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 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. 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...

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...

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...

Safe to Sleep is an overnight shelter providing a safe place for women who have no place to sleep. We function as an agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks and partner with The Kitchen, One Door and many local churches. We are able to provide this service because of the generosity of host churches that provide church Read more...

Our Mission: To recruit, train and support community volunteers who assist the court in protecting the best interests of abused and neglected children in Southwest Missouri. Our Vision: As a partner with other agencies, CASA advocates for the highest quality of care for abused and neglected children, providing them a chance for a happy childhood and an opportunity to thrive Read more...