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🏠 The Kitchen, Inc.
The Kitchen, Inc. is a Springfield, Missouri nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in the Ozarks. Founded in 1983, the organization offers a range of programs:Emergency shelter and community housing for families, individuals, youth, seniors, and veterans
Affordable housing developments (over 260 units)
Case management and support services to help clients overcome barriers to stability
Home At Last, a program serving homeless veterans and their families
Located at the O’Reilly Family Campus (730 N Glenstone Ave), The Kitchen, Inc. offers wraparound services aimed at making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring
🧒 Rare Breed Youth Services
Rare Breed is The Kitchen, Inc.’s youth-specific outreach program. It caters to homeless or at-risk youth aged 13–24, offering a low-barrier, drop-in model at 301 N Main Ave, open weekdays .Key Services:
Immediate access to hygiene items, showers, food, clothing, laundry, Wi‑Fi/computer lab, art & music studios, workout room, and a parenting nurseryHousing navigation, including shelter placements and assessments
Case management linking youth to medical, dental, educational, training, and mental‑health services
Daily life‑skills groups (covering topics like anger management, healthy relationships, tenant rights, hygiene, etc.)
Trauma‑informed, youth‑development approach, emphasizing flexibility, choice, and cultural competence
Rare Breed also coordinates with community partners like the Ozarks Alliance to End Homelessness and the Homeless Youth Task Force
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Prepare and deliver 40 individually packaged, ready-to-eat meals for youth on a scheduled day. Groups are responsible for purchasing/preparing the meals and dropping off the meals between 3:00-4:00pm on the scheduled day. Please provide plates, utensils, and drinks if possible. Give us a call at 417-225-7489 to schedule a delivery day. Want to serve the meal? Groups can now serve Read more...
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Position Summary: The Kitchen, Inc. Front Desk Volunteer serves as the first point of contact for community members, donors, and service partners. This role involves answering phone calls, greeting visitors, and accepting in-kind donations. Volunteers in this position help maintain a warm, respectful, and professional environment. Key Responsibilities: Answer and direct incoming phone calls using appropriate phone etiquette Greet visitors Read more...
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Looking for a meaningful way to support homeless and at-risk youth? Volunteer to serve dinner at Rare Breed Youth Services! We are seeking individuals or small groups (up to 4 people) to provide a hot, homemade meal for up to 40 youth, Monday through Friday. Volunteers prepare the meal offsite and bring it to Rare Breed, ready to serve by Read more...
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Front Desk Volunteer Multiple shifts Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm The Front Desk Volunteer greets visitors, answer phones, and maintains a welcoming environment of the lobby. The volunteer must commit to a regular schedule with a minimum of 2 hours per week. The Front Desk Volunteer is supervised by the Office Coordinator. Requirements: • Complete a volunteer interest form: https://www.thekitcheninc.org/volunteer/ • Register with Read more...
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The Willard Parks and Recreation Department in Willard, MO, is dedicated to enriching the community by providing inclusive, high-quality programs, parks, and facilities. It serves residents of all ages through athletics, fitness, and special community events. Read more...
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Children’s Smile Center is a large nonprofit that operates dental clinics to serve low-income families covered only by Missouri Medicaid. CSC operates three dental clinic locations in Nixa, Branson West and Aurora to serve children from the six Missouri counties of Christian, Taney, Stone, Lawrence, Dade and Barry. For most children in our six-county area, we are the only access Read more...
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New Growth Transit is a network of volunteer drivers providing free rides for residents in west central Missouri, including Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Polk, St. Clair, and Vernon counties. New Growth Transit, an affiliate of West Central Missouri Community Action Agency, coordinates and provides rides for doctor appointments. With available funding some rides can be for Read more...
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Prepare and deliver 40 individually packaged, ready-to-eat meals for youth on a scheduled day. Groups are responsible for purchasing/preparing the meals and dropping off the meals between 3:00-4:00pm on the scheduled day. Please provide plates, utensils, and drinks if possible. Give us a call at 417-225-7489 to schedule a delivery day. Want to serve the meal? Groups can now serve Read more...
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Position Summary: The Kitchen, Inc. Front Desk Volunteer serves as the first point of contact for community members, donors, and service partners. This role involves answering phone calls, greeting visitors, and accepting in-kind donations. Volunteers in this position help maintain a warm, respectful, and professional environment. Key Responsibilities: Answer and direct incoming phone calls using appropriate phone etiquette Greet visitors Read more...
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Looking for a meaningful way to support homeless and at-risk youth? Volunteer to serve dinner at Rare Breed Youth Services! We are seeking individuals or small groups (up to 4 people) to provide a hot, homemade meal for up to 40 youth, Monday through Friday. Volunteers prepare the meal offsite and bring it to Rare Breed, ready to serve by Read more...
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Front Desk Volunteer Multiple shifts Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm The Front Desk Volunteer greets visitors, answer phones, and maintains a welcoming environment of the lobby. The volunteer must commit to a regular schedule with a minimum of 2 hours per week. The Front Desk Volunteer is supervised by the Office Coordinator. Requirements: • Complete a volunteer interest form: https://www.thekitcheninc.org/volunteer/ • Register with Read more...
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