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Missouri Bootheel Community Resource Guide

Food • Housing • Clothing • Utilities • Education & Job Training

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Dunklin • Stoddard • Pemiscot

• New Madrid • Scott • Mississippi Counties

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2026

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Community Action Agency

  • Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation (DAEOC)
    • 573-379-3851
    • Services: Housing assistance, utilities, food access, job training, case management.

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Food Banks & Pantries

  • Southeast Missouri Food Bank
    • Scott City | (573) 651-0400
  • Sikeston Food Bank
    • Sikeston | (573) 471-1818
  • Stoddard County Gospel Mission
    • Dexter | (573) 624-8979
  • Helping Hand –
    • Kennett | (573) 888-3454

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Homeless Shelters

  • DAEOC Neighbors Resource Center
    • 241 W Kathleen St, Sikeston, MO

(573) 471-6014

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  • House of Refuge (Women & Children)
    • Hotline: (877) 633-3843

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Clothing Closets

  • Helping Hand – Kennett
  • Stoddard County Gospel Mission – Dexter
  • Local church & school-based closets
    • (via DAEOC referral)

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  • Contact DAEOC or dial 211 for nearest location

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Utility Assistance

  • DAEOC – LIHEAP & Energy Crisis Assistance
    • Electric, gas, and water bill assistance

573-379-3851

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  • Missouri Family Support Division
    • Apply through local DSS office or 855-FSD-INFO

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Education & Job Training

  • Three Rivers College
    • Portageville | (573) 379-5609
  • Cape Career and Technology
    • Cape | (573) 334-0826
    • Offers on site GED Classes at various locations.
  • Pemiscot County Career & Tech Center
    • Hayti | (573) 359-0021
  • DAEOC Adult Education Center
    • Portageville | (573) 379-3851
  • Meet the Need, Inc.
    • Charleston | (573) 379-3851

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