As a precautionary and preventative measure, Community Partnership of the Ozarks is postponing the Tom Watkins Neighborhood Clean-up scheduled for Saturday, March 14 until a later date still to be determined. This decision is based on recommendations from the CDC and our local Springfield-Greene County Health Department. As the information…
Author: Jacque Harness, CPO, for SGFNN
Victoria Mitchell is a community development specialist (CDS) for Community Partnership of the Ozarks in the Caring Communities Program. Currently, she serves York and Bissett elementary schools as well as Heart of the Westside and Bissett neighborhoods. The nature of her work includes coordinating resources, developing and fostering community partnerships,…
Michelle Hethcoat began work as the special projects coordinator for Community Partnership of the Ozarks this summer. A long-time Tool Library volunteer, Michelle brought significant volunteer and professional experience to the position, including work with event coordination and planning, writing and marketing, and volunteer recruitment and management. In addition to…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks’ Tool Library was the grateful recipient of funds raised at this year’s Gearhead Garage Sale, thanks to the hard work of a local organization, the Bearded Betties, and devoted Tool Library volunteers. The sale raised $671, which will be used for the purchase of additional…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks is proud to announce it has been awarded a three-year Mental Health Awareness Training grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the training of a diverse group of Greene County adults in adult mental health first aid and youth mental…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks (CPO) recently purchased the former Pepperdine Elementary School building from Springfield Public Schools. Today, CPO released plans for the future of the historic property, including relocating the current Springfield Affordable Housing Center to the building, which will be named the O’Reilly Center for Hope. The…
Community Partnership of the Ozarks hosted its 11th annual Neighborhood Organization Volunteer Awards (NOVA) ceremony, Dec. 4, 2017, recognizing and rewarding outstanding volunteers in area neighborhoods who work tirelessly to improve and revitalize their communities. “A nova is a brightly shining star,” said Brooke Ash, Caring Communities program director at Community…
Community Partnership’s Ozarks Alliance to End Homelessness seeks 100 volunteers for ninth annual HOPE Connection and Veterans Stand Down. This event is an annual one-day, one-stop service site for the Ozark’s homeless population, and will feature a Veterans Stand Down with specific services for veterans. HOPE Connection is an outcome-oriented event…
About VITA The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is an important program in our community. VITA provides free tax preparation through IRS-certified volunteers. Last year 52 volunteers prepared over 2,000 tax returns and saved taxpayers $500,000 in tax preparation fees. Nearly $1 million in federal tax refunds were returned…
Prosper Springfield is a collective impact model initiative knitting together the community’s efforts to lift people out of poverty. The initiative connects all the work currently being done and capitalizes on the momentum of successful programs such as the City’s Zone Blitz and The Northwest Project. Prosper Springfield’s goal is…