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The Lake Area Missouri Re-Entry Process Association is looking for people like you. We are very interested in the opinions and views of fellow citizens such as yourself to help resolve issues, solve problems, and develop a wide variety of resources to assist those who need them. Please join us and help us to promote the overall well being, growth, and safety of our community.
The goal of the Missouri Reentry Process is to prepare offenders returning to the community to be productive citizens. 97% of all current inmates in Missouri will eventually be released back into our communities. The Missouri Reentry Process is designed to assist ex-offenders and their families in accessing services that have been proven to greatly reduce the recidivism rate.
Eliminating obstacles to basic necessities such as transportation, counseling, education, and employment are just a few of the key elements that can help to ensure this process is successful. Our current members are committed to this endeavor and continually seek ways to incorporate area resources and to promote the involvement of the community in this process.
Released offenders have a significant impact not only on their own families, but on the community as a whole. Successful offender reentry directly affects every Missouri citizen. You can make a difference by getting involved today!
MEETING TIMES & LOCATIONS
For more information, please call: Judy Crawford, 573-480-1221.
Steering Committee
When: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
Time: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Location: Probation & Parole Office located at 409 W Hwy 54 in Camdenton.
Quarterly Meeting
When: 4th Thursday in January, April, July, and October
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: Conference room of the Mid-County Fire Protection District Building located at 184 Old N Hwy 5 in Camdenton, MO 65020.
Adult Basic Education : (573) 346-5616
( ABE/GED)
106 West Highway 54 GED/Computer Lab/Tutoring
P.O. Box 786 8:00 to 4:30 M-F
Camdenton, MO 65020
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Adult and Community Education : (573) 346-9271
Lake Career & Technical Center
P.O. Box 1409
Camdenton, MO 65020
Assistant Director: Kathy Hueste
khueste@camdentonschools.org
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Sunrise Beach : (573) 374-0618
Dry Dock / Osage Beach : (573) 348-5898
www.wamo-aa.org____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beacon Of Hope Church & Ministries : (573) 552-1309
P.O. Box 1339
Osage Beach, MO 65065
bohmini17@yahoo.com
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Bear Market Consignment Store : (573) 346 3608
605 West Highway 54
P.O. Box 1559
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.bearconsign.com
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Bible Baptist Church and Camden Christian School : (573) 346-2804
976 South Highway 5
P.O. Box 1796
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.camdentonbaptist.com
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters : (573) 964-6112
P.O. Box 643
Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Contact: Sue Creel : screelbbbs@yahoo.com
www.lakebbbs.org
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Citizens Against Domestic Violence : (573) 346-9630
(CADV)
P.O. Box 245
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Julie Harlan
info@cadv-voc.org
www.cadv-voc.org
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Calvary Chapel : (573) 302-1541
126 Highway 42
P.O. Box 722
Osage Beach, MO 65065
www.calvarylakeozark.com
info@calvarylakeozark.com
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Camden County Developmental Disability Resources: (573) 317-9233
(CCDDR)
100 3rd Street
P.O. Box 722
Camdenton, MO 65020
Ed Thomas, Director : director@ccddr.org
www.ccddr.org
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Camden County Health Department & WIC : (573) 346-5479
1976 North Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Bryant Burton, Director
www.camdencountyhealth.org
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Camden County Library : (573) 346-7733
89 Rodeo Road
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.ccld.us
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Camden County Prosecutor’s Office : (573) 317-3910 ext. 3110
1 Court Circle, Suite 10
Camdenton, MO 65020
Brian Keedy, Prosecutor
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Camden County Sheriff’s Department : Non-emergency: (573) 346-2243
1 Court Circle, Ste. 13
Camdenton, MO 65020
Emergency: 911
Jail: (573) 317-0981
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Camdenton Area Firewood Ministry : (573) 216-0566
60 St. Caroix Lane
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
Contact: Ken Peters
kenpetersmo@gmail.com
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Camdenton Chamber of Commerce : (573) 346-2227
739 West Highway 54
Camdenton, MO 65020
info@camdentonchamber.com
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Camdenton County Courthouse : (573) 346-4440
1 Court Circle
Camdenton, MO 65020
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Camdenton Police Department : (573) 346-3604
437 West Highway 54
Camdenton, MO 65020
Laura Wright, Chief
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Camdenton Senior Center : (573) 346-2776
2844 South Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Janet Moore
www.cmaaa.net
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Camdenton United Methodist : (573) 346-5350
340 West US Highway 54
P.O. Box 88
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.camumc.org
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Canopy Church : (573) 216-2357 or (573) 346-0464
127 Turner Parkway
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.canopychurch.org
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Cedar Ridge Treatment Center : (573) 346-6758
1091 Midway Dr.
Linn Creek, MO 65052
Director: Ria Newcomb
www.pathways.org
Crisis Line: 800 833-3915
fax (573) 346-0621
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Celebrate Recovery : (573) 216-9226
Potter’s House
2073 South Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Curtis Dickerson
www.tphoc.com
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Central Ozarks Dental Clinic : (573) 365-2510
304 West Washington Avenue
Richland, MO 65556
www.centralozarksmedicalcenter.com
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Central Ozarks Medical Center : (573) 302-7490
3870 Columbia Avenue
Osage Beach, MO 65065
(services provided on sliding scale)
www.centralozarksmedicalcenter.com
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Child Advocacy Council Thrift Store (children’s needs)
77 Dawson Road Tu – Sat 10-2
P.O. Box 1002
Camdenton, MO 65020
(573) 346-0003
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[The] Church at Osage Hills : (573) 348-1030
5237 US Highway 54
Osage Beach, MO 65065
www.osagehills.org
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Community Christian Church : (573) 346-5546
1064 N. Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Stephen Ministry
Contacts: Bonnie Canaday
www.camdentondisciples.org
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Community For Christ Outreach : (573) 374-4425
Thrift Store, Energy Assistance, Rent Assistance
17328 North Highway 5
P.O. Box 204
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
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Community Foundation of the Lake : (573) 216-3553
P.O. Box 1413
Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Julie Law, Coordinator
www.communityfoundationofthelake.com
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Crossroads Christian Fellowship : (573) 378-0968
680 Beachwood Drive
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
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Department of Corrections : (573) 526-5285
Area Treatment Coordinator
Anita Salisbury, Area Treatment Coordinator
anita.salisbury@doc.mo.gov
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Department of Mental Health : (573) 751-9212
Central Region Area Treatment Coordinator
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Contact: Kathleen Mims
Kathleen.Mims@dmh.mo.gov
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Eldon Senior Center : (573) 392-6102
926 East North Street
Eldon, MO 65026
Contact: Connie
www.cmaaa.net
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Faith Baptist Church : (573) 392-0582
1205 Kraus Drive
Eldon, MO 65026
www.faithbaptisteldon.com
preacher@faithbaptisteldon.org
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Faith Builders Recovery Ministries : (573) 552-8618
substance abuse/recovery
1005 Jeffries Rd., Suite 1
P.O. Box 5
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Contact: Bill Moffitt, Ph.D.
BRMoffitt@charter.net
faithbuildersrm@gmail.com
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Family Support Division (FSD) : (573) 346-3363
Senior Services (573) 346-6961
146 Rodeo Drive
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.dss.mo.gov/fsd
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First Baptist Church of Camdenton : (573) 346-3355
186 South State Highway 5
P.O. Box 1796
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.fbccamdenton.com
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First Baptist Church of Sunrise Beach : (573) 374-5224 or (573) 286-7096
13560 North State Highway 5
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
info@fbcsunrisebeach.org
www.fbcsunrisebeach.org
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First Family Church : (573) 302-0223
645 Highway 42
Osage Beach, MO 65065
www.myfirstfamily.org
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[The] Food Bank : (573) 474-1020
2101 Van Diver
Columbia, MO 65202
www.sharefoodbringhope.org
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Foundation Fellowship : (573)-346-4544
soup kitchen
79 Caulfield Avenue
Camdenton, MO 65020
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Gifted Goods & Garmets
Stonecrest Mall
Open Mon – Fri 10 AM – 6 PM and Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
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Graceland New Testament Church : (573) 346-4244
70 State D Road
P.O. Box 1263
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.graceland.com
Mail@gracelandmo.com
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Habitat For Humanity : (573) 346-4440
building homes for low income families
1 Court Circle, Suite 16
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.lakeoftheozarkshabitatforhumanity.org
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Habitat For Humanity Thrift Store : (573) 346-4440
Keystone Business Park
South Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Tu-Th, Sat 9-1:00
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Harper Chapel United Methodist Church: (573) 348-2617 or (314) 703-1164
5567 Highway 54
Osage Beach, MO 65065
pastorjon@harperchapel.org
www.harperumc.org
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Head Start : (800) 876-3264
Preschool
PO Box 69, 306 S Pine
Richland, MO 65556
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Central Ozarks Medical Center
Free Service / No Obligations
Specialist : Larry Gerdes (573) 480-8402
Specialist : John Webb (573) 480-7840
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Heartland Worship Center : (573) 346-1716
2340 Old Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.heartlandworshipcenter.org
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Hope House – Food Pantry : (573) 365-0099
40 Lakeland Drive
Lake Ozark, MO 65041
www.hopehouseofmillercounty.org
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Kid’s Harbor : (573) 348-6886
Child victims of any kind of abuse…
5717 Chapel Drive
Osage Beach, MO 65065
www.kidsharbormo.org
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LANI – Lake Area Needs Initiative
PO Box 722
Camdenton, MO 65020
636-474-9486
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Lake Area Citizens Advisory Board : (573) 346-1766
(LACAB)
106 W. Hwy 54 ext. 209
P.O. Box 9869
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Ron Roelker
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Lake Area Helping Hands (LAHH) : (573) 346-4968
68 Holden Dr.
(P.O. Box 1141)
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Ron Estep
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Lake Area E Free Church : (573) 346-5300
5216 Doc Ridgeway Drive
Macks Creek, MO 65786
www.lakeareaefreechurch.org
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Lake Area Industries : (573) 346-7934
1720 North Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Lillie@lakeareaindustries.org
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Lake Hills Community Church : (573) 552-4182
Eagle Plaza Mall #7
Camdenton, MO 65020
lakehills101@gmail.com
www.lakehillsfmc.com
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Lake Regional Health System : (573) 348-8000
54 Hospital Dr.
Osage Beach, MO 65065
www.lakeregional.com
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Lamb House : (573) 346-2168
50 Illinois St. N.E.
(P.O. Box 717)
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Pat Woodward
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Lamp Ministries : (573) 378-0968
Thrift Store & Substance Abise
208 East 2nd Street
Eldon, MO 65026
Contact: Tony
tony@yahoo.com : (573) 392-0088
www.lampministry.net
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Laurie Care Center : (573) 374-8263
610 Highway O
P.O. Box 1068
Laurie, MO 65038
Contact: Linda Bennett
lbennett@gsnhd1.com or www.gsnhd.com
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Legal Aid of Western Missouri : (660) 747-7101 or (800) 892-2943
Serving Camden County
305 North Holden
Warrensburg, MO 64093
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Lighthouse Mission (DBA) : (573) 346-8303
Freedom Through Christ Ministries Inc.
20 Show Me Lane
Camdenton, MO 65020
Ffax: 573-346-8447
www.lhministry.org
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Linn Creek Baptist Church : (573) 346-7446
433 State Road A
Linn Creek, MO 65020
www.linncreekbaptistchurch.com
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Lions Club of Lake Area : (573) 346-5872
Hearing Aids, Vision, and Diabetes
Contact: Linda Martin
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Macks Creek Senior Center : (573) 363-0153
558 Carnahan
Macks Creek, MO 65786
Contact: Deborah Nations
www.cmaaa.net
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Medical Missions for Christ : (573) 346-7777
Community Health Center
1974 N. Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Carolyn Bowling, Director
Carolyn.mm4c@yahoo.com
www.mm4c.org
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Mid Missouri Legal Services : (800) 568-4931
Legal Aid for low income
M-F 8:00-4:30 for seeing clients
Weekdays 9:00-3:00 for over the phone applications
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Ministers of Fire : (417) 241-0480
street ministry, firewood
23500 Horizon Road
Lebanon, MO 65536
Contact: Mike Duran
www.ministersoffire.org
MarkandTerryVaughn@yahoo.com
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Missouri Board of Probation and Parole : (573) 346-2878
409 West Highway 54
Camdenton, MO 65020
Jim Powell, District Administrator
www.doc.mo.gov
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Missouri Career Center : (573) 346-1766 or (417) 532-6146
204 Business Park Road
Linn Creek, MO 65052
Contact: Jaime Wisely or Jennifer Whitworth
jwisely@aoinc.org
www.jobs.mo.gov
www.aoinc.org
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Missouri Continuous Alcohol Monitoring : (573) 346-5500
( MO CAM)
72 Camden Ct. SW
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Jason Dampier
www.mocamservices.com
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services : (573) 522-2800
920 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Contact: Tiffany Tuua
www.DHSS.MO.Gov
tiffany.tuua@health.mo.gov
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Missouri Mental Health Foundation : (573) 635-9201
1739 East Elm Street, Suite 103
Jefferson City, MO 65101
www.missourimhf.org
mmhf@missourimhf.org
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Missouri Ozarks Community Action, Inc. : (800) 876-3264
(MOCA)
306 S Pine
Richland, MO 65556
www.mocaonline.org
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Missouri Veterans Commission : (417) 532-6754
2639 S. Jefferson Ave.
Lebanon, MO 65536
Contact: Paula Nordin, Incarcerated Veterans
Re-entry Coordinator
Veterans Service Officer
Paula.Nordin@mvc.dps.mo.gov
www.mvc.dps.mo.gov
Fax (417) 532-4210
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Missouri Vocational Education (MVE) : (573) 751-6663
jobs and career
1717 Industrial Drive
P.O. Box 1898
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Contact: Rickey Fisher : rickey.fisher@doc.mo.gov : (573) 522-2924
Dave Diotte : dave.diotte@doc.mo.gov : (573) 522-2927
www.doc.mo.gov/mve
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Narcotics Anonymous (NA) : (800) 436-2252 or (417) 531-3755
Contact Information: Help Line:
Contact Information:
Contact: Jim (573) 280-7451
www.scmoana.org
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New Home Baptist : (573) 346-5631
2895 Old Route 5 North
Camdenton, MO 65020
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New Hope Lutheran : (573) 280-7471
242 South Main, Suite A-1
Laurie, MO 65038
www.NewHopeLutheranLCMC.com
LutheransinChrist2010@gmail.com
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New Life Project (Women) : (417) 718-2900
PO Box 1947
Lebanon, MO 65536
Contact: Lucy Ersery
www.newlifeproject.org
hlersery@yahoo.com
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New Tribes Missions : (573) 317-8442
134 Main Dr.
Roach, MO 65787
Contact: Jim Turek
www.ntm.org
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New Vision : (573) 468-1063
3 day detox, substance abuse
751 Sappington Bridge Road
Sullivan, MO 63080
Contact: Sheila, Tyson, or Stephanie
www.MissouriBaptistSullivanHospital
spolicari@specialcarecorp.com
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OATS Public Transportation : (800) 269-6287
Some of the best rates at the lake – visit their website or call to schedule your needed transportation.
www.oatstransit.org
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Open Door Christian Fellowship : (573) 374-6323
212 Faith Blvd.
Laurie, MO 65037
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Osage Beach Police Department : Non-Emergency: (573) 346-2010
1000 City Parkway
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Emergency: 911
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Parents As Teachers : (573) 346-9268
P.O. Box 1409
Camdenton, MO 65020
Stephanie Basham, Coordinator
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Pathway Community Health : (573) 346-9100
741 North Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.pathways.org
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PAWS Place & Thrift Store : (573) 365-7181
1126 Bagnell Dam Blvd.
Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Contact: Joyce Rhodes
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Penmac : (573) 317-0752
Job service
814 South Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Sherry Vanskike
www.penmac.com
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[The] Potter’s House : (573) 346-3951
2073 South Business Route 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.tphoc.com
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Pregnancy Help Center : (573) 374-1144
Offer Clothes, baby clothes, furniture & counseling M-F 8-4:30
Haven of Hope Maternity Home
138 Elks Lane
(P.O. Box 885)
Laurie, MO 65038
www.pregnancyhelpcenters.org
pdascher@pregnancyhelpcenters.org
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Pregnancy Help Centers, Suite 3 : (573) 346-3337
Youth Center, Suite 2
747 North Business Hwy 5
(P. O. Box 384)
Camdenton, MO 65020
Tuesday-Friday 10-4
Offer Clothes, baby clothes, furniture & counseling M-Th 9-3
Erma Moenkhoff, Camdenton.Facility Mgr and Director
emoenkhoff@pregnancyhelpcenters.org
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Public Defenders Office : (417) 532-6886
Judicial District 26
288 Harwood
Lebanon, MO 65536
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[The] Rock House : (573) 317-0202
122 Rock House Road
Linn Creek, MO 65052
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Saint Anthony Catholic Church : (573) 346-2716
1874 N. Hwy 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.stanthonyschurch.org
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Saint George Episcopal Church : (573) 346-4686
423 North Business Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.saintge.org
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Salvation Army : (573) 480-1221
P.O. Box 3281
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Judy Crawford
judy3281@yahoo.com
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SCORE
Contact: Ken Schaeffer
score.kenschaeffer@charter.net
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Share The Harvest Food Pantry : (573) 873-5855
689 North State Hwy. 7
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Judy Wimmer
sharetheharvestfoodpantry@socket.net
www.foodpantry-greenviewmissouri.org
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Sonlight Christian Fellowship : (573) 346-3233
808 Old South Highway 5
P.O. Box 1146
Camdenton, MO 65020
www.sonlightcf.org
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[The] Sonshine Ranch : (573) 346-7030 or (573) 836-3366
P.O. Box 3234
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contacts: Gerald and Sharon Hauck
www.thesonshineranch.com
thesonshineranch@sbcglobal.net
Fax: (573) 346-7030
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Sonshine Thrift Shop : (573) 346-7030
468 Highway 5 North
Camdenton, MO 65020
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Society For Treatment of Abandoned & Fractured Friends : (573) 374-2629
S.T.A.F.F. and a thrift shop
17282 Highway 5 North
P.O. Box 1324
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
www.staff.petfinder.com
staff3@earthlink.net
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Sunrise Bible Church : (573) 374-5937
17184 North State Highway 5
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
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Tree 197 Ministries: (573) 346-3375
www.tree197ministries.org
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Twice Around Clothing & Furniture Store : (573) 873-5855
Share The Harvest
689 North State Highway 7
Camdenton, MO 65020
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Versailles Senior Center : (573) 378-6232
308 Fairground Road
Versailles, MO 65084
Contact: Julie
www.cmaaa.net
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Westlake Christian Church : (573) 374-0647
936 Highway O
Laurie, MO 65037
www.Westlakechristianchurch.org
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Westside Senior Center : (573) 372-3588
1501 Highway O
Laurie, MO 65038
Contact: Vicky
www.cmaaa.net
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Work Connections : (573) 346-1766
106 W. Hwy 54
Camdenton, MO 65020
Contact: Paula Curtman
MISSOURI MRP PHOTO GALLERY
SUCCESSFUL REENTRY
You are the primary factor to the success of your re-entry. The Missouri Reentry Process (MRP) Team wants to help you find the resources that can enhance your efforts and help you stay committed to your plan for success. Attention has been paid here to some crucial components to which, if they relate to you, we strongly recommend you pay careful attention to enhance your opportunity to be successful. We have provided a quick reference resource directory that can be found in this guide. Your assigned probation officer is also very knowledgeable on the resources. In addition your probation officer is available to assist you with recommendations that can help meet your needs. Be aware that the list of service providers can change due to funding and available resources. We do our best to keep it up to date but there can be time delays in both learning of the changes and making the changes.
To effectively begin to make use of the guide:
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Make a list of what you consider your most important needs and rank order them.
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Review the Resource Guide and speak with your probation officer to identify the best providers for you and write them down.
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When you call them, have paper and pencil ready to write down any pertinent information they may share with you. Describe your need as briefly but accurately as possible. Be prepared to give them your contact information so that you can be reached or a message can be left.
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If you are speaking with an agency that uses a case/file number for identification, have it ready at the time of the call.
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Write down the name and title of the person to whom you speak, the date, and any plans you make with them. Confirm their phone number and any appointments before you conclude your conversation.
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Keep your information in a notebook for easy access for future contacts with each organization for follow up calls.
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Be courteous and pleasant even if the person with whom you are speaking is not. You will get better assistance that way. Do not forget to say THANK YOU! You just might make someone’s day.
CRITICAL NEEDS
MENTAL HEALTH
In a study of more than 20,000 adults who were incarcerated, 16.9% were impacted by serious mental illnesses. To be successful, it is vital that you obtain the services that will treat and provide the medications you require and that you comply with appointments and medication recommendations. Hammett, T., C. Roberts, & S. Kennedy. “Health-Related Issues in Prisoner Reentry.” Crime & Delinquency 47, no.3 (2001): 390-409.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES
Three fourths of those who return to prison have a history of substance use disorders. 70% of those who are incarcerated and have serious mental illness also have a substance use disorder. Hammett, Roberts, & Kennedy. To be successful it is critical to address this issue if it pertains to you. This can be done with a variety of options such as treatment facilities, AA, NA, and having a sponsor, to name a few. Addressing this in your plan of action is taking yourself seriously and is a commitment to your desire to succeed.
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
More than 10 % of those entering prisons and jails are homeless in the months before their incarceration and 20% of those who have a mental health diagnosis. Those who struggle with having a place to live are 20% more likely to abscond. Metraux, S. & D.P. Culhane. “Homeless Shelter Use and Reincarceration Following Prison Release: Assessing the Risk.” Criminologh and Public Policy 3, no.2 (2004): 201-202. There are resources for you if you want the security of a place to live.
HEALTH
Chronic illness and communicable diseases will take their toll on you. Treatment and proper medications are necessary for you to feel strong and capable of functioning at your best. There are clinics in the area that operate both free and on a sliding scale in the Lake area. We want you to be able to get the medical attention you need.
EMPLOYMENT
Finding a job upon release can be very difficult. It is a critical issue as many other issues are linked with being able to do so, including but not limited to caring for yourself/family, paying child support, getting a car, buying gas, paying bills, buying food, utilities… and the list goes on. There is assistance in this area as well. Educational opportunities are available as well should you choose to go in that direction. Use your resource list, talk to your probation officer, and connect with your MRP team.
DOWNLOAD THE MRP RESOURCE GUIDE HERE
MRP HISTORY AND OVERVIEW
The Missouri Reentry Process (MRP) is a State of Missouri program aimed at improving public safety and enhancing the overall transition process of offenders leaving prison and returning to Missouri communities. This program promotes a philosophical framework and promotes state and local collaboration to meet these goals.
The MRP was borne out of an initiative started in 2001 by the National Institute of Corrections. Up to that time, the policies and practices in place had actually increased prison terms for convicted felons. The “get tough on crime” efforts and public response fostered increasing intolerance of crime. Releasing discretion was overrun with instituting determinate sentences and high mandatory standards were set for minimum sentences. The goals of punishment, deterrence, and incapacitation were prioritized over rehabilitation. Prison populations exploded; costs of increasing incarcerations and operational expenses mushroomed. Austere practices were implemented cutting programs and services that could have contributed to rehabilitation in an effort to cut costs.
An attitude of “why bother to work for early release with standards that cannot be met” was adopted by many of the incarcerated. Offenders who may have done better without incarceration were thrown deeper into the criminal population. When offenders were released they lacked direction to locate services and the services were fragmented. Inter/intra agency cooperation was difficult to achieve with the organizational boundaries and different systems of operation. Those released often lacked the means, understanding and sophistication to negotiate and utilize the resources that did exist.
The unpleasant outcomes were at least threefold:
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The policies and societal responses to crime only increased the costs to a point that could not be maintained even in the best of times.
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Communities were even at greater risk as a result of the failed policies.
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Offenders who may have been able to transition back to being successful contributing members of society were failing.
Accountability of offenders is essential but it was realized that the issue was to provide the research and measurable outcomes for successful offender integration into the community while protecting the public interest. The federal government thus instituted a federal program in 2001 to develop and implement a new program based on best practices, research and measurable outcomes. The Transition From Prison to Community Initiative was the outcome.
Federal: National Institute of Corrections Initiative
In 2001, the National Institute of Corrections Initiative was launched. The Transition from Prison to Community Initiative (TPC) was focused on gathering research and taking the best practice thinking. The ultimate goal became to provide a tool to corrections agencies that would present evidence based direction and to show the importance of collaboration.
Missouri was one of eight states to be chosen to implement and provide the information to improve the outcomes of the project. The others added after Missouri were Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, and Rhode Island.
The importance of systemic change and collaboration was indeed an important outcome, and it was clear that it must run deep into the community. It is not just collaboration with corrections and professional agencies, but also with community on every level including community organizations, the faith based community, the offender and their families, victims and their families, and community volunteers.
In 2008, The tool developed was the TPC Reentry Handbook. It includes descriptions of the efforts made by each of the states and provides the measures from each of the states included in the pilot programs they initiated. The measured outcomes confirm that the changes are having an impact.
Missouri’s Response:
In 2002, Missouri was the first of eight states chosen by the NIC as a demonstration site for the TPC initiative, Missouri named their program the Missouri Reentry Process; the MRP. This model promotes state and local collaboration and provides a philosophical framework for “stakeholder agencies” to promote common interests, integrate policies and services and improve the overall transition process of those offenders leaving prison and returning to Missouri communities.
The Department of Corrections has over 30,000 incarcerated inmates, 97% who will return home to our communities throughout the state. Each year there are approximately 20,000 inmates released back into the community. If offenders are released without the appropriate and necessary tools to be productive members of society, they have a greater potential to be a threat to public safety and are at risk to re-offend.
There has been positive evidence of success since those beginnings. The 2011 MRP Report to the Governor opens with the following remarks:
“Almost 97 percent of the people now in Missouri’s prisons will one day be released. Overall, the Missouri Department of Corrections recidivism rate has been declining since 2005, however, for inmates released in 2009, within two years 35% of offenders being released for the first time (excluding parole violators) return to prison; 40% of all offenders released (including parole violators) return within two years. These figures represent progress – for offenders released in 2006 these percentages were greater with 40.5% of offenders being released for the first time returning to prison within two years and 45.3% of all offenders being released returning within two years. These numbers demonstrate a positive change for the state of Missouri and show us that where the challenges are greater, the services are more impactful. The Department of Corrections and partnering agencies are proud of the efforts to date, however, we know that more can be done to reduce this rate of recidivism. For each new crime there is a new victim and new costs to Missouri’s communities. The Missouri Reentry Process has been working with partners to reverse the trend of increasing recidivism and make preparation for release and community supervision more effective despite the increasingly difficult economic times. We continue to be committed to building on the foundation of collaborative work that has been done since the outset of the Missouri Reentry Process”.
Our Community Missouri Reentry Process
So there is evidence the program is having an impact. But there is much yet to do on the community level to reach the ultimate goals of the federal and state governments. The goals of enhancing public safety and improving recidivism on the local level require the commitment and partnership of the community on all levels. Total community involvement offers its own challenges not the least of which is the attitudes toward offenders being released. But it is clear that everyone can benefit from this action.
The Missouri Department of Corrections has been working on changing how it responds to offenders. There has been steady progress on:
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Institutional programming
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Assessment and intake procedures
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Transition planning, case management
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Release decision making
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Community supervision and service evaluation
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Partnering with other organizations and service providers
February 13, 2008 marked the first local steering committee meeting for Camden, Miller and Morgan Counties. It was titled the Lake Area Missouri Re-entry Process (Lake Area MRP). The mission of the Steering Group is: to promote successful reentry of offenders into the community at the local level through the close collaboration of the group members in order to increase offender responsibility, reduce recidivism, and improve public safety.”
From this beginning local strategic and tactical partnerships have been formed to integrate and coordinate basic policies, and to sustain and nurture those partnerships and policies over time. On-going effort in focused on the involvement of the community and those partners to directly affect and enhance the success of released offenders in personal and tangible ways.
CONCLUSION
At the same time that we were “getting tough on crime” and attempting to deter crime by toughening up on deserved punishment and trying to make our neighborhoods safer by locking up the people who were threatening the public safety, studies were being done that would show we were heading in the wrong direction if we wanted to be effective. This called for systemic change not just in policies and practices but also in attitudes down to the personal level… a long term and difficult challenge. As a result of the initiatives that were begun in 2002, a new fact based, measurable model was developed and is now being implemented on a broad basis.
The costs of incarceration not only in terms of expanding institutions to contain the increasing number offenders incarcerated, but also on the judicial system could not be contained. Further, this direction for use of the funds to be applied did little to discourage and even less to rehabilitate.
Greater numbers of offenders are becoming eligible for release and they are ill prepared to be successful on a long term basis. This translates to the public safety being not only at risk with first offenders but also with those released with no preparation for success. Recidivism rates show us this is what was happening and should at the very least heighten our awareness of the lack of effectiveness of our previous interventions (or lack thereof).
Research is defining specific practices that can enhance community safety and reduce the recidivism failures. We have a local steering team and steady efforts are being made on behalf of our community. But it takes everyone, all the way down to those personally affected… the victims and citizens of each community. This is the challenge for all of us.
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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
Judy Crawford, 573-480-1221
judy3281@yahoo.com
CO-CHAIR
Annie Meyer, 573-317-9233
annie@ccddr.org
Secretary
Jim Powell, 573-346-2878 ext 229
jim.powell@doc.mo.gov
Treasurer
Edmond Thomas, 573-746-1499
ejt@ccddr.org
