Local Programs
This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Please note: WomensLaw does not have a relationship with or promote the organizations listed on these pages. Because we include thousands of resources, we cannot review them regularly or vouch for the information or services they provide. We share these resources to help all victims and survivors of abuse find essential direct services and support their needs and safety concerns.
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Perry
The Cottage
P.O. Box 231Perryville, MO 63775
Phone: (573) 547-2480
Provides services for women, men, and children impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include shelter, counseling, court advocacy, support groups, and more. The Cottage does not have a website (as of December 2025) but they do have a Facebook page with more information: https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Cottage-Domestic-Violence-Shelter-61571411697327/.
Pettis
CASA
P.O. Box 1371Sedalia, MO 65302
Hotline: (800) 894-1151 or (660) 827-5555 (24 hours)
URL: https://www.casa-sedalia.org/
Email: info@casa-sedalia.org
Provides services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, shelter, counseling, housing program, court advocacy, parenting classes, and more. All services are provided in English and Spanish; interpreter services are provided for other languages.
Phelps
Russell House - Phelps County Outreach Office
305 W. 3rd Street, Suite 6Rolla, MO 65401
Hotline: (800) 998-8340 (24 hours)
Phone: (573) 578-8653
URL: https://russellhousemo.org/
Email: info@russellhousemo.org
Provides services for victims of domestic and sexual violence, including a 24-hour hotline, shelter, hospital advocacy, counseling, legal advocacy, and safety planning.
Platte
Synergy Services
P.O. Box 14286Parkville, MO 64152
Hotline: (816) 321-7050 (domestic violence shelter, 24-hours)
Phone: (816) 741-8700 (youth shelter, 24 hours)
Phone 2: (816) 321-7040 (children’s advocacy center)
URL: https://www.synergyservices.org/
Synergy Services provides shelter services for children, youth, individuals, and families. The domestic violence shelter serves individuals and families and offers shelter, mental health services, group therapy, legal and hospital advocacy, life skills, and more. The youth emergency shelter serves youth ages 12-17 experiencing abuse, neglect, running away from home, abandonment, and homelessness. The children’s center offers a 16-week program focused on parent-child relationships after residing in a home where there was family violence.
Polk
Hope’s Safe Haven
1913 West Broadway, Suite CBolivar, MO 65613
Hotline: (417) 399-6744 (Polk County hotline, 24 hours)
Phone: (417) 383-5023 (Dallas County hotline, 24 hours)
Phone 2: (417) 777-3229
Fax: (417) 326-2021
URL: https://hopessafehaven.org/
Provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children in Polk and Dallas counties. Service include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, legal advocacy, counseling, support groups, referrals, and more. For those who need support but not shelter, the outreach advocates serve eight counties: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Polk, and St. Claire.
Pulaski
Genesis: A Place of New Beginnings
Good Samaritan of the Ozarks1811 Historic Route 66 West
Waynesville, MO 65583
Hotline: (573) 774-2628 (24 hours)
Phone: (573) 433-4631 (24-hour text line)
Phone 2: (573) 774-4040
URL: https://goodsam-genesis.org/our-services/
Provides services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Services include: a 24-hour hotline and text line, safe shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, support groups, therapy, and more. Genesis also has rural advocates who can meet clients at confidential locations in Crocker, Dixon, and Richland.
U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program
Bldg. 486 Replacement Ave.Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473
Phone: (573) 596-0212
URL: https://leonardwood.armymwr.com/programs/acs/family-advocacy
Helps army families with situations of domestic abuse, child abuse, and neglect. The program focuses on prevention, education, prompt reporting, investigation, intervention, and treatment.




