Community Outreach Ministries is a faith-based 501c3 that exists to alleviate hunger and poverty in Polk County by mobilizing the local community to provide emergency assistance to families and to equip clients with skills for long term success. We operate a food pantry, recycling program, case management program, thrift store, and also serve as a Service Extension of the Salvation Read more...

Matching community members with international students, for 1 semester (3-4 months) to represent our community and help students learn more about our community and country, and share/exchange cultures. The students remain living on campus/in their apts. No financial, living, or legal responsibility on community friend/host. Read more...

Champion Athletes of the Ozarks builds self-esteem, self-confidence & everyday life skills, therefore enhancing the lives of children & adults with disabilities through education, sports competition, teaching basic life skills, creating job experiences & reinforcing good social skills. Read more...

LFCS is a statewide organization that provides a variety of services to families in MO. Services in the southwest region include: adoption, counseling, crisis pregnancy counseling, foster and respite services, and parenting education and support. Read more...

The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas is to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives. Read more...

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) is a non-profit agency that works to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in the 10 counties we serve; Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk, Stone, Taney, and Webster. As part of a nationwide network of Community Action Agencies, OACAC offers innovative services to move the needle on poverty. From developing programs Read more...

NIGHTLIGHT INTERNATIONAL NightLight is an international organization compelled by love to reach out to, rescue, and restore all those who are negatively impacted by sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. NightLight strategically searches for women working in the sex industry to demonstrate love, affirm dignity, and cultivate meaningful relationships that build trust, offering alternative options that provide pathways out of Read more...

Social Service non-profit assisting the vulnerable in our community with food, housing, and emergency social services. Food pantry, homeless shelter, thrift store. Read more...

Ambassadors for Children provides new clothing and self-esteem items for children and teens in foster care. At present, there are over 1,000 children in foster care in Greene, Christian, and Taney Counties and local child abuse rates continue to be higher in comparison with the rest of the state. Many children enter foster care having been abused or neglected with Read more...

FosterAdopt Connect is a nonprofit organization that specializes in solving problems for kids and families involved in and affected by the child welfare system. Our mission is “to provide foster and adopted children a stable, loving and nurturing family environment by support and advocacy for abused and neglected children and the families caring for them.” We began in 1998 as Read more...