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Help in Ava
15 service locations
Family and youth
Ava Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
RR 1 Box 500B, Ava · 417-683-5217
Head Start early childhood program — 33 funded slots; operated by Ozark Action, Inc.
Food assistance
Ava Assemblies of God
Food pantry
Ava Assembly Of God - Non-Congregate
Meal program
1001 West Washington Ave., Ava · (417) 683-7414
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Ava Assembly of God, Ava, Missouri.
Ava Community Center
Food pantry
109 N Spring St, Ava
Ava Elementary Cafeteria
Meal program
304 East Main Street, Ava · (417) 683-4717
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by School District of Ava R-1.
Heart of the Hills Food Harvest
Food pantry
Plainview R-8 School
Meal program
Rte 3, Box 145, Ava · (417) 683-2046
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Plainview R-VIII.
Plainview R-Viii - Non-Congregate Weekends
Meal program
Rte 3, Box 145, Ava · (417) 683-2046
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Plainview R-VIII.
Skyline School
Food pantry
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
504 W Broadway Ave, Ava · 417-683-5739
Community health centersliding-scale fees
504 W Broadway Ave, Ava · 417-683-5739
Community health centersliding-scale fees
E Main Ave, Ava · 417-683-5739
Community health centersliding-scale fees
603 W Broadway Ave, Ava · 417-683-5739
Housing and shelter
Housing Authority Of The City Of Ava
Housing assistance
802 Shelton Ave, Ava · 417-683-5252
Public housing (Low-Rent) agency
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
808 South Jefferson Street, Ava · 417-512-2233
Eligibility: Serves young adults, adults, seniors.
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