undreds of families in need receive help through the Crosslines Holiday Food and Toy Assistance program every year.(KY3) By Kaitlyn Schumacher Published: Oct. 17, 2022 at 4:33 AM CDT|Updated: 4 hours ago SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Hundreds of families in need receive help through the Crosslines Holiday Food and Toy Assistance Program every year. The application to receive assistance opens on October 17 … Read More

By Joe Hickman Published: Sep. 21, 2022 at 7:41 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – It was 1983 when Sister Lorraine Biebel began serving meals to the hungry in Springfield. So now, when many people think of The Kitchen, the non-profit organization she founded, they probably remember the soup kitchen feeding the homeless population on Commercial Street and the congregate housing The … Read More

Daniel Posey gives you an inside-look at volunteer opportunities at the Drew Lewis Foundation and how the nonprofit founder hopes to make a positive change. By Daniel Posey Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 11:15 AM CDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – “Be ready to change.” That’s the advice and insight from Zack Wilson, who works on social media & marketing at … Read More

By Frances Watson Published: May. 4, 2022 at 9:21 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Technology is giving us a boost when it comes to staying safe in severe weather. In Joplin there’s a newer, safer, way of building homes. “When that tragic day happened that was a horrific situation. It was unbelievable devastation. A third of the town was destroyed and … Read More

By KY3 Staff Published: May. 6, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT|Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 4:28 PM CDT ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) – A group of volunteers from different churches around the Ozarks are assisting refugees of Ukraine with a donation center. Several churches assisted, including Faith Missionary, Bread of Life, Nixa Community Christian Church,New Life and more. It took weeks for many Ukrainian … Read More

By Alyssa Kelly Published: Jan. 25, 2022 at 5:06 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – We’re showing you KY3′s website: https://volunteerozarks.com and how you can find a great organization that’s the best fit for you. Full Story: Serve the Community with Volunteer Ozarks

Daniel Posey spoke with Meleah Spencer from The Kitchen, Inc., & Michele Kauffman from Harter House about their team-up & how you can participate. By Daniel Posey Published: Mar. 4, 2022 at 5:56 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – For 25 years, Harter House has teamed up with The Kitchen, Inc., donating 5% of store earnings to the local nonprofit. You … Read More

By Daniel Posey Published: Jan. 18, 2022 at 12:36 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – The City of Springfield partnered with community members to start Clean Green in the spring of 2021. This initiative began with the goal to keep the Queen City clean from litter piling up amid growing complaints in the community. Daniel Posey talked to Kristen Milam about the … Read More

By Joe Hickman Published: Feb. 9, 2022 at 6:04 PM CST|Updated: 16 hours ago OZARK, Mo. (KY3) – Least of These, a food pantry for Christian County, had humble beginnings when it was started by a local church on February 9, 1998. In the first month the non-profit organization was able to help seven families. By the end of the year that total … Read More

By KY3 Staff Published: Feb. 10, 2022 at 9:49 AM CST|Updated: 25 minutes ago SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) – Ozarks Food Harvest honored local volunteer Jim Blackwell this week with the inaugural Jim Blackwell Golden Gleaners Award for contributing more than 3,000 hours of service in the past nine years and his extensive work with their Full Circle Gardens program. Blackwell joined … Read More