Common Cents is a small locally owned and operated thrift shop. We sell clean, quality, donated items to support The Reeds Spring and Blue Eye School Districts’ “Backpack Programs.” Backpack food programs provide nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food at home to avoid hunger outside of school meals. Read more...

From meeting immediate needs of hunger and shelter to executing programs and social enterprises that provide sustainable opportunities of personal growth, we are on a mission of “victory” for all who call the Springfield area home. Read more...

Convoy of Hope is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s feeding initiatives, community outreach, and disaster response. In partnership with local churches, businesses, civic organizations, and government agencies, Convoy strategically offers help and hope to communities around the world. Read more...

Child Care Food Program is a reimbursement program for licensed and registered day care/group home providers. It is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture and managed and directed by the Missouri Department of Health. Read more...

Least Of These, Inc. is the only full service food pantry serving Christian County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Missouri. The growth in the number of people living in poverty has far outpaced the population growth, with over 9,000 people in Christian County who now live in poverty. Least Of These, Inc. provides food assistance, Read more...

Crosslines is the largest client-direct food pantry in Greene County, MO, serving nearly 70,000 people annually with emergency food assistance, case management, and referral services to other resources available in the community. Crosslines needs volunteers to greet and register guests, stock shelves, assist in the warehouse, shop for clients, deliver food to seniors, assist with mobile distribution, and for several Read more...

If you are ready to make an impact in your community and aged 55+, consider volunteering in one of our programs! Reading Buddy volunteers work one-on-one with a student in Kindergarten through 3rd grade for 30 minutes once a week. Ignite the love of literacy in a child through reading and mentoring. Read books and play literacy games one-on-one with Read more...

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the Ozarks. Our first priority is to provide a comfortable home environment for families when their seriously-ill or injured child is in a hospital far from home. In 1988, our cornerstone project, the Ronald McDonald House near Read more...