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Christian preschool for children 3-5 years old.

Provides a variety of mental wellness seminars to the public, organizations, corporations, civic/church groups, etc. to help individuals maintain mental wellness while adapting to life changes, transitions or challenging circumstances.

Support Groups: Support groups provided for youth and adults.

Freeman Hospital West, located in Joplin, Missouri, is part of Freeman Health System. A 339-bed teaching hospital, Freeman West offers a Level II Trauma Center providing 24/7 emergency care, 41-bed intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, 9 birthing suites, 25 private postpartum rooms, state-of-the-art operating suites, and radiology services. In addition, Freeman Heart & Vascular Institute is a 3-story wing adjacent to Freeman West, providing all cardiac services in one convenient location.

This health department is a safe haven for persons wishing to legally surrender physical custody of their infant. A parent or other person having lawful custody of an infant may leave the infant (without fear of prosecution) in the hands of staff. A parent will not be prosecuted for leaving their newborn at a safe haven if they follow the laws, assuming the child is under 45 days old and shows no signs of abuse or neglect.

Accepts donations of arts and crafts material, office supplies and equipment, and toner cartridges for recycling.

Offers broad range of information: topics include nutrition, business, personal budgeting, gardening, babysitting, 4-H youth, etc. Speakers available. If they don't have a specialist in their area, they work with other extension offices to find the program.

Trains volunteers to read to preschool children on a weekly basis.

Offers information, investigation, research, supplemental education, recreation, book, periodical and recording loans, references and voter registration.

The Missouri Work Assistance Program (Welfare to Work): Participants are provided with vocational counseling, job readiness training, job placement assistance and supportive services.

Provides nutritious after school meals for children. Meals are sponsored by Operation Food Search.

Utility bill payment assistance to low income families who are in danger of having their utilities shut off, or have a shut off notice.

Provides assistance with internet/web navigation to those with personal computers equipped with Internet connections. Also, provides tech support services and digital navigation.

Provides consulting and placement into employment for individuals and consulting and services to businesses for recruitment, screening, retention, and training of employees. Offers full listing of job seeker services at www.workforcezone.org and full listing of business services at www.workforcezone.com.

The Children's SPOT (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy) helps children develop age-appropriate motor coordination, body awareness, eye/hand coordination, and self-care skills.

The Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, as an essential part of the criminal justice system, is to provide for the professional assessment and release of offenders and their supervision in the community, using appropriate treatment, sanctions, and controls, with the primary consideration being promotion of public safety.

Provides individual therapy for depression, anxiety and behavioral problems.

Provides information and referrals to people on disability-related topics.This agency does not provide utility payment assistance or other financial assistance. The referral service is for disability-related topics only.

Accepts a wide variety of donations that are not in need of repair; donations may be sold to raise money for programs; donation pick-up can be arranged; call for details.

Offers the Philips Medication Dispensing Service, an automatic audio reminder that allows medications to be taken at the pre-programmed times.

The Missouri Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program provides assistance that helps Missouri adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency, and problem-solving.

This office provides applications for Medicaid. If applicable, they also offer the Blind Pension and Supplemental Aid to the Blind.

Responsible for the coordination of emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response and recovery. Serve as the central point of contact for reporting emergency/disaster incidents in Johnson County, Missouri.

Assistance in preparing Circuit Breaker (partial rebate on rent paid during the year) forms.

Service Coordinators provide individuals help in locating resources, making individualized support plans, and monitoring of services individuals receive.