• Medicare and Supplemental Health Care Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Advance Directives
• Financial Record-Keeping
• Simple Tax Returns
• Property Tax Credit
• Credit and Billing Issues
• Applications for Pension Benefits
• Applications for Assistance
• Consumer Fraud
• Low Vision Resources

For more information, contact:
Janet Smith, Director
(573) 651-5467
E-mail: jmsmith@semo.edu
937 Broadway, Suite 202

Child Care Resource & Referral provides referral services to families looking for childcare and other early learning services. Services provided include: 

• Child care referrals
• Training
• Technical assistance and professional development counseling to early care and education providers
• Data collection for local, state and national government for early care and education issues
• Community-planning assistance for early care and education initiatives
• Consultation for employers on workforce support benefits for employers with childcare needs. 

Counties served by Child Care Resource & Referral include Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Scott, Stoddard and Wayne.

For more information, contact: 
Kristen Foltz-Schlegel, Director
Vacant, Secretary
(573) 290-5651
E-mail: kschlegel@semo.edu
Office location: Washington School
Web site: http://www5.semo.edu/ccrr/

Educare implements various grant-funded family and child care provider programs that strive to make the early childhood years the best learning years possible, to prepare children for school and the future and to empower parents and child care providers to be the best teachers they can be.

Educare programs include:

• Home visits to families
• Site visits to any type of child care provider (family homecare, group home, center, licensed, unlicensed, registered vendor)
• Training and technical assistance to any child care provider
• Resource library
• Child Development Associate classes
• Accreditation assistance
• Parent education training
• Family group meetings
• Playgroups
• Workshops
• Community referrals

For more information, contact: 
Amy McDonald, Director
Norma Sanders, Operations Supervisor
(573) 651-9171 ext. 101
E-mail: nsanders@semo.edu
Office location: 301 N. Clark

First Steps System Point of Entry (SPOE) of Southeast Missouri serves at the entry point for children birth to age three with developmental delays or disabilities. Intake Service Coordinators work with families through the referral and eligibility determination process for the First Steps Program and are responsible for authorization of initial services such as on-going service coordination, evaluations for eligibility and completion of the initial Individualized Family Service Plan. 

Offices are located in Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Ste. Genevieve and Arnold. First Steps of Southeast Missouri serves the following counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Scott, Stoddard and Wayne.

For more information, contact: 
Kristen Foltz-Schlegel, Director
Tonya Moore, Secretary
(573) 290-5651
E-mail: tlmoore@semo.edu
Office location: Washington School

The Hoover Center provides opportunities for senior adults age 60 and older. The programs offered at the center have been available through the Department of Human Environmental Studies since 1980.

The Senior Alive/Eldercare Program, an adult day care, is the only social, educational model of this type in southeast Missouri, and is licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The program provides supportive programming during daytime hours to well and frail senior adults age 60 and older. The program provides participants with the opportunity to pursue educational interests, interact socially and continue to access and contribute to the community.
 
The Senior Learning Program is an educational service designed to meet the learning and fitness needs of senior adults. This program emphasizes social interaction between participants and targets active individuals who are 60 years of age and older with an interest in self improvement and mental stimulation. The Senior Learning Program enables older adults to remain active and independent members of their families and communities.   

For more information, contact:
Shelba Branscum, Director
(573) 290-5944
E-mail: sybranscum@semo.edu
Office Location: 805 N. Sprigg

The Horizons Enrichment Center offers a safe, nurturing environment for developmentally disabled adults living in or near Cape Girardeau. This day program, which is available to individuals who are not participating in adult habilitation or employment situations, provides appropriate supervision, exercise, recreation, ongoing educational or training opportunities, social interaction and community involvement in a safe, warm and caring atmosphere.

Horizons Enrichment Center is certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and is licensed by the Division of Aging. Funding is provided through a multitude of funding organizations and through private donations.

For more information, contact:
Cindy Schmoll, Director
(573) 290-5115
E-mail: cschmoll@semo.edu
Office location: 1912 Ritter Drive

The University Child Enrichment Center is a child-care program available only to the children of faculty, staff and students at Southeast Missouri State University.

The University Child Enrichment Center services children ages six weeks to five years old. Fees vary depending on the child’s hours of attendance and the parent’s status (student, staff or faculty and administration) at the University. For more information, call (573) 290-5135.

This program is located at 1912 Broadway. Hours of operation are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. During summer and spring break, the center closes at 4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact: 
Amy Blackman, Director
Joy Burnette, Operations Supervisor
(573) 290-5135
E-mail: jmburnette@semo.edu
Office Location: 1912 Broadway
Web site: http://www.semo.edu/ucec

Southeast Regional Support Center promotes and facilitates the development of community programs aimed at the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse. The center has been designated a Community 2000 Team by the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The Community 2000 program is the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse’s primary substance abuse prevention initiative. A neighborhood, city or other self-defined community is certified as a Missouri Community 2000 Team when it meets certain established criteria. Teams are made up of volunteers and exist in urban, rural and suburban areas throughout Missouri.

For more information, contact:
(573) 651-5153
E-mail: Office location: Parker Building 204
Web site: http://www5.semo.edu/community2000

The Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project trains social work students to work for the state of Missouri’s Division of Family Services’ Child Protection Unit. Students can apply for the program through Southeast’s Department of Social Work during their junior year.  Those selected for the program will receive a stipend of $800 per month ($7200 total) for the fall and spring semesters of their senior year. They will complete two specialized courses as well as a semester-long internship with DFS in the Child Protection Unit. In exchange for the experience they gain through the program, participants agree to work for DFS for a minimum of 18 months after graduation, therefore guaranteeing themselves a job. The employment guarantee allows participants first priority over other job seekers applying from “off the street.” Students can request employment with any Missouri DFS office, providing the office has an opening.  

For more information, contact:
Tiffany Parker
(573) 651-5198
E-mail: tparker@semo.edu
Office location: Crisp Hall 213

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