Missouri ORGANIZATIONS THAT provide FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Child Care Assistance Program pays registered child care providers all or part of your child care fees, provided your child is eligible. The purpose of the program is to assist you in getting and keeping employment—or skills necessary for employment—by helping you with the cost of child care.
In limited situations, you may be reimbursed for services that you pay for “out of pocket.” In these situations you will need to provide a receipt to verify payment for child care services.
Children under thirteen years old—or thirteen and older with special needs—can qualify for Child Care Assistance. If your child is at least thirteen and has special needs, you will need to provide a statement from your child’s doctor explaining your child’s condition and how many hours of child care are needed.

HeatShare is a utility assistance program administered through The Salvation Army with assistance available throughout Kansas.
HeatShare raises private dollars to provide energy assistance. The elderly and disabled are given priority where funds are limited. In addition HeatShare provides assistance to low income households and also to those who may never have asked for assistance before but because of unexpected expenses such as a birth or death in the family, find themselves unable to pay. HeatShare assistance provides payments toward both heating and air conditioning bills and can go toward electricity, natural gas, propane, fuel oil or wood bills.

A home that has been weatherized can reduce average annual fuel savings per dwelling by up to 13.5 percent, with electricity at 12.2 percent and natural gas at 23.4 percent, making it a cost-effective means to help low-income families with their energy bills. Lasting energy-efficient improvements are installed in the home, resulting in lower utility bills year after year. This reduces the amount of assistance needed to pay higher utility bills in low-income households.

MC+ programs for families include no cost and low cost health care coverage for children, their parents, and pregnant women. They provide coverage to families that may otherwise not have access to affordable health insurance.
Children may be eligible if they are under age 19, uninsured for six months or more, and meet family income guidelines.
MC+ benefits include: doctor visits, hospital stays, prescriptions, other benefits

MoRx is Missouri’s State Pharmacy Assistance Program to provide prescription drug assistance to Missourians in need by coordinating benefits with Medicare’s (Part D) Prescription Drug Program.
MoRx pays for 50% of your out-of-pocket costs on medications that are covered by your Medicare Part D plan.
MoRx covers up to a 31-day supply for each prescription.
Dual eligible members will continue to have coverage for Medicare-excluded drugs through MO HealthNet. Medicare-excluded drugs include specific over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, minerals, limited cough and cold drugs, benzodiazepines and barbiturates.

This program provides healthcare coverage for families with income that does not exceed the July 16, 1996 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) income standards.
Children under age 19 and their parent(s), or other caretakers, with whom they live: who apply for a social security number; who live in Missouri and intend to remain; who are United States citizens or eligible legal immigrants; parents must cooperate with Child Support Enforcement (CSE) in the pursuit of medical support; and whose countable family income for household size does not exceed the July 16, 1996 AFDC income standards.

The Temporary Assistance (TA) Program provides a monthly cash grant to needy families with dependent children. Temporary Assistance recipients also qualify for Medicaid healthcare benefits in Missouri.
Temporary Assistance benefits can be awarded to: Children under age 18; Children under age 19 if they are still in school and expected to graduate; Parents and caretakers of eligible children in some instances.
To receive Temporary Assistance benefits, the child must live with an adult who qualifies to be the “caretaker” of the child as defined by the Temporary Assistance program.

Programs are available in Missouri offering discounted phone service if a subscriber or member of the subscriber’s household meets certain qualifying criteria. This program may also be called “Lifeline” or “Missouri USF.”
An application must be completed along with proof of participation in one of the qualifying programs and sent to your local telephone provider.
The Low-Income program offers discounts of up to $13.50 per month depending on the rate of your local phone company as well as a 50% reduction (up to $30) on initial telephone installation charges.
The Disabled program is limited to a $3.50 monthly discount.

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