The Hope Center, a program of NAMI Southwest Missouri, is a “peer-operated” drop-in center located in Springfield, which offers a variety of services to individuals affected by mental illness in southwest Missouri.

The Hope Center offers support groups, education, resource area, computers, a library, and other services, but the main thing that is offered is HOPE! All services are provided free of charge, by peers – individuals who understand and who have been affected by mental illness.