Community resource
Child Welfare Services
Child safety, foster care, adoption, and family support services
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At a glance
Use these published details to plan your next step. Confirm before visiting.
- Hours
- Not published — contact the provider before visiting.
Services
What this program offers and whom it supports.
- Services
- Child safety services; foster care; adoption resources; guardianship resources; child abuse and neglect reporting pathways; family-centered services; child welfare referrals.
- About this service
- Missouri Children's Division is the state child welfare agency supporting child safety, foster care, adoption, guardianship, and family-centered services. Jasper County families may contact DSS resources for child safety concerns, foster care and adoption questions, child abuse and neglect reporting pathways, and family support services.
- Populations served
- Children, youth, parents, caregivers, foster families, adoptive families, and mandated reporters.
Before you go
Requirements and instructions to check before seeking help.
- Eligibility
- Access follows Missouri Children’s Division rules and case processes.
- Documents to bring
- Case information if applicable, Child information
- Walk-ins accepted
- No
- Referral process
- Contact Missouri Children’s Division or mandated reporting channels as appropriate.
- Cost
- Not published. Confirm any fees before visiting.
Contact & location
Ways to reach the program and where to find it.
- Phone
- (417) 629-3065
- Website
- dss.mo.gov
- Service area
- Jasper County