COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CENTRAL MISSOURI FOOD BANK
Lucerne Christian Church Annex
Lucerne, MO
Office 660-793-2705
Provides food distributions to community members. Distributions are held on the first Thursday of each month. Pre-registration is held at the Lucerne Christian Church Annex and the distribution takes place at the Lucerne Road Department building.
GREEN HILLS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
117 S. 16th St.
Unionville, MO
Office 660-947-2471
Services
Commodity Food, Emergency Food, Employment & Training, Family Planning-Women's Health Care, Heat Assistance, Housing Development & Rehabilitation, Rental Assistance, Weatherizing, Women's Shelter, Senior Services, Air Conditioners/Fans (seasonal), Emergency Assistance
P.C. CAFE & RESOURCE CENTER
116 S. 17th St.
Unionville, MO
Office 660-947-3643
The Center serves as a transportation contact for OATS, a telephone reassurance center, assists with health screenings and schedules lessons on health management. Assistance in contacting other resources is provided if needed. Residents of the community are encouraged to come to the Center to enjoy the company of friends and neighbors.
Services
Senior Nutrition Site, Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals, Weekly Exercise classes, Free Blood Pressure & Pulse checks, Monday through Friday. Frozen meals are also available for evenings and weekends. Contact for the Senior Service Fund which is funded by a tax and provides financial assistance to recognized organizations to provide services to individuals or groups age 60 and over.
PUTNAM COUNTY FOOD PANTRY
1509 Main St
660-947-3659
The food pantry is operated by the Ministerial Allaince and is open each week on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to provide food supplies for those in need.
PUTNAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
115 S. 16th St.
Unionville, MO
Office 660-947-3192
The library is located on the east side of the Unionville square. In addition to over 27,000 books, the library collection includes audiobooks, videos for all ages, juvenile books and large print books. Also the library has 60 subscriptions that are available to the public and an outstanding collection of genealogy information.
Services
Computer lab with laser jet printer, Internet and resume services, Monthly educational programs, Breastfeeding Center, Story Hour for Children, Summer Reading Program.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI OUTREACH & EXTENSION
Putnam County Courthouse, Room 101
Unionville, MO
Office 660-947-2705
The Extension Office provides a link to resources around the state to help improve the quality of life for the people in Putnam County Specialists are available in our region to cover nutrtion, Agronomy, Entromology, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Livestock and Youth through the 4-H Programs. Please call the office for more information.
CONSUMER SERVICES
Auto Saftey Hotline..........................................................................................800-424-9393
Consumer Fraud Hotline (MO Attorney General)..............................................800-393-8222
Consumer Product Saftey Commission.............................................................800-638-2772
Consumer Services...........................................................................................800-726-7390
Federal Consumer Information Center............................................................800-876-7060
Fraud-Securities Division.................................................................................800-721-7996
Legal Aid of Mid-Missouri.................................................................................800-568-4931
Missouri No Call (remove number from sales list)..............................................866-662-2551
Public Service Commission...............................................................................800-392-4211
EMPLOYMENT
Career Hotline........................................................................................800-392-2949
Employment Security Kirksville.............................................................660-785-2400
Social Security Administration...............................................................800-772-1212