NLEC Free Stores receive over 14,000 visits each year from poor and homeless persons in search of shoes & clothing, hygiene items (“care kits”), and/or other basic needs (including small appliances, furniture, Christmas gifts for children, etc., when available). NLEC Free Stores are located throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Arkansas. Free stores are run by NLEC trainees, graduates, and volunteers.
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
707 Broadway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573) 332-7777
Columbia
901 Wilkes Blvd
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 875-0603
Joplin
831 Moffet
Joplin, MO 64801
(417) 781-8994
Marshfield
3215 Hwy “OO”
Marshfield, MO 65706
(573) 468-5999
Potosi
Rt. 2, Box 2319
Mineral Point, MO 63660
(573) 438-8201
Springfield
209 W. Commercial
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 864-5338
Springfield Veterans Center
806 N. Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 866-3363
St. Louis
1411 Locust St
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 421-3020
Van Buren
Hwy 60 & Hwy M
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-8867
Illinois
Decatur
993 N. Edward
Decatur, IL 62522
(217) 425-1715
Shelbyville
126 W. Main St.
Shelbyville, IL 62535
(217) 774-5277
Kansas
Columbus
118 S. Kansas
Columbus, KS 66725
(620) 429-2389
Arkansas
Berryville
120 East Church
Berryville, AR 72616
(870) 423-7214