Missouri Community Service
Missouri Community Service Directory
This OACRA directory helps people on probation, parole, pretrial diversion, municipal court programs, and other court-related obligations locate Missouri nonprofits, public agencies, shelters, food programs, animal welfare organizations, and community programs that may support community service hours. Always confirm approval with your supervising officer, court, attorney, or program contact before beginning hours.
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St. Louis Region
Counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Warren, Washington
✅ Direct Community Service Options
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
Community service page available; ReStore and volunteer roles may be used for eligible service-hour requirements.
Community service page available; ReStore and volunteer roles may be used for eligible service-hour requirements.
St. Louis
United Way Volunteer Center — St. Louis
Volunteer opportunity hub with a court-ordered service filter; verify each opportunity before scheduling.
Volunteer opportunity hub with a court-ordered service filter; verify each opportunity before scheduling.
St. Louis Metro
PayBack Inc.
Restorative community service placement model connected to youth and family court referrals.
Restorative community service placement model connected to youth and family court referrals.
St. Louis Metro
Operation Food Search
Food sorting, packing, and distribution support; confirm court-service documentation before starting.
Food sorting, packing, and distribution support; confirm court-service documentation before starting.
St. Louis
St. Patrick Center
Homeless services volunteer roles may include kitchen, outreach, donation, and facility support.
Homeless services volunteer roles may include kitchen, outreach, donation, and facility support.
St. Louis
Jefferson County Rescue Mission
Food pantry, thrift, shelter, and mission support; confirm documentation process first.
Food pantry, thrift, shelter, and mission support; confirm documentation process first.
Pevely
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
MERS Goodwill
Donation sorting and store support may be available at select sites; call the specific location first.
Donation sorting and store support may be available at select sites; call the specific location first.
St. Louis Metro
Humane Society of Missouri
Animal welfare volunteering may be restricted by role, offense type, age, and background requirements.
Animal welfare volunteering may be restricted by role, offense type, age, and background requirements.
St. Louis
St. Charles County Humane Services
Animal shelter and facility support; must confirm eligibility and hours documentation.
Animal shelter and facility support; must confirm eligibility and hours documentation.
St. Peters
Lincoln County Cupboard
Pantry support, sorting, stocking, and food distribution tasks may be available.
Pantry support, sorting, stocking, and food distribution tasks may be available.
Troy
Franklin County Food Pantry
Food pantry support; confirm whether court or probation hours are accepted before volunteering.
Food pantry support; confirm whether court or probation hours are accepted before volunteering.
Union
Kansas City Region
Counties: Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass, Lafayette
✅ Direct Community Service Options
Harvesters — The Community Food Network
Community service page available; verify eligibility, scheduling, and hour documentation before starting.
Community service page available; verify eligibility, scheduling, and hour documentation before starting.
Kansas City
Farm To Able
States that court-ordered and other service hours may be available; confirm schedule and documentation.
States that court-ordered and other service hours may be available; confirm schedule and documentation.
Blue Springs
Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City
ReStore and warehouse-style volunteer roles may support approved community service requirements.
ReStore and warehouse-style volunteer roles may support approved community service requirements.
Kansas City
Kansas City Pet Project
Animal shelter volunteer roles; confirm restrictions, onboarding, and officer approval before starting.
Animal shelter volunteer roles; confirm restrictions, onboarding, and officer approval before starting.
Kansas City
reStart Inc.
Homeless services support may include meals, donation sorting, facility assistance, and outreach support.
Homeless services support may include meals, donation sorting, facility assistance, and outreach support.
Kansas City
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas
Some retail and donation sites may accept service hours; verify site-specific rules.
Some retail and donation sites may accept service hours; verify site-specific rules.
Kansas City Metro
Clay County Clothes Closet
Sorting donated clothing, organizing shelves, and client support; confirm documentation first.
Sorting donated clothing, organizing shelves, and client support; confirm documentation first.
Liberty
Platte Senior Services Center
Meal prep, packaging, dining room, and facility support may be available.
Meal prep, packaging, dining room, and facility support may be available.
Platte City
Cass County Rescue Mission
Pantry, sorting, and mission support; confirm current volunteer intake process.
Pantry, sorting, and mission support; confirm current volunteer intake process.
Harrisonville
Wayside Waifs
Animal welfare volunteer roles; confirm service-hour eligibility and onboarding requirements.
Animal welfare volunteer roles; confirm service-hour eligibility and onboarding requirements.
Kansas City
Central Missouri
Counties: Boone, Cole, Callaway, Audrain, Moniteau, Cooper, Howard, Osage
✅ Direct Community Service Options
Voluntary Action Center / Loaves & Fishes
Columbia-based nonprofit and meal-service volunteer opportunities; confirm service-hour documentation.
Columbia-based nonprofit and meal-service volunteer opportunities; confirm service-hour documentation.
Columbia
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri
Warehouse, food sorting, and distribution volunteer shifts; confirm requirements before scheduling.
Warehouse, food sorting, and distribution volunteer shifts; confirm requirements before scheduling.
Columbia
City of Columbia Volunteer Program
Public-service volunteer opportunities may be available through city departments and programs.
Public-service volunteer opportunities may be available through city departments and programs.
Columbia
Central Missouri Humane Society
Animal welfare support; confirm court-service eligibility, restrictions, and training requirements.
Animal welfare support; confirm court-service eligibility, restrictions, and training requirements.
Columbia
Capital City Rescue Mission
Mission, kitchen, pantry, and shelter support; confirm current intake and documentation process.
Mission, kitchen, pantry, and shelter support; confirm current intake and documentation process.
Jefferson City
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity ReStore
ReStore donation and warehouse support; confirm whether court hours are accepted.
ReStore donation and warehouse support; confirm whether court hours are accepted.
Columbia
Jefferson City Animal Shelter
Cleaning, laundry, kennel support, and shelter assistance may be available with approval.
Cleaning, laundry, kennel support, and shelter assistance may be available with approval.
Jefferson City
Callaway Senior Center
Meal prep, dining room, cleaning, and program support may be available.
Meal prep, dining room, cleaning, and program support may be available.
Fulton
Boonville Food Pantry
Food sorting, stocking, and distribution support; verify hours documentation first.
Food sorting, stocking, and distribution support; verify hours documentation first.
Boonville
Central Pantry
Food pantry support connected to local hunger relief; confirm availability and paperwork process.
Food pantry support connected to local hunger relief; confirm availability and paperwork process.
Columbia
Southwest Missouri
Counties: Greene, Christian, Webster, Lawrence, Stone, Taney, Barry, Jasper, Newton
✅ Direct Community Service Options
CASP Springfield
Alternative sentencing and court-related community service program serving Springfield-area courts.
Alternative sentencing and court-related community service program serving Springfield-area courts.
Springfield
Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri
Community service policy available; ReStore and volunteer roles may support approved service hours.
Community service policy available; ReStore and volunteer roles may support approved service hours.
Springfield
Humane Society of Southwest Missouri
Volunteer page references court-ordered community service; confirm restrictions and scheduling.
Volunteer page references court-ordered community service; confirm restrictions and scheduling.
Springfield
Ozarks Food Harvest
Food bank volunteer shifts; confirm eligibility for court-related hours before scheduling.
Food bank volunteer shifts; confirm eligibility for court-related hours before scheduling.
Springfield
Victory Mission
Kitchen, pantry, warehouse, and shelter support options; confirm current volunteer process.
Kitchen, pantry, warehouse, and shelter support options; confirm current volunteer process.
Springfield
Watered Gardens Ministries
Meal, shelter, outreach, and donation support; confirm approved hours and documentation.
Meal, shelter, outreach, and donation support; confirm approved hours and documentation.
Joplin
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
Crosslines Community Outreach
Food pantry and outreach volunteer roles; confirm court-service acceptance first.
Food pantry and outreach volunteer roles; confirm court-service acceptance first.
Springfield
Branson Humane Society
Animal care, cleaning, and shelter support; verify offense restrictions and schedule.
Animal care, cleaning, and shelter support; verify offense restrictions and schedule.
Branson
Ozark Senior Center
Meal service, kitchen support, and facility tasks may be available with approval.
Meal service, kitchen support, and facility tasks may be available with approval.
Ozark
The Salvation Army — Springfield
Food, shelter, thrift, and seasonal volunteer options; confirm service-hour paperwork first.
Food, shelter, thrift, and seasonal volunteer options; confirm service-hour paperwork first.
Springfield
Joplin Humane Society
Animal shelter support may be available; confirm eligibility, orientation, and reporting.
Animal shelter support may be available; confirm eligibility, orientation, and reporting.
Joplin
Southeast Missouri / Bootheel
Counties: Cape Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Dunklin, New Madrid, Stoddard, Butler, Ripley
✅ Direct Community Service Options
Southeast Missouri Food Bank
Regional food bank volunteer shifts; confirm court-service eligibility and verification process.
Regional food bank volunteer shifts; confirm court-service eligibility and verification process.
Sikeston / SEMO
Gospel Rescue Mission
Meal service, cleaning, pantry prep, and shelter support may be available.
Meal service, cleaning, pantry prep, and shelter support may be available.
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Humane Society
Animal shelter support; confirm orientation, restrictions, and service-hour documentation.
Animal shelter support; confirm orientation, restrictions, and service-hour documentation.
Cape Girardeau
Habitat for Humanity — Cape Area ReStore
Retail, donation, and warehouse support; confirm whether court hours are currently accepted.
Retail, donation, and warehouse support; confirm whether court hours are currently accepted.
Cape Girardeau
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
Bootheel-area Food Pantry Sites
Local pantry support may be available in Sikeston and surrounding counties; verify the specific nonprofit site.
Local pantry support may be available in Sikeston and surrounding counties; verify the specific nonprofit site.
Sikeston
Pemiscot County Rescue Mission
Pantry, shelter, donation, and facility support may be available with prior approval.
Pantry, shelter, donation, and facility support may be available with prior approval.
Hayti
Stoddard County Senior Center
Kitchen prep, meal packaging, dining support, and facility tasks may be available.
Kitchen prep, meal packaging, dining support, and facility tasks may be available.
Bloomfield
Poplar Bluff Animal Shelter
Animal shelter support; confirm eligibility and documentation before starting hours.
Animal shelter support; confirm eligibility and documentation before starting hours.
Poplar Bluff
New Madrid County Nonprofit Sites
Local food pantry, city, and civic nonprofit service may be available; verify approved site status first.
Local food pantry, city, and civic nonprofit service may be available; verify approved site status first.
New Madrid County
North Missouri
Counties: Adair, Nodaway, Holt, Andrew, Buchanan, Livingston, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Clark
✅ Direct Community Service Options
Second Harvest Community Food Bank
Regional food bank volunteer shifts; confirm service-hour eligibility and documentation.
Regional food bank volunteer shifts; confirm service-hour eligibility and documentation.
St. Joseph
Habitat for Humanity St. Joseph ReStore
Donation processing, retail floor, and warehouse support; confirm court-hour acceptance.
Donation processing, retail floor, and warehouse support; confirm court-hour acceptance.
St. Joseph
Adair County Food Pantry
Pantry sorting, stocking, and distribution support; verify hours documentation first.
Pantry sorting, stocking, and distribution support; verify hours documentation first.
Kirksville
Nodaway County Senior Center
Kitchen, meal packaging, dining room, and facility support may be available.
Kitchen, meal packaging, dining room, and facility support may be available.
Maryville
Macon County Ministries Food Pantry
Food distribution, stocking, and pantry cleaning; confirm approval before starting.
Food distribution, stocking, and pantry cleaning; confirm approval before starting.
Macon
🛠️ Confirm Additional Eligible Sites
St. Joseph Animal Shelter
Animal shelter support; confirm requirements, restrictions, and reporting process.
Animal shelter support; confirm requirements, restrictions, and reporting process.
St. Joseph
Green Hills Animal Shelter
Cleaning kennels, laundry, and general shelter support; confirm eligibility first.
Cleaning kennels, laundry, and general shelter support; confirm eligibility first.
Trenton
Kirksville Parks & Recreation
Public volunteer opportunities may be available; confirm whether court hours are accepted.
Public volunteer opportunities may be available; confirm whether court hours are accepted.
Kirksville
Clark County Food Pantry
Sorting, stocking, and packaging food; check with the pantry and supervising officer first.
Sorting, stocking, and packaging food; check with the pantry and supervising officer first.
Kahoka
Livingston County Nonprofit Sites
Local food pantry, senior, shelter, and civic nonprofit service may be available with approval.
Local food pantry, senior, shelter, and civic nonprofit service may be available with approval.
Chillicothe Area
Directory Use Disclaimer
OACRA provides independent, publicly available directory information to help users locate potential community service options. OACRA is not a court, probation office, parole office, government agency, attorney, or legal service provider.
- Always verify approval with your supervising officer, court, diversion coordinator, pretrial officer, or attorney before completing hours.
- OACRA does not guarantee that any listed organization will accept you, approve your hours, or provide documentation.
- Provider policies, volunteer schedules, offense restrictions, age requirements, and documentation rules may change without notice.
- Some sites may not accept court-ordered service for certain charges, pending cases, minors, or individuals without advance approval.
- Listing does not imply affiliation with the Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri courts, municipal courts, or any supervising agency.
