Have you heard about “Destination Safe Streets” – the development of a Regional Safety Action Plan by the Ozarks Transportation Organization (OTO)? Last year, OTO was awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation. The grant funds are used to support the…
Author: Francine Pratt for SGFNN
Greene County has emergency funding available for individuals and families struggling to pay their rent or utilities because of COVID-19. This emergency assistance is income-based and available only to those who rent their homes and live in Greene County. COVID-19 impacted many families in several ways. Renters who have been…
Job losses and reduced hours have been a real struggle during COVID-19, but now there’s help! Thanks to a commitment by area organizations, there are more opportunities to access training and guidance towards a new or improved career. Organizations that care We are fortunate in Missouri to have upstanding organizations…
The Missouri Job Center – Ozark Region in Springfield reopened to the public while also finding ways to respect local recovery orders through new innovative solutions that put Springfieldians back to work! If you are out of work and would like to work but need some training, they may be…
By 2020, over 60% of jobs in Missouri will require an associate’s degree or higher. This means that as a community, we need to better prepare our current and future workforce. According to Lumina Foundation, those attending college today are not always the traditional college student. Current and future college…
Prosper Springfield has a new website to provide information on resources and updates related to education, health, housing, job/financial security (workforce development) and transportation: prosperspringfield.org. The Prosper Springfield initiative was created from the Impacting Poverty Commission that met for almost two years to study the causes and effects of poverty.…
Some people refer to them as assets, stability indicators or “getting ahead” outcomes. Many of our local agencies that help those without enough resources or living paycheck-to-paycheck use a set of strength indicators to help families become more prosperous. When families can strengthen in the following areas, their level of…