Springfield Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Springfield, Missouri that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Missouri page.
Legal aid
| Legal Services of Southern Missouri | Free civil legal assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | lsosm.org |
| Phone | 417-881-0533 |
| Address | 3130 S. Delaware, Springfield, MO 65804 |
Legal Services of Southern Missouri provides free civil legal help to low-income people and people over 60 across 43 counties in southern Missouri, including Greene County. It handles housing, family, consumer, public benefits, elder law, and domestic violence cases.1
Food
| Crosslines Community Outreach | Emergency food pantry |
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| Website | crosslines.org |
| Phone | 417-862-3586 |
| Address | 3055 E. Division Street, Springfield, MO 65802 |
| Hours | Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 1:45 PM; Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; Wednesday evening, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM |
Crosslines runs a client-choice emergency food pantry for Greene County residents. Eligible households can shop up to six times per year, and monthly USDA food and senior food boxes are available in addition to pantry visits.2
| Ozarks Food Harvest | Food bank for southwest Missouri |
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| Website | ozarksfoodharvest.org |
| Phone | 417-865-3411 |
| Address | 2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave., Springfield, MO 65803 |
Ozarks Food Harvest is the Feeding America food bank for southwest Missouri, serving 270 hunger-relief organizations across 28 Ozarks counties. It rescues, processes, and distributes food to more than 270 faith-based and community charities across southwest Missouri.3
Social services
| The Salvation Army, Springfield Corps | Emergency social services |
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| Website | salvationarmyusa.org |
| Phone | 417-862-5509 ext. 108 |
| Address | 1707 West Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802 |
| Hours | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM; Wednesday closed |
The Salvation Army Emergency Social Services program in Springfield offers rental assistance, food pantry access, diapers, hygiene kits, prescription assistance, and clothing vouchers for Greene and Christian County residents. Call ext. 108 to schedule a time.4
| Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) | Community action agency |
|---|---|
| Website | oac.ac |
| Phone | 417-862-4314 |
| Address | 215 S. Barnes Ave., Springfield, MO 65802 |
OACAC is a nonprofit agency working to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in the Ozarks. It runs housing assistance, LIHEAP energy help, Head Start, and emergency assistance through its neighborhood centers. Its housing assistance program covers Greene County outside Springfield city limits and does not pay rent inside the city.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Legal Services of Southern Missouri, Home page and Missouri Legal Services, Offices . ↩
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Ozarks Food Harvest, About . The address and phone appear on the Food Bank’s own site and match the City of Springfield resource directory. ↩
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The Salvation Army, Emergency Social Services . ↩
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Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation, Home page . The address and phone appear in the footer of the agency’s own site pages. ↩
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- Ada Hu