
⚡ Utility, Rent & Mortgage Assistance
Aging Ahead
Helps with: Utility bills (last $150 only)
Who qualifies: Adults 60+ in St. Louis, Jefferson, Franklin & St. Charles Counties
Phone: 636‑207‑0847
Address: 14535 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63011
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Helps with: Utilities, rent, mortgage
Who qualifies: Adults 60+, St. Louis City residents
Phone: 314‑918‑2258
CAASTLC – Community Action Agency of St. Louis County
Helps with: Utilities, rent, mortgage, weatherization
Who qualifies: St. Louis County residents (except Wellston)
Phone: 314‑863‑0015
Address: 2709 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
Urban League – St. Louis County Operations
Helps with: Utilities, rent, mortgage, weatherization
Phone: 314‑388‑9840
Urban League – Grandel Square (City)
Helps with: Utilities, rent, mortgage, weatherization
Phone: 314‑615‑3600
LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Helps with: Heating & cooling bills, crisis shutoff prevention
Ameren Missouri Programs
Includes: Keeping Cool/Warm, Dollar More, Agency Assistance
Spire Gas – DollarHelp
Helps with: Emergency gas‑bill assistance
MSD Customer Assistance Program (CAP)
Helps with: Sewer bill assistance
Phone: 1‑866‑281‑5737
Homeowners Hope Hotline
Helps with: Mortgage assistance, foreclosure prevention
Phone: 1‑888‑995‑4673
Doorways / Interfaith Residence
Helps with: Utilities, rent, mortgage
Who qualifies: HIV+ individuals
Phone: 314‑328‑2710
Franciscan Connection
Helps with: Utilities
ZIPs: 63111, 63116, 63118
Phone: 314‑773‑8485
Kirk Care, Inc.
Helps with: Utilities
Who qualifies: Kirkwood R‑7 School District residents
Phone: 314‑965‑0406
Webster‑Rock Hill Ministries
Helps with: Utilities
ZIP: 63119
Phone: 314‑961‑5082
PCAC – People’s Community Action Corporation
North City, Delmar, Downtown/South City offices
Helps with: Utilities
Phone: 314‑862‑6270 / 314‑677‑1462 / 314‑353‑1457
Fr. Bob’s Outreach
Helps with: Utilities, rent
Notes: First 30 people; bring ID + $25 for $75 match
Phone: 314‑385‑1934
Salvation Army (Multiple Corps)
Helps with: Utilities, rent
ZIP‑based eligibility
Phones: 314‑631‑1133 / 314‑376‑5121 / 314‑781‑5434
Crisis Nursery – Family Empowerment Program
Helps with: Utilities
Phone: 314‑533‑6900
Vivent Health
Helps with: Utilities
Who qualifies: HIV+
Phone: 314‑645‑6451
New Life Evangelistic Center
Helps with: Utilities, rent
Phone: 314‑421‑3020
🌾 Substance Use, Addiction & Recovery
St. Louis Region
-
Queen of Peace Center — (314) 367‑5500 — queenofpeacecenter.org
-
Black Alcohol Drug Services — (314) 367‑3440
-
Boca Recovery Center — (314) 201‑2661
-
Epiphany Center for Addiction Recovery — (314) 535‑0410
-
Lincoln Recovery — (618) 462‑2333
-
New Life Evangelistic Center — (314) 421‑3020
-
SAMHSA National Helpline — 1‑800‑662‑HELP — samhsa.gov
Kansas City Region
-
Kansas City Indian Center — (816) 421‑7608 — kcindiancenter.org
-
Morningstar Program (Telehealth) — (816) 421‑7608
🛡️ Domestic, Dating & Sexual Violence Support
St. Louis Region
-
JADASA — 314‑993‑2777 — jadasa.org
-
City of St. Louis Domestic & Family Violence Help — 314‑993‑2777 / 314‑531‑2003
-
The Women’s Safe House — 314‑772‑4535 — twsh.org
-
SLEDSVN — sledsvn.org
-
ALIVE — 314‑993‑7080
-
Emergency Shelter Hotline — 314‑802‑5444
-
Lutheran Family & Children Services — 314‑787‑5100
-
St. Martha’s Hall — 314‑533‑1313
-
St. Vincent Home for Children — 314‑261‑6011 ext. 176
-
Center for Women in Transition — 314‑771‑5207
-
Women’s Place – South City — 314‑645‑4848
-
StrongHearts Native Helpline — 1‑844‑762‑8483 — strongheartshelpline.org
🌱 Food Sovereignty & Indigenous Seed Resources
-
Urban Harvest STL — urbanharveststl.org/food-justice
-
EarthDance Organic Farm School — earthdancefarms.org
-
Native Seeds/SEARCH — (520) 622‑5561 — nativeseeds.org
-
Sonoran Pantry — nativeseeds.org/sonoran-pantry
-
Buffalo Seed Company — thebuffaloseedcompany.com
-
Alliance of Native Seed Keepers — allianceofnativeseedkeepers.com
🧠 Mental Health Directories
-
Inclusive Therapists – Indigenous Providers — inclusivetherapists.com
-
Mental Health Match – Indigenous Therapists — mentalhealthmatch.com
-
One Sky Center — oneskycenter.org
-
Therapy in Color — therapyincolor.com
🏘️ Housing & Houselessness Support
-
Beyond Housing — (314) 533‑0600
-
Better Family Life — (314) 367‑3440
-
CAASTLC — (314) 863‑0015
-
Catholic Charities — (314) 367‑5500
-
SLU Community Development Clinic — (314) 977‑2778
-
EHOC — (314) 534‑5800
-
EnergyCare — (314) 773‑5900
-
Feed My People — (314) 631‑4900
-
Hope Hotline — (888) 995‑4673
-
Housing Authority of St. Louis County — (314) 428‑3200
-
Rebuilding Together — (314) 918‑9918
-
St. Louis County Public Works — (314) 615‑4516
-
St. Louis Housing Authority — (314) 531‑4770
-
TEAM — (314) 831‑0879
-
Urban League — (314) 388‑9840
-
City Hope STL — (314) 904‑4673
-
HomeFirst STL — (314) 669‑4980
-
Homeless Services – St. Louis County — (314) 615‑4453
-
Veteran Homelessness 877-424-3838
-
New Life Evangelistic Center — (314) 421‑3020
♿ Disability & Senior Services
-
Adapt‑Ability — (314) 432‑1101
-
Elder & Disabled Abuse Hotline — 1‑800‑392‑0210
-
Garden Plaza — (314) 831‑0988
-
John Murphy Clinic — (314) 615‑0500
-
Medicare — 1‑800‑633‑4227
-
Mid East Area Agency on Aging (MEAAA) — (314) 739‑5572
-
Midwest Home Medical Equipment — (636) 887‑3705
-
Paraquad — (314) 289‑4200
-
St. Louis Alzheimer’s Association Hotline — 800‑272‑3900
-
St. Louis HELP — (314) 240‑0796
🎖️ Veteran Services
-
Help for Veterans – City of St. Louis — (314) 652‑8062
-
Veterans Community Project — (314) 501‑2810
-
St. Louis County Veterans Resource Directory — stlouiscountymo.gov
-
American Legion – St. Louis — (314) 253‑4460
-
Disabled American Veterans – St. Louis — (314) 253‑4429
-
Missouri Veterans Commission — (314) 421‑8676
-
Veterans Crisis Line — Dial 988, then press 1
-
VA St. Louis Regional Benefit Office — (800) 827‑1000
-
Wounded Warrior Project — (904) 831‑4695
-
Veterans Dental Care Resources — authoritydental.org
⚖️ Legal & Employment Support
-
Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM) — (314) 977‑3993
-
Department of Labor — (314) 877‑3010
-
Goodwill — (314) 839‑8590
🌪️ Disaster Relief & Emergency Resources
-
STL Recovers – City of St. Louis — stlouis-mo.gov/stl-recovers
-
Catholic Charities Storm Relief — catholiccharitiesstl.org
-
American Red Cross – St. Louis — 1‑866‑438‑4636
-
IHN Tornado Recovery Hub — stlouisihn.org
-
United Way 2‑1‑1 — 2‑1‑1 or (800) 427‑4626
-
CAASTLC — (314) 863‑0015
-
Guardian Angel Settlement Association — (314) 773‑9027
-
Heat Up St. Louis — (314) 241‑0001
-
People’s Community Action — (314) 862‑6270
-
Salvation Army — 800‑728‑7825
-
Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance — (314) 539‑6600
-
St. Louis Emergency Management — stlouis-mo.gov/emergency-management
-
St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management — (314) 615‑5000
-
211 Disaster Directory — 211helps.org
⛪ Faith‑Based & Community Organizations
-
NECAC — 1‑800‑748‑7636
-
Passage Church — (314) 330‑5800
-
Sacred Heart — (314) 837‑3757
-
St. Ferdinand Church — (314) 837‑3165
-
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne — (314) 837‑3410
-
United Way — 800‑421‑4636
LGBTQUIA2S+
🚨 Crisis & Support Hotlines
-
Safe Connections • Phone: (314) 531‑2003 • Website: https://safeconnections.org
-
ALIVE • Phone: (314) 993‑2777 • Website: https://alivestl.org
-
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) • Phone: 1‑800‑656‑4673 • Website: https://rainn.org
-
1 in 6 (Male Survivors) • Phone: 1‑800‑656‑4673 • Website: https://1in6.org
-
Suicide Prevention Lifeline / 988 Lifeline • Phone: 1‑800‑273‑8255 • Website: https://988lifeline.org
-
Behavioral Health Response (BHR) • Phone: 314‑819‑8811 • Website: https://bhrstl.com
-
St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH) • Phone: (314) 380‑7774 • Website: https://thesqsh.org
-
The Trevor Project • Phone: (866) 488‑7386 • Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org
-
Crisis Text Line • Phone: Text 741‑741 • Website: https://www.crisistextline.org
-
GLBT National Hotline • Phone: (888) 843‑4564 • Website: https://www.glbthotline.org
-
Youth Talk Line • Phone: (800) 246‑7743 • Website: https://www.glbthotline.org/youth-talkline.html (glbthotline.org in Bing)
-
National Runaway Switchboard • Phone: (800) 786‑2929 • Website: https://www.1800runaway.org
-
Delphi Behavioral Health • Website: https://delphihealthgroup.com
-
TransParent USA • Website: https://transparentusa.org
-
Missouri GSA Network • Website: https://www.mogsanetwork.org
-
Trans Lifeline • Website: https://translifeline.org
-
National Center for Transgender Equality • Website: https://transequality.org
-
Transgender Law Center • Website: https://transgenderlawcenter.org
-
Equality House • Website: https://www.plantingpeace.org/equality-house (plantingpeace.org in Bing)
-
Project ARK (AIDS Resources) • Website: https://projectarkstl.org
-
Sylvia Rivera Law Project • Website: https://srlp.org
-
Planned Parenthood • Website: https://www.plannedparenthood.org
-
GLAAD • Website: https://www.glaad.org
-
Scholarship Opportunities (Pride St. Charles) • Website: https://www.pridestcharles.org/resources
VA & Military Family Resources
VA Maternity Care Services
The VA provides pregnancy‑related care for women veterans as part of its medical benefits package.
Services include:
-
Physical exams & lab tests
-
Genetic testing
-
Lactation support
-
Newborn care (day of birth + 7 days after)
-
Social work & mental health services
-
LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinators
-
Supplies: nursing bras, maternity belts, breast pumps
Contact:
-
Women Veterans Call Center: 855‑829‑6636
-
Online Chat: https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/ (womenshealth.va.gov in Bing)
Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Monthly benefit for eligible survivors of service members who died in the line of duty or from service‑related conditions.
https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/ (va.gov in Bing)
TRICARE
Health insurance for military families. Covers some autism‑related services.
https://tricare.mil/specialneeds (tricare.mil in Bing)
Extended Health Care Option (ECHO)
Financial assistance for services not covered by TRICARE, including assistive devices, job training, and special education. https://tricare.mil/echo
CHAMPVA
Health insurance for children of disabled or deceased veterans who do not qualify for TRICARE.
https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/programs/dependents/champva.asp (va.gov in Bing)
Other Government Programs
Title V Programs
State‑based services for children with special health care needs.
https://mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health-topics/title-v-maternal-and-child-health-services-block-grant-program
Support Resources for Military Families
Programs that help families navigate medical, emotional, and relocation challenges.
-
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
-
Supports families with dependents who have special needs.
-
Air Force EFMP: https://www.afpc.af.mil/EFMP/
-
Army EFMP: https://efmp.army.mil/
-
Marine Corps EFMP: https://www.usmc-mccs.org/services/family/efmp/ (usmc-mccs.org in Bing)
-
Navy EFMP: https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Exceptional-Family-Member/ (navy.mil in Bing)
-
Coast Guard Special Needs Program:
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/Special-Needs-Program/ (dcms.uscg.mil in Bing)
-
-
-
Military OneSource
-
24/7 support for active‑duty families, including special education, child care, and financial planning.
-
Includes a downloadable Special Needs Parent Toolkit. https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
-
-
-
STOMP (Specialized Training of Military Parents)
-
Workshops and webinars on special education, TRICARE, and ECHO services.
-
https://wapave.org/programs/specialized-training-of-military-parents-stomp/ (wapave.org in Bing)
-
-
Center for Parent Information & Resources (CPIR)
-
Special education information tailored for military families.
-
Support Groups for Military Families With Special Needs
-
Operation Autism
-
Resources for military families raising autistic children. https://operationautism.org/
-
-
Military Special Needs Network
-
Peer‑to‑peer support for families navigating special needs.
-
-
Operation We Are Here
-
Directory of support groups for military families. https://www.operationwearehere.com/
-