Last updated Apr 11, 2023 1 Comment 5

Martha Vance Samaritan Outreach Center

Address
715 Missouri Ave
West Plains, MO - 65775

We are a 36 bed coed shelter and offer soup kitchen 3 times a day, 7 days a week and food and diaper pantry.

MVSOC'S mission is to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing and a viable means of support to persons who are defined as homeless along with assistance in reentering society in a self-sufficient manner.

In addition, we strive to address the underlying causes of homelessness.

Also provides a soup kitchen. Open to everyone for three meals a day, seven days a week. Meal times are as follows:
Breakfast: 7:00 am
Lunch 12:00 noon
Dinner: 5:30 pm

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If you have stayed in this shelter, how was your stay?

User Answers

  1. It was excellent, really nice people

    Answer posted on Dec 18, 2020 0
  2. So much better than I even hoped for. Really great staff.

    Answer posted on Jun 11, 2024 0
  3. Worst I have ever experienced in my life. The director is rude, she needs to be fired and replaced.

    Answer posted on Jul 15, 2024 0
  4. Wonderful wonderful people. Warm and friendly, very helpful! Anita C.

    Answer posted on Aug 26, 2024 0

Is this a safe shelter to stay in?

User Answers

  1. Very safe and staff was super helpful

    Answer posted on Dec 18, 2020 0
  2. VERY SAFE. Cameras. nice people

    Answer posted on Jun 11, 2024 0

Do they accept pets at this shelter?

User Answers

  1. No

    Answer posted on Jun 11, 2024 0

Do you have any advice for those wanting to stay at this shelter?

How long can you stay here?

User Answers

  1. 6 months. Then they told me time up. So I left.

    Answer posted on Dec 22, 2022 0
  2. 6 months max

    Answer posted on Jun 11, 2024 0

1 Comment

  1. Joe
    Joe
    Nov 8, 2024Reply
    Great Staff, friendly people, really helped me.

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