-3170
MEAAA: 636-207-0847 / 1-800-243-6060
Social Security Office: 1-800-7221213
Alzheimer’s Association: 1-800-980-9080
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services: 314-961-8000
Substance Abuse
Bridgeway Counseling: 636-757-2300
Preferred Family Health Care: 636-946-6376 (Adolescents)
Center Pointe Hospital: 636-441-7300 / 1-800-345-5407
Crossroads: 636-327-1003
Utility Assistance
Contact Coordinated Entry: Dial 211 (see instructions as top of page)
Additional Information
Adult Literacy
St. Charles Community College (SCC) coordinates a four-county program (St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, and Pike) to teach basic reading, math, and writing skills, to prepare people to take the GED Tests and to assist non-native speakers in gaining English proficiency. Free day and evening classes are available. SCC's website holds more details about their Literacy Education program.
Educating Homeless Children
The McKinney-Vento Act, part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, guarantees homeless children and youth an education equal to what they would receive if not homeless.
National Mortgage Hotline
1-888-995-HOPE (4673) – assistance/information is available for families in danger of losing their homes.
Safe Place
All QuikTrip gas stations are SAFE PLACES – all a child needs to do is go into a QuikTrip and tell one of the staff that they need a safe haven; they are trained to immediately call YIN (Youth In Need); YIN will send someone to pick them up and transport them to their emergency shelter. Also, all YMCAs and police stations are SAFE PLACES.
Subsidized Housing
Southern Side Apartments (at Hwy 40 and Hwy K): 636-300-0070
Supportive Housing Vouchers
Available through NECAC (1-800-735-2466 or 636-272-3477). These are for individuals who are homeless/disabled. The individuals must have a medical disability or be on SSI.