URIDA lists 71 programs for people in Missouri: 53 from government agencies, 18 from nonprofits, foundations, utilities and other private groups. Each one was checked against its official page. Some serve only part of the state, and dates and rules change, so look on the official page before you apply.
URIDA is not a government agency. Each program's operator takes applications and decides eligibility.
Rules and ways to apply show what the official pages name, and there can be others. Words in quotation marks are copied from the official page. FPL means the federal poverty level.
Free and Reduced Price School Meals (Missouri, 2026-27)
Who it is for
Missouri households with children, infants, and students up to and including grade 12. If anyone in the household participates in SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR, the children are eligible for free school meals; other households report income.
Missouri Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for older adults
Run by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
Who it is for
Persons at least 60 years of age who reside in the state of Missouri with income at or below 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (Income Eligibility Guidelines effective February 10, 2026: $23,940 annual for 1 person).
Run by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, WIC and Nutrition Services
Who it is for
Must live in Missouri and meet the income guidelines; pregnant women, breastfeeding women until the infant's first birthday, postpartum women up to six months, infants, and children until their 5th birthday. SNAP, TA and income-qualifying MO HealthNet participants are automatically eligible.
Rent/Mortgage Assistance - Community Action Agency of St. Louis County
Run by Community Action Agency of St. Louis County (CAASTLC), Inc
Who it is for
St. Louis County, Missouri: applicants must be living in St. Louis County; household income may not exceed 30% of the Area Median Income guidelines (e.g., $23,400 annual for 1 person, $33,400 for 4).
Keeping Current (Ameren Missouri payment assistance)
Run by Ameren Missouri
Who it is for
Ameren Missouri customers (not currently available for Illinois customers) with income up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. The web chart lists $2,660 (30 days) for 1 person; the 10/2025 application chart lists $2,608 monthly for 1 - the two charts differ.
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program
Run by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Special Health Care Needs
Who it is for
Missouri residents from birth to age 21 with an eligible special health care need; funded services require family income at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (e.g., $61,050 for a family of 4 in the posted table).
Run by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Who it is for
Missourians ages 13 and older; additional support for pregnant and postpartum women, individuals with behavioral health conditions, American Indians, young adults and adolescents (ages 13-17).
Run by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Who it is for
Missouri women age 21 to 64 (or older if not receiving Medicare Part B), with income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level, uninsured or underinsured. Women with MO HealthNet, Medicare Part B or HMO coverage are not eligible.
Services are available to help the parent the child lives with (custodial parent) and the parent the child does not live with (non-custodial parent). Temporary Assistance or MO HealthNet recipients are automatically referred.
Temporary Assistance (TA)Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division; checked November 11, 2026
Child care and family (5)
Child Care Subsidy Program
Run by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Childhood
Who it is for
Families must have a child birth to age 13 (or a child with special needs or receiving protective services), need child care to work, search for work, participate in job training, or attend school, and be at or below 150% of the federal poverty level.
First Steps (Missouri Early Intervention, birth to age three)
Run by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Childhood
Who it is for
Missouri families of children age birth to three. Eligible children are birth to 36 months with a diagnosed condition associated with developmental disabilities, a condition with a high probability of resulting in delay, or functioning at half the expected developmental level in one or more areas.
Urban League Head Start & Early Head Start (St. Louis, Missouri)
Run by Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. (Urban League Head Start & Early Head Start)
Who it is for
St. Louis, Missouri area: low income children and families; centers listed in St. Louis, MO (2900 Pershall Rd, 2725 Alhambra Ct., 4040 S. Broadway, 7925 Minnesota, 2125 Bissell St.) plus childcare partner sites.
Missouri Job Center - Ozark Region (Springfield and Branson)
Run by City of Springfield (Missouri), Workforce Development
Who it is for
Springfield and Branson, Missouri (Ozark Region): individuals looking for employment, including people new or reentering the workforce, thinking of changing careers, or displaced from their job.
Area
This program may cover only part of Missouri. Look on the official page for the area it serves.
SLATE Missouri Job Center - WIOA training and financial assistance (City of St. Louis)
Run by St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE), City of St. Louis
Who it is for
St. Louis City, Missouri: any St. Louis City resident who is 18 years of age or older and registered for Selective Service (if required); authorized to work in the U.S.; unemployed or with a layoff notice, or employed and meeting low-income eligibility criteria.
Area
This program may cover only part of Missouri. Look on the official page for the area it serves.
Run by Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD)
Who it is for
Missouri graduates of A+ designated high schools who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, sign a written agreement with their high school before graduation, have an unweighted GPA of 2.5 or higher, at least 95% attendance in grades 9-12, and 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring.
Run by Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD)
Who it is for
U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a Missouri resident; undergraduate student enrolled full time at a participating Missouri school; SAI of $12,000 or less; not pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity; FAFSA on file by the deadlines.
Bright Flight Program (Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program)
Run by Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD)
Who it is for
Missouri resident and U.S. citizen or permanent resident; ACT or SAT composite within the top five percent of all Missouri test takers; first-time, full-time student at a participating Missouri school in the academic year right after high school graduation (or GED/HiSet).
Blind and Visually Impaired Financial Assistance (Supplemental Aid to the Blind, Blind Pension)
Run by Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division
Who it is for
Both programs list: age 18 or older, live in Missouri and a US citizen (or qualified non-citizen), meet specific blindness criteria, and not own resources over the limit for your household size. Blind Pension is for those who do not qualify for Supplemental Aid to the Blind or SSI.
MO ABLE (STABLE accounts for Missourians with disabilities)
Who it is for
Any resident of Missouri who developed a qualifying disability before the age of 46; if someone cannot open an account themselves, an Authorized Legal Representative (ALR) can do it for them.
Veterans meeting VA criteria who are citizens of Missouri with physical residency for 180 consecutive days before applying, not on any sex offender registry, without a Class A or B felony history, and with physician documentation of needing 24-hour skilled nursing care.
Legal Aid of Western Missouri - Immigration Law Project
Run by Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Who it is for
Low-income and elderly neighbors in a 40-county area of western Missouri (offices in Kansas City, Joplin, St. Joseph, Warrensburg, Independence). Qualifying may be based on household income and assets and the type of legal problem. Farmworker immigration services cover Missouri and Kansas.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri - free civil legal help (Get Help Now)
Run by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Who it is for
Low-income individuals and the elderly in 21 counties of eastern Missouri. Legal Services cannot handle personal injury, traffic law, bankruptcy or criminal cases, and does not handle family law cases unless directly related to domestic violence or abuse.
Missouri senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals. Income limits: renters/part year owners $27,200 or less (single), $29,200 or less (married filing combined); owned and occupied all year $30,000 or less (single), $34,000 or less (married filing combined).
Missouri filers allowed a federal earned income credit for the same year; filing single, head of household, qualifying widow(er), or married filing combined; with a tax liability after other credits; and investment income below $4,050 (2023), $4,300 (2024), $4,400 (2025).
Metro Transit St. Louis Reduced Fare Programs (Senior Reduced Fare Permit, reduced fare for individuals with disabilities)
Run by Metro Transit
Who it is for
St. Louis, Missouri Metro Transit riders (MetroBus, MetroLink, Metro Call-A-Ride): seniors age 65 and older, qualified individuals with disabilities, and customers with a Medicare ID. Illinois township options are run by Madison County and St. Clair County transit agencies.
Literacy KC - Free Computer Classes for Adults (Digital Literacy), Kansas City, Missouri
Run by Literacy KC
Who it is for
Kansas City, Missouri: open to the public who are 16+; in-person classes at Park 39 (300 E. 39th St.), Clymer (1301 Vine St. KCMO 64106) and Mattie Rhodes (148 N. Topping Ave, Kansas City, MO), plus Zoom.
Missouri Lifeline and Disabled telephone/broadband discount programs (Public Service Commission)
Run by Missouri Public Service Commission
Who it is for
Missouri households. Lifeline: Food Stamps, MO HealthNet, SSI, Veterans/Survivors Pension, Federal Public Housing Assistance, or income at or below 135% of the federal poverty level. Disabled: VA Disability, State Blind Pension, State Aid to Blind Persons, Social Security Disability, etc.
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Women's Business Center - 1:1 business counseling
Who it is for
St. Louis, Missouri area: aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners at all stages (the parent Urban League serves clients in St. Louis and the Metro East). Services are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis; no eligibility limit is stated.
SNAP benefit replacement for food lost in a disaster or household misfortune (Missouri DSS Disaster Recovery Information)
Run by Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD)
Who it is for
Missouri SNAP households (EBT card holders) who lose food due to a power outage caused by weather, ice storm, fire, flood, tornado or other household misfortune outside their control. Disconnection for non-payment of the utility bill is NOT considered a household misfortune/disaster.