Basic Needs Coalition

For over 50 years the
City of Columbia has been committed to providing public health services through its
Health Department.
These services prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, protect against environmental hazards, promote healthy behaviors, prevent injuries and illness, assure the quality and accessibility of health services and monitor the health of the population.

Basic Needs Coalition Agendas

Columbia-Boone County Basic Needs Coalition

The purpose of the Columbia-Boone County Basic Needs Coalition is to assist the citizens of Columbia and Boone County, Missouri in meeting their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

To accomplish this, the Coalition works to bring together providers of basic needs to exchange information; determine any unmet needs; find solutions to these needs by mobilizing community resources; and evaluate progress toward meeting the Coalition's goals.

Coalition Membership

President: Ken Cissna (RAIN - Central Missouri)
Vice-President: Katie Burnham (Veteran's Administration)
Secretary: Bill Cantin (City of Columbia, Neighborhood Response Coordinator)
Treasurer: Cindy Mustard (Voluntary Action Center)

Coalition Meetings

General Coalition Meetings: typically meet the 4th Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services(1005 W. Worley St.)
A designated representative of the Coalition attends the Governor's Committee to End Homelessness meetings: typically meet the first Monday of each month at 10 a.m. in the USDA Rural Development Office (601 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 235)
A designated representative of the Coalition attends the Quarterly Balance of State Central Missouri Regional Housing Continuum Meetings

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

General Monthly Coalition Meeting Topics

January: point in time survey and HMIS by the Continuum of Care subcommittee
February: addiction treatment programs/issues
March: offenders programs/issues
April: housing and shelter programs/issues #1
May: transportation programs/issues
June: youth programs/issues
July: health care programs/issues
August: veterans programs/issues
September: housing and shelter programs/issues #2
October: food programs/issues and clothing programs/issues
November: mental health programs/issues
December: holiday party by the executive committee

Coalition Member Agencies

Boone County Probation and Parole Office
Burrell Behavioral Health
Central Missouri Community Action Center
City of Columbia, Office of Planning and Development
Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services
Columbia Housing Authority
Columbia Interfaith Council
Community Housing Options
Comprehensive Human Services-The Shelter
Family Counseling Center/McCambridge Center
Family Health Center
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital
Job Point, Inc.
Love, Inc. of Columbia
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri Housing Development Commission
New Horizons Community Support Services, Inc.
Phoenix Programs, Inc.
Rainbow House
Rain - Central Missouri
The Salvation Army
Voluntary Action Center
Welcome Home

Coalition Subcommittees

Addiction Treatment and Mental Health Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Food and Clothing Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Health Care Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Housing and Shelter Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Offenders Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Transportation Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Veterans Programs/Issues Subcommittee
Youth Programs/Issues Subcommittee

Affiliate Groups

Mental Health Advocacy and Integration (Mental Health Programs/Issues Affiliate)
Health Care Access (Health Care Programs/Issues Affiliate)
Boone County Offenders Transition Network (Offenders Programs/Issues Affiliate)

More Information

Contact:

Steve Hollis, Manager of Community Services

Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services

v 573.874.7488

tty 573.874-7356

ocs@gocolumbiamo.com