The On Course For A Cause Golf Tournament directly benefits families in the Springfield community by providing funding to the Y’s School Age Services department’s Financial Assistance Program which lowers childcare fees for those in need. We are seeking dedicated individuals who are willing to solicit sponsorships, teams, and donated auction items. These positions would within a special committee on Read more...

1. Prepare light meal to hand out to residents 2. Sort clothing, toys, and household items 3. Help assemble furniture and move small furnishings into rooms Read more...

Volunteers prepare and deliver 40 individually packaged brown bag or grab-n-go meals for Rare Breed youth. Volunteers can sign up for a single day or a reoccurring schedule. Meals are needed Monday-Friday. To ensure the health and safety of youth, staff, and volunteers, volunteers are not staying to serve meals at this time. Instead, volunteers drop the meals off, and Read more...

We’re looking for generous people to make and donate masks for kids and teens in SW MO. We would like to provide a washable cloth mask for students in our 10-county area when we distribute school supplies to income-eligible families in August. If you’re a mask maker who would be willing to donate some, thank you. We’ll be serving kids Read more...

Watershed Committee of the Ozarks is dedicated to providing hands on, place-based learning opportunities for those of all ages. Annually we host nearly 10,000 field trip participants at Valley Water Mill Park, a 100-acre nature park located just north of Springfield. From guided hiking tours to student field trips focused on water chemistry and ecology, as an Education Volunteer you’ll Read more...

As a Watershed Natives Volunteer with the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, you’ll have the opportunity to help us grow native plants at Valley Water Mill Park, a 100-acre nature park located just north of Springfield. You can be a part of each step in the process- harvesting seeds from wildflowers at our park, sowing and propagating seeds from all Read more...

The Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Foster Grandparent Program is looking for volunteers, age 55+, who would enjoy making a positive difference in the life of a child. Foster Grandparent volunteers work with children in schools, daycares, Head Start Centers, and youth centers. They are role models, mentors, and friends to children with exceptional needs. Volunteer openings are available Read more...

Launching in April, Awaken360 youth will need your help. We hope that you can share your stories, your skills and professional knowledge, and pour into our youth broadening their horizons and showing them how much their community cares about them and their futures. Come by and give a presentation on different career paths they may have never thought. Come facilitate Read more...

The Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair (OSEF) is a regional competition which brings together student scientists and engineers with outstanding research projects. It also serves as an excellent opportunity for students to experience working with local scientists and professionals. Participating students are from a 16 county region that includes Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, Read more...

Support the ORYMCA’s active involvement of its members, fundraising efforts required for financial stability and growth of the YMCA; understand and assist the branch directors in implementing corporate policies, maintain linkage with the governing board; and advise and support staff in their on-going efforts to maintain an effective operation. Read more...