Housing Services

Our housing program assists individuals who are homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless with temporary financial assistance and case management support in order to become self-sufficient.

We are committed to helping people find and sustain a home.

Housing Programs

Our housing program assists the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless through the following programs:

Homeless & Homelessness Prevention Services
Financial & HUD-Certified Housing Counseling
Community Re-entry Housing Assistance
Rent & Mortgage Assistance

Please note, CCSOMO is able to provide homeless services through rapid re-housing grants and other funding sources. Housing services are available in all 39 counties. Please see below for which counties are covered by each office.

Eligibility for CCSOMO Housing Programs

Due to the varying eligibility requirements of CCSOMO’s funding sources, which include federal grants, CCSOMO cannot guarantee assistance. Anyone experiencing homelessness, or who is at risk of homelessness, should call the nearest CCSOMO office to begin the process of determining their eligibility for assistance.

Homeless and Homelessness Prevention Services

CCSOMO provides various homeless and homelessness prevention services. Housing case management is available for individuals and households that become established clients.

CCSOMO defines homelessness and at-risk of homelessness according to standards set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Literally Homeless

Individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:

Has a primary nighttime residence that is public or private place not meant for human habitation;
Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state, and local government programs); or
Is exiting an institution where s(he) has resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.

Imminent Risk of Homelessness

Individual or family who will imminently lose their primary nighttime residence, provided that:

Residence will be lost within 14 days of the date of application for homeless assistance;
No subsequent residence has been identified; and
The individual or family lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing.

Fleeing or Attempting to Flee Domestic Violence

Any individual or family who:

Is fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence;
Has no other residence; and
Lacks the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.

Community Re-entry Housing Assistance Program (CRP)

CCSOMO provides housing assistance to former offenders. This program can provide up to six months of housing assistance to enrollees.

Referrals must come from the prospective client’s Probation & Parole officer along with a signed Release of Information document. A CCSOMO case manager will contact the potential client to complete an initial screening form to assess upcoming needs.

In Greene County, prospective clients should call CCSOMO at 417-268-9998.

In Jasper, Barton, and Dade counties, prospective clients should call CCSOMO at 417-624-3790.

In Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, and Wayne counties, prospective clients should call CCSOMO at 573-335-0905.

Financial & HUD-Certified Financial Counseling

CCSOMO provides counseling to consumers seeking to finance, maintain, rent, or own a home. This program works to prevent homelessness through foreclosure assistance, case management, and financial counseling. The counseling is provided by HUD-Certified housing and financial counselors who are employed by HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency (HCA).

Rent and Mortgage Assistance

CCSOMO provides rent and mortgage assistance to eligible individuals or households. A variety of funding sources are utilized to provide this assistance.

Each program has its own eligibility requirements. To determine your eligibility, please call a CCSOMO office.

Application Process

When potential clients call for the first time, a CCSOMO staff member will complete an initial screening form.

If that CCSOMO staff member requires a referral form from a Coordinated Entry agency, as is the case for Greene County residents who are served by One Door, they will refer the prospective client to that appropriate agency where a referral can be obtained.

If CCSOMO is able to provide services, or make referrals, it will assist as needed. See office listing below to find the CCSOMO office that services your county.

OFFICE COVERAGE

Cape Girardeau

Bollinger
Cape Girardeau
Iron
Madisonn

Poplar Bluff

Butler
Dunklin
Pemiscot
Ripley
Wayne

Sikeston

Mississippi
New Madrid
Scott
Stoddard

Joplin

Barton
Barry
Cedar
Dade
Jasper
Lawrence
McDonald
Newton

Springfield

Christian
Dallas
Douglas
Greene
Laclede
Ozark
Polk
Stone
Taney
Webster
Wright

Van Buren

Carter
Dent
Howell
Oregon
Reynolds
Shannon
Texas