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Mississippi County Caring Communities collaborates with various organizations, businesses, and individual to best allocate resources and provide programs and assistance to residents of the county. 


MERS Goodwill
603 Garfield – East Prairie, MO.  63845
Phone:   (573) 649-7551
Fax:       (573) 683-7591

Assist with employment, job searches, resumes, training programs, and education.

Vicki Rose–

MWA Case Manager

Email: vrose@mersgoodwill.org

Spencer Whitehead

Youth Case Manager

Email:  swhitehead@mersgoodwill.org


Provide food assistance, Head Start, presentations, educational classes, and also assist with utilities and rent/mortgage.

County Director
115 N. Lincoln—East Prairie, MO.  63845
(573) 649-2441


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Works with low-income senior citizens ages 55 and older to find employment.

Mr. Bob Mott - Field Operations Coordinator
600 E. Washington—Hayti, MO.  63851
Phone:  (573) 359-2548
Email:  bob_mott@experienceworks.org


Family Support Division

(formerly Division of Family Services)

Temporary assistance, food stamps, medical assistance, case management services, child care, and nursing home assistance.

Connie Thurmond -  Interim Director
P.O. Box 69—East Prairie, MO.  63845
Phone:  (573) 649-3091


Cynthia Dean - Director

903 Suite A South Kingshighway

Sikeston, Missouri 63801

Phone:  1-888-317-4949


Mississippi County Health Department

Provide childhood immunization, WIC, family planning, prenatal clinic, birth and death certificates, STD screenings, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, flu shots, pregnancy tests, health education

Connie Boehn, Administrator
1200 E. Marshall—Charleston, MO.  63834
Phone:  (573) 683-2191


University Extension Center

Mary Engram
109 N. First Street—Charleston, MO.  63834
Phone:  (573) 683-6129


Parents as Teachers

Provides parent education for those who are prenatal or have children ages 0-5, in home visits by a certified parent educator, yearly development screenings, referrals to outside agencies, and group meetings.  The PAT program is administered by each school system in Mississippi County.

Dawn Walters - PAT Educator

East Prairie School System,  Martin Elementary
510 Wilkinson—East Prairie, MO.  63845
Phone:  (573) 649-9372

Andrea Story - PAT Educator

Charleston School System,  Charleston High School

Thorn Street - Charleston, MO.  63834
Phone:  (573) 683-6062

 

 

Mississippi County Caring Communities
603 Garfield • East Prairie, Missouri 63845
Phone: (573) 683-7551 • Fax: (573) 683-7591

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