Starting on April 1, 2023 the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) will resume Annual Renewals to check if Missourians who have MO HealthNet
(Missouri Medicaid) are still eligible to keep their coverage!

The Annual Renewal process will run from
April 2023-April 2024. You can check the Annual Renewal Timeline to learn when you can expect to be contacted by the state.

There are a number of critical things to do to keep your coverage:

Make sure DSS has your current address. 
If you have moved since you got your MO HealthNet coverage (Medicaid or CHIP), you can update your address in three ways:

• • Go to the Department’s Report a Change tool
  • Call 1.855.373.4636
  • Go to your local Resource Center – Click here to Find an Office

If DSS is able to determine you are still eligible without any need for you to fill out a new form, you will get a notice in the mail telling you that your coverage continues.

If you get an Annual Renewal Form, fill it out, sign it and return to DSS.
If you get an Annual Renewal Form in the mail, you must return it to DSS within 55 days. DSS will use this Form to determine if you are still eligible for MO HealthNet. Remember to sign the form!

If you get a form but don’t return it in time (or don’t sign it)—don’t panic!
If you get a notice telling you that your coverage is ending because your form was late, not received, or not signed, you should turn in a fully-complete, signed form as soon as possible. DSS can still perform your Annual Renewal within 90 days after sending you the notice ending your coverage.

If you need help:
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri can assist you with your Annual Renewal !

SAVE THE DATE:

Thursday, August 21, 2025
11:30am – 1:30pm

at the Missouri Athletic Club, downtown

Details of the 2025 For the Common Good Awards will follow closer to the event date.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on August 22, 2024 at the Ritz Carlton to celebrate the dedication and service of this years ten For The Common Good awardees!

Photos from the event can be found in our facebook photo album HERE.

AL W. JOHNSON
Melton M. Lewis Equal Justice Award

VENUS A. JACKSON
F. Wm. McCalpin Pro Bono Award

COURTNEY A. GREEN
Hon. John R. Essner Young Lawyer Award

CITI
Gerald R. Ortbals Law Practice Award

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
Media Award

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:

St. Louis Public Radio
Stinson
The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co.

To view videos of all our For The Common Good Awardees, this year and previous years, please visit our YouTube Channel.

Join us for

Justice & Jazz
A Tribute to Lenny Cervantes

Thursday, July 11, 2019
at Jazz St. Louis

Hors d’Oeuvres  –  Drinks  –  Jazz

Hosted by
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Jazz St. Louis
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

Tickets
$1,000 – Underwriting Support
with six reserved seating tickets

$125 – Individual tickets
with open seating

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

If you still need to purchase tickets please 
call Louisa Gregory at 314.256.8736
to check availability.

All proceeds benefit
Legals Services of Eastern Missouri

SAVE THE DATE:

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
In person with online option for 2025

Details and online registration
to follow closer to the event date

All proceeds of this annual CLE Seminar directly benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. 

Pending approval for of IL/MO CLE credits,
including ethics and implicit bias / diversity.

2024 Speakers:

• • Pastor Edward Palmer
    Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and access: Through a data-driven approach
    
  • Martha Knudson, Lawyer
    Ethics Topic Applicable to Lawyers

  • Timothy M. Cronin, The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
    Preparing for Mediation

  • Johnny M. Simon, The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
    Preparing and Cross Examining an IME Doctor

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Simon Law Firm, P.C. for their
continued support of Legal Services through this annual CLE presentation,
which has raised more than $450,000 since 2005.

If you have any questions about this CLE Seminar, please contact Laura Dover at The Simon Law Firm, P.C. at 314.241.2929 or ldover@simonlawpc.com.

If you have any questions about your donation please contact Louisa Gregory at lmgregory@lsem.org.

The Neighborhood Advocacy program serves St. Louis area residents and community-based organizations to prevent and reduce vacancy and property abandonment.

Learn more about the work of Neighborhood Advocacy with this short video.

Services provided:

Problem Property Litigation:

Represents qualifying neighborhood organizations in lawsuits against absentee owners of vacant, blighted properties, to force the sale, transfer, or improvement of property.

Family Property: 
Assists low-income clients with fractured land title problems (heirs’ property) that contribute to property abandonment. Free legal assistance available to low-income and senior homeowners for beneficiary (transfer on death) deeds and simple estate planning.

Title Clearance:
Assists nonprofits with clearing land titles for affordable housing development.

Community Education & Technical Assistance:
Available for community education and technical assistance on topics related to community revitalization, land titles, tax foreclosure, and property abandonment.

In 2023, Neighborhood Advocacy, formerly known as the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative, celebrated five years of providing community support and neighborhood revitalization.
Check out their work over the past five years in this special publication.

Click on the image to open and download your pdf copy now.

 For more information about Neighborhood Advocacy, contact:

 314.256.8778

neighborhoods@lsem.org

Staff

Peter Hoffman, Managing Attorney

Caroline Biedenstein, Paralegal/Administrative Assistant
Anna Carlsson, Staff Attorney
Brittany Hubbard, Staff Attorney
Demetria Hunter, Paralegal
Molly LePage, Paralegal/Administrative Assistant
TJ Pearson, Staff Attorney
Vannah Shaw, Staff Attorney
Rachel Waterman, Senior Staff Attorney

To find your local neighborhood organization, visit: https://www.stlvacancy.com/communitymap.html

If you are a law firm interested in partnering with an urban neighborhood to reduce blighted and abandoned property, please contact us to discuss opportunities.

Neighborhood Advocacy is a proud member of the St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative. For more information and to see a map of vacant properties, visit www.stlvacancy.com.

Neighborhood Advocacy  is also a proud partner of the St. Louis Real Estate Tax Relief Coalition. For more information or to make a contribution, visit www.RETAF.org.

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri can provide Marketplace enrollment assistance to
qualifying families who have children living in the household. This includes families
and children whose non-citizen status bars them for receiving Medicaid for 5 years.

To see if you are eligible for help from Connecting Kids to Coverage  call us at 314.256.8735.

To apply for coverage with Marketplace, CLICK HERE or call 1.800.318.2596

To find local assistance with your application CLICK HERE or call 1.800.466.3213

What is the Marketplace?
The Marketplace is a website that lets people compare and buy for the health insurance plan that best fits their budget and needs. You can use the Marketplace if you are an individual or family who doesn’t have access to affordable health insurance coverage through an employer.

What kinds of financial help are available?
You may qualify for no-cost or low-cost health insurance through the Marketplace. Premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions help make healthcare more affordable. Premium tax credits lower the cost of the monthly premium you pay for your insurance, and cost-sharing reductions lower your out-of-pocket expenses when you need medical care.

This financial help uses a sliding scale, so individuals and families making less money pay a smaller amount for both health insurance and health care.

Other helpful resources:

• Health Reform FAQ: Answers about the new health insurance rules and the Health Insurance Marketplace from the Kaiser Family Foundation
• Subsidy Calculator: gives an estimate of what financial help you can get for health insurance purchased through the Marketplace.
• Healthcare.gov: Find out more about your health insurance options and how to apply for coverage.

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is a member of the Cover Missouri Coalition, a project of the Missouri Foundation for Health to promote quality, affordable health coverage for every Missourian.