East Missouri Action Agency

East Missouri Action Agency East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA) is community action agency serving the counties of Bollinger, Cape, Iron, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, Ste.
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Genevieve, and Washington in Southeast Missouri.

🗣️ Your Voice Matters!Although our Community Needs Assessment survey has ended, there's still time to participate in an ...
06/09/2026

🗣️ Your Voice Matters!

Although our Community Needs Assessment survey has ended, there's still time to participate in an EMAA Community Listening Session.

We're looking for community members and customers who are willing to share their thoughts about local needs, challenges, and opportunities. Your feedback helps shape the programs and services that support families throughout our region and helps ensure community voices are at the center of the work we do.

✅ Sessions are about 1 hour long
✅ Participants receive a $25 gift card as a thank-you for their time
✅ Your input helps guide EMAA's future planning and services
✅ Multiple sessions are available throughout our service area
✅ Only 10 to 15 spots per session!

We want to hear directly from the people who live, work, and raise their families in our communities. Whether you've received services from EMAA or simply care about the future of your community, your perspective matters.

📅 Check out the schedule of upcoming listening sessions by county below and sign up for the location that works best for you. To register please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Help us identify needs, celebrate strengths, and build stronger communities together. We hope to see you there!

🌱We are still seeking a great fit for our Greenhouse Manager position!🌱If you have a passion for plants and enjoy workin...
06/09/2026

🌱We are still seeking a great fit for our Greenhouse Manager position!🌱

If you have a passion for plants and enjoy working in an outdoor environment, we want to hear from you. This position works together with the The Ground Up by East Missouri Action Agency to provide fresh produce to the truck and other local community businesses.

Key Responsibilities:
🌿 Oversee daily greenhouse operations
🌿 Manage plant health, watering schedules, and pest control
🌿 Monitor inventory and coordinate ordering of plants and supplies
🌿 Ensure quality standards and organization are maintained

📍 Park Hills - Central Office
📅 Full-Time - 36 Hours/Week - Full Year

👉 Ready to get your plant on? Apply online today! https://eastmoaa.org/careers/

Good morning! Hard to believe we are already in the second week of June! Here is the outreach office schedule for the ...
06/08/2026

Good morning! Hard to believe we are already in the second week of June! Here is the outreach office schedule for the week.

As always, if you need immediate assistance please reach out to 1-800-392-8663 and ask for Community Services.

📢 We're Hiring: Staff Accountant 📢Join our team at East Missouri Action Agency!We're seeking a detail-oriented Staff Acc...
06/03/2026

📢 We're Hiring: Staff Accountant 📢

Join our team at East Missouri Action Agency!

We're seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to work at our Central Office in Park Hills, MO. If you have accounting experience, strong organizational skills, and enjoy working in a mission-driven environment, we'd love to hear from you.

💼 Position Highlights:
✔ Starting Pay: $20.50/hour
✔ Full-Time Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 7:30 AM–5:00 PM
✔ Enjoy a 4-Day Work Week!
✔ Excellent Benefits Package

📅 Application Deadline: June 9, 2026
📅 Target Start Date: June 22, 2026

Become part of a team making a difference in our communities! For more information and to apply, visit https://eastmoaa.org/careers/.

💬👥 Who better to help shape EMAA’s future than the people we serve?East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA) is inviting custom...
06/01/2026

💬👥 Who better to help shape EMAA’s future than the people we serve?

East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA) is inviting customers, community members, community partners, local leaders, and other stakeholders to join our Community Listening Sessions as part of our Community Needs Assessment.

These small group conversations are an opportunity to share your experiences, challenges, and ideas and help guide the programs and services EMAA provides moving forward.

✔️ Sessions are limited to 15 participants
✔️ Each session lasts about one hour
✔️ Participants will receive a $25 Visa gift card as a thank-you

📣 It’s not too late to take our Community Needs Assessment survey! The survey will close on June 8th.
👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/93QV3X5

We especially encourage EMAA customers across all programs and services to participate in both the survey and the listening sessions.

📎 Please see the attached flyer for session dates, times, and locations.
📩 To sign up for a listening session, contact your local Community Service Representative or email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) and [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with your name, phone number, email, and county.

📎 See the flyer for dates, times, and locations.
📩 To sign up, contact your local Community Service Representative or email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) and [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with your name, phone number, email, and county.

💡9:54am UPDATE: Perry Co Outreach has power and is open for business. 💡Our Perry Co Outreach office is experiencing a po...
06/01/2026

💡9:54am UPDATE: Perry Co Outreach has power and is open for business. 💡

Our Perry Co Outreach office is experiencing a power outage due to the storms this morning. Please bear with us u til power is restored.

If you need immediate assistance in Perry Co staff is available at the Pirates Point apartment complex in the community center.

Can you believe it’s June! Summer is officially here this month and it’s time to start making those backyard, fireflies,...
06/01/2026

Can you believe it’s June! Summer is officially here this month and it’s time to start making those backyard, fireflies, summer fun memories.

Our outreach offices are open as scheduled this week. Have a great week!

As we come to the close of Community Action Month, we couldn’t let it end without recognizing the heart of our work—our ...
05/31/2026

As we come to the close of Community Action Month, we couldn’t let it end without recognizing the heart of our work—our incredible East Missouri Action Agency staff.

Day in and day out, they show up with resourcefulness, dedication, compassion, and a deep commitment to serving others without judgment. They meet people where they are, lift them up in times of need, and work tirelessly to create stronger, more resilient communities.

Because of them, lives are changed, hope is restored, and opportunities are created.

To our staff: thank you for all that you do, for the care you give, and for the difference you make every single day.

As Community Action Month comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say something simple but meaningful: thank you.T...
05/30/2026

As Community Action Month comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say something simple but meaningful: thank you.

To our customers, thank you for trusting East Missouri Action Agency. Thank you for allowing us to walk alongside you, support you, and be part of your journey. It is a privilege to serve you and to be welcomed into your lives and your communities.

Every connection, every story, and every step forward is what makes this work so important. You are the reason we do what we do.

With just one day left in Community Action Month, we’re reflecting on the strength, resilience, and partnership that define our community and we’re grateful to be part of it.

Community Action is rooted in people; neighbors, families, leaders, and partners working together to build stronger comm...
05/29/2026

Community Action is rooted in people; neighbors, families, leaders, and partners working together to build stronger communities.

During Community Action Month, we’re excited to share and recognize that Representative Dale Wright, was recently honored with a Legislative Champion Award for his support of East Missouri Action Agency and the communities we serve at the recent Missouri Community Action Network conference.

His willingness to listen, help build relationships, and advocate reflects what Community Action is all about. This work is driven not only by agencies and leaders, but by the voices and experiences of community members themselves.

As Representative Wright shared about why he ran for office, aligns with our work every day:

“Try to give a voice to those who didn’t have a voice and those who needed help—that is the work you’re engaged in. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for so many people. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.”

Together, we’re working on building communities that thrive. Thank you Representative Wright for all of your support of the work we do at EMAA every day.

Pictured below left to right: Megan Bania - MCAN Executive Director, Representative Dale Wright, his wife Denise Wright, and Keri McCrorey - EMAA Executive Director.

Address

403 Parkway Drive, PO Box 308
Park Hills, MO
63601

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+15734315191

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