Food, rent, utilities, a coat, a bed on a freezing night, a crisis line. Everything below is in Randolph County or serves it. Start with the numbers.
If it is urgent
Emergency — 911
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
Veterans Crisis Line — 988, then press 1
Safe Passage domestic violence crisis line — 660-269-8111, 24 hours
Burrell Behavioral Health crisis line — 1-800-395-2132, 24 hours
Child abuse, neglect and adult abuse hotline — 1-800-392-0210
Missouri 2-1-1 — dial 211, or 1-800-427-4626
Food
FLF Dream Center
1614 US 24 East, Moberly — just past Walmart. Pull up to the two big garage doors in the grey warehouse.
Office 660-263-0488, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Open Wednesdays only — but three times that day: 10 a.m. to noon, 1:30 to 4 p.m., and 5 to 7 p.m. That evening slot means you can go after work.
Closed every fifth Wednesday of the month and on holidays.
Food: once per household per month.
Free clothing and household items: every week, to anyone — and in their words, "no ID or verification needed."
Their description of themselves: "a judgement-free zone."
Donations of clothing and non-perishable food can be left any time in the shed beside the warehouse.
Community Kitchen
411 W. Reed Street, Moberly
Free meals, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays — and the morning after temperatures drop below 20 degrees.
Free, no screening, no questions. It serves between 75 and 165 people a meal, on donations and volunteers from Timberlake Christian Church, Palmers Home Care, Leaf Financial and the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Director is Diane Panjada.
Grocery vouchers
The Randolph County Ministerial Alliance provides food help as a limited-selection voucher redeemable at Bratchers Market, food only. See below.
Christos Center — Moberly Food Bank
A real, United Way-funded food bank in Moberly. We could not verify its address, phone or hours from any source — it has no website. If you need it, call United Way and ask: paula@unitedwayrandolphcounty.org. If you run it, send us your details and we will publish them.
A warning about food pantry websites. The main national pantry locator lists 16 "locations" for Randolph County and every one of them is a supermarket that accepts SNAP — Walmart, Aldi, Dollar General, Walgreens. Not one is a food pantry. Ignore it.
Rent, utilities, prescriptions and gas
Randolph County Ministerial Alliance — PO Box 852, Moberly · 660-998-2807 · rcmamo.org
A partnership of local churches and pastors. In their own words: "We help in Randolph County with rent, utilities, prescriptions, food and gas; paid directly to City of Moberly, Ameren UE, pharmacy or landlord."
Payment goes to the vendor, never to you. That is how it works and it is not a judgement about you — it is how the programme is funded.
Apply through the form on their site. They also run an air conditioner distribution programme with its own application. Funded by community donations and United Way.
For the heating bill specifically, NECAC’s energy assistance runs October to May, with crisis payments up to $800 in winter and $300 in summer. 1903 N. Morley Street, Moberly · 660-263-6595.
A bed on a freezing night
Room at the Inn is an overnight warming centre, open late November to early March and only when temperatures and wind chill hit certain thresholds. Roughly 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The location rotates between churches, and at present only one church in Moberly qualifies under city rules. Contact paula@unitedwayrandolphcounty.org or roomattheinnrc@gmail.com.
They need six to eight volunteers a night. Training is provided by the Salvation Army. Volunteer line: 660-998-5620. Partners include St. Vincent de Paul, Randolph County Caring Communities, MU Extension, the Salvation Army, NECAC and the Ministerial Alliance.
Domestic violence
Safe Passage
Crisis line: 660-269-8111 — 24 hours
Office: 660-269-8999
PO Box 456, Moberly
Emergency residential shelter, personal, medical and legal advocacy, and individual and group counselling for women and children who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Non-residential services are available too — you do not have to move into a shelter to get help.
Something most people do not know: every criminal conviction in Moberly carries a $4 surcharge that goes to Safe Passage. It is written into the city code.
Their website was not loading when we checked. Use the phone numbers. Orders of protection are filed through the Circuit Clerk, 844-277-6555 ext. 400.
Mental health and addiction
Burrell Behavioral Health, Moberly · 660-263-7651 · crisis line 1-800-395-2132, 24/7/365
Preferred Family Healthcare — 630 N. Morley Street, Suite 107, Moberly · 660-263-1113
Senior Behavioral Health at Moberly Regional Medical Center — 1515 Union Avenue · 660-263-8400 · inpatient programming for people 55 and over
Adult and Teen Challenge Primrose Hill — Clark · 573-641-5047 · a 12-month faith-based residential programme for women with addiction. Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with weekend intake for urgent cases.
Children and families
Children’s Division — 1317 E. Highway 24, Suite B, Moberly
Moberly Head Start — 707 Sinnock Avenue · 660-263-7421
Presbyterian Children’s Services — 811 South 5th Street · 660-263-7044
Randolph County Caring Community Partnership — 101 W. Coates Street · 660-263-7173 · a summer food programme, mental health strategies, insurance marketplace help, Focus on Fatherhood and Well Women
Open Arms Pregnancy Resource Center — 339 N. Williams Street · 660-263-1577
Birthright of Moberly — 101 S. 4th Street · 660-263-7560
The health department’s own Healthy Families home visiting programme and its Safe Cribs programme are free — see our health department guide.
Developmental disabilities
Randolph County Developmental Disability Services — 628 N. Morley Street, Moberly · 660-269-8875 · rcdds.org
Funded by a Senate Bill 40 levy Randolph County voters approved in November 2010. Provides targeted case management across Randolph, Chariton and Carroll counties and funds individual needs.
ICAN Missouri Foundation — 105 North Avenue, Moberly · 660-269-8767 · icanmo.org. On-site and off-site services, residential and individual supported living, employment services, a community centre, a children’s programme and transportation.
Randolph County Sheltered Industries and Mid-Mo Productivity & Packaging Services — a United Way funded agency providing employment.
United Way of Randolph County
PO Box 576, Moberly · paula@unitedwayrandolphcounty.org · unitedwayrandolphcounty.org. Executive Director Paula Heath. 2026 campaign goal $145,000, and they say more than 95 percent of a donation goes to local organisations.
The twelve agencies it funds are, in effect, the county’s safety net: Christos Center Moberly Food Bank · Community Childcare Learning Center · Coyote Hill · Faith Bridge Foster Kids Carry-ON · Safe Passage · Randolph County Sheltered Industries and MPPS · Randolph County Ministerial Alliance · Senior Americans Multipurpose Center · Randolph County 4-H · Higbee Senior & Community Center · United Way Coats for Kids · United Way 2-1-1.
Coats for Kids provides winter outerwear to students in Randolph County, Middle Grove, Madison and Salisbury schools. Requests go through the child’s school — United Way states plainly that they do not hand out coats directly. Tell the school.
United Way also runs the county’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program board, distributing federal money for rent, mortgage, utilities, meals, shelter, food and emergency repairs. Non-profit and government agencies can apply through director@unitedwayrandolphcounty.org.
Thrift stores and other help
Salvation Army Thrift Store — 104 N. 4th Street, Moberly. Randolph County is served by the Salvation Army’s service extension for disaster relief, food assistance and emergency aid — 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
MERS Goodwill — 213 N. 4th Street, Moberly · 573-525-1345 — employment services, distinct from the retail store on N. Morley.
Moberly Housing Authority — 205 Farror Street · 660-263-2287 · 248 units.
Home Care of Mid Missouri — 102 W. Reed Street · 660-263-1517.
One correction worth making: searching for Habitat for Humanity in Randolph County turns up habitatrc.org. That is Randolph County, North Carolina. We found no Habitat affiliate in Randolph County, Missouri.
If you want to help
Room at the Inn needs six to eight volunteers a night through the winter — 660-998-5620.
Community Kitchen runs on volunteers, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 411 W. Reed.
The FLF Dream Center takes clothing and non-perishable food any time, in the shed by the warehouse.
United Way’s campaign puts more than 95 cents of every dollar into the twelve agencies above.
Verified against each organisation’s own published information and Missouri state data where available, September 2026. Hours and eligibility change and small organisations change fastest — call first. Something wrong or missing? Tell us and we will fix it the same day.
