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37th Judicial Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
417-225-2100
Program recruits, trains, assigns, and sup-ports volunteer citizens from the local community to advocate for and make a difference in the lives of abused and neg-
lected children in the 37th Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court System.

A Sporting Chance of the Ozarks
417-256-8737
Provides athletic training, competition and recreational programs for all individuals with any disability.
www.asportingchance.net

Agape House of Mountain View
417-934-5721
Provides shelter for victims of domestic violence, serving men, women and children; providing crisis intervention, case management, outreach, and educational and hotline services.

American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter/Howell County Branch
417-257-0018
Provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and resp
ond to emergencies.
www.redcross-ozarks.org

Boy Scouts—Ozark Trails Council
417-883-1636
Encourages the development of leadership, citizenship, self-reliance and fitness through educational and recreational activities.
www.ozarktrailsbsa.org

Bryant Watershed Project
417-256-1315
Multi-disciplinary programs for school child-ren provide active learning opportunities
both in classrooms and outdoors, with adults
trained to serve as volunteer docents and facilitators.
www.watersheds.org

Christos House
417-256-3408
Provides a safe place for victims of domestic violence to escape abuse and make positive changes in a supportive atmosphere.
www.christoshouse.org

Girl Scouts—Dogwood Trails Council
417-862-0004
800-345-4335
Provides informal education opportunities
for girls 5-17 that build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the
world a better place in southwest and south central Missouri.
www.dogwoodtrails.org

Good Samaritan Clinic
417-934-6500
Provides free healthcare to the uninsured, including consultation, laboratory tests,
office surgery, limited medications, x-ray
and dental.

Habitat for Humanity
417-256-8246
417-934-6838
Builds houses for economically disadvantaged families living in sub-standard housing.
www.habitat.org

Hammond Mill Camp
417-256-2951
Provides a clean and safe camp facility for area youth.
www.hammondmillbiblecamp.com

Lakes Country Resource Center
417-257-1545
Serves the area’s disabled population,
offering employment and training options to assist individuals to obtain meaningful, competitive employment.

Mountain View Family Youth Center
417-934-5437
Provides a fun, clean and safe place for youth and their families to interact, and helps provide tutoring for students that need it.

Ozark Action, Inc. Head Start
417-256-6147
Offers subsidized child care to pre-school children of low-income parents who are working or attending school.
www.oaiwp.org/headstart.htm

Ozarks Family YMCA
417-469-5101
Building values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility while meeting health and social service needs for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages, and
www.ozarksfamilyymca.org

Riverways Adult Daycare of Ozarks Medical Center
417-255-2965
Provides supervision and care during the day to those elderly who can no longer care for themselves independently.

Riverways Hospice of Ozarks Medical Center
417-256-3133
Provides physical, emotional and practical care to terminally ill patients and their families.

Samaritan Outreach Center
417-257-7792
Offers short term emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families, along with assistance in re-entering society in a self-sufficient manner. Also offers preventive services to those in danger of becoming homeless.

Senior Citizens Club of Willow Springs
417-469-3892
Provides activities which enrich the golden years of local senior learning, entertaining, relaxing activities to keep the body and mind functioning, active and agile.

Special Olympics Missouri Southwest Area
417-887-7766
Provides year round sports training and athletic competitions in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons with mental disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities.
www.somo.org

The Media Arts Center
417-256-1813
Develops community involvement via cable television for cultural, educational, health, social services and community projects.

The Salvation Army
417-257-7792
417-256-2556
417-469-2388
Works with transients, local individuals and families to provide emergency assistance (i.e., shelter, utilities, rent, food, clothes, medical assistance.

West Plains Senior Center
417-256-4055
Works with seniors to increase quality of life through healthy diet, educational programs and other services.

Willow Springs Imagination Library
417-469-2114
Provides, free of charge, 12 books each year to children ages birth through five who reside in Willow Springs School District and are enrolled in the program.

Returning Agencies for 2008 Funding

Biker's United - Helmet Program
www.bikersunited.org

Hammond Mill - White Oak Camp