Independent Living Center Of SEMO

01/03/2026

🥶 With temps dropping tonight, some warming centers are opening up in the Heartland. See the growing list HERE ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mr8afwra

12/30/2025

This week's mobile food distributions by county. Mobile food pantries are for residents of the county where they are being held.

Find the full mobile food pantry calendar at www.semofoodbank.org/mobile-food-pantries.

🥫CAPE COUNTY
4 p.m., Fri., Jan. 2 at Fruitland Community Church, 6040 US Highway 61, Jackson Sponsored by Fruitland Community Church . 🚗

🥫CARTER COUNTY
5 p.m., Tues., Dec. 30 at Mt. Zion Church of God Prophecy, 454 Old Bridge Road, Van Buren. Sponsored by Mt. Zion Church of God Prophecy. 🚗

9:30 a.m., Sat., Jan 3 at Ellsinore General Baptist Church, 12 E. Broadway, Ellsinore. 🚗

🥫NEW MADRID COUNTY
9 a.m., Sat., Jan. 3 at New Madrid Fire Department, 342 US Highway 61, New Madrid. Sponsored by New Madrid Rotary Club. 🚗

🥫RIPLEY COUNTY
4 p.m., Mon., Dec. 29 at Doniphan High School, 5 Ball Park Road, Doniphan. Sponsored by Doniphan FFA and Ripley County 4-H. 🚗

12/30/2025

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The Poplar Bluff Lions Club is a part of Lions Clubs International, a network of volunteers who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

12/29/2025

🎉 Holiday Hours Update 🎉

We will be closing early at 11:00 am this Wednesday(12/31/25) in observance of New Year’s/New Years Eve.

Thank you for your understanding, and we wish everyone a safe and happy New Year and we look forward to another amazing year of being apart of so many lives and their journeys for independence in our community.🥳

12/25/2025

Warmest wishes from our team to yours this christmas. We hope everyone enjoys a joyous and peaceful holiday. We look forward to another year of serving our community and all the wonderful people in it.

Have a merry christmas everyone! 🎅 🧑‍🎄

12/15/2025

ILCSEMO will be closed for the week of Christmas for our holiday break. 🎄 12/22/25 - 12/26/25. We will re open the following Monday 12/29/25.

During this time we will only be available for emergency's, if such an event arises please use your provided contact information from our staff to reach out for assistance.

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas this year as temperatures get colder. Please be careful if you are traveling this holiday season as road conditions may worsen if we are impacted with winter weather.

We look forward to returning to the office as we start a new year assisting our community with their journeys towards regaining and maintaining their independence.

Have a wonderful holiday season! ⭐🎅🌲🎄❄️

~ILCSEMO

12/12/2025

The Bread Shed will open overnight Dec. 13–14 as an emergency warming center, offering cots, security and free sleeping bags for anyone needing safe refuge from the cold.

12/08/2025

Southeast Missouri Food Bank has increased the number of mobile food pantries in December to help families facing hunger during the holiday season. We know this can be an especially challenging time for our neighbors.

Distributions are open to residents of the county where they are held. If your county isn’t listed below, you can view our full calendar at semofoodbank.org/mobile-food-pantries/.

🥫BUTLER COUNTY
11 a.m., Fri., Dec. 12 at St. Vincent DePaul, 215 S. Broadway, Poplar Bluff. 🚶

1 p.m., Fri., Dec. 12 at New Life Christian Church United, 301 N. Main St., Poplar Bluff. Sponsored by New Life Christian Church United. 🚗

8:30 a.m., Sat., Dec. 13 at Bread Shed, 203 N. D St., Poplar Bluff. Sponsored by Bread Shed. 🚶

🥫CAPE COUNTY
6 p.m., Fri., Dec. 12 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 804 N. Cape Rock Dr., Cape Girardeau. Sponsored by St. Andrew Lutheran Church. 🚗

🥫DUNKLIN COUNTY
11 a.m., Wed., Dec. 10 at Cardwell Community Center, 110 Loeb St. 🚶
‼️Must be Cardwell or Arbyrd resident; proof of address required; must be present. ‼️

🥫MISSISSIPPI COUNTY
4 p.m., Mon., Dec. 8 at East Prairie First Church of God, 322 N. Washington, East Prairie. Sponsored by East Prairie First Church of God. 🚗

🥫REYNOLDS COUNTY
10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 11 at Fellowship Baptist Church of Lesterville, 471 Main St., Lesterville. Sponsored by Fellowship Baptist Church of Lesterville. 🚶

🥫PEMISCOT COUNTY
10 a.m., Mon., Dec. 8 at We Care Ministries, 101 Power St., Steel. 🚗

🥫STODDARD COUNTY
8 a.m., Sat., Dec. 13 at Bloomfield Assembly Church, 20034 State Hwy. E, Bloomfield. Sponsored by Bloomfield Assembly Church. 🚗

12/07/2025

🥶 WINTER IS HERE 🥶

Confidence is growing for a bitter blast of Arctic air this coming weekend. Starting Friday of this week, we will see temperatures well below average for a few days.

The National Weather Service office in Paducah is now on board with the forecast, single-digit to sub-zero wind chills are expected across much of the region.

While no wintry precipitation is anticipated, the extreme cold will be enough to trigger warming shelters throughout the area to help protect residents. Please plan ahead, check on neighbors, and stay tuned for updates as we get closer.

📌 Safety Tips:

Indoors: Check heating systems, run a trickle of water to prevent frozen pipes, and have an emergency kit ready.

Outdoors: Dress in layers, cover exposed skin, and limit time outside—especially for kids and the elderly.

More details to come as we get closer.

12/02/2025

At this time , ILCSEMO plans to open later at 9:00 am Dec 2nd , due to potential travel issues. We have many staff and consumers who travel from various locations who may experience different degrees of safety hazards from the winter weather.
We encourage you to be safe and wait till daylight to travel if you need to venture out .

With the continued winter weather potential throughout the night , please check back in with our page in the morning . We may change our open status to remote if travel is hazardous once we are better able to judge the roads. If there is a need to change our in office status to remote , we will post by 7:30 am.
Thank you and be safe 🙂

12/01/2025

🌡️ WARMING CENTERS – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

If you or someone you know needs a safe place to warm up or cool down, these community locations are available:

Butler County Health Department
📍 1819 N. Main Street
🕒 Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM

Poplar Bluff Library – Main Branch
📍 318 N. Main Street
🕒 Open during regular library hours

Poplar Bluff Library – Ridgel Branch
📍 3398 Kanell Blvd
🕒 Open during regular library hours

❄️ EMERGENCY SHELTER (Below 20°)
Bread Shed
📍 203 N. D Street
🍽️ Food & 🛏️ Bed
🕒 Open 7 PM–7 AM

Please share to help keep our community safe.

12/01/2025

Winter weather to impact our area tonight, make sure you have ample supplies at home and be careful if you must travel during this time if road conditions become hazardous.

If you must travel make sure you have emergency supplies in your vehicle such as an emergency blanket, first aid kit, phone charger, and jumper cables.