NEED HELP? Harmony House is here for you.
Harmony House operates a 41-room facility designed to provide temporary safe shelter to individuals and their children who are escaping domestic abuse. Our shelter is a safe place to recover and rebuild and our shelter services empower individuals to rebuild independent lives.
Harmony House provides the essentials, free of charge, including meals, clothing and personal hygiene needs.
Our Shelter Services include:
- 24-hour SAFEline 417-864-7233 staffed with advocates that can help you create a safety plan (link to plan), find needed resources, discuss your need for shelter, or just talk
- Emergency Shelter
- Shelter resident support (case management)
- Support groups and life skills classes
- Safe at Home application assistance
- Housing assistance
- Childcare assistance
- Transportation assistance
- Legal advocacy and assistance with Orders of Protection (restraining orders)
- On-site counseling services: legal, addiction, trauma
- Referrals to other community resources
What to expect when you call Harmony House
- A trained advocate that cares and understands the issues you are facing. The advocate will talk with you about your situation, your safety, and your options to determine if you need emergency shelter services or if our outreach support is more appropriate.
- The advocates can provide information about your rights, answer your questions and provide referrals to other community resources.
- Strict confidentiality
- Safety planning if you are in immediate danger, or are thinking about leaving the abuser.
What to expect when going to a shelter
If you have made the difficult decision to enter a shelter as part of your plan to stay safe, you may be trying to adjust to and cope with communal living.