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DIRECTORYT 2019–2020 Edition An alphabetical listing of nonprofit clubs, agencies and organizations in the Springfield metropolitan area.

A publication of the Springfield-Greene County Library District in Springfield, Missouri DIRECTORY

2019–2020 Edition

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The Library Center 4653 S. Campbell Ave. • Springfield, MO 65810 • Phone 882-0714 • Fax 889-2547 The Library Center serves as the information hub of the community and the administrative headquarters of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The award-winning destination library combines traditional services and conveniences and amenities in an 83,000-square-foot building that houses major collections of print and electronic resources, state-of-the-art reference technology and computers, a dozen various-sized meeting rooms and auditorium, a Between Friends Gift Shop, The Mudhouse café and an outdoor Story Garden. It is located near Campbell Avenue and Lakewood Street, south of the James River Freeway.

Ash Grove Branch Library 101 E. Main St. • Ash Grove, MO 65604 • Phone 751-2933 Founded in 1945, the Ash Grove Branch Library is the oldest Greene County facility in the Library District. It is located on the southeast corner of Main Street and Calhoun Avenue (Highway V) in this northwest Greene County town. The branch retains its small-town charm while providing up-to-date library service. Thanks to a grant from Friends of the Library, Ash Grove Branch received a facelift in 2010.

Fair Grove Branch Library 81 S. Orchard Blvd. • Fair Grove, MO 65648 • Phone 759-2637 • Fax 759-2638 The Fair Grove Branch Library became the eighth facility in the district in 2000, and it serves all ages in this northeast Greene County town. The library is located in the Fair Grove City Hall, on the corner of Orchard Boulevard and Old Mill Road, and shares a 30-40-person meeting room with City Hall.

Library Express West The 24-hour Library Kiosk • 3872 W. Chestnut Expressway • Springfield, MO 65802 Daytime: 883-6112 (Outreach) • Night/Weekend: 882-0714 (Library Center) Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Use your library card to check out books, DVDs, music CDs and audiobooks; place and pick up holds; return items, and access Wi-Fi 5:30 a.m.–11 p.m.

The Library Station 2535 N. Kansas Expressway • Springfield, MO 65803 • Phone 865-1340 • Fax 862-6514 The Library Station is a destination library that combines traditional services with additional conveniences and amenities in an inviting and exciting environment. Thematic elements centered around north Springfield’s celebrated history of transportation define the 36,000-square-foot facility. A Between Friends Gift Shop, Panera Bread restaurant and 10 various-sized meeting rooms serve this branch north of the intersection of Kansas Expressway and Kearney Street.

Midtown Carnegie Branch Library 397 E. Central St. • Springfield, MO 65802 • Phone 862-0135 • Fax 866-1259 Since March 1905, the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library has provided information services to the citizens of Greene County. Throughout its history, the three-story structure has been renovated to retain and enhance its classical architectural features. The historic building also includes in its lower level the Edge Community Technology Center, which offers free, hands-on computer training. Centrally located at the northwest corner of Central Street and Jefferson Avenue, the branch is at the heart of the city’s Government Plaza. Outreach Services and Mobile Library 4653 S. Campbell Ave. • Springfield, MO 65810 • Phone 883-5366 ext. 12 Fax 889-2547 Initially formed in 1955 as the Bookmobile department of the Greene County Library, Outreach Services today includes rotating collections, storytimes at various locations and Walking Books, a program for those who are not able to use traditional library services. The Library rolled out the new Mobile Library in 2011 through a grant from Friends of the Library.

Park Central Branch Library 128 Park Central Square • Springfield, MO 65806 • Phone 831-1342 The Park Central Branch Library is an arts- and media-themed, nontraditional facility located in the heart of Springfield’s downtown. The branch offers banks of computer stations, comfortable seating, gallery walls for exhibiting local artwork, a place to showcase area talent, and is adjacent to The Coffee Ethic, where patrons can pick up beverages, pastries and snacks.

Republic Branch Library 921 N. Lindsey Ave. • Republic, MO 65738 • Phone 732-7284 • Fax 732-6143 After relocating several times in Republic, the Republic Branch Library settled into a new, 10,000-square-foot, standalone branch located at 921 N. Lindsey Ave., just off Highway 174 in the fall of 2009. The branch features a colorful, contemporary look paired with natural materials—tables throughout were crafted from reclaimed oak trees felled by Ozarks winter ice storms. A spacious meeting room for public use, convenient drive-up window and a state- of-the-art gaming area for teens combine to make this western Greene County library branch a popular community destination.

Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library 2214 Brentwood Blvd. • Springfield, MO 65804 • Phone 883-1974 • Fax 883-6412 The Schweitzer Brentwood Branch was renamed when it reopened in January 2017 after a major renovation that added 1,500 square feet, an energy-efficient HVAC system designed to meet LEED standards and a drive-through window. Opening in 1971 as the Brentwood Branch, it continues to serve residents of southeast Springfield from its location one block east of Glenstone Avenue and Seminole Street. Named for benefactor Jewell Schweitzer, the update added a 24-hour materials handling machine, Coffee Between Friends gift and coffee kiosk, Brody WorkLounge stations, four new study rooms, a sunny reading room, a new conference room and more parking.

Strafford Branch Library 101 State Highway 125, Suite H • Strafford, MO 65757 • Phone 736-9233 Within view of Old Route 66, the automobile-themed Strafford Branch Library gives residents of this eastern Greene County community a full-service facility, easily assessible to students at nearby Strafford schools. It was the 10th library in the district when it opened in August 2008, and occupies 3,750 square feet of leased space in Chestnut Plaza south of I-44 on Missouri 125. By renovating additional leased space, the Strafford Branch now has an adult reading room, a new community room and three study rooms.

Willard Branch Library 304 E. Jackson St. • Willard, MO 65781 • Phone 742-4258 In spring 2009, the Willard community welcomed the opening of the new Willard Branch Library in East Shopping Center in downtown Willard, near the popular Ozark Greenways trailhead of the Frisco Highline. The 5,000-square-foot building features warm, contemporary furnishings, a teen area, banks of computer stations and a drive-up window. Toll-Free and Hotline Numbers

Adoption for Families and Family Therapy of the Ozarks Now Family Therapy of the Ozarks: 417-882-7700

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Hotline: 417-823-7125

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter Toll-Free: 1-800-272-3900 Hotline: 1-800-272-3900

American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office Toll-Free: 1-800-227-2345

American Diabetes Association — Missouri Chapter Toll-Free: 1-800-342-2383

American Heart Association Toll-Free: 1-800-242-8721

American Indian Council Employment and Training Toll-Free: 1-800-546-4898

American Lung Association in Missouri Toll-Free: 1-800-LUNG-USA

American Red Cross, Southern Missouri Toll-Free: 1-866-206-0256

APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.) Toll-Free: 1-800-743-5767

Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield, Missouri Chapter Toll-Free: 1-800-778-9317

Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks Toll-Free: 1-866-874-1915

Burrell Behavioral Health Toll-Free: 1-800-299-1334 24-hr. Crisis Line: 417-761-5555 (local) or 1-800-494-7355

C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue Hotline: 417-875-6565

Caring People Toll-Free: 1-877-227-3525 (877-CARE-525)

The One Stop for Early Childhood Toll-Free: 1-800-743-8497

Child Care Food Program Toll-Free: 1-800-818-6812

Freedom’s Rest Family Violence Center Hotline: 417-299-2494

Circle of Friends Social Club Empower: Abilities: Toll-Free: 1-800-676-7245

City of Springfield: City Council Hotline: Citizen Resources: 417-864-1010

City of Springfield: Household Chemical Collection Center Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info)

City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info)

City of Springfield: Sustainability Division Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info)

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks — Don Thomson Donor Center (CBCO) Toll-Free: 1-800-280-5337

Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc. Toll-Free: 1-888-266-6815

Compassus Springfield Toll-Free: 1-800-678-8326

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, Missouri, Inc. (CCCS) Toll-Free: 1-800-882-0808

Convoy of Hope Toll-Free: 1-800-988-0664 Toll-Free and Hotline Numbers

Cox College Toll-Free: 1-866-898-5355

CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage Toll-Free: 1-888-354-3618

Dickerson Park Zoo Hotline: 417-864-1800

Drury University Admissions: Toll-Free: 1-800-922-2274

Drury University Alumni & Development Office Toll-Free: 1-888-353-7879

Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Center for Independent Living) Toll-Free: 1-800-676-7245

Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas Toll-Free: 1-800-264-6970

First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE) Toll-Free: 1-866-583-2392

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, Inc. Toll-Free: 1-877-312-4764

Greene County: Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Hotline: 417-829-6230

Hammons Heart Institute: Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Toll-Free: 1-800-944-4327

Harmony House Toll-Free: 1-800-831-6863 Hotline: 417-864-7233

Holos University Graduate Seminary Toll-Free: 1-888-272-6109, ext. 3

Infant Loss Resources Toll-Free: 1-800-421-3511 Hotline: 1-800-421-3511

Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.) Hotline: 417-865-2273 (CARE)

Kansas Audio-Reader Network Toll-Free: 1-800-772-8898

KSMU Radio Toll-Free: 1-800-767-5768

La Leche League of Springfield Hotline: 417-201-4242 (leave message for 24-hour response)

Lakeland Behavioral Health System Toll-Free: 1-800-432-1210

Legal Services of Southern Missouri Toll-Free: 1-800-444-4863

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Toll-Free: 1-800-256-1075

Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri (LFCS) Toll-Free: 1-866-326-LFCS (5327)

MedicAlert + Safe Return Toll-Free: 1-800-272-3900

Mercy Cancer Resource Center Toll-Free: 1-800-432-2273

Mercy Seniors Toll-Free: 1-800-909-8326

Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library Toll-Free: 1-800-432-2273

Mercy Women’s Heart Center Toll-Free: 1-800-200-9000

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Career Center Toll-Free: 1-866-605-6869

Mid-America Transplant Donor Family Support: Toll-Free: 1-800-925-3666 Toll-Free and Hotline Numbers

Missouri Coalition for Quality Care Toll-Free: 1-888-262-5644

Missouri Council of the Blind Toll-Free: 1-800-342-5632

Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Thrift Store Donor Hotline: 417-831-3701

Missouri Enterprise Toll-Free: 1-800-956-2682

Missouri Health Care for All Toll-Free: 1-877-383-8884

Missouri Humanities Council Toll-Free: 1-800-357-0909

Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) Toll-Free: 1-800-743-7634

Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services Toll-Free: 866-777-7199

Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts (Box Office) Toll-Free: 1-888-476-7849

Missouri State University: Project ACCESS Toll-Free: 1-866-481-3841

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Ozark Mountain Chapter Toll-Free: 1-800-736-6233 Hotline: 1-877-623-3435

Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. Toll-Free: 1-800-572-1717

NAMI Southwest Missouri Warm Line: 1-877-535-HELP (4357) Hope Center: 417-864-3676

National Autism Association Toll-Free: 877-622-2884

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Springfield Office Toll-Free: 1-800-344-4867 Hotline: 1-800-344-4867

OATS, Inc. Toll-Free: 1-800-770-6287

Oxford HealthCare Home Health and Hospice Toll-Free: 1-800-749-6555

Oxford HealthCare Lifeline Toll-Free: 1-800-749-6555

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Foster Grandparent Program Toll-Free: 1-866-380-4420

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Head Start Toll-Free: 1-866-282-3430

Ozarks Public Television (OPT) Toll-Free: 1-866-684-5695

Post Polio Support Group Empower: Abilities: Toll-Free: 1-800-676-7245

Pregnancy Care Center Toll-Free: 1-866-677-0800

Rare Breed Youth Services Hotline: 417-865-6400

Safe At Home Toll-Free: 1-877-603-7805

Safe Kids Springfield Hotline: 417-820-7233

Scleroderma Support Group Toll-Free: 1-800-722-4673

Senior Age Toll-Free: 1-800-497-0822 Toll-Free and Hotline Numbers

Silver-Haired Legislature Toll-Free: 1-800-497-0822

Southwest Missouri Area of Narcotics Anonymous (SWMOANA) Hotline: 1-855-866-7392

Springfield Service Club of the Blind Toll-Free: 1-800-342-5632 Hotline: 314-832-7172

Springfield, Missouri, Convention & Visitors Bureau Toll-Free: 1-800-678-8767

Springfield Missouri Employer Committee (MEC) Toll-Free: 1-800-562-7284

Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Cruse Dog Park Hotline: 417-864-1404

State of Missouri: Attorney General Toll-Free: 1-800-392-8222

State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: 1-877-222-8967

State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services Adult Abuse & Neglect Hotline: 1-800-392-0210

State of Missouri: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations — Division of Workers Compensation Toll-Free: 1-800-775-2667

State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield Regional Office Hotline: 1-888-549-6635

State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources, Southwest Regional Office Toll-Free: 1-800-361-4827

State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Greene County Family Support Division Toll-Free: 1-855-373-4636

State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) Toll- Free: 1-800-592-6004

State of Missouri: Department of Social Services Greene County Children’s Division Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline: 1-800-392-3738

State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Division of Youth Services Toll-Free: 1-800-735-2466

State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — Springfield Toll-Free: 1-866-251-0428

State of Missouri: Secretary of State Toll-Free: 1-866-223-6535

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Toll-Free: 1-800-932-8677

United States: Internal Revenue Service Toll-Free: 1-800-829-1040

United States: Social Security Administration — Springfield Office Toll-Free: 1-800-772-1213

United Way 2-1-1 Toll-Free: 2-1-1

University of Missouri Extension: Master Gardeners of Greene County Hotline: 417-874-2963

The Victim Center Toll-Free: 1-800-743-5265 Hotline: 24 hour 417-864-SAFE (7233)

Women’s Council of Realtors, Springfield Chapter Toll-Free: 1-800-245-8512 If you’re looking for… See: The Directory lists city, county, state and United States listings together— AA… Alcoholics Anonymous i.e, City of Springfield: AARP Safe Driving Program... Smart Driver Course Attorney’s Office; United States: Courthouse; ACLU… American Civil Liberties Union Greene County: Sheriff’s Department; State of AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.… APO Missouri: Department of Natural Resources, etc. Arts Council… Springfield Regional Arts Council Groups associated with area hospitals will have Audubon Society… Greater Ozarks Audubon Society that hospital’s name at the beginning—i.e., Court Appointed Special Advocates… CASA of Southwest Missouri CoxHealth Grief Support Group. CBCO… Community Blood Center of the Ozarks

CCCS… Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield

CASP… Community Alternative Sentencing Program

Child Care Aware… The One Stop for Early Childhood

Crime Stoppers… Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers, Inc.

Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc… Isabel’s House

DCO… Developmental Center of the Ozarks

DNR… State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources

Family Violence Center… Harmony House

GLO Center… Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks

Goodwill Industries, Inc.… MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Hand Extended Outreach... Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended Outreach Pantry

Harbor House… The Salvation Army: Harbor House

Head Start… Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Head Start

IAAP… International Association of Administrative Professionals

Mercy Hospital Volunteer Services… Mercy Auxiliary

Missouri Career Center… Missouri Job Center

MPACT… Missouri Parents Act

Multicultural Center… Hand In Hand Multicultural Center

National Alliance for Mental Illness… NAMI Southwest Missouri

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People… NAACP

Nature Center… Springfield Conservation Nature Center

New Life Evangelistic Center… Veterans Coming Home Center If you’re looking for… See:

OGS… Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc.

Park Board… Springfield-Greene County Park Board

PAT… Springfield Public Schools: Parents As Teachers/Early Childhood Education

PTA… Parent-Teacher Association, Springfield Council

Regional Girls Shelter (RGS)... Ashley House

Republic Senior Friendship Center… Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program… RSVP

Right to Life… Missouri Right to Life, Springfield Metro Area

SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic… Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation

Safe Driving Program… AARP Safe Driving Program

Seniors as Stars… Star Readers Theatre Ensemble

SIDS Resources, Inc.… Infant Loss Resources

SNAP… Spay Neuter Assistance Program, Inc.

Sons of the American Revolution… The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Missouri Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

Southwest Center for Independent Living… Empower: Abilities

Springfield Homeless Outreach… Veterans Coming Home Center

Springfield Regional Opera… SRO Lyric Theatre

Sweet Adelines… Ozark Showcase Chorus, Sweet Adelines International

Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence… Standing Against Youth Violence

Tooth Truck… Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

The Veterans Center… Vietnam Veterans of America

United Ministries in Higher Education — Ekklesia… Ekklesia Progressive Campus Ministries

VFW… Veterans of Foreign Wars

Victory Mission… Springfield Victory Mission

Weatherization Program… Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Weatherization Program

Westside Public Health… Nest Partnership

WIC… Springfield-Greene Health Department: Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)

YMCA… Ozarks Regional YMCA Are You Listed?

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2-1-1 is a statewide call center that assists Missourians in locating health and human services (www.211missouri.org). If you wish to have your organization listed with 2-1-1, call Colleen Neill, 2-1-1 Community Partnerships Coordinator, at 417-863-7700, ext. 233. 7/19 Table of Contents by Category

ACCOUNTANTS Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri (DAG).....16 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (formerly Orlan E. Smith Memorial Chapter 11...... 16 American Society of Women Accountants, Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks...... 16 Springfield Chapter 98)...... 1 Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Missouri Society of Accountants, Heart of Center for Independent Living)...... 18 the Ozarks Chapter...... 36 Hand in Hand Multicultural Center...... 26 ADDICTIVE DISORDERS Jericho Commission...... 28 La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 Al-Anon Family Groups...... 1 Legal Services of Southern Missouri...... 31 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)...... 1 LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home...... 31 ARTS Anonymous (Artists Recovering Long-Term Care Ombudsman...... 31 Through the Twelve Steps)...... 4 Missouri Citizens for the Arts...... 35 Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 Missouri Coalition for Quality Care...... 35 CoxHealth Center For Addictions...... 14 Missouri Council of the Blind...... 35 Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Thrift Store.....35 Jericho Commission...... 28 Missouri Health Care for All...... 35 Mercy Marian Center...... 33 Missouri Job Center...... 35 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Ozark Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services...... 36 Mountain Chapter...... 38 Missouri Right to Life...... 36 Overeaters Anonymous (OA)...... 40 Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 (MADP)...... 37 Southwest Missouri Area of Narcotics Anonymous National Autism Association...... 38 (SWMOANA)...... 53 Ozarks Association for the Education of State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Young Children (OAEYC)...... 43 Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation...... 44 Psychiatric Services...... 67 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 PFLAG-Springfield...... 46 Victory Square...... 71 Republic Area Retired School Personnel Association....48 Republic Pregnancy Resource Center...... 48 A ADOPTION SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging...... 51 Adoption for Families and Family Therapy of Silver-Haired Legislature...... 52 the Ozarks...... 1 Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning...... 55 Adoption Triad of the Ozarks...... 1 Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association...... 56 FosterAdopt Connect...... 19 Springfield Public Schools: Office of Equity & Access.....57 Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Springfield Service Club of the Blind...... 58 (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 Springfield-Greene County Community Health Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Advocates...... 59 STARS for Autism...... 66 ADULT EDUCATION State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services...... 67 Ozarks Technical Community College...... 45 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and Ozarks Technical Community College: Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 Adult Education and Literacy...... 45 The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of ADVOCACY GROUPS the Ozarks (GLO)...... 20 The Next Step...... 39 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 The Victim Center...... 71 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Vietnam Veterans of America...... 71 APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 3 Volunteers For Outdoor Missouri, Inc...... 71 Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri, Inc...... 5 C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue...... 6 AGED CASA of Southwest Missouri...... 7 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Child Advocacy Center, Inc...... 8 AARP Smart Driver Course (formerly AARP City of Springfield: Citizen Resource Center...... 10 Safe Driving Program)...... 1 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Children...... 11 Alzheimer’s Support Group...... 2 Cover Missouri Coalition...... 14 Ash Grove Sunshine Center...... 4 CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage...... 14 Connections Handyman Service...... 13 CoxHealth Hulston Cancer Center — Allenbrand CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage...... 14 Resource and Image Center...... 15 Daybreak Adult Day Care...... 15 Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri...... 15 Eldercare Transit Service...... 18 Franciscan Villa...... 20 AIDS (DISEASE) Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center...... 21 Greene County SALT Council (Seniors and APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 3 Law Enforcement Together)...... 24 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy...... 29 Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 Legal Services of Southern Missouri...... 31 AIR CONDITIONING Long-Term Care Ombudsman...... 31 Meals On Wheels...... 32 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and MedicAlert + Safe Return...... 32 Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc...... 3 Mercy Seniors...... 33 Aircraft & Aviation Missouri Coalition for Quality Care...... 35 Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks...... 1 National Active and Retired Federal City of Springfield: Springfield-Branson Employees Association...... 38 National Airport...... 12 National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees, Inc...... 38 ALCOHOL & ALCOHOLISM Nixa Senior Center...... 39 Al-Anon Family Groups...... 1 OATS Transit...... 40 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)...... 1 Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice...... 40 CoxHealth Center For Addictions...... 14 Oxford HealthCare Lifeline...... 41 Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 Ozark Senior Center...... 42 Jericho Commission...... 28 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Foster Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Grandparent Program...... 43 Ozark Mountain Chapter...... 38 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Rogersville Area Senior Center...... 49 Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive RSVP...... 50 Psychiatric Services...... 67 Safe At Home...... 50 Victory Square...... 71 Senior Democrats of the Ozarks...... 51 SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging...... 51 ALLERGIES Silver-Haired Legislature...... 52 Dynamic Strides Therapy...... 17 South Side Senior Center...... 53 Springfield-Greene County Library District: ALS-AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS wWalking Books...... 60 A Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Northview ALS Association Mid-America Chapter...... 1 Center...... 64 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 Stars Readers Theatre Ensemble...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services...... 67 Drury University Alumni & Development Office...... 17 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Evangel University Alumni Association...... 18 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Missouri State University: Alumni Association...... 36 Strafford Senior Center...... 68 Sigma Kappa Daytime Alumnae...... 52 Teamsters Local 245 Retiree Club...... 69 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 Alzheimer’s Support Group...... 2 The Gardens Senior Living...... 20 MedicAlert + Safe Return...... 32 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and United States: Social Security Administration — Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 Springfield Office...... 70 The Gardens Senior Living...... 20 AGRICULTURE ANIMAL BREEDS Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market...... 23 Competition Dogs of the Ozarks...... 13 Iris Society of the Ozarks...... 28 Ozark Mountain Cat Fanciers Club...... 41 James River Basin Partnership...... 28 Ozarks Kennel Club, Inc...... 44 Nosegay Garden Club...... 40 Springfield Dog Training Club...... 55 Ozark Regional Lily Society...... 42 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Pink Dogwood Garden Club...... 46 Dickerson Park Zoo...... 62 Springfield Orchid Society...... 57 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: ANIMAL WELFARE Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park...... 65 University of Missouri Extension: Animal Abuse Council...... 3 Greene County 4-H...... 70 C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue...... 6 University of Missouri Extension: City of Springfield: Animal Shelter...... 9 Master Gardeners of Greene County...... 70 Dickerson Park Zoo...... 16 Greyhound Pet Adoption, Springfield MO...... 25 Springfield Symphony Guild...... 58 Haven of the Ozarks, Inc...... 26 Springfield Symphony Orchestra...... 58 Humane Society of Southwest Missouri...... 28 Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra...... 59 Killuminati Foundation...... 29 SRO Lyric Theatre (Springfield Regional Opera)...... 66 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Stained Glass Theatre...... 66 Route 66 Rescue, Inc...... 50 Studio 55 Arts Guild...... 68 Spay Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. (SNAP)...... 54 Table Rock Art Guild and Gallery...... 69 Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation Traditional Dance and Music Society...... 69 (SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic)...... 54 USA Dance...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Health Department...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: ASSESSMENT (PROPERTY) Dickerson Park Zoo...... 62 Greene County: Assessor...... 24 ARCHAEOLOGY ASTHMA Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society...... 41 American Lung Association in Missouri...... 3 Ozarks Chapter, Missouri Archaeological Society...... 44 ASTRONOMY ARCHITECTS Springfield Astronomical Society...... 54 American Institute of Architects, Springfield Chapter...... 3 ATTORNEYS ARMED SERVICES City of Springfield: Attorney’s Office...... 9 Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks...... 1 Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association...... 56 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 316...... 19 AUDITOR ARTHRITIS Greene County: Auditor...... 24 Arthritis Foundation Eastern Missouri Southern Illinois.....4 AUTISM Mercy Regional Arthritis Center...... 33 Easter Seals Midwest Autism Services...... 17 ARTS Missouri State University: Project ACCESS...... 37 National Autism Association...... 38 ARTS Anonymous (Artists Recovering Nova Center of the Ozarks...... 40 Through the Twelve Steps)...... 4 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 A Drury University Music Department...... 17 Project Linus...... 47 Drury University Pool Art Center Gallery...... 17 STARS for Autism...... 66 Drury University Theatre...... 17 Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 AUTOMOBILES Highland Fiber Artists...... 27 Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks...... 32 AARP Smart Driver Course (formerly AARP Missouri Citizens for the Arts...... 35 Safe Driving Program)...... 1 Missouri Folklore Society...... 35 Classic Chevy Club of Springfield...... 12 Missouri State University: Greater Ozarks Mustang Club...... 22 Department of Theatre and Dance...... 36 GROOVE (General Registry of Ozarks Volkswagen Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Enthusiasts)...... 25 Hall for the Performing Arts...... 37 Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 Ozarks Public Television (OPT)...... 45 Model T Ford Club of America, Heart of Ozarks Whittlers And Woodcarvers...... 45 the Ozarks Chapter...... 37 Ozarks Writers League (OWL)...... 45 Ozark Lakes Porsche Club...... 41 Show-Me-Strokes Decorative Painters...... 52 Ozark Mountain Region, Sports Car Club of America, Southwest Missouri Art and Craft Guild...... 53 (SCCA)...... 42 Southwest Missouri Camera Club...... 53 Plymouth Owners Club, Inc., Missouri “Show-Me” Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 Region...... 47 Springfield Art Museum...... 54 Queen City Chevelle Club...... 47 Springfield Ballet, Inc...... 55 Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club...... 52 Springfield Federated Music Club...... 56 Southwest Missouri Model A Ford Club...... 53 Springfield Fiber Artists...... 56 AUXILIARY GROUPS Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Springfield Little Theatre...... 56 Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional Springfield Little Theatre Guild...... 56 Girls Shelter Auxiliary)...... 4 Springfield Poets & Friends...... 57 Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries...... 13 Springfield Porcelain Artists...... 57 CoxHealth Volunteer Services Department...... 15 Springfield Regional Arts Council...... 58 Friends of the Library...... 20 Springfield Regional Opera Guild...... 58 Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 Friends of the Zoo...... 20 BIRTH CONTROL Greene County Medical Society Alliance (GCMSA)...... 23 Mercy Auxiliary (Volunteer Services)...... 32 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 Family Planning Program...... 42 Springfield Little Theatre Guild...... 56 Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri...... 46 Springfield Regional Opera Guild...... 58 BIRTH DEFECTS Springfield Symphony Guild...... 58 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: March of Dimes...... 32 Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation...... 72 Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 BANKRUPTCY BISEXUAL Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, PFLAG-Springfield...... 46 Missouri, Inc. (CCCS)...... 13 The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks (GLO)...... 20 BARBERSHOP QUARTET BLINDNESS Ozark Showcase Chorus, Sweet Adelines International...... 42 Association for the Blind...... 4 Queen City Sound Chorus, Sweet Adelines Missouri Council of the Blind...... 35 International...... 48 Queen City Council of the Blind...... 47 Sho-Me Statesmen...... 52 Springfield Evening Lions Club...... 55 Springfield Host Lions Club...... 56 BASEBALL Springfield Service Club of the Blind...... 58 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Walking Books...... 60 Cooper Sports Complex...... 62 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Ewing Sports Complex...... 63 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)...... 68 Meador Sports Complex...... 64 BLOOD SUPPLY Willard Recreation Center...... 72 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 B BASKET WEAVING Community Blood Center of the Ozarks—Don Thomson Ozark Mountain Basket Weavers...... 41 Donor Center (CBCO)...... 13 Springfield Fiber Artists...... 56 BOWLING BASKETBALL Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Accessible Recreation...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 BRAIN INJURY/DISORDERS Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Doling Family Center and Indoor Aquatics Center...... 63 Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield, Missouri, Chapter...... 6 Oak Grove Community Center...... 64 Brain Injury Support Group...... 6 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 O’Reilly Tefft Gym...... 65 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 BREASTFEEDING Willard Recreation Center...... 72 La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 BEEKEEPING Beekeepers Association of the Ozarks...... 5 BRIDGE (GAME) American Contract Bridge League, BIBLES Southwest Missouri Unit 101...... 2 Child Evangelism Fellowship of Missouri, Inc., Springfield Springfield Bridge Center...... 55 Chapter...... 8 BRIDGES BIPOLAR Greene County: Highway Department...... 24 NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 BUILDING BIRDS Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield...... 27 Greater Ozarks Audubon Society...... 22 Southwest Missouri Code Officials, Inc...... 53 BUILDING REGULATIONS Camp Barnabas...... 7 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Greene County: Resource Management...... 25 Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, Inc...... 21 BURNS & SCALDS Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 Queen City Rock Camp...... 48 Shriners, Abou Ben Adhem...... 52 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: SPARC School- Park Program...... 65 BUSINESS CANCER Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (formerly American Society of Women Accountants, Springfield American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Chapter 98)...... 1 Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks...... 6 Association for Women in Communications, Inc...... 4 Cancer Research for the Ozarks (CRO)...... 7 Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri, Inc...... 5 CoxHealth Breast Care Clinic...... 14 Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce...... 5 CoxHealth Hulston Cancer Center — Allenbrand City of Springfield: Finance Department...... 10 Resource and Image Center...... 15 Commercial Club of Springfield...... 12 CoxHealth Reach Together...... 15 Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 GYN Cancers Alliance...... 25 Exceptional Business Men In Nixa (X-MIN)...... 19 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society...... 31 Executive Women’s Club...... 19 Mercy Breast Center — C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Greene County: Commission...... 24 Cancer Center...... 32 Institute of Internal Auditors, Ozarks Chapter...... 28 Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center Men’s International Association of Administrative Cancer Coffee Club...... 33 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 Mercy Cancer Resource Center...... 33 Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri...... 29 Missouri Enterprise...... 35 CAR POOLS Missouri Society of Accountants, Heart of the Ozarks Ozarks Commute...... 44 Chapter...... 36 Missouri State University: Small Business Development CATS Center...... 37 North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA)...... 40 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Rotaract Club of Springfield...... 49 CAVES Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 C Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Ozark Highlands Grotto, Inc...... 41 Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Outdoor Initiatives...... 65 SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business...... 51 Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Springfield CEMETERIES Chapter 321...... 52 City of Springfield: Hazelwood Cemetery...... 10 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 Maple Park Cemetery...... 32 Springfield Area Human Resources Association...... 54 Springfield National Cemetery...... 56 Springfield Business Builders Club...... 55 State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — Springfield Executive Breakfast Club...... 55 Springfield...... 68 Springfield Missouri Employer Committee (MEC)...... 56 Springfield-Greene County Library District: The Library CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Center...... 59 Springfield’s Best Locally Owned Companies...... 66 Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce...... 5 State of Missouri: Secretary of State...... 68 Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce...... 39 SWMO Public Relations Society of America...... 69 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)...... 69 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Working Women In Nixa (WWIN)...... 72 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 BUSINESS WOMEN Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (formerly Girls Shelter Auxiliary)...... 4 American Society of Women Accountants, Springfield Association of Fundraising Professionals, Chapter 98)...... 1 Ozarks Region...... 4 Executive Women’s Club...... 19 AT&T Pioneers...... 5 Women’s Council of Realtors, Springfield Chapter...... 72 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Partners in Education (formerly Auxiliary)...... 5 CAMPS Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks...... 6 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Children’s Miracle Network of CoxHealth...... 8 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries...... 13 Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc...... 13 CHILD BIRTH Convoy of Hope...... 14 Elks Lodge #409...... 18 Cover Your Bum Cloth Diaper Bank...... 14 Finley River Community Foundation...... 19 Diaper Bank of the Ozarks...... 16 Foundation for Springfield Public Schools...... 19 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Friends of the Garden...... 20 Republic Pregnancy Resource Center...... 48 Friends of the Library...... 20 CHILD SUPPORT Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 Friends of the Zoo...... 20 State of Missouri: Family Support Division — Child GFWC Sorosis Club of Springfield: Support Enforcement...... 68 General Federation of Women’s Clubs...... 21 GROOVE (General Registry of CHILDREN Ozarks Volkswagen Enthusiasts)...... 25 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc...... 26 Adoption for Families and Family Therapy of Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma Club...... 26 the Ozarks...... 1 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri...... 32 Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Thrift Store.....35 Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional Musgrave Foundation...... 38 Girls Shelter Auxiliary)...... 4 Neat Repeats...... 39 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks...... 5 Next-To-New Shop...... 39 Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trails Council...... 5 Ozarks Food Harvest...... 44 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation...... 44 Building Bridges — Hand in Hand...... 6 Plaid Door Junior League Resale Shop...... 46 Camp Barnabas...... 7 Queen City Sertoma Club...... 48 Capable Kids and Families®...... 7 Rainbow Network...... 48 Child Advocacy Center, Inc...... 8 Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 Child Care Food Program...... 8 Springfield Little Theatre Guild...... 56 Child Evangelism Fellowship of Missouri, Inc., Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield Chapter...... 8 Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 Children’s Smile Center...... 8 Teamsters Local 245 Retiree Club...... 69 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Children...... 11 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 Cover Your Bum Cloth Diaper Bank...... 14 C United Way of the Ozarks...... 70 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Women’s Council of Realtors, Springfield Chapter...... 72 Diaper Bank of the Ozarks...... 16 YOTO Community Thrift Store...... 72 Educare...... 18 Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 CHESS CLUBS First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE #8)...... 19 Springfield Park Board Chess Club...... 57 Foundation for Springfield Public Schools...... 19 Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, Inc...... 21 CHEVROLET (AUTOMOBILE) Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri...... 21 Classic Chevy Club of Springfield...... 12 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town Queen City Chevelle Club...... 47 of Missouri)...... 22 Greene Valley State School...... 25 CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT H.O.P.E. Foundation...... 26 Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries...... 26 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 Home Schoolers’ Academy...... 27 Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri...... 32 Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional March of Dimes...... 32 Girls Shelter Auxiliary)...... 4 Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)...... 36 CASA of Southwest Missouri...... 7 Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Child Advocacy Center, Inc...... 8 Southwest Missouri...... 37 Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 OneSolePurpose...... 40 FosterAdopt Connect...... 19 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town Foster Grandparent Program...... 43 of Missouri)...... 22 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center...... 24 Head Start/Early Head Start...... 43 Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 28 Ozarks Association for the Education of Parenting Life Skills Center (PLSC) — Young Children (OAEYC)...... 43 A Great Circle Agency...... 46 Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation...... 44 SafeHaven of the Ozarks...... 50 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Greene County Children’s Division...... 68 Parent-Teacher Association, Springfield The Giggle Box Project...... 21 Council of PTAs...... 46 Project Linus...... 47 Springfield Public Schools: Early Childhood Queen City Rock Camp...... 48 Special Education...... 57 Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 Reading Is Fundamental of Springfield, Inc. (RIF)...... 48 Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 Republic Pregnancy Resource Center...... 48 Springfield-Greene County Health Department: RSVP Reading Buddy Program...... 50 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Safe Kids Springfield...... 50 Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 Sertoma Clubs of Springfield...... 51 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Springfield Public Schools...... 57 Greene County Children’s Division...... 68 Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 State of Missouri: Family Support Division — Springfield Public Schools: Parents As Teachers Child Support Enforcement...... 68 (PAT)/Early Childhood Education...... 57 Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence...... 69 Springfield-Greene County Health Department: The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 CITY ORDINANCES Springfield-Greene County Park Board: City of Springfield: Municipal Court...... 11 SPARC School-Park Program...... 65 Civil Defense State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 Management (OEM)...... 61 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Services — Section for Child Care Regulations...... 67 CIVIL RIGHTS State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Division of Youth Services...... 67 American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU)...... 2 The Doula Foundation...... 16 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Human The Giggle Box Project...... 21 Rights and Community Relations...... 11 The One Stop for Early Childhood...... 40 Libertarian Party of Greene County...... 31 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County 4-H.... 70 Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP)...... 37 CHILDREN, AT RISK NAACP, Springfield Branch...... 38 National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Employees, Inc...... 38 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 National Active and Retired Federal Employees Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Association...... 38 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks...... 5 C Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 CIVIL WAR Care to Learn...... 7 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks...... 12 Children’s Miracle Network of CoxHealth...... 8 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Children...... 11 1861-1865, Mary Whitney Phelps Tent #22...... 15 DOV Education, Inc...... 16 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War...... 52 Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield...... 72 First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE #8)...... 19 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation...... 72 FosterAdopt Connect...... 19 CLERGY Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Transitional Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Living for Boys...... 22 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Laura’s Home, Transitional CLOTHING Living for Girls...... 22 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town Christian Foundation Thrift Store — Ozark...... 9 of Missouri)...... 22 Grand Oak Mission...... 22 H.O.P.E. Foundation...... 26 Least of These, Inc...... 31 Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 28 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 Lakeland Behavioral Health System...... 30 Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Newborns In Need, Southwestern Missouri Chapter...... 39 Thrift Store...... 35 Newborns In Need, Springfield, Missouri Chapter...... 39 Neat Repeats...... 39 OneSolePurpose...... 40 Next-To-New Shop...... 39 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 OneSolePurpose...... 40 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Parent-Teacher Association, Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Springfield Council of PTAs...... 46 Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (The “Tooth Truck”)...... 49 Plaid Door Junior League Resale Shop...... 46 Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Sammy’s Window...... 51 Ozarks, Inc...... 49 Southwest Missouri Indian Center...... 53 SafeHaven of the Ozarks...... 50 Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 Sammy’s Window...... 51 Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 The Salvation Army Super Store...... 50 Christian County Lions Club...... 9 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 City of Springfield: Citizen Resource Center...... 10 The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 Commercial Club of Springfield...... 12 Veterans Coming Home Center...... 71 Convoy of Hope...... 14 Women in Need...... 72 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Doling Neighborhood Association...... 16 CODE ENFORCEMENT Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 City of Springfield: Landmarks Board...... 11 Good Community Committee...... 21 Greene County: Resource Management...... 25 Grant Beach Neighborhood Association...... 22 Southwest Missouri Code Officials, Inc...... 53 Heart of the Westside Neighborhood Association...... 26 Junior League of Springfield...... 29 COLLECTORS & COLLECTING Kiwanis Club of Christian County, Missouri...... 29 Kiwanis Club of Downtown Springfield...... 30 Classic Chevy Club of Springfield...... 12 Kiwanis Club of Ozark Empire...... 30 Greater Ozarks Mustang Club...... 22 Kiwanis Club of Republic, Missouri...... 30 Model T Ford Club of America, Heart of Kiwanis Club of Springfield North...... 30 the Ozarks Chapter...... 37 Leadership Springfield, Inc...... 30 Ornament Collectors Club of the Ozarks...... 40 Midtown Neighborhood Association...... 34 Ozark Lakes Porsche Club...... 41 Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Ozarks’ Coin Club, Inc...... 44 Southwest Missouri...... 37 Ozarks Model Railroad Association...... 44 National Place Property Owner’s Association, Inc. Ozarks Steam Engine Association (OSEA)...... 45 (NPPOA)...... 39 Plymouth Owners Club, Inc., Missouri North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA)...... 40 “Show-Me” Region...... 47 Oak Grove Neighborhood Association...... 40 Queen City Chevelle Club...... 47 Parkwood Survival Association and Improvement Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club...... 52 District...... 46 Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine and PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Tractor Association BR 16...... 53 Phelps Neighborhood Association...... 46 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Quail Creek Property Owners Association...... 47 Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation...... 47 APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 3 Ravenwood Homeowners Association...... 48 Association of Professionals in Infection Control Republic Pumpkin Daze, Inc...... 49 and Epidemiology, Inc...... 5 Robberson Neighborhood Association...... 49 C Nest Partnership (formerly Westside Public Rotaract Club of Springfield...... 49 Health Center)...... 39 Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 Rotary Club of Springfield Metro...... 49 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/BETTERMENT Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 City of Springfield: Citizen Resource Center...... 10 Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 City of Springfield: Landmarks Board...... 11 Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc...... 13 Seminole/Holland Neighborhood Association...... 51 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 Sherman Avenue Project Area Committee, Inc...... 52 Drew Lewis Foundation at the Fairbanks...... 17 Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri...... 52 Finley River Community Foundation...... 19 Springfield Host Lions Club...... 56 Good Community Committee...... 21 Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Historic Walnut Street Association...... 27 Springfield Summit Optimist Club...... 58 Home Economists in Homemaking (HEIH)...... 27 STARS for Autism...... 66 Leadership Springfield, Inc...... 30 Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association...... 69 Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce...... 39 United Way of the Ozarks...... 70 Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation...... 47 University Heights Neighborhood Association...... 70 Republic Pumpkin Daze, Inc...... 49 West Central Neighborhood Alliance...... 71 Robberson Neighborhood Association...... 49 Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association...... 72 Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association...... 72 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 American Heritage Girls Troop MO3565...... 2 Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau...... 59 Christian County Lions Club...... 9 Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association...... 69 Community Alternative Sentencing Program (CASP).....12 Urban Districts Alliance...... 70 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Weller Neighborhood Association...... 71 Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation...... 47 West Central Neighborhood Alliance...... 71 COMPUTERS Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association...... 72 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 AT&T Pioneers...... 5 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 Bradford Park Neighborhood Association...... 5 Edge Community Technology Center...... 18 ICON...... 28 Greene County SALT Council (Seniors and Law Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 Enforcement Together)...... 24 Springfield-Greene County Library District: State of Missouri: Attorney General...... 66 Ash Grove Branch Library...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District: CONVENTIONS Fair Grove Branch Library...... 59 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association...... 56 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library...... 60 Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Park Central Branch Library...... 60 CORONER Springfield-Greene County Library District: Republic Branch Library...... 60 Greene County: Medical Examiner’s Office...... 24 Springfield-Greene County Library District: COUNSELING Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library...... 60 Springfield-Greene County Library District: American Diabetes Association — Serving Missouri...... 2 Strafford Branch Library...... 60 Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Center...... 5 The Library Center...... 59 Breaking Traditions...... 6 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 The Library Station...... 60 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Center City Counseling Clinic...... 7 Willard Branch Library...... 60 Compassionate Friends, Greater Ozarks Chapter...... 13 Compassus Springfield...... 13 CONCERTS Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks...... 32 Missouri, Inc. (CCCS)...... 13 Missouri State University: Bands...... 36 Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Center for Republic Community Band (RCB)...... 48 Independent Living)...... 18 Springfield Federated Music Club...... 56 Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 Springfield Mid-America Singers...... 56 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 Springfield Symphony Guild...... 58 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Springfield Symphony Orchestra...... 58 Transitional Living for Boys...... 22 Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra...... 59 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Laura’s Home, SRO Lyric Theatre (Springfield Regional Opera)...... 66 Transitional Living for Girls...... 22 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town C CONSERVATION of Missouri)...... 22 Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Outreach Pantry...... 26 Dickerson Park Zoo...... 16 Infant Loss Resources...... 28 James River Basin Partnership...... 28 Jericho Commission...... 28 Ozark Greenways, Inc...... 41 Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 (LIHEAP)...... 43 Parenting Life Skills Center (PLSC) — Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: A Great Circle Agency...... 46 Weatherization Program...... 43 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 SafeHaven of the Ozarks...... 50 Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri Master SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business...... 51 Naturalists...... 57 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources — Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive Southwest Regional Office...... 67 Psychiatric Services...... 67 Watershed Committee of the Ozarks...... 71 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Wonders of Wildlife...... 72 Division of Youth Services...... 67 Concrete Promotion Council of the Ozarks...... 13 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 Greene County: Resource Management...... 25 The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc...... 26 The Victim Center...... 71 Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield...... 27 United States: Department of Veterans Affairs — National Association of Women in Construction, Springfield Vet Center of Greene County...... 69 Chapter #366...... 38 Southwest Missouri Code Officials, Inc...... 53 COURTS Springfield Contractors Association (SCA)...... 55 The Builders Association...... 6 City of Springfield: Municipal Court...... 11 Community Alternative Sentencing Program (CASP).....12 CONSUMER PROTECTION Greene County: Circuit Clerk...... 24 Greene County: Historic Courthouse...... 24 Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri, Inc...... 5 Greene County: Probate Court...... 24 Harmony House...... 26 State of Missouri: Department of Corrections — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Division of Probation and Parole...... 66 Ozark Mountain Chapter...... 38 Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence...... 69 CRAFTS & HOBBIES The Victim Center...... 71 Classic Chevy Club of Springfield...... 12 Weller Neighborhood Association...... 71 Greater Ozarks Mustang Club...... 22 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GROOVE (General Registry of Ozarks Volkswagen Enthusiasts)...... 25 Greene County: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...... 24 Highland Fiber Artists...... 27 Greene County: Prosecutor’s Office — Victim/Witness Lacemakers of the Ozarks...... 30 Services...... 25 Missouri Folklore Society...... 35 Jericho Commission...... 28 Model T Ford Club of America, Heart of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty the Ozarks Chapter...... 37 (MADP)...... 37 Ornament Collectors Club of the Ozarks...... 40 State of Missouri: Department of Corrections — Division Ozark Lakes Porsche Club...... 41 of Probation and Parole...... 66 Ozark Mountain Basket Weavers...... 41 State of Missouri: State Public Defender — District 31.... 68 Ozark Mountain Knitting Guild...... 42 Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Inc...... 42 CRISIS INTERVENTION Ozarks Area Crochet Group...... 43 Crosslines...... 15 Ozarks’ Coin Club, Inc...... 44 DOV Education, Inc...... 16 Ozarks Model Railroad Association...... 44 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town Ozarks Needleworkers Chapter of the of Missouri)...... 22 Embroiderers Guild of America...... 44 Harmony House...... 26 Ozarks Steam Engine Association (OSEA)...... 45 Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 28 Ozarks Whittlers And Woodcarvers...... 45 One Door...... 40 Plymouth Owners Club, Inc., Missouri Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 “Show-Me” Region...... 47 The Center for Dispute Resolution...... 7 Queen City Chevelle Club...... 47 The Victim Center...... 71 Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club...... 52 Show-Me-Strokes Decorative Painters...... 52 DAIRY FARMING Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club...... 53 C Southwest Missouri Art and Craft Guild...... 53 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County 4-H.... 70 Southwest Missouri Camera Club...... 53 DANCE Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association BR 16...... 53 Missouri State University: Department of Theatre Southwest Missouri Model A Ford Club...... 53 and Dance...... 36 Springfield Art Museum...... 54 Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Hall Springfield Astronomical Society...... 54 for the Performing Arts...... 37 Springfield Fiber Artists...... 56 Springfield Ballet, Inc...... 55 Springfield Park Board Chess Club...... 57 Springfield Federated Music Club...... 56 Springfield Porcelain Artists...... 57 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield RC Club...... 58 Northview Center...... 64 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Stars Readers Theatre Ensemble...... 66 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Traditional Dance and Music Society...... 69 Northview Center...... 64 USA Dance...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Oak Grove Community Center...... 64 DAY CARE Studio 55 Arts Guild...... 68 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County 4-H.... 70 Child Care Food Program...... 8 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 CREDIT Daybreak Adult Day Care...... 15 Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Missouri, Inc. (CCCS)...... 13 Educare...... 18 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 CRIME PREVENTION State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior City of Springfield: Crime Prevention/Safety Services — Section for Child Care Regulations...... 67 Education...... 10 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — City of Springfield: Police Department...... 11 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers, Inc...... 22 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 Greene County SALT Council (Seniors and Law The One Stop for Early Childhood...... 40 Enforcement Together)...... 24 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Greene County: Sheriff’s Office...... 25 Women in Need...... 72 DEAFNESS Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield, Missouri, Chapter...... 6 CoxHealth Rehabilitation Therapy North...... 15 Brain Injury Support Group...... 6 Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri (DAG).....16 Camp Barnabas...... 7 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Champion Athletes of the Ozarks...... 7 Springfield Evening Lions Club...... 55 Circle of Friends Social Club...... 9 DEATH AND DYING City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations...... 11 City of Springfield: Hazelwood Cemetery...... 10 City Utilities: Access Express...... 12 Compassionate Friends, Greater Ozarks Chapter...... 13 Connections Handyman Service...... 13 Greene County: Medical Examiner’s Office...... 24 Daybreak Adult Day Care...... 15 Infant Loss Resources...... 28 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Lost & Found Grief Center...... 31 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, M.E.N.D. SW Missouri Chapter (Mommies Enduring Orlan E. Smith Memorial Chapter 11...... 16 Neonatal Death)...... 32 Eldercare Transit Service...... 18 Mid-America Transplant...... 34 Elks Lodge #409...... 18 Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Center Southwest Missouri...... 37 for Independent Living)...... 18 Seasons Hospice...... 51 Greene Valley State School...... 25 Springfield National Cemetery...... 56 Kansas Audio-Reader Network...... 29 State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy...... 29 Springfield...... 68 Meals On Wheels...... 32 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 DEBT MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc...... 34 Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services...... 36 Missouri, Inc. (CCCS)...... 13 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 OATS Transit...... 40 DENTAL CLINICS/DENTISTRY Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice...... 40 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: All Star Smiles Sertoma Club...... 1 Foster Grandparent Program...... 43 Children’s Smile Center...... 8 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Fordland Clinic, Inc...... 19 Housing Assistance Program...... 43 Greater Springfield Dental Hygienists’ Association...... 23 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Jordan Valley Community Health Center — Dental...... 29 D Safe At Home...... 50 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Head SGM Guy J. Killingsworth Chapter 621 Military Start/Early Head Start...... 43 Order of the Purple Heart...... 51 Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation...... 44 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (The “Tooth Truck”)...... 49 Walking Books...... 60 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Doling Family Center and Indoor Aquatics Center...... 63 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Abilities First...... 1 Miracle League Ball Field...... 64 Capable Kids and Families®...... 7 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and CHANCES of Stone County...... 8 Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE #8)...... 19 Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)...... 36 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Missouri State University: Project ACCESS...... 37 Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Nova Center of the Ozarks...... 40 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Springfield Public Schools: Early Childhood Special Rehabilitation (South Springfield)...... 67 Education...... 57 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Accessible Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 Recreation...... 61 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior The Next Step...... 39 Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services...... 67 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — DIABETES Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield American Diabetes Association — Serving Missouri...... 2 Regional Office...... 67 CoxHealth Center for Health Improvement...... 14 SWI Industrial Solutions...... 69 The Arc of the Ozarks...... 4 DISABLED Through the Roof...... 69 United States: Social Security Administration — A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Springfield Office...... 70 Abilities First...... 1 Assisting Consumers Through Technology (ACTT)...... 4 DISCRIMINATION Springfield Public Schools: Early Childhood Special Education...... 57 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Springfield-Greene County Community Human Rights and Community Relations...... 11 Health Advocates...... 59 NAACP, Springfield Branch...... 38 EATING DISORDERS DIVERSITY Overeaters Anonymous (OA)...... 40 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations...... 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks...... 32 Springfield Public Schools: Office of Equity & Access.....57 Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce...... 5 City of Springfield: Land Clearance for DOGS Redevelopment Authority...... 11 City of Springfield: Planning and Competition Dogs of the Ozarks...... 13 Development Department...... 11 Greyhound Pet Adoption, Springfield MO...... 25 Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 Killuminati Foundation...... 29 Good Community Committee...... 21 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Historic Walnut Street Association...... 27 Route 66 Rescue, Inc...... 50 Jordan Valley Innovation Center...... 29 Southwest Missouri Retriever Club...... 54 Missouri State University: Small Business Springfield Dog Training Club...... 55 Development Center...... 37 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce...... 39 Cruse Dog Park...... 62 North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA)...... 40 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 DOV Education, Inc...... 16 Urban Districts Alliance...... 70 Freedom’s Rest Family Violence Center...... 20 Harmony House...... 26 EDUCATION The Center for Dispute Resolution...... 7 AARP Smart Driver Course (formerly AARP DOULA Safe Driving Program)...... 1 Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 1 The Doula Foundation...... 16 ASIS International Ozarks Chapter...... 4 Breaking Traditions...... 6 D DOWN SYNDROME Chase Educational Foundation...... 8 Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks...... 16 Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 DRUG ABUSE Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 Christian County Retired School Personnel...... 9 Al-Anon Family Groups...... 1 City of Springfield: Department of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)...... 1 Environmental Services...... 10 Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 CoxHealth Center For Addictions...... 14 Cox College...... 14 Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 CoxHealth Women’s Center...... 15 Jericho Commission...... 28 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc...... 16 Southwest Missouri Area of Narcotics Anonymous DOV Education, Inc...... 16 (SWMOANA)...... 53 Drury University...... 17 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Edge Community Technology Center...... 18 Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive Educare...... 18 Psychiatric Services...... 67 Evangel University...... 18 Victory Square...... 71 Evangel University Alumni Association...... 18 DRUGS Foundation for Springfield Public Schools...... 19 Greene Valley State School...... 25 Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 HOLA Sertoma Club...... 27 Home Schoolers’ Academy...... 27 DRUNK DRIVING Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri...... 29 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Mercy Stroke Center — Springfield...... 34 Ozark Mountain Chapter...... 38 Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library...... 34 Missouri Humanities Council...... 35 EARLY INTERVENTION Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 Missouri National Education Association, Springfield Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Chapter (NEA)...... 36 First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE #8)...... 19 Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)...... 36 Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)...... 36 Missouri State University...... 36 Missouri State University: Alumni Association...... 36 ELECTIONS Missouri State University: Bands...... 36 Missouri State University: Project ACCESS...... 37 Greene County: Clerk...... 24 Missouri State University: Southwest Missouri Area League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri...... 31 Health Education Center...... 37 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT New Covenant Academy Parent Fellowship Team...... 39 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Head Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Start/Early Head Start...... 43 Management (OEM)...... 61 Ozarks Association for the Education of Young Children State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D...... 68 (OAEYC)...... 43 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 EMERGENCY RELIEF Ozarks Technical Community College...... 45 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 Parent-Teacher Association, Care to Learn...... 7 Springfield Council of PTAs...... 46 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 RSVP Reading Buddy Program...... 50 Convoy of Hope...... 14 School of Metaphysics (SOM)...... 51 Freedom’s Rest Family Violence Center...... 20 Sigma Kappa Daytime Alumnae...... 52 Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries...... 26 Springfield Area Retired Teachers...... 54 LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home...... 31 Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning...... 55 Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Springfield Conservation Nature Center...... 55 Management (OEM)...... 61 Springfield Missouri State Teachers Association The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 (MSTA)...... 56 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Springfield Public Schools...... 57 Women in Need...... 72 Springfield Public Schools: Early Childhood Special Education...... 57 EMOTIONAL HEALTH Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Springfield Public Schools: Office of Equity & Access.....57 Springfield Public Schools: Parents As Teachers EMPLOYMENT (PAT)/Early Childhood Education...... 57 Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 American Indian Council Employment and Training...... 3 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 Breaking Traditions...... 6 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Fair Grove Branch Library...... 59 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 E Springfield-Greene County Library District: MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc...... 34 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library...... 60 MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Springfield-Greene County Library District: Career Center...... 34 Park Central Branch Library...... 60 Missouri Job Center...... 35 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Missouri Job Center...... 35 Republic Branch Library...... 60 Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library...... 60 Greene County Center...... 43 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Strafford Branch Library...... 60 Springfield Contractors Association (SCA)...... 55 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield Missouri Employer Committee (MEC)...... 56 The Library Center...... 59 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Springfield-Greene County Library District: Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning The Library Station...... 60 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Springfield-Greene County Library District: Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 Willard Branch Library...... 60 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Rehabilitation (South Springfield)...... 67 Outdoor Initiatives...... 65 State of Missouri: Department of Labor and Industrial Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Relations — Division of Workers Compensation...... 67 The Butterfly House...... 62 SWI Industrial Solutions...... 69 STARS for Autism...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — ENGINEERING Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Regional Office...... 67 Conditioning Engineers, Inc...... 3 The One Stop for Early Childhood...... 40 Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Through the Roof...... 69 Ozark Chapter...... 36 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County...... 70 Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Victory Mission + Ministry...... 71 Springfield Chapter 321...... 52 ENGINES EYE DISEASE & DEFECT Ozarks Steam Engine Association (OSEA)...... 45 Springfield Service Club of the Blind...... 58 Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine and State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Tractor Association BR 16...... 53 Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)...... 68 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FAIRS & EXHIBITS Grupo Latinoamericano...... 25 Ozark Empire Fairgrounds...... 41 Hand in Hand Multicultural Center...... 26 Springfield Art Museum...... 54 Ozarks Technical Community College: Springfield Exposition Center...... 55 Adult Education and Literacy...... 45 Table Rock Art Guild and Gallery...... 69 ENTERPRISE FAITH-BASED GROUPS Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 American Heritage Girls Troop MO3565...... 2 Historic Walnut Street Association...... 27 Baha’i Information Office for Southwest Missouri...... 5 Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri...... 29 Building Bridges — Hand in Hand...... 6 Missouri Enterprise...... 35 Caring People...... 7 State of Missouri: Secretary of State...... 68 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 Child Evangelism Fellowship of Missouri, Inc., ENVIRONMENT Springfield Chapter...... 8 City of Springfield: Air Quality Program...... 9 Christian Women’s Connection...... 9 City of Springfield: Department of Church Women United of Springfield, Missouri...... 9 Environmental Services...... 10 Connections Handyman Service...... 13 City of Springfield: Household Chemical Convoy of Hope...... 14 Collection Center...... 10 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division.....11 Crosslines...... 15 City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division...... 12 Daybreak Adult Day Care...... 15 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Ekklesia Progressive Campus Ministry...... 18 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 Evangel University...... 18 Friends of the Garden...... 20 Evangel University Alumni Association...... 18 Greater Ozarks Audubon Society...... 22 Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc...... 26 James River Basin Partnership...... 28 Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended E Nosegay Garden Club...... 40 Outreach Pantry...... 26 Ozark Greenways, Inc...... 41 Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries...... 26 Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 Master Naturalists...... 57 Home Schoolers’ Academy...... 27 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Interfaith Alliance of the Ozarks...... 28 Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene- Long-Term Care Ombudsman...... 31 Close Memorial Park...... 65 Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Springfield-Greene County Park Board: (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 The Butterfly House...... 62 New Covenant Academy Parent Fellowship Team...... 39 State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources — Newborns In Need, Springfield, Missouri Chapter...... 39 Southwest Regional Office...... 67 Next-To-New Shop...... 39 Watershed Committee of the Ozarks...... 71 Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers...... 43 Seasons Hospice...... 51 EPILEPSY Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 St. Vincent de Paul...... 66 Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas...... 18 Stained Glass Theatre...... 66 ETHNIC GROUPS The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 American Indian Council Employment and Training...... 3 Veterans Coming Home Center...... 71 British Sterling Club...... 6 Victory Mission + Ministry...... 71 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Human Victory Square...... 71 Rights and Community Relations...... 11 Youth of Unity...... 72 Filipino-American Association of Southwest Missouri.....19 German-Austrian-Swiss Heritage Society of FAMILIES the Ozarks...... 21 Adoption for Families and Family Therapy of the Ozarks.1 Grupo Latinoamericano...... 25 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 Hand in Hand Multicultural Center...... 26 Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Center...... 5 Korean-American Association of Springfield...... 30 Capable Kids and Families®...... 7 NAACP, Springfield Branch...... 38 Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc...... 7 Ozark Scandinavian Society of Springfield, Missouri...... 42 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Harmony House...... 26 FOLKLORE Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 28 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Missouri Folklore Society...... 35 (OACAC)...... 42 FOOD Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Family Planning Program...... 42 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Beekeepers Association of the Ozarks...... 5 Peace Network of the Ozarks...... 46 Child Care Food Program...... 8 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Safe Kids Springfield...... 50 Crosslines...... 15 Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Grand Oak Mission...... 22 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market...... 23 Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center...... 62 Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Outreach Pantry...... 26 Cooper Tennis Complex...... 62 Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries...... 26 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Least of These, Inc...... 31 Dan Kinney Family Center...... 62 Meals On Wheels...... 32 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ozarks Food Harvest...... 44 Killian Sports Complex...... 64 Southwest Missouri Indian Center...... 53 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park...... 65 Springfield-Greene County Health Department...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: St. Vincent de Paul...... 66 Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Greene County Children’s Division...... 68 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County...... 70 The Salvation Army Family Enrichment Center...... 50 Vegetarian Club of the Ozarks...... 70 Veterans Coming Home Center...... 71 FARMERS MARKETS FOSTER CARE Farmers Market of the Ozarks...... 19 Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market...... 23 Ambassadors for Children...... 2 F FosterAdopt Connect...... 19 FINANCE, PERSONAL Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Springfield, Transitional Living for Boys...... 22 Missouri, Inc. (CCCS)...... 13 Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri...... 29 (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 Legal Services of Southern Missouri...... 31 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Society of Financial Service Professionals, Foster Grandparent Program...... 43 Ozark Chapter...... 52 SafeHaven of the Ozarks...... 50 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)...... 69 Sammy’s Window...... 51 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — FIRE SAFETY Greene County Children’s Division...... 68 City of Springfield: Fire Department...... 10 FUND RAISING Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 Association of Fundraising Professionals, FIREARMS Ozarks Region...... 4 Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries...... 13 Springfield Benchrest Rifle Club, Inc...... 55 Foundation for Springfield Public Schools...... 19 FIREFIGHTING Friends of the Garden...... 20 Friends of the Library...... 20 City of Springfield: Fire Department...... 10 Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 City of Springfield: Fire Department Museum...... 10 Friends of the Zoo...... 20 Musgrave Foundation...... 38 FIRST AID National Autism Association...... 38 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 Newborns In Need, Southwestern Missouri Chapter...... 39 Scleroderma Foundation Missouri Chapter...... 51 FLOWERS Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: The Butterfly House...... 62 Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 The Library Foundation...... 31 GANGS Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course...... 61 Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence...... 69 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: GARDENING Horton Smith Golf Course...... 63 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Brentwood Garden Club, FGCM...... 6 Rivercut Golf Course...... 65 Evergreen Garden Club, FGCM...... 19 Friends of the Garden...... 20 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Hillbilly Gardeners, FGCM...... 27 National Active and Retired Federal Iris Society of the Ozarks...... 28 Employees Association...... 38 Nosegay Garden Club...... 40 Ozark Regional Lily Society...... 42 GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL Pink Dogwood Garden Club...... 46 Springfield Area Herb Society...... 54 Springfield National Cemetery...... 56 Springfield Orchid Society...... 57 United States Small Business Administration (SBA)...... 69 Springfield Organic Gardening Club...... 57 United States: Internal Revenue Service...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: United States: Social Security Administration — Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden...... 64 Springfield Office...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield...... 72 Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation...... 72 Close Memorial Park...... 65 GOVERNMENT, LOCAL Springfield-Greene County Park Board: The Butterfly House...... 62 City of Springfield: Air Quality Program...... 9 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County...... 70 City of Springfield: Attorney’s Office...... 9 University of Missouri Extension: City of Springfield: City Council...... 10 Master Gardeners of Greene County...... 70 City of Springfield: Department of Environmental Services...... 10 GAY/LESBIAN City of Springfield: Department of Public Information.... 10 Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks...... 32 City of Springfield: Finance Department...... 10 Peace Network of the Ozarks...... 46 City of Springfield: Fire Department...... 10 PFLAG-Springfield...... 46 City of Springfield: Hazelwood Cemetery...... 10 The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of City of Springfield: Household the Ozarks (GLO)...... 20 Chemical Collection Center...... 10 G City of Springfield: Land Clearance for GEMS & MINERALS Redevelopment Authority...... 11 City of Springfield: Landmarks Board...... 11 Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society...... 41 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Children...... 11 GENEALOGY City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations...... 11 Daughters of the American Revolution, City of Springfield: Municipal Court...... 11 Isaac Garrison Chapter...... 15 City of Springfield: Planning and Daughters of the American Revolution, Development Department...... 11 Rachel Donelson Chapter...... 15 City of Springfield: Police Department...... 11 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, City of Springfield: Prosecutor...... 11 1861–1865, Mary Whitney Phelps Tent #22...... 15 City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division.....11 Missouri State University: Duane G. Meyer Library...... 37 City of Springfield: Springfield-Branson Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS)...... 44 National Airport...... 12 Springfield-Greene County Library District: City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division...... 12 The Library Center...... 59 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Springfield-Greene County Library District: City Utilities...... 12 The Library Station...... 60 Greene County Historic Sites Board...... 23 The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the Greene County: Archives and Records Center...... 24 American Revolution...... 41 Greene County: Assessor...... 24 Greene County: Auditor...... 24 GHOSTS Greene County: Circuit Clerk...... 24 Heartland Paranormal Research Organization...... 27 Greene County: Clerk...... 24 Greene County: Collector of Revenue...... 24 GOLF Greene County: Commission...... 24 Greene County: Highway Department...... 24 Connie Morris Golf Learning Center...... 13 Greene County: Historic Courthouse...... 24 Horton Smith Ladies Golf Association...... 27 Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center...... 24 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Greene County: Medical Examiner’s Office...... 24 Betty Allison Golf Course at Oscar Blom...... 61 Greene County: Probate Court...... 24 Greene County: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...... 24 GRANDPARENTING Greene County: Prosecutor’s Office — Victim/Witness Services...... 25 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Greene County: Public Administrator...... 25 Foster Grandparent Program...... 43 Greene County: Purchasing Department...... 25 SafeHaven of the Ozarks...... 50 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds...... 25 GRIEF Greene County: Resource Management...... 25 Greene County: Sheriff’s Office...... 25 Compassionate Friends, Greater Ozarks Chapter...... 13 Greene County: Treasurer...... 25 Infant Loss Resources...... 28 Silver-Haired Legislature...... 52 Lost & Found Grief Center...... 31 Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Mid-America Transplant...... 34 Springfield Sister Cities Association...... 58 Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Southwest Missouri...... 37 GOVERNMENT, STATE Oxford HealthCare Home Health and Hospice...... 41 Silver-Haired Legislature...... 52 GUARDIAN & WARD State of Missouri: Attorney General...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Corrections — Greene County: Public Administrator...... 25 Division of Probation and Parole...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and HALF-WAY HOUSES Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and HAZARDOUS WASTE Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning City of Springfield: Household and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Chemical Collection Center...... 10 Rehabilitation (South Springfield)...... 67 City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division.....11 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 HEALTH State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services...... 67 ALS Association Mid-America Chapter...... 1 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Alzheimer’s Support Group...... 2 Services — Section for Child Care Regulations...... 67 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior American Diabetes Association — Serving Missouri...... 2 H Services — Southwest District...... 67 American Heart Association...... 2 State of Missouri: Department of Labor and Industrial American Lung Association in Missouri...... 3 Relations — Division of Workers Compensation...... 67 APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 3 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Arthritis Foundation Eastern Missouri Southern Illinois.....4 Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Psychiatric Services...... 67 Epidemiology, Inc...... 5 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield Missouri, Chapter...... 6 Regional Office...... 67 Care to Learn...... 7 State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources — Children’s Miracle Network of CoxHealth...... 8 Southwest Regional Office...... 67 Community Blood Center of the Ozarks — State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Don Thomson Donor Center (CBCO)...... 13 Division of Youth Services...... 67 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Compassus Springfield...... 13 Greene County Children’s Division...... 68 Cover Missouri Coalition...... 14 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Cox College...... 14 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 CoxHealth...... 14 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — CoxHealth Breast Care Clinic...... 14 Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)...... 68 CoxHealth Center for Health Improvement...... 14 State of Missouri: Family Support Division — CoxHealth Cox Medical Explorers, Post 229...... 14 Child Support Enforcement...... 68 CoxHealth Family Medical Care Center...... 14 State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D...... 68 CoxHealth Reach Together...... 15 State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — CoxHealth Rehabilitation Therapy North...... 15 Springfield...... 68 CoxHealth Women’s Center...... 15 State of Missouri: Secretary of State...... 68 Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri...... 15 State of Missouri: State Public Defender — District 31.... 68 Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas...... 18 State of Missouri: Veterans Commission...... 68 Fordland Clinic, Inc...... 19 Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri...... 21 Greene County Medical Society (GCMS)...... 23 Greene County Medical Society Alliance (GCMSA)...... 23 GYN Cancers Alliance...... 25 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Hammons Heart Institute: Cardiopulmonary Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Rehabilitation...... 26 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — HOLA Sertoma Club...... 27 Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)...... 68 Jordan Valley Community Health Center — Dental...... 29 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and Jordan Valley Community Health Center—Medical...... 29 Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 Lakeland Behavioral Health System...... 30 The Giggle Box Project...... 21 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri...... 32 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 March of Dimes...... 32 United Ostomy Association of America, Inc...... 69 Mercy Auxiliary (Volunteer Services)...... 32 Vegetarian Club of the Ozarks...... 70 Mercy Breast Center — C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center...... 32 HEALTH CARE WORKERS Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center Men’s Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Cancer Coffee Club...... 33 Epidemiology, Inc...... 5 Mercy Cancer Resource Center...... 33 CoxHealth Cox Medical Explorers, Post 229...... 14 Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health — Lark...... 33 Greene County Medical Society (GCMS)...... 23 Mercy Family Resource Center...... 33 Mercy Medical Explorers – a healthcare career Mercy Hospital Springfield...... 33 exploration program for students 15–20 years old...... 32 Mercy Marian Center...... 33 Missouri State University: Southwest Missouri Area Mercy Medical Explorers — a healthcare career Health Education Center...... 37 exploration program for students 15–20 years old...... 32 Mercy Regional Arthritis Center...... 33 HEARING IMPAIRMENT Mercy Sports Medicine...... 33 Mercy Stroke Center — Springfield...... 34 CoxHealth Rehabilitation Therapy North...... 15 Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library...... 34 Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri (DAG).....16 Mercy Women’s Heart Center...... 34 HEART DISEASE Mercy-Springfield Corporate Health and Wellness...... 34 Mid-America Transplant...... 34 American Heart Association...... 2 Missouri Health Care for All...... 35 Hammons Heart Institute: Missouri State University: Southwest Missouri Area Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation...... 26 Health Education Center...... 37 Mercy Women’s Heart Center...... 34 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 H Music Therapy of the Ozarks...... 38 HEATING National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Springfield Office... 39 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Nest Partnership (formerly Westside Public Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc...... 3 Health Center)...... 39 City Utilities...... 12 Oxford HealthCare Lifeline...... 41 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Greene County Center...... 43 Program (LIHEAP)...... 43 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Head Start/Early Head Start...... 43 HISTORIC SITES Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation...... 44 City of Springfield: Landmarks Board...... 11 Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri...... 46 Commercial Club of Springfield...... 12 Post Polio Support Group...... 47 Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society...... 19 Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 Gillioz Theatre...... 21 Rotary Club of Springfield Metro...... 49 Greene County Historic Sites Board...... 23 Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Midtown Neighborhood Association...... 34 Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 Route 66 Association of Missouri...... 50 Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Scleroderma Support Group...... 51 Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 Springfield Area Herb Society...... 54 Urban Districts Alliance...... 70 Springfield Ostomy Support Group...... 57 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield...... 72 Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 Springfield-Greene County Community HISTORICAL RECORDS/ARCHIVES Health Advocates...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Health Department...... 59 Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Museum of Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Ozarks Scouting...... 17 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Greene County Historical Society...... 23 Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 Greene County: Archives and Records Center...... 24 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Greene County: Clerk...... 24 Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds...... 25 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Ozarks Labor Union Archives (OLUA)...... 44 Services — Southwest District...... 67 Ozarks Model Railroad Association...... 44 Springfield Police Museum — Springfield Calaboose...... 57 HOMELESS Springfield-Greene County Library District: The Library Center...... 59 Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Doling Crosslines...... 15 History Museum...... 63 Franciscan Villa...... 20 The History Museum on the Square...... 27 One Door...... 40 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Housing HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Assistance Program...... 43 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Christian County Museum and Historical Society...... 9 Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks...... 12 Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Daughters of the American Revolution, Springfield-Greene County Community Isaac Garrison Chapter...... 15 Health Advocates...... 59 Daughters of the American Revolution, The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 Rachel Donelson Chapter...... 15 The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 1861–1865, Mary Whitney Phelps Tent #22...... 15 Victory Square...... 71 Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society...... 19 German-Austrian-Swiss Heritage Society HOMEMAKERS of the Ozarks...... 21 Greene County Historic Sites Board...... 23 Home Economists in Homemaking (HEIH)...... 27 Greene County Historical Society...... 23 HOMEOWNERS Missouri Folklore Society...... 35 Ozarks Chapter, Missouri Archaeological Society...... 44 Bradford Park Neighborhood Association...... 5 Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS)...... 44 Doling Neighborhood Association...... 16 Ozarks Studies Institute, Missouri State University...... 45 Heart of the Westside Neighborhood Association...... 26 OzarksWatch Magazine...... 46 Midtown Neighborhood Association...... 34 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Doling National Place Property Owner’s Association, Inc. History Museum...... 63 (NPPOA)...... 39 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Oak Grove Neighborhood Association...... 40 Railroad Historical Museum...... 65 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: The History Museum on the Square...... 27 Weatherization Program...... 43 The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the Parkwood Survival Association and Improvement American Revolution...... 41 District...... 46 H Phelps Neighborhood Association...... 46 HOME CARE SERVICES Quail Creek Property Owners Association...... 47 Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice...... 40 Ravenwood Homeowners Association...... 48 Safe At Home...... 50 Sherman Avenue Project Area Committee, Inc...... 52 Spring Creek Property Owners Association...... 54 HOME ECONOMICS University Heights Neighborhood Association...... 70 West Central Neighborhood Alliance...... 71 Home Economists in Homemaking (HEIH)...... 27 Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association...... 72 Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association...... 72 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County...... 70 HORSES HOME EDUCATION EasyRiders Equestrian Drill Team...... 18 Home Schoolers’ Academy...... 27 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: HOME REPAIR Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center...... 66 Connections Handyman Service...... 13 HOSPICE Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Compassus Springfield...... 13 HOMEBOUND Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice...... 40 Seasons Hospice...... 51 Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy...... 29 Meals On Wheels...... 32 HOTELS/MOTELS Springfield-Greene County Community Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association...... 56 Health Advocates...... 59 Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Library Outreach Services...... 60 HOUSING Springfield-Greene County Library District: Walking Books...... 60 City of Springfield: Land Clearance for Redevelopment State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Authority...... 11 Services — Division of Senior and Disability Services...... 67 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 Franciscan Villa...... 20 Greater Springfield Apartment and M.E.N.D. SW Missouri Chapter (Mommies Enduring Housing Association...... 22 Neonatal Death)...... 32 Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc...... 26 Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, Missouri Southwest Missouri...... 37 (HAS Properties)...... 28 Newborns In Need, Southwestern Missouri Chapter...... 39 Nova Center of the Ozarks...... 40 Newborns In Need, Springfield, Missouri Chapter...... 39 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Housing Assistance Program...... 43 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Springfield-Greene County Community Health Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 Advocates...... 59 The Doula Foundation...... 16 HOUSING-TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY INFECTION American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 Epidemiology, Inc...... 5 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 Nest Partnership (formerly Westside Public Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Transitional Health Center)...... 39 Living for Boys...... 22 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Laura’s Home, Transitional INFORMATION SERVICES Living for Girls...... 22 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Harmony House...... 26 Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 ® Ronald McDonald House Charities of Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 the Ozarks, Inc...... 49 City of Springfield: Department of Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Public Information...... 10 Springfield-Greene County Community KSMU Radio...... 30 Health Advocates...... 59 Missouri State University: Duane G. Meyer Library...... 37 The Salvation Army Family Enrichment Center...... 50 Ozarks Public Television (OPT)...... 45 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association...... 56 Women in Need...... 72 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 HUMANE SOCIETIES University of Missouri Extension: Greene County...... 70 Animal Abuse Council...... 3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY H C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue...... 6 AITP of the Ozarks...... 1 Haven of the Ozarks, Inc...... 26 Humane Society of Southwest Missouri...... 28 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC HUNGER Missouri Bandmasters Association, Inc...... 34 Missouri State University: Bands...... 36 Care to Learn...... 7 Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Friends Against Hunger...... 20 Hall for the Performing Arts...... 37 Springfield-Greene County Community Music Therapy of the Ozarks...... 38 Health Advocates...... 59 Ozark Mountain Dulcimer and Hammer The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 Dulcimers Players...... 41 HUNTING Queen City Rock Camp...... 48 Queen City Ukulele Club...... 48 Southwest Missouri Retriever Club...... 54 Republic Community Band (RCB)...... 48 Springfield Federated Music Club...... 56 ICE HOCKEY Springfield Symphony Orchestra...... 58 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra...... 59 Jordan Valley Ice Park...... 63 INSURANCE INDIANS (AMERICAN) Cover Missouri Coalition...... 14 American Indian Council Employment and Training...... 3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Southwest Missouri Indian Center...... 53 HOLA Sertoma Club...... 27 INFANTS International Association of Administrative Capable Kids and Families®...... 7 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 Cover Your Bum Cloth Diaper Bank...... 14 Rainbow Network...... 48 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Springfield Sister Cities Association...... 58 Diaper Bank of the Ozarks...... 16 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Infant Loss Resources...... 28 Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 28 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center...... 24 LIBRARIES State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Division of Youth Services...... 67 Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 JUVENILE JUSTICE Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries...... 13 CASA of Southwest Missouri...... 7 CoxHealth Hulston Cancer Center — Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center...... 24 Allenbrand Resource and Image Center...... 15 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Edge Community Technology Center...... 18 Division of Youth Services...... 67 Friends of the Library...... 20 KNITTING Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library...... 34 Missouri State University: Duane G. Meyer Library...... 37 Ozark Mountain Knitting Guild...... 42 Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS)...... 44 Springfield Fiber Artists...... 56 Springfield Art Museum...... 54 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 LABOR UNIONS Springfield-Greene County Library District: Ozarks Labor Union Archives (OLUA)...... 44 Ash Grove Branch Library...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District: LAW Fair Grove Branch Library...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District: City of Springfield: Attorney’s Office...... 9 Library Express West...... 60 City of Springfield: Prosecutor...... 11 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Greene County: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...... 24 Library Outreach Services...... 60 Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Springfield-Greene County Library District: (MADP)...... 37 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library...... 60 Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals...... 54 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association...... 56 Park Central Branch Library...... 60 State of Missouri: Attorney General...... 66 Springfield-Greene County Library District: State of Missouri: State Public Defender — District 31.... 68 Republic Branch Library...... 60 LAW ENFORCEMENT Springfield-Greene County Library District: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library...... 60 City of Springfield: Police Department...... 11 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers, Inc...... 22 Strafford Branch Library...... 60 Greene County SALT Council (Seniors and Law Springfield-Greene County Library District: L Enforcement Together)...... 24 The Library Center...... 59 Greene County: Historic Courthouse...... 24 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Greene County: Sheriff’s Office...... 25 The Library Station...... 60 Springfield Police Museum — Springfield Calaboose...... 57 Springfield-Greene County Library District: State of Missouri: Family Support Division — Walking Books...... 60 Child Support Enforcement...... 68 Springfield-Greene County Library District: State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D...... 68 Willard Branch Library...... 60 LEARNING DISABILITIES LIFE SKILLS Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning...... 55 Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trails Council...... 5 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Champion Athletes of the Ozarks...... 7 Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning CHANCES of Stone County...... 8 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational EasyRiders Equestrian Drill Team...... 18 Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Career Center...... 34 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Rehabilitation (South Springfield)...... 67 Greene County Center...... 43 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Regional Office...... 67 Springfield-Greene County Community The Arc of the Ozarks...... 4 Health Advocates...... 59 The Arc of the Ozarks...... 4 LEGAL AID The Next Step...... 39 American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU)...... 2 The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 CASA of Southwest Missouri...... 7 The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 City of Springfield: Attorney’s Office...... 9 United States: Department of Veterans Affairs — Legal Services of Southern Missouri...... 31 Springfield Vet Center of Greene County...... 69 Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals...... 54 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County 4-H.... 70 Victory Mission + Ministry...... 71 LIQUOR LICENSES State of Missouri: State Public Defender — District 31...... 68 Greene County: Clerk...... 24 The Kitchen, Inc...... 29 LITERACY The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 The Warehouse Distribution Center...... 71 Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Veterans Coming Home Center...... 71 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 Victory Mission + Ministry...... 71 Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 Victory Square...... 71 Kansas Audio-Reader Network...... 29 Women in Need...... 72 Missouri Humanities Council...... 35 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 LUNG DISEASES Ozarks Technical Community College: American Lung Association in Missouri...... 3 Adult Education and Literacy...... 45 Reading Is Fundamental of Springfield, Inc. (RIF)...... 48 MARRIAGE Springfield Writers’ Guild...... 59 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Center...... 5 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds...... 25 LOW INCOME MEDIATION SERVICES A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Children’s Smile Center...... 8 The Center for Dispute Resolution...... 7 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 MEDICAL EXAMINER Crosslines...... 15 Fordland Clinic, Inc...... 19 Greene County: Medical Examiner’s Office...... 24 Franciscan Villa...... 20 Grand Oak Mission...... 22 MEN Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc...... 26 Exceptional Business Men In Nixa (X-MIN)...... 19 Jordan Valley Community Health Center — Dental...... 29 Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center Least of These, Inc...... 31 Men’s Cancer Coffee Club...... 33 Legal Services of Southern Missouri...... 31 Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation...... 47 Neat Repeats...... 39 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War...... 52 Newborns In Need, Southwestern Missouri Chapter...... 39 The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 Newborns In Need, Springfield, Missouri Chapter...... 39 L Next-To-New Shop...... 39 MENTAL HEALTH OATS Transit...... 40 One Door...... 40 Abilities First...... 1 Ozarks Area Community Action Alzheimer’s Support Group...... 2 Corporation (OACAC)...... 42 Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Center...... 5 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield, Greene County Center...... 43 Missouri, Chapter...... 6 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Brain Injury Support Group...... 6 Head Start/Early Head Start...... 43 Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Fair Haven Children’s Home...... 19 Housing Assistance Program...... 43 Fordland Clinic, Inc...... 19 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Lakeland Behavioral Health System...... 30 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health — Lark...... 33 Program (LIHEAP)...... 43 Mercy Marian Center...... 33 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 Weatherization Program...... 43 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Ozarks Food Harvest...... 44 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and Parent-Teacher Association, Springfield Council Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 of PTAs...... 46 United States: Department of Veterans Affairs — PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Springfield Vet Center of Greene County...... 69 Safe At Home...... 50 MENTALLY DISABLED Spay Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. (SNAP)...... 54 Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation Abilities First...... 1 (SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic)...... 54 Champion Athletes of the Ozarks...... 7 Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 Springfield Victory Mission...... 58 Greene County: Public Administrator...... 25 St. Vincent de Paul...... 66 Greene Valley State School...... 25 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Mercy Marian Center...... 33 Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Career Center...... 34 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Foster Grandparent Program...... 43 Railroad Historical Museum...... 65 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and The History Museum on the Square...... 27 Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield...... 72 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Wonders of Wildlife...... 72 Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and MUSIC Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Drury University Music Department...... 17 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Missouri Bandmasters Association, Inc...... 34 Rehabilitation (South Springfield)...... 67 Missouri State University: Bands...... 36 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Hall Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield for the Performing Arts...... 37 Regional Office...... 67 Music Therapy of the Ozarks...... 38 SWI Industrial Solutions...... 69 Ozark Mountain Dulcimer and Hammer Dulcimers The Arc of the Ozarks...... 4 Players...... 41 MENTORING Ozark Showcase Chorus, Sweet Adelines International...... 42 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks...... 5 Queen City Rock Camp...... 48 Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks...... 6 Queen City Sound Chorus, Sweet Adelines CHANCES of Stone County...... 8 International...... 48 Jericho Commission...... 28 Queen City Ukulele Club...... 48 Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 Republic Community Band (RCB)...... 48 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Sho-Me Statesmen...... 52 Queen City Rock Camp...... 48 Springfield Area Music Teachers Association/YA Republic Pregnancy Resource Center...... 48 of SAMTA...... 54 Springfield Writers’ Guild...... 59 Springfield Federated Music Club...... 56 Springfield Mid-America Singers...... 56 MILITARY RECORDS Springfield Regional Opera Guild...... 58 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds...... 25 Springfield Symphony Guild...... 58 Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra...... 59 MINORITIES SRO Lyric Theatre (Springfield Regional Opera)...... 66 Traditional Dance and Music Society...... 69 NAACP, Springfield Branch...... 38 N NATURE MOTORCYCLING Friends of the Garden...... 20 Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter B...... 21 Springfield Conservation Nature Center...... 55 Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri ® Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter...... 42 Master Naturalists...... 57 Southern Missouri Emergency Services, Inc...... 53 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Springfield BMW RoadRiders...... 55 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Founders Park...... 63 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Springfield Office... 39 Lake Springfield Boathouse and Marina...... 64 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden...... 64 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael MUSEUM Greene-Close Memorial Park...... 65 Volunteers For Outdoor Missouri, Inc...... 71 Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks...... 1 Wonders of Wildlife...... 72 Christian County Museum and Historical Society...... 9 City of Springfield: Fire Department Museum...... 10 NEIGHBORHOODS Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc...... 16 Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Museum of Ozarks Bradford Park Neighborhood Association...... 5 Scouting...... 17 City of Springfield: Crime Prevention/Safety Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 Education...... 10 Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 City of Springfield: Planning and Springfield Art Museum...... 54 Development Department...... 11 Springfield Police Museum — Springfield Calaboose...... 57 Commercial Club of Springfield...... 12 Springfield-Greene County Park Board/ASA: Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 Softball Hall of Fame Museum...... 61 Doling Neighborhood Association...... 16 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 Doling History Museum...... 63 Glenwood Village Women’s Club...... 21 Grant Beach Neighborhood Association...... 22 OPERA Heart of the Westside Neighborhood Association...... 26 Midtown Neighborhood Association...... 34 Springfield Regional Opera Guild...... 58 North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA)...... 40 SRO Lyric Theatre (Springfield Regional Opera)...... 66 Oak Grove Neighborhood Association...... 40 ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION & DONATION Parkwood Survival Association and Improvement District...... 46 Mid-America Transplant...... 34 Phelps Neighborhood Association...... 46 Quail Creek Property Owners Association...... 47 OSTOMY Ravenwood Homeowners Association...... 48 Springfield Ostomy Support Group...... 57 Robberson Neighborhood Association...... 49 United Ostomy Association of America, Inc...... 69 Seminole/Holland Neighborhood Association...... 51 Sherman Avenue Project Area Committee, Inc...... 52 OUTDOOR LIFE Spring Creek Property Owners Association...... 54 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association...... 69 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: University Heights Neighborhood Association...... 70 Accessible Recreation...... 61 Urban Districts Alliance...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Weller Neighborhood Association...... 71 Lake Springfield Boathouse and Marina...... 64 West Central Neighborhood Alliance...... 71 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association...... 72 Outdoor Initiatives...... 65 Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association...... 72 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: NEW AGE Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park...... 65 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Holos University Graduate Seminary...... 27 The Butterfly House...... 62 School of Metaphysics (SOM)...... 51 OZARK HISTORY NEWCOMERS Ozarks Chapter, Missouri Archaeological Society...... 44 Korean-American Association of Springfield...... 30 Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS)...... 44 Springfield Hospitality Club...... 56 Ozarks Labor Union Archives (OLUA)...... 44 Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Ozarks Studies Institute, Missouri State University...... 45 OzarksWatch Magazine...... 46 NURSES & NURSING Springfield-Greene County Library District: N Cancer Research for the Ozarks (CRO)...... 7 The Library Center...... 59 Cox College...... 14 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Founders Park...... 63 NURSING HOMES Storytellers of the Ozarks (SOTO)...... 68 Long-Term Care Ombudsman...... 31 PANIC/ANXIETY Missouri Coalition for Quality Care...... 35 The Gardens Senior Living...... 20 NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 NUTRITION PARANORMAL Child Care Food Program...... 8 Heartland Paranormal Research Organization...... 27 Jordan Valley Community Health Center—Medical...... 29 Mercy Women’s Heart Center...... 34 PARENTING Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Ambassadors for Children...... 2 Greene County Center...... 43 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town Springfield-Greene County Health Department: of Missouri)...... 22 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 OBESITY March of Dimes...... 32 Overeaters Anonymous (OA)...... 40 Mercy Family Resource Center...... 33 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)...... 69 Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 New Covenant Academy Parent Fellowship Team...... 39 OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 Greene County Center...... 43 Parenting Life Skills Center (PLSC) — A Great OFFICE WORKERS Circle Agency...... 46 Parent-Teacher Association, Springfield International Association of Administrative Council of PTAs...... 46 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 Peace Network of the Ozarks...... 46 Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri...... 46 POLITICS Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Springfield Public Schools: Parents As Teachers Democratic Alliance...... 16 (PAT)/Early Childhood Education...... 57 Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Women’s Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 Democratic Club...... 20 The Doula Foundation...... 16 Greater Ozarks Pachyderms...... 22 Greene County Democratic Central PARKINSON’S DISEASE Committee Headquarters...... 23 Greene County Republican Party Headquarters...... 23 Parkinson’s Group of the Ozarks...... 46 Greene County Republican Women (GCRW)...... 23 PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri...... 31 Libertarian Party of Greene County...... 31 Springfield Toastmasters Club 527...... 58 Senior Democrats of the Ozarks...... 51 PENAL SYSTEM POLLUTION Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy...... 29 American Lung Association in Missouri...... 3 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 City of Springfield: Air Quality Program...... 9 State of Missouri: Department of Corrections — City of Springfield: Household Chemical Division of Probation and Parole...... 66 Collection Center...... 10 City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division...... 12 PERSONNEL James River Basin Partnership...... 28 Springfield Area Human Resources Association...... 54 State of Missouri: Department of Natural Resources — Springfield Missouri Employer Committee (MEC)...... 56 Southwest Regional Office...... 67 Watershed Committee of the Ozarks...... 71 PET THERAPY PREGNANCY Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy...... 29 Pet Therapy of the Ozarks, Inc...... 46 La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home...... 31 PHOTOGRAPHY Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 Ozarks Writers League (OWL)...... 45 March of Dimes...... 32 Southwest Missouri Camera Club...... 53 Mercy Family Resource Center...... 33 PHYSICAL FITNESS Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: P Family Planning Program...... 42 Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri...... 21 Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri...... 46 Ozarks Pickleball Club...... 45 Pregnancy Care Center...... 47 Republic Pregnancy Resource Center...... 48 PICKLEBALL Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 Ozarks Pickleball Club...... 45 Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Women, Infants and Children Supplemental PLANNING Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 The Doula Foundation...... 16 City of Springfield: Planning and Development Department...... 11 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance POETRY (formerly American Society of Women Accountants, Springfield Chapter 98)...... 1 Springfield Poets & Friends...... 57 AITP of the Ozarks...... 1 POISONS & POISONING American Institute of Architects, Springfield Chapter...... 3 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air City of Springfield: Household Chemical Conditioning Engineers, Inc...... 3 Collection Center...... 10 American Welding Society—Ozarks Section...... 3 ASIS International Ozarks Chapter...... 4 POLIO Association for Women in Communications, Inc...... 4 Post Polio Support Group...... 47 Association of Fundraising Professionals, Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 Ozarks Region...... 4 Rotary Club of Springfield Metro...... 49 Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 18 Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Greater Springfield Apartment and Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 Housing Association...... 22 Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Greater Springfield Board of Realtors...... 23 Greater Springfield Dental Hygienists’ Association...... 23 Greene County Medical Society (GCMS)...... 23 Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield...... 27 Springfield-Greene County Health Department...... 59 Institute of Internal Auditors, Ozarks Chapter...... 28 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior International Association of Administrative Services — Bureau of Special Health Care Needs...... 67 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Senior Kiwanis Club of Christian County, Missouri...... 29 Services — Southwest District...... 67 Kiwanis Club of Downtown Springfield...... 30 Kiwanis Club of Ozark Empire...... 30 PUBLIC RELATIONS Kiwanis Club of Republic, Missouri...... 30 SWMO Public Relations Society of America...... 69 Kiwanis Club of Springfield North...... 30 Missouri National Education Association, PUBLIC SPEAKING Springfield Chapter (NEA)...... 36 Missouri Society of Accountants, Heart of Springfield Toastmasters Club 527...... 58 the Ozarks Chapter...... 36 PURCHASING Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Ozark Chapter...... 36 Greene County: Purchasing Department...... 25 National Association of Women in Construction, Chapter #366...... 38 QUILTS Rotaract Club of Springfield...... 49 Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Inc...... 42 Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 Springfield Fiber Artists...... 56 Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 RADIO, AMATEUR Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club...... 53 Society of Financial Service Professionals, Ozark Chapter...... 52 RAILROAD MODELS Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Springfield Chapter 321...... 52 Ozarks Model Railroad Association...... 44 Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri...... 52 Southwest Missouri Art and Craft Guild...... 53 RAILROADS Springfield Area Human Resources Association...... 54 National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals...... 54 Employees, Inc...... 38 Springfield Contractors Association (SCA)...... 55 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield Executive Breakfast Club...... 55 Railroad Historical Museum...... 65 Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association...... 56 P Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association...... 56 RAPE Springfield Missouri State Teachers The Victim Center...... 71 Association (MSTA)...... 56 SWMO Public Relations Society of America...... 69 READING The Builders Association...... 6 Working Women In Nixa (WWIN)...... 72 Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 PROPERTY TAX Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 Kansas Audio-Reader Network...... 29 Greene County: Assessor...... 24 Missouri State University: Duane G. Meyer Library...... 37 Greene County: Collector of Revenue...... 24 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 PROSECUTOR Ozarks Technical Community College: Adult Education and Literacy...... 45 City of Springfield: Prosecutor...... 11 Reading Is Fundamental of Springfield, Inc. (RIF)...... 48 Greene County: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...... 24 RSVP Reading Buddy Program...... 50 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 PUBLIC BROADCASTING KSMU Radio...... 30 REAL ESTATE Ozarks Public Television (OPT)...... 45 Greater Springfield Apartment and Housing Association...... 22 PUBLIC HEALTH Greater Springfield Board of Realtors...... 23 City of Springfield: Air Quality Program...... 9 Greene County: Assessor...... 24 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds...... 25 H.O.P.E. Foundation...... 26 Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library...... 34 REAL ESTATE TAX Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Greene County: Assessor...... 24 Ozark Chapter...... 36 Greene County: Collector of Revenue...... 24 Nest Partnership (formerly Westside Public Health Center)...... 39 RECREATION Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Horton Smith Golf Course...... 63 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: American Contract Bridge League, Jordan Valley Ice Park...... 63 Southwest Missouri Unit 101...... 2 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ash Grove Sunshine Center...... 4 Jordan Valley Park...... 63 Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trails Council...... 5 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Killian Sports Complex...... 64 Champion Athletes of the Ozarks...... 7 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Christian County Library, Clever Branch...... 8 Lake Springfield Boathouse and Marina...... 64 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch...... 8 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Christian County Library, Ozark Branch...... 9 Meador Sports Complex...... 64 Connie Morris Golf Learning Center...... 13 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: EasyRiders Equestrian Drill Team...... 18 Miracle League Ball Field...... 64 Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center...... 21 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri...... 21 Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden...... 64 Greater Springfield Missouri USBC...... 23 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Horton Smith Ladies Golf Association...... 27 Northview Center...... 64 Lake Country Soccer, Inc...... 30 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Landlocked Scuba Club...... 30 Oak Grove Community Center...... 64 Nixa Senior Center...... 39 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ozark Greenways, Inc...... 41 O’Reilly Tefft Gym...... 65 ® Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter...... 42 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ozark Senior Center...... 42 Outdoor Initiatives...... 65 Ozarks Table Tennis Club...... 45 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Rivercut Golf Course...... 65 Rogersville Area Senior Center...... 49 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging...... 51 Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park...... 65 Sertoma Clubs of Springfield...... 51 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club...... 52 Springfield Amateur Softball Association...... 65 South Side Senior Center...... 53 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springbike Bicycle Club...... 54 Springfield Skate Park...... 65 Springfield Aquatics...... 54 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: R Springfield Conservation Nature Center...... 55 The Davis House...... 62 Springfield Park Board Chess Club...... 57 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center...... 66 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Stars Readers Theatre Ensemble...... 66 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Strafford Senior Center...... 68 Accessible Recreation...... 61 Volunteers For Outdoor Missouri, Inc...... 71 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Willard Recreation Center...... 72 Aquatics and Outdoor Pools...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: RECYCLING Archery Range at the Davis Property...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: City of Springfield: Department of Betty Allison Golf Course at Oscar Blom...... 61 Environmental Services...... 10 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division.....11 Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course...... 61 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: REFRIGERATION Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center...... 62 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Cooper Sports Complex...... 62 Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc...... 3 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Cooper Tennis Complex...... 62 RELIGIOUS GROUPS Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Christian Women’s Connection...... 9 Cruse Dog Park...... 62 Interfaith Alliance of the Ozarks...... 28 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Dan Kinney Family Center...... 62 RENTERS-HOUSING Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Doling Family Center and Indoor Aquatics Center...... 63 Greater Springfield Apartment and Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Housing Association...... 22 Ewing Sports Complex...... 63 Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Missouri (HAS Properties)...... 28 Founders Park...... 63 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Housing Assistance Program...... 43 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: SCLERODERMA Weatherization Program...... 43 Scleroderma Foundation Missouri Chapter...... 51 RESCUE WORK Scleroderma Support Group...... 51 Animal Abuse Council...... 3 SCUBA DIVING City of Springfield: Fire Department...... 10 Killuminati Foundation...... 29 Landlocked Scuba Club...... 30 State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D...... 68 SECRETARIES RESEARCH International Association of Administrative Cancer Research for the Ozarks (CRO)...... 7 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 Jordan Valley Innovation Center...... 29 Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals...... 54 Scleroderma Foundation Missouri Chapter...... 51 SERVICE COORDINATION RETIREES MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Christian County Retired School Personnel...... 9 Career Center...... 34 CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage...... 14 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 General Electric Retirees...... 21 Springfield-Greene County Community Health National Active and Retired Federal Employees Advocates...... 59 Association...... 38 All Star Smiles Sertoma Club...... 1 National Association of Retired and Veteran Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Partners in Railway Employees, Inc...... 38 Education (formerly Auxiliary)...... 5 RSVP...... 50 Care to Learn...... 7 Springfield Area Retired Teachers...... 54 Council of Churches of the Ozarks...... 14 Teamsters Local 245 Retiree Club...... 69 Greene County Medical Society Alliance (GCMSA)...... 23 United States: Social Security Administration — Project Linus...... 47 Springfield Office...... 70 SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS RIFLES Queen City Council of the Blind...... 47 Springfield Benchrest Rifle Club, Inc...... 55 Queen City Sertoma Club...... 48 Republic Area Retired School Personnel Association....48 ROADS Rotaract Club of Springfield...... 49 R Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 Greene County: Highway Department...... 24 Rotary Club of Springfield Metro...... 49 SAFETY Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 AARP Smart Driver Course (formerly AARP Safe Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Driving Program)...... 1 Sertoma Clubs of Springfield...... 51 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 Shriners, Abou Ben Adhem...... 52 ASIS International Ozarks Chapter...... 4 Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri...... 52 City of Springfield: Crime Prevention/Safety Southwest Missouri Indian Center...... 53 Education...... 10 Springfield Evening Lions Club...... 55 City of Springfield: Fire Department...... 10 Springfield Host Lions Club...... 56 City of Springfield: Household Chemical Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Collection Center...... 10 Springfield Summit Optimist Club...... 58 City of Springfield: Police Department...... 11 Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 SEXUAL ABUSE Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Child Advocacy Center, Inc...... 8 Ozark Chapter...... 36 The Victim Center...... 71 Safe Kids Springfield...... 50 State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D...... 68 SHOPPING CENTERS SCHOLARSHIPS Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 Historic Walnut Street Association...... 27 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, SINGLES Ozark Chapter...... 36 Missouri State University Dames...... 36 Caring People...... 7 North Springfield Betterment Association (NSBA)...... 40 SKATEBOARDING Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Springfield Chapter 321...... 52 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Soroptimist International of Springfield, Missouri...... 52 Springfield Skate Park...... 65 Writers Hall of Fame...... 72 SKATING Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Cooper Sports Complex...... 62 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Jordan Valley Ice Park...... 63 Killian Sports Complex...... 64 SMOKING/TOBACCO USE Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Meador Sports Complex...... 64 American Lung Association in Missouri...... 3 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Miracle League Ball Field...... 64 SOCIAL GROUPS Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 1 Springfield Amateur Softball Association...... 65 Association for the Blind...... 4 Willard Recreation Center...... 72 British Sterling Club...... 6 SORORITIES Circle of Friends Social Club...... 9 Daughters of the American Revolution, Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 1 Isaac Garrison Chapter...... 15 Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 18 Daughters of the American Revolution, Sigma Kappa Daytime Alumnae...... 52 Rachel Donelson Chapter...... 15 Elks Lodge #409...... 18 SPAY/NEUTER Filipino-American Association of Southwest Missouri.....19 Haven of the Ozarks, Inc...... 26 General Electric Retirees...... 21 Humane Society of Southwest Missouri...... 28 German-Austrian-Swiss Heritage Society Killuminati Foundation...... 29 of the Ozarks...... 21 PAWS Pet Pantry...... 46 Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center...... 21 Assistance Program, Inc. (SNAP)...... 54 GFWC Sorosis Club of Springfield: General Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation Federation of Women’s Clubs...... 21 (SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic)...... 54 Glenwood Village Women’s Club...... 21 Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter B...... 21 SPEECH DEFECTS Mercy Seniors...... 33 Missouri State University Dames...... 36 CoxHealth Rehabilitation Therapy North...... 15 Nixa Senior Center...... 39 SPIRITUAL HEALING/ENERGY MEDICINE Ozark Scandinavian Society of Springfield, Missouri...... 42 Ozark Senior Center...... 42 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation...... 47 S Queen City Chevelle Club...... 47 SPORTS Queen City Ukulele Club...... 48 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Rogersville Area Senior Center...... 49 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging...... 51 Champion Athletes of the Ozarks...... 7 Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club...... 52 Connie Morris Golf Learning Center...... 13 South Side Senior Center...... 53 Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission...... 23 Springfield Area Retired Teachers...... 54 Greater Springfield Missouri USBC...... 23 Springfield BMW RoadRiders...... 55 Horton Smith Ladies Golf Association...... 27 Springfield Bridge Center...... 55 Lake Country Soccer, Inc...... 30 Springfield Hospitality Club...... 56 Landlocked Scuba Club...... 30 Springfield Poets & Friends...... 57 Mercy Sports Medicine...... 33 Springfield RC Club...... 58 Ozark Mountain Region, Sports Car Club of America, Springfield Service Club of the Blind...... 58 (SCCA)...... 42 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ozarks Pickleball Club...... 45 Northview Center...... 64 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Strafford Senior Center...... 68 Ozarks Table Tennis Club...... 45 Teamsters Local 245 Retiree Club...... 69 Springfield Aquatics...... 54 USA Dance...... 70 Springfield Benchrest Rifle Club, Inc...... 55 Vegetarian Club of the Ozarks...... 70 Springfield Lasers...... 56 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3404...... 71 Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4593...... 71 Springfield-Greene County Park Board/ASA: SOCIAL SECURITY Softball Hall of Fame Museum...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: United States: Social Security Administration — Accessible Recreation...... 61 Springfield Office...... 70 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Aquatics and Outdoor Pools...... 61 SOFTBALL Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Betty Allison Golf Course at Oscar Blom...... 61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board/ASA: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Softball Hall of Fame Museum...... 61 Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center...... 62 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Greyhound Pet Adoption, Springfield MO...... 25 Cooper Sports Complex...... 62 Grupo Latinoamericano...... 25 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: GYN Cancers Alliance...... 25 Doling Family Center and Indoor Aquatics Center...... 63 Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Missouri (HAS Properties)...... 28 Ewing Sports Complex...... 63 ICON...... 28 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Infant Loss Resources...... 28 Horton Smith Golf Course...... 63 La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society...... 31 Meador Sports Complex...... 64 Lost & Found Grief Center...... 31 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri O’Reilly Tefft Gym...... 65 (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Office...... 31 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: M.E.N.D. SW Missouri Chapter (Mommies Enduring Springfield Amateur Softball Association...... 65 Neonatal Death)...... 32 Willard Recreation Center...... 72 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri...... 32 Mercy Breast Center — C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly STORYTELLING Cancer Center...... 32 Storytellers of the Ozarks (SOTO)...... 68 Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center Men’s Cancer Coffee Club...... 33 STRESS REDUCTION Mercy Regional Arthritis Center...... 33 Mercy Seniors...... 33 Mercy Women’s Heart Center...... 34 Mercy Stroke Center — Springfield...... 34 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Mercy Stroke Support Group...... 34 The Butterfly House...... 62 Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Thrift Store.....35 STROKE Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) — Southwest Missouri...... 37 American Heart Association...... 2 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Ozark Mercy Stroke Center — Springfield...... 34 Mountain Chapter...... 38 Mercy Stroke Support Group...... 34 NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 National Autism Association...... 38 SUBSTANCE ABUSE National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 Springfield Office...... 39 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 S Overeaters Anonymous (OA)...... 40 SUICIDE PREVENTION (HOTLINE) Oxford HealthCare Home Health and Hospice...... 41 Parenting Life Skills Center (PLSC) — Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 A Great Circle Agency...... 46 SUPPORT GROUPS Parkinson’s Group of the Ozarks...... 46 Peace Network of the Ozarks...... 46 Adoption Triad of the Ozarks...... 1 Post Polio Support Group...... 47 Al-Anon Family Groups...... 1 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)...... 1 Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the ALS Association Mid-America Chapter...... 1 Ozarks, Inc...... 49 Alzheimer’s Support Group...... 2 Scleroderma Support Group...... 51 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Sleuths’ Ink...... 52 American Diabetes Association — Serving Missouri...... 2 Southwest Missouri Area of Narcotics Anonymous American Legion Post 1214, Women Veterans of (SWMOANA)...... 53 Southwest Missouri...... 3 Southwest Missouri Art and Craft Guild...... 53 APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.)...... 3 Springfield Ostomy Support Group...... 57 ARTS Anonymous (Artists Recovering Through Springfield Writers’ Guild...... 59 the Twelve Steps)...... 4 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Disease and Association for the Blind...... 4 Related Disorders, Greater Missouri Chapter...... 2 Brain Injury Support Group...... 6 The Gay and Lesbian Community Center Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks...... 6 of the Ozarks (GLO)...... 20 Compassionate Friends, Greater Ozarks Chapter...... 13 The Next Step...... 39 CoxHealth Center For Addictions...... 14 The Victim Center...... 71 CoxHealth Reach Together...... 15 Through the Roof...... 69 Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri...... 15 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)...... 69 Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri (DAG).....16 Vietnam Veterans of America...... 71 Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks...... 16 Easter Seals Midwest Autism Services...... 17 SWIMMING Educare...... 18 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Center Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 for Independent Living)...... 18 Springfield Aquatics...... 54 Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended Springfield-Greene County Park Board...... 61 Outreach Pantry...... 26 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Higher Ground Recovery Center...... 27 Accessible Recreation...... 61 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc...... 38 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Music Therapy of the Ozarks...... 38 Aquatics and Outdoor Pools...... 61 NAMI Southwest Missouri...... 38 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center...... 62 State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health — Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Division of Addiction Services and Comprehensive Doling Family Center and Indoor Aquatics Center...... 63 Psychiatric Services...... 67 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: The Salvation Army: Harbor House...... 50 Meador Sports Complex...... 64 THRIFT STORE TAXES Christian Foundation Thrift Store — Ozark...... 9 United States: Internal Revenue Service...... 70 MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 Missouri Council of the Blind New Image TEACHERS Thrift Store...... 35 Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 1 Neat Repeats...... 39 Missouri National Education Association, Next-To-New Shop...... 39 Springfield Chapter (NEA)...... 36 Plaid Door Junior League Resale Shop...... 46 Missouri State University: Project ACCESS...... 37 The Salvation Army Super Store...... 50 Springfield Area Music Teachers Association/YA of The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 SAMTA...... 54 YOTO Community Thrift Store...... 72 Springfield Area Retired Teachers...... 54 TOURISM Springfield Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA)...... 56 Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce...... 5 Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce...... 39 TENNIS Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 Springfield Lasers...... 56 Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association...... 56 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau...... 59 Cooper Tennis Complex...... 62 TRACTORS Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ewing Sports Complex...... 63 Ozarks Steam Engine Association (OSEA)...... 45 T Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine Meador Sports Complex...... 64 and Tractor Association BR 16...... 53 TERMINAL CARE TRADE SHOWS Compassus Springfield...... 13 Ozark Empire Fairgrounds...... 41 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri...... 32 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce...... 54 Springfield Exposition Center...... 55 THEATRES TRAFFIC SAFETY Drury University Theatre...... 17 Gillioz Theatre...... 21 AARP Smart Driver Course (formerly AARP Missouri State University: Department of Safe Driving Program)...... 1 Theatre and Dance...... 36 City of Springfield: Crime Prevention/Safety Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons Education...... 10 Hall for the Performing Arts...... 37 Ozark Mountain Region, Sports Car Club of America, Springfield Little Theatre...... 56 (SCCA)...... 42 Springfield Little Theatre Guild...... 56 Ozarks Commute...... 44 Springfield Regional Opera Guild...... 58 Safe Kids Springfield...... 50 Stained Glass Theatre...... 66 Stars Readers Theatre Ensemble...... 66 TRAFFIC TICKETS THERAPY City of Springfield: Municipal Court...... 11 Greene County: Circuit Clerk...... 24 Burrell Behavioral Health...... 6 Center City Counseling Clinic...... 7 TRANSPORTATION Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO)...... 16 American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 City of Springfield: Springfield-Branson Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: National Airport...... 12 Footsteps Transitional Living for Boys...... 22 City Utilities...... 12 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: City Utilities: Access Express...... 12 Laura’s Home, Transitional Living for Girls...... 22 City Utilities: Transit Services...... 12 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri...... 3 Community Partnership of the Ozarks...... 13 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Orlan E. CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage...... 14 Smith Memorial Chapter 11...... 16 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Elks Lodge #409...... 18 Orlan E. Smith Memorial Chapter 11...... 16 Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 316...... 19 Eldercare Transit Service...... 18 SGM Guy J. Killingsworth Chapter 621 Military OATS Transit...... 40 Order of the Purple Heart...... 51 Ozarks Commute...... 44 Springfield National Cemetery...... 56 Route 66 Association of Missouri...... 50 State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — Springfield...... 68 TREE GROWING State of Missouri: Veterans Commission...... 68 Brentwood Garden Club, FGCM...... 6 United States: Department of Veterans Affairs — Evergreen Garden Club, FGCM...... 19 Springfield Vet Center of Greene County...... 69 Hillbilly Gardeners, FGCM...... 27 Veterans Coming Home Center...... 71 Nosegay Garden Club...... 40 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3404...... 71 Pink Dogwood Garden Club...... 46 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4593...... 71 University of Missouri Extension: Vietnam Veterans of America...... 71 Master Gardeners of Greene County...... 70 VICTIMS OF CRIME TUTORING Greene County: Prosecutor’s Office — Ambassadors for Children...... 2 Victim/Witness Services...... 25 Hand in Hand Multicultural Center...... 26 Harmony House...... 26 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 RSVP Reading Buddy Program...... 50 The Victim Center...... 71 U.S. HISTORY VISION IMPAIRED Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks...... 12 Kansas Audio-Reader Network...... 29 Daughters of the American Revolution, Missouri Council of the Blind...... 35 Isaac Garrison Chapter...... 15 Springfield Service Club of the Blind...... 58 Daughters of the American Revolution, Springfield-Greene County Library District: Rachel Donelson Chapter...... 15 Walking Books...... 60 Route 66 Association of Missouri...... 50 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION T Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War...... 52 The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the International Association of Administrative American Revolution...... 41 Professionals, Springfield Branch...... 28 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield...... 72 Missouri Job Center...... 35 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation...... 72 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Ozarks Technical Community College...... 45 UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES Victory Mission + Ministry...... 71 Drury University...... 17 Vietnam Veterans of America...... 71 Ekklesia Progressive Campus Ministry...... 18 VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Evangel University...... 18 Jordan Valley Innovation Center...... 29 American Indian Council Employment and Training...... 3 Missouri State University...... 36 Breaking Traditions...... 6 Ozarks Technical Community College...... 45 CoxHealth Cox Medical Explorers, Post 229...... 14 Mercy Medical Explorers – a healthcare career URBAN RENEWAL exploration program for students 15–20 years old...... 32 City of Springfield: Land Clearance for MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store...... 34 Redevelopment Authority...... 11 MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc...... 34 Downtown Springfield Association...... 17 MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Ozark Greenways, Inc...... 41 Career Center...... 34 Urban Districts Alliance...... 70 Missouri Job Center...... 35 Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 VEGETARIAN State of Missouri: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education — Division of Adult Learning Vegetarian Club of the Ozarks...... 70 and Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational VETERANS Rehabilitation (North Springfield)...... 66 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — American Legion Post 1214, Women Veterans of Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)...... 68 Southwest Missouri...... 3 The Salvation Army: American Legion Vietnam War Memorial, Post 639...... 3 Main Office...... 50 American Legion, Post 69...... 3 VOLUNTEER SERVICE WATER CONSERVATION American Cancer Society, Southwest Missouri Office...... 2 City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division...... 12 Christian County Lions Club...... 9 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries...... 13 James River Basin Partnership...... 28 Compassus Springfield...... 13 Watershed Committee of the Ozarks...... 71 Convoy of Hope...... 14 CoxHealth Volunteer Services Department...... 15 WEIGHT CONTROL Friends of the Library...... 20 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)...... 69 Friends of the Springfield Art Museum...... 20 Friends of the Zoo...... 20 WELDING Junior League of Springfield...... 29 Long-Term Care Ombudsman...... 31 American Welding Society—Ozarks Section...... 3 Mercy Auxiliary (Volunteer Services)...... 32 WELFARE Mercy Seniors...... 33 Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice...... 40 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Oxford HealthCare Home Health and Hospice...... 41 Greene County Family Support Division...... 68 Ozarks Literacy Council...... 44 RSVP...... 50 WHOLISTIC LIVING/SPIRITUAL DIRECTION RSVP Reading Buddy Program...... 50 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Seasons Hospice...... 51 Southern Missouri Emergency Services, Inc...... 53 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc...... 53 Greater Ozarks Audubon Society...... 22 Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri Master Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Naturalists...... 57 The Butterfly House...... 62 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Gray-Campbell Farmstead...... 63 WILLS United Way of the Ozarks...... 70 Volunteers For Outdoor Missouri, Inc...... 71 Greene County: Probate Court...... 24 VOTER REGISTRATION WITNESSES Greene County: Clerk...... 24 Greene County: Prosecutor’s Office — League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri...... 31 Victim/Witness Services...... 25 Springfield-Greene County Library District...... 59 W Springfield-Greene County Library District: WOMEN Ash Grove Branch Library...... 59 Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance Springfield-Greene County Library District: (formerly American Society of Women Accountants, Fair Grove Branch Library...... 59 Springfield Chapter 98)...... 1 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 1 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library...... 60 Association for Women in Communications, Inc...... 4 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Caring People...... 7 Park Central Branch Library...... 60 Christian Women’s Connection...... 9 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Church Women United of Springfield, Missouri...... 9 Republic Branch Library...... 60 CoxHealth Women’s Center...... 15 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Daughters of the American Revolution, Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library...... 60 Isaac Garrison Chapter...... 15 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Daughters of the American Revolution, Strafford Branch Library...... 60 Rachel Donelson Chapter...... 15 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, The Library Center...... 59 1861–1865, Mary Whitney Phelps Tent #22...... 15 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma...... 18 The Library Station...... 60 Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Women’s Springfield-Greene County Library District: Democratic Club...... 20 Willard Branch Library...... 60 GFWC Sorosis Club of Springfield: General Federation of Women’s Clubs...... 21 WASTE DISPOSAL Glenwood Village Women’s Club...... 21 City of Springfield: Department of Greene County Republican Women (GCRW)...... 23 Environmental Services...... 10 GYN Cancers Alliance...... 25 City of Springfield: Household Chemical Horton Smith Ladies Golf Association...... 27 Collection Center...... 10 Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, Missouri City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management Division.....11 (HAS Properties)...... 28 City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division...... 12 Junior League of Springfield...... 29 City of Springfield: Sustainability Division...... 12 La Leche League of Springfield...... 30 League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri...... 31 Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center...... 24 Mercy Breast Center — C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri...... 29 Cancer Center...... 32 Lake Country Soccer, Inc...... 30 Mercy Family Resource Center...... 33 Lakeland Behavioral Health System...... 30 Mercy Women’s Heart Center...... 34 Mercy Injury Prevention Center...... 33 Missouri State University Dames...... 36 Mercy Medical Explorers – a healthcare career National Association of Women in Construction, exploration program for students 15–20 years old...... 32 Chapter #366...... 38 Missouri Mentoring Partnership...... 35 NightLight International — Missouri Branch...... 39 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Ozark Showcase Chorus, Sweet Adelines (OACAC)...... 42 International...... 42 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office...... 45 Preferred Family Healthcare...... 47 Rare Breed Youth Services...... 48 Queen City Sound Chorus, Sweet Adelines Rotary Club of Springfield...... 49 International...... 48 Rotary Club of Springfield Metro...... 49 Springfield Ladies Saturday Club...... 56 Rotary Club of Springfield North...... 49 Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast...... 49 Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise...... 49 Nutrition Program (WIC)...... 59 Safe Kids Springfield...... 50 The Doula Foundation...... 16 Sertoma Clubs of Springfield...... 51 The Victim Center...... 71 Shriners, Abou Ben Adhem...... 52 Women in Need...... 72 Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning...... 55 Women’s Council of Realtors, Springfield Chapter...... 72 Springfield Public Schools...... 57 Working Women In Nixa (WWIN)...... 72 Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST...... 57 Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program...... 58 WOMEN’S SHELTERS Springfield Summit Optimist Club...... 58 Harmony House...... 26 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center...... 62 WOOD CARVING State of Missouri: Department of Social Services — Division of Youth Services...... 67 Ozarks Whittlers And Woodcarvers...... 45 Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence...... 69 WORKERS COMPENSATION The Salvation Army: Main Office...... 50 University of Missouri Extension: Greene County 4-H.... 70 State of Missouri: Department of Labor and Industrial Willard Recreation Center...... 72 Y Relations — Division of Workers Compensation...... 67 YOTO Community Thrift Store...... 72 Youth of Unity...... 72 WRITERS ZONING Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers...... 43 Ozarks Romance Authors...... 45 City of Springfield: Planning and Ozarks Writers League (OWL)...... 45 Development Department...... 11 Sleuths’ Ink...... 52 Southwest Missouri Council of Governments...... 53 Springfield Writers’ Guild...... 59 Writers Hall of Fame...... 72 ZOOS YOUTH Dickerson Park Zoo...... 16 Friends of the Zoo...... 20 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations...... 1 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter)...... 4 Dickerson Park Zoo...... 62 Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional Girls Shelter Auxiliary)...... 4 Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trails Council...... 5 Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc...... 5 Building Bridges — Hand in Hand...... 6 Care to Learn...... 7 City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Children...... 11 CoxHealth Cox Medical Explorers, Post 229...... 14 Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, Inc...... 21 Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri...... 21 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch...... 21 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Transitional Living for Boys...... 22 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Laura’s Home, Transitional Living for Girls...... 22 Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town of Missouri)...... 22 A Sporting Chance for Special Populations Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 11337 Web: www.ichoosethisday.org 1501 E. Pythian A safe, non-judgmental environment for all adults to learn about Springfield, MO 65808 state legislation, share experiences and learn from other adult Phone: 417-874-1958 adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents. Monthly meet- Fax: 417-874-1958 ings are held on the third Monday night of the month (except Email: [email protected] November and December) at 6:30 p.m. Web: www.asportingchance.net Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks Develops and provides amateur sports training, competition and recreational programs for any person with a disability, youth who 2305 E. Kearney St. are disadvantaged, abused and neglected children, at-risk teenag- Springfield, MO 65803 ers and senior citizens. Phone: 417-864-7997 Fax: 417-866-2448 AARP Smart Driver Course Web: www.ammomuseum.com (formerly AARP Safe Driving Program) Hands-on museum of aviation and military artifacts; includes 545 Branson Landing Blvd. vehicles displayed for viewing by individuals and/or groups; oper- Branson, MO 65616 ated by military veterans who are dedicated to the restoration, Phone: 417-348-1740 preservation and teaching of military history. A one day, four-hour defensive driving course for those age 50 and AITP of the Ozarks older. 405 N. Jefferson Ave., Suite 1040 N Abilities First Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-861-6205 1370 E. Primrose St., Suite A Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.aitpozarks.org Phone: 417-886-0404 Facebook: AITP Ozarks Fax: 417-882-5400 Twitter: @aitpozarks Email: [email protected] Web: www.abilitiesfirst.net Provides networking, education and involvement for everyone in information technology. Administers Greene County tax programs for persons with devel- opmental disabilities. Al-Anon Family Groups Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance P.O. Box 1846 Springfield, MO 65801 (formerly American Society of Women Phone: 417-885-9114 Accountants, Springfield Chapter 98) Web: www.missouri-al-anon.org A P.O. Box 10212 Provides support groups for families and friends of alcoholics; Springfield, MO 65808-0212 meetings are held at different locations. Check website for meet- Phone: 417-877-0505 ing days, times and locations. Fax: 417-886-1868 Email: [email protected] Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Web: www.springfieldafwa.com Phone: 417-823-7125 Facebook: Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance, Fax: 417-883-5407 Springfield, MO Chapter Hotline: 417-823-7125 Offering continuing education, network, and scholarship oppor- Web: www.springfieldmoaa.org tunities for students and women in the study and practice of A support group for recovering alcoholics. accounting and finance. Empowering women in the accounting and financial professions since 1938. All Star Smiles Sertoma Club 949 E. Primrose St. Adoption for Families and Family Therapy of Springfield, MO 65807 the Ozarks Phone: 417-827-2125 1310 E. Kingsley, Suite C Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Lead sponsor of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (the Tooth Phone: 417-882-7700 Truck). Toll Free: 1-888-449-2229 Fax: 417-885-3956 Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Email: [email protected] 4456 S. Delaware Ave. Web: www.adoptionforfamilies.com Springfield, MO 65810 Strives to find adoptive families for children and adoptive children Phone: 417-883-8730 for families; provides services to birth parents and their families. Email: [email protected] Provides counseling services to individuals, families and groups. Web: www.dkg.org or alphagammamo.weebly.com Adoption Triad of the Ozarks Promotes professional and personal growth of women educators in a world society. The Boys & Girls Club 1410 N. Fremont Ave. ALS Association Mid-America Chapter Springfield, MO 65802 2209 Petrus Circle Phone: 417-840-8492 or 417-319-9424 Ozark, MO 65721

1 Phone: 417-886-5003 Provides programs and services for cancer patients, survivors and Fax: 913-642-2431 caregivers, and provides many ways people can help fight cancer Email: [email protected] through volunteering, advocating, donating money or participat- Web: www.alsa-midamerica.org ing in fundraising activities such as Relay for Life, Making Strides Facebook: The ALS Association Mid-America Chapter Twitter: @ALSA_MidAmerica Against Breast Cancer, Cattle Baron’s Ball or athletic events. Seeks to discover the cause of, treatment and cure for amyotrophic American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and to serve, advo- (ACLU) cate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to 906 Olive St., Suite 1130 the fullest. Raise funds for research; provide information/education St. Louis, MO 63101 for healthcare professionals and the general public. Phone: 314-652-3114 The Alzheimer’s Association: Alzheimer’s Fax: 314-652-3112 Web: www.aclu-mo.org Disease and Related Disorders, Greater Facebook: ACLUMO Missouri Chapter Twitter: @ACLU_MO 3645 South Ave. Legislation, litigation and education in promoting and defend- Springfield, MO 65807 ing the Bill of Rights of Missouri and of the the United States Phone: 417-886-2199 Constitution. Toll Free: 1-800-272-3900 Fax: 417-886-0337 American Contract Bridge League, Hotline: 1-800-272-3900 Southwest Missouri Unit 101 Email: [email protected] Web: www.alz.org/greatermissouri 1675 E. Seminole, Suite F Facebook:Alzheimer’s Association Greater Missouri Chap- Springfield, MO 65804 ter Phone: 417-881-3354 Twitter: @ALZGreaterMo Fax: 417-889-4889 Email: [email protected] Committed to providing support, education, advocacy, respite Web: www.bridgewebs.com/acblunit101/ care assistance, and research on behalf of those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Promotes the game of bridge through lessons and play. Nine-plus regularly scheduled games per week of duplicate style bridge. Alzheimer’s Support Group Games are ACBL sanctioned. All experience levels are welcome. 1302 W. Sunset St. American Diabetes Association — Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-889-7600 Serving Missouri Fax: 417-889-2477 15455 Conway Rd., Suite 360 A Email: [email protected] Chesterfield, MO 63017 Web: www.bethesdaseniorliving.com Phone: 417-890-8400 Facebook: The Gardens Assisted and Independent Living Fax: 417-890-8400 Education and support for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s Email: [email protected] Web: www.diabetes.org Disease and related dementias. Facebook: American Diabetes Association — SW Missouri Ambassadors for Children Provides educational material and non-medical counseling for 500 W. Battlefield Ave., Suite B those affected by diabetes and their families; raises funds for Springfield, MO 65807 research and sponsored programs. Summer Day Camp is available Phone: 417-708-0565 for children affected by diabetes each summer near Rogersville, Fax: 417-708-0566 Missouri Summer Residential Camp is available in Potosi, Email: [email protected] Missouri Scholarships are available. Web: www.ccozarks.org; www.ambassadors4children.org Facebook: Ambassadors for Children American Heart Association Addresses the needs of abused and neglected children by 2446 E. Madrid St. providing new clothing, hygiene and other comfort items and Springfield, MO 65804 self-esteem enhancing activities for foster children; matches Phone: 214-373-6300 child protective caseworkers with community groups. Provides Toll Free: 1-800-439-2648 Christmas presents for kids in foster care, and operates a Prom Fax: 417-881-8972 TTY: 1-800-242-8721 Closet for any teen in the state of Missouri with a need. An oper- Web: www.heart.org/springfieldmo ating agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. Facebook: American Heart Association Missouri American Cancer Society, Southwest Twitter: @AHA_Missouri Missouri Office Works to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease 2926 E. Battlefield Rd. and stroke; raise funds for research, community programs and education. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-881-4668 American Heritage Girls Troop MO3565 Toll Free: 1-800-915-8350 Fax: 417-881-7955 525 South Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.cancer.org Web: www.americanheritagegirls.org Facebook: American Cancer Society — Southwest Missouri Facebook: AHGTroopMO3565

2 American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered character and lead- Phone: 314-645-5505 ership development program for girls 5–18 years of age. AHG is Toll Free: 1-800-LUNG-USA Fax: 314-645-7128 dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through Hotline: 1-800-LUNG-USA service to God, family, community, and country. Email: [email protected] American Indian Council Employment Web: www.lung.org Facebook: American Lung Association in Missouri and Training Twitter: @lungmissouri 310 Armour Road, Suite 205 An informational and educational agency dedicated to the North Kansas City, MO 64116 research, treatment and prevention of lung disease. Phone: 1-816-471-4898 Toll Free: 1-800-546-4898 American Red Cross, Southern Missouri Fax: 1-816-471-8543 Email: [email protected] 1545 N. West Bypass Facebook: American Indian Council Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-832-9500, ext 3113 Provides employment and training programs for federally recog- Toll Free: 1-866-206-0256 nized American Indian tribal members. Fax: 417-866-3649 Email: [email protected] American Institute of Architects, Web: www.redcross.org Springfield Chapter Facebook: American Red Cross, Southern Missouri Region 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A Twitter: @SOMORedCross Springfield, MO 65804 Helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies by Phone: 417-886-8606 offering relief to victims of disasters, health and safety services, Fax: 417-886-3685 training in first aid, CPR and water safety, financial assistance for Email: [email protected] military personnel and their families, and some financial assis- Web: www.aiaspringfield.org tance for veterans. Facebook: AIA Springfield Twitter: @aiaspringfield American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Works to further the profession and the quality of the built envi- Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. ronment, and sells the AIA documents to local architects. 4735 W. Division St. American Legion Post 1214, Women Veterans Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] of Southwest Missouri Web: www.ozarksashrae.org P.O. Box 14826 A trade and technical society for heating, refrigerating and air- Springfield, MO 65814 conditioning engineers. Phone: 417-882-2557 A Email: [email protected] American Welding Society — Ozarks Section Dedicated to the welfare and support of all female veterans in P.O. Box 9451 southwest Missouri. Post members work to further the principles Springfield, MO 65801 of the American Legion: Americanism, Veterans, Children and Phone: 417-575-9753 Youth and National Security. They are women veterans helping Email: [email protected] women veterans. Meets the third Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. Web: www.awssection.org/ozark at American Legion Post 676, 2350 N. Clifton Ave. in Springfield. Facebook: American Welding Society — Ozark Section Meeting dates are subject to change. Call or email for more A professional development organization for welding managers information. and welders. American Legion Vietnam War Memorial, Animal Abuse Council Post 639 P.O. Box 14134 2660 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield, MO 65814-0134 Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-865-4284 Phone: 417-882-8639 Facebook: Animal Abuse Council Web: www.americanlegionpost639.org Provides 24-hour response to calls reporting animal abuse and Facebook: American Legion 639 neglect; provides information about Missouri laws pertaining to Promotes the interests of veterans. animal abuse and neglect. American Legion, Post 69 APO (formerly AIDS Project of the Ozarks, Inc.) 149 Memorial Plaza 1901 E. Bennett St., Suite D Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-862-6641 Phone: 417-881-1900 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-743-5767 Facebook: American Legion Post 69 Fax: 417-881-1237 A service organization that assists needy veterans. Email: [email protected] Web: www.aidsprojectoftheozarks.org American Lung Association in Missouri APO is a nonprofit, community-based organization serving a 7745 Carondelet Ave., Ste. 305 29-county region in Southwest Missouri. APO currently serves Clayton, MO 63105 over 700 clients with HIV/AIDS. Services include: medical

3 care, case management, counseling and testing, mental health, Ashley House Auxiliary (formerly Regional Girls education to the general public, and services to persons with HIV Shelter Auxiliary) infection, their families and significant others in a confidential, 2740 E. Pythian St. caring environment. Further, APO provides primary medical care Springfield, MO 65802 to over 400 clients and their families who are not HIV positive in Phone: 417-862-9634 a safe, inclusive environment. Fax: 417-865-6507 Email: [email protected] The Arc of the Ozarks Web: www.pchas.org 1501 E. Pythian St. Supports Ashley House which provides residential care for aban- Springfield, MO 65802 doned, abused or neglected girls in the area. Phone: 417-864-7887 Fax: 417-864-4307 ASIS International Ozarks Chapter Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 8863 Web: www.thearcoftheozarks.org Facebook: The Arc of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 703-519-6200 Supports individuals with disabilities in directing their own Fax: 703-519-6299 lives as valued members of the community. A United Way of the Web: www.asis-ozarks.com Ozarks partner agency. Security professionals networking opportunties. Arthritis Foundation Eastern Missouri Southern Assisting Consumers Through Technology Illinois (ACTT) 9433 Olive Blvd., Suite 100 Southwest Center for Independent Living (SCIL) St. Louis, MO 63132 2864 S. Nettleton Ave. Phone: 314-499-8452 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.arthritis.org Phone: 417-886-1188 Facebook: Arthritis.org Toll Free: 1-800-676-7245 Twitter: @ArthritisFdn Fax: 417-886-3619 TTY: 417-886-1188 Strives to improve lives and provide leadership in the prevention, Email: [email protected] control and cure of the number one cause of disability in the Web: www.swcil.org United States. Facebook: Southwest Center for Independent Living Twitter: @swcil_sgf ARTS Anonymous (Artists Recovering Through Services include device demonstration, Telecommunications the Twelve Steps) Assistance Program (TAP) and recycled equipment program. We A Creamery Arts Center also provide Independent Living Specialists who provide case 411 N. Sherman Parkway management services, ramps to those in need, home health and Springfield, MO 65802 consumer-directed services. Phone: 417-881-7070 Web: www.artsanonymous.org Association for the Blind A 12-step fellowship of artists who share their experiences, 1680 E. Lombard St. strengths and hopes as they share their various interests and art. 1450 W. Cambridge Springfield, MO 65802 Ash Grove Sunshine Center Phone: 417-823-9888 and 417-619-1309 P.O. Box 72 Provides resources, information and support, and social groups to 310 N. Perryman Ave. people who are visually-impaired. Meets first and third Monday of Ash Grove, MO 65604 each month at 11 a.m. 1450 W. Cambridge St. Phone: 417-751-3826 Fax: 417-751-9926 Association for Women in Communications, Inc. Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 14022 Web: www.swmoa.com Springfield, MO 65814 Facebook: Senior Age MO Phone: 417-866-8606 A senior center of the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging, funded, Email: [email protected] in part, by the Older Americans Act. Web: www.awcspringfieldmo.org Facebook: AWC Springfield MO Ashley House (formerly Regional Girls Shelter) Twitter: @awcspringfield 2740 E. Pythian St. Champions the advancement of women in all communications Springfield, MO 65802 disciplines. Phone: 417-862-9634 Fax: 417-865-6507 Association of Fundraising Professionals, Email: [email protected] Ozarks Region Web: www.pchas.org P.O. Box 9892 Provides residential care for abandoned, abused or neglected Springfield, MO 65801-9892 girls in the area, most of whom are in the custody of the Family Phone: 417-718-2013 Services Division. Email: [email protected] Web: afpglobal.org/chapters/afp-mo-ozark-region-chapter

4 Facebook: AFPOzarksRegion United Way of the Ozarks partner agency. A professional organization dedicated to the mission of fundrais- ing, education and community philanthropy. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks 3372 W. Battlefield Road Association of Professionals in Infection Control Springfield, MO 65807 and Epidemiology, Inc. Phone: 417-889-9136 1235 E. Cherokee St. Fax: 417-889-8339 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-820-2797 Web: www.bigbro.com Fax: 417-820-6326 Facebook: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks Email: [email protected] Twitter: @bigbrobigsis Web: www.apic.org Provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, pro- Works to meet the infection prevention needs of health care fessionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their organizations and facilities in southwest Missouri. lives for the better, forever. AT&T Pioneers Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce 600 St. Louis Street P.O. Box 202 Springfield, MO 65806 117A S. Main Ave. Phone: 417-343-0474 Bolivar, MO 65613 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-326-4118 Email: [email protected] Baha’i Information Office for Southwest Missouri Web: www.bolivarchamber.com Facebook: Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 8973 Springfield, MO 65801-8973 Promotes the advancement of commercial, industrial and civic Phone: 417-864-5412 interests of Bolivar, Missouri, and its trade area. Email: [email protected] Web: www.bahai-springfieldmo.org Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Trails Council Facebook: Springfield Area Bahai Faith 1616 S. Eastgate Ave. Serves as a contact source and disseminates information on the Springfield, MO 65809 Baha’i Faith to the media. Phone: 417-883-1636 Fax: 417-883-2534 Beekeepers Association of the Ozarks Web: www.ozarktrailsbsa.org Facebook: Ozark Trails BSA 211 W. Center St. Rogersville, MO 65742 Provides comprehensive youth development programs, enabling Phone: 417-414-0233 development of self-esteem, self-confidence and ethical decision- B Email: [email protected] making abilities and helping youth reach their full life’s potential. Web: www.ozarksbeekeepers.org Facebook: Ozarks Beekeepers Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Partners in Education (formerly Auxiliary) Promotes beekeeping through informational, hands-on and personal learning experiences for beginners and experienced bee- 1410 N. Fremont Ave. keepers. Monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-862-9249 Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri, Fax: 417-862-4952 Inc. Web: www.bgclubspringfield.org Facebook: Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield 2754 S. Campbell Ave. Twitter: @BGC Springfield Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-862-4222 Supports the Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield and furnishes Email: [email protected] scholarships and secondary educational funding for youth. Web: www.southwestmissouri.bbb.org Facebook: BBB of Southwest Missouri Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Inc. Twitter: @bbbswmo 1410 N. Fremont Ave. Mediates consumer complaints and provides information and Springfield, MO 65802 reports on businesses to the public. Phone: 417-862-9249 Fax: 417-862-4952 Betty & Bobby Allison Ozarks Counseling Email: [email protected] Web: www.bgclubspringfield.org Center Facebook: bgclubspringfield.org 614 South Ave. Twitter: @BGCSpringfield Springfield, MO 65806 Provides after-school and summer educational and recreational Phone: 417-869-9011 activities for children. Fax: 417-889-6307 Email: [email protected] Bradford Park Neighborhood Association Web: www.ozarkscounselingcenter.org Facebook: Ozarks Counseling Center 3424 S. Rogers Ave. Springfield, MO 65804 Provides outpatient counseling for individuals, families and Phone: 417-882-2801 couples, and play therapy for children as young as 3; fees based Email: [email protected] on income; accepts Medicaid for children and some insurance. A

5 Web: Bradford Park Neighborhood Association Learn about gardening in the Ozarks, encourage home, commu- Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bradford-Park-Neighbor- nity, state and national beautification. Helps maintain the four hood-Association-473429212723567/ quadrants of the Perennial Garden in Nathanael Greene Park as a Promotes the interests of the residents of the area defined as member of the Springfield FGCM. Battlefield Road on the north, James River Freeway on the south, National Avenue on the west, and Glenstone Avenue on the east. British Sterling Club 1248 N. Fender Ave. Brain Injury Association of America, Springfield, Springfield, MO 65803 Missouri, Chapter Phone: 417-866-5258 2626 W. College Road A group that meets once a month for tea and to reminisce about Springfield, MO 65802 Britain. Phone: 417-862-1753 Toll Free: 1-800-778-9317 The Builders Association Fax: 417-864-7981 521 S. Ingram Mill Road TTY: 417-862-9918 Springfield, MO 65802-6115 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-883-6044 Web: www.pfh.org Fax: 417-883-9403 Provides information, education, support and socialization for Email: [email protected] brain injury survivors, their families, caregivers and others who Web: www.buildersassociation.com wish to learn more about brain injuries. Facebook:The Builders’ Association/Kansas City Chapter, AGC Brain Injury Support Group Twitter: @BuildersAssocKC 2626 W. College Road Our mission is to provide high quality and valued services that Springfield, MO 65802 contribute to the betterment of each individual member and the Phone: 417-862-1753 construction industry. Toll Free: 1-800-778-9317 Fax: 417-864-7981 Building Bridges — Hand in Hand TTY: 417-862-9918 2607 N. Oakland Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65803 Web: www.pfh.org Phone: 417-860-9316 and 417-430-6421 Support group for brain injury survivors. Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Web: bbhih.org Breaking Traditions Facebook: Building Bridges — Hand in Hand 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway Twitter: @bridges_in B Springfield, MO 65802 Building Bridges — Hand in Hand is a faith-based organization Phone: 417-447-8190 with a mission to provide ample support for children of all ages Email: [email protected] and various backgrounds through exemplifying empathy, compas- Web: www.otc.edu/careercenter/breakingtraditions.php sion, and understanding. It enables children to freely express Supports career development with an emphasis on nontraditional themselves through hands-on activities and events without fear of (by gender) careers and occupations. Provides financial assistance judgement, built upon the idea that everyone should strive to love for OTC students who are pursuing career and technical educa- like Jesus. tion certificate and/or degree programs and are non-traditional (by gender) or single parents. Burrell Behavioral Health 1300 Bradford Parkway Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65804 620 W. Republic Road Phone: 417-761-5200 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-800-299-1334 Phone: 417-862-3838 Fax: 417-761-5011 Toll Free: 1-866-874-1915 Hotline: 24 hr. Crisis Line 417-761-5555 locally or Fax: 417-862-3830 1-800-494-7355 Email: [email protected] TTY: 417-761-5002 Web: www.bcfo.org Email: [email protected] Web: www.burrellcenter.com Serves as a resource for individuals and families in southwest Facebook: Burrell Center Missouri and the four states region impacted by breast cancer; provides financial assistance to those in treatment for breast can- Provides a comprehensive array of behavioral health treat- cer, emotional support through support groups and a mentoring ment, rehabilitation, addiction recovery services, and educa- program, free Screening Mammogram Program to promote early tion services; operates a suicide prevention hotline that serves detection, educational programs focused on prevention and early Polk, Greene, Webster, Christian, Stone and Taney counties in detection, and Lymphedema Garment Program for the uninsured Missouri. and underinsured impacted by breast cancer. C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue Brentwood Garden Club, FGCM P.O. Box 215 3461 W. Broadmoor St. 1328 W. Sunshine St. (Adoption Center) Springfield, MO 65807 Aurora, MO 65605 Phone: 417-889-2828 Phone: 417-708-5703 Email: [email protected] Hotline: 417-875-6565 Email: [email protected]

6 Web: www.carerescue.org Fax: 1-417-334-0132 Facebook: C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CAREanimalrescu Web: www.thecaringpeople.org A no-kill, state-licensed rescue organization working with tradi- Facebook: The Caring People tional shelters to rescue animals from death row. Works with law Provides a Christian mentoring program for single mothers. enforcement agencies to rescue abused and neglected animals. Adoption center located at 1328-A. W. Sunshine St. in Springfield. CASA of Southwest Missouri 1911 S. National Avenue, Suite 404 Camp Barnabas Springfield, MO 65804 P.O. Box 3200 (mailing) Phone: 417-864-6202 901 Teas Trail 2060, Purdy, MO 65734 (Physical address) Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65808 Web: www.casaswmo.org Phone: 417-476-2565 Facebook: CASA of Southwest Missouri Fax: 417-887-1300 Twitter: @casaswmo Email: [email protected] To recruit, train and support community volunteers who assist Web: www.campbarnabas.org the court in protecting the best interests of abused and neglected Facebook: Camp Barnabas children in Southwest Missouri. Twitter: @CampBarnabas Provides life-changing summer camp experiences for children and Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc. adults with special needs and chronic illnesses. 424 E. Monastery St. Springfield, MO 65807 Cancer Research for the Ozarks (CRO) Phone: 417-720-4213 1730 E. Republic Road, Suite V Fax: 417-720-4216 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-269-4520 Web: www.ccsomo.org Toll Free: 1-800-821-7532 Facebook: Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Fax: 417-269-4653 Seeks to ensure that individuals and families in need receive Email: [email protected] necessary social services, obtain a sense of hope and achieve Web: www.ozarkscancerresearch.org self-sufficiency. Serves individuals of all faiths, races and ethnic Facebook: Cancer Research for the Ozarks backgrounds. Services include homelessness prevention, disaster Research nurses and clinical research associates working with area response, home repairs for survivors of natural disasters and low- oncologists, radiation oncologists and other physicians treating income seniors, crisis maternity home, supportive services for cancer to place patients who desire on clinical trials approved by veterans and their families, support for developmentally disabled, the National Cancer Institute. mental health and family counseling and much more.

Capable Kids and Families® Center City Counseling Clinic C 330 N. Jefferson Ave. 240 South Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-888-2020 Phone: 417-836-3215 Fax: 417-888-2322 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: education.missouristate.edu/cccc/ Web: www.cpozarks.org Counseling — individuals, couples, children, teens (sliding scale Provides home visiting support, equipment loan, play group, and fee) other enrichment activities to families with a child under 6 years of age with a developmental delay or disability ; a program of the The Center for Dispute Resolution Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Missouri State University, CDR, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield MO 65897 (mailing) Care to Learn 117 Park Central Sq., Rm. 212, Springfield MO 65806 1740 S. Glenstone, Suite R (physical) Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65897 Phone: 417-862-7771 Phone: 417-836-8831 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-836-8288 Web: www.caretolearn.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Care to Learn Web: www.missouristate.edu/cdr Twitter: @caretolearn Facebook: The Center for Dispute Resolution/MSUCDR The mission of Care to Learn is to provide immediate funding to The CDR provides services that give individuals, organizations, meet emergent needs in the areas of health, hunger, and hygiene and communities the tools they need to productively communi- so every student can be successful in school. The vision of Care cate and manage conflicts. The CDR accomplishes this goal by to Learn is that all students have the confidence, self-worth, and administering academic programs in conflict management; sup- resources to maximize their learning potential and become self- porting outreach efforts and community programs; offering train- sufficient students. ing, workshop, and facilitation services; and conducting research Caring People and supporting program development. 164 Corporate Drive, Suite T Champion Athletes of the Ozarks Branson, MO 65616 1715 S. Kansas Ave. Phone: 417-334-0131 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-877-227-3525 (877-CARE-525)

7 Phone: 417-890-1599 Facebook: Child Evangelism Fellowship of Missouri, Inc., Fax: 417-890-1613 Springfield Chapter Email: [email protected] Local chapter of the 80+ year old organization, Child Evangelism Web: www.championathletes.org Fellowship® is a non-denominational, evangelical, Bible-centered Facebook: Champion Athletes of the Ozarks organization whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with Champion Athletes of the Ozarks builds self-esteem, self-con- the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to disciple them in the fidence and everyday life skills, therefore enhancing the lives of Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. Primary children and adults with disabilities through education, sports ministries are After School Good News Clubs® and Five Day competition, teaching basic life skills, creating job experiences Clubs®. and reinforcing good social skills. Children’s Miracle Network of CoxHealth CHANCES of Stone County 3525 S. National Ave., Suite 203 P.O. Box 2015 Springfield, MO 65807 Branson West, MO 65737 Phone: 417-269-6853 Phone: 417-294-1207 Fax: 417-269-8818 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.chancesofstonecounty.org Web: www.coxhealthcmn.com Facebook: CHANCES of Stone County Facebook: coxhealthcmn Promotes the opportunity for residents with developmental Twitter: @coxhealthcmn disabilities living in Stone County to live more satisfying lives Provides financial assistance to families who have children ages by providing programs that promote inclusion, acceptance and birth through 18 with special medical needs. acknowledgment of ability through community involvement, and facilitating more citizen involvement through a mentor program. Children’s Smile Center Please check our website and Facebook page for specials events P.O. Box 1833 and activities. 601 N. 21st St. Ozark, MO 65721 Chase Educational Foundation Phone: 417-582-5439 3841 W. Rockwood St. Fax: 417-485-5455 Springfield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-234-9339 Web: www.childrenssmilecenter.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Children’s Smile Center Web: www.cef.dynalias.org Provides preventive and primary dental care for children ages 1 Provides opportunities to expand one’s knowledge of society, to 19 and pregnant women with active Medicaid who reside in culture, academics, and business in other countries through travel Christian, Taney, Stone, Barry, Lawrence and Dade counties. and interaction with citizens of those countries. C Christian County Library, Clever Branch Child Advocacy Center, Inc. 7450 W. Veterans Blvd. 1033 E. Walnut St. Clever, MO 65753 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-581-2432 Phone: 417-831-2327 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-831-5122 Web: www.christiancountylibrary.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Clever Public Library Web: www.childadvocacycenter.org Twitter: @ChristianCoLib Provides a child-friendly setting in which to offer objective foren- Clever Branch of the Christian County Public library, serving all sic interviews and sensitive medical exams for alleged victims of of Christian County, Missouri. Lends books, e-books and other child abuse. materials; provides computers, Wi-Fi, and 3D printer for public use; patron online access from home to many research tools; Child Care Food Program offers classes and events for all ages, and provides information 1710 E. Chestnut Expressway assistance. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-865-8427 Christian County Library, Nixa Branch Toll Free: 1-800-818-6812 208 McCroskey St. Fax: 417-865-6437 Nixa, MO 65714 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-581-2432 Web: www.ccfpfood.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: Child Care Food Program Web: www.christiancountylibrary.org USDA reimbursement program for licensed and registered child Facebook: Christian County Library care providers for the meals fed to children in care; a service Twitter: @ChristianCoLib agency of Council of Churches of the Ozarks. Nixa Branch of the Christian County Public library, serving all of Christian County, Missouri. Lends books, e-books and other Child Evangelism Fellowship of Missouri, Inc., materials; provides computers and Wi-Fi for free public use; Springfield Chapter patron online access from home to many research tools; offers P.O. Box 3004 classes and events for all ages; provides information assistance; Springfield, MO 65808-3004 delivers materials to homebound patrons; study room and meet- Phone: 417-862-9756 or 785-623-7501 ing spaces available for public use. Email: [email protected]

8 Christian County Library, Ozark Branch Church Women United of Springfield, Missouri 1005 N. 4th Ave. 1208 N. Hillcrest Ave. Ozark, MO 65721 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-581-2432 Phone: 417-869-0111 Email: [email protected] A non-denominational, ecumenical movement that brings Web: www.christiancountylibrary.org Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Facebook: Christian County Library women together into one community of prayer, advocacy and Twitter: @ChristianCoLib service. Ozark Branch of the Christian County Public library, serving all of Christian County, Missouri. Lends books, e-books and other Circle of Friends Social Club materials; provides computers and Wi-Fi for free public use; Southwest Center for Independent Living/Empower: patron online access from home to many research tools; offers Abilities classes and events for all ages; provides information assistance; 2864 S. Nettleton Ave. delivers materials to homebound patrons; study room and Springfield, MO 65807 meeting spaces available for public use. Ozark Branch includes Phone: 417-886-1188, ext. 217 Anderson History Room, housing the district’s local history and Toll Free: 1-800-676-7245 genealogy resources. Fax: 417-886-3619 TTY: 417-631-4545 Christian County Lions Club Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 1637 Web: www.swcil.org Nixa, MO 65714-1637 Facebook: Southwest Center for Independent Living Phone: 417-848-4642 Twitter: @swcil_sgf Email: [email protected] Provides social activities and support for people with any Web: www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/christiancounty disability. Multiple group meetings in Springfield. Activities Facebook: ChristianCountyLionsClub include sewing and crafts. The Christian County Lions is a group of service-minded men and women who are interested in improving Christian County. City of Springfield: Air Quality Program To be a Lion is to be an active volunteer, a member of a respected 290 E. Central St. international organization, a leader in the community and a friend Springfield, MO 65802 to people in need. Phone: 417-864-1905 Fax: 417-864-1906 Christian County Museum and Historical Society Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 442 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/environment 100 E. Elm St. Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Ozark, MO 65721 Twitter: @CityofSGF C Phone: 417-496-5236 The Air Quality Program is the outdoor air quality authority in Email: [email protected] the city limits of Springfield. The program provides regulatory Web: www.ccmohistoricalsociety.com oversight and investigation to help prevent air pollution and Facebook: Christian County Historical Society protect public health. Strives to preserve, maintain and share the rich heritage of Christian County and the Ozarks. City of Springfield: Animal Shelter 4002 N. Farmer Ave. Christian County Retired School Personnel Springfield, MO 65803 Central Bank of the Ozarks Phone: 417-833-3592 502 W. Mount Vernon St. Fax: 417-864-1466 Nixa, MO 65714-9333 Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/health Phone: 417-725-2841 Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CityofSGF Facebook: Christian County Retired School Personnel CCRSP, an affiliate of the Missouri Retired Teachers/School Provides a shelter for stray animals. Personnel Association, educates and calls members to act on City of Springfield: Attorney’s Office issues affecting public school teachers and school personnel. P.O. Box 8368 Christian Foundation Thrift Store — Ozark 840 Boonville Ave. 203 E. South St. Springfield, MO 65801 Ozark, MO 65721 Phone: 417-864-1645 Fax: 417-864-1551 Phone: 417-581-1302 Email: [email protected] Sells used items to raise money to help people in need. Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Christian Women’s Connection Twitter: @CityofSGF 2942 S. Timbercreek Ave. Conducts all civil suits and proceedings on behalf of the Springfield, MO 65807 city; represents proposed city ordinances and approves city Phone: 417-881-7059 contracts. Web: www.stonecroft.org A non-denominational group that equips women “where they are” and “as they are” to be leaders and servants in our community.

9 City of Springfield: Citizen Resource Center City of Springfield: Finance Department 840 Boonville Ave. P.O. Box 8368 Springfield, MO 65802 840 Boonville Ave. Phone: 417-864-1010 Springfield, MO 65801 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-864-1625 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Fax: 417-864-1880 Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CityofSGF Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/292/Finance Works with the community to resolve citizen requests or con- Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF cerns. Point of contact for citizens to communicate with the city. Twitter: @CityofSGF Handles city business transactions regarding budget and City of Springfield: City Council accounting, licensing, purchasing and printing. 840 Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 City of Springfield: Fire Department Phone: 417-864-1651 830 Boonville Ave. Fax: 417-864-1649 Springfield, MO 65802 Hotline: Citizen Resources: 417-864-1010 Phone: 417-874-2300 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-864-1505 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Email: [email protected] Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/fire Twitter: @CityofSGF Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF The legislative body for the City of Springfield. Twitter: @CityofSGF The Springfield Fire Department (SFD) provides fire suppres- City of Springfield: Crime Prevention/Safety sion, emergency medical, basic and technical rescue, commu- Education nity risk reduction, hazardous material mitigation, domestic Springfield Police Department preparedness planning and response, public fire and life safety 321 E. Chestnut Expressway education, fire investigation, and bomb squad services to the Springfield, MO 65802 City of Springfield. SFD is consistently working to achieve and/ Phone: 417-864-1193 or maintain the highest level of professionalism and efficiency Email: [email protected] on behalf of those it serves. The Department is an acreditated Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/police agency with a class 2 ISO rating. Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Coordinates neighborhood watch programs, traffic and child City of Springfield: Fire Department Museum safety education and security programs for businesses and 830 Boonville Ave. C residences. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-874-2300 City of Springfield: Department of Fax: 417-864-1505 Environmental Services Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldmo.gov 840 N. Boonville Ave., 3rd Floor Springfield, MO 65802 Illustrates the history and service of the Springfield Fire Phone: 417-864-1919 Department from 1867 to present. Located on the first floor of Email: [email protected] City Hall, room 103. Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/131/Environmental-Services Facebook: SGF Environmental Services City of Springfield: Hazelwood Cemetery Twitter: @SGFEnvironServi 1642 E. Seminole St. The Department of Environmental Services protects the natural Springfield, MO 65804 resources of our City and region for current and future genera- Phone: 417-891-1660 tions by providing effective and efficient management of storm- Fax: 417-891-1662 Email: [email protected] water, wastewater and solid waste. Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/2614/Hazelwood-Ceme- City of Springfield: Department of Public tery Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Information Twitter: @CityofSGF P.O. Box 8368 City-maintained cemetery open to the public. 840 Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65801-8368 City of Springfield: Household Chemical Phone: 417-864-1010 Collection Center Fax: 417-864-1114 TTY: 417-864-1555 1226 W. Nichols Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Phone: 417-864-2000 Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info) Twitter: @CityofSGF Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/recycling Takes citizen requests for service and manages public information Facebook: SGF Environmental Services through website, City View, special events and media releases. Twitter: @SGFEnvironServi Accepts a variety of household chemicals from residential homes

10 for recycling (no commercial, churches, businesses, organizations City of Springfield: Municipal Court accepted), including automotive and home improvement prod- 625 N. Benton Ave. ucts, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaners, aerosol products Springfield, MO 65806 and fluorescent bulbs; educates the public on proper chemi- Phone: 417-864-1890 cal recycling methods. Does not accept latex paint. Accepting Fax: 417-864-1883 from these counties: Greene, Christian, Dallas, Polk, Webster. Email: [email protected] Collections are by appointment only, call 864-2000. Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF City of Springfield: Land Clearance for Twitter: @CityofSGF Redevelopment Authority Processes city traffic tickets, minor cases of theft, trespassing and 840 Boonville Ave. other municipal ordinance violations. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-864-1100 City of Springfield: Planning and Development Fax: 417-864-1030 Department Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 8368 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Springfield, MO 65801-8368 The Springfield Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Phone: 417-864-1031 (LCRA) is an appointed board of the City that is established to Fax: 417-864-1030 assist with the redevelopment of blighted or insanitary areas in Email: [email protected] the city. It also encourages the private sector redevelopment of Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/planning such areas within designated redevelopment areas. Facebook: CityofSGF Twitter: @CityofSGF City of Springfield: Landmarks Board Prepares and maintains the City’s comprehensive plan with the 840 Boonville Ave. involvement of citizens, Planning and Zoning Commission and Springfield, MO 65802 the City Council. Phone: 417-864-1091 Fax: 417-864-1882 City of Springfield: Police Department Email: [email protected] 321 E. Chestnut Expressway Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/926/landmarks-board 2620 Battlefield Rd. Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Springfield, MO 65802 Twitter: @CityofSGF Phone: 417-864-1810 Considers and approves applications for renovations in the his- Fax: 417-864-1713 toric districts and to historic sites. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/spd City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission for Facebook: SGF Police — Springfield, MO C Children Twitter: @SGFPolice 840 Boonville Ave. Partners with the Springfield community for quality police ser- Springfield, MO 65802 vice and protection. Phone: 417-864-1656 Fax: 417-864-1099 City of Springfield: Prosecutor Email: [email protected] 625 N. Benton Ave. Web: www.springfieldmo.gov Springfield, MO 65806 Facebook: Mayor’s Commission for Children Phone: 417-864-1899 Twitter: @CityofSGF Fax: 417-864-2026 Educates and mobilizes the community on children’s issues, espe- Prosecutes city ordinance violations. cially early childhood education. City of Springfield: Solid Waste Management City of Springfield: Mayor’s Commission on Division Human Rights and Community Relations 290 E. Central St. Busch Municipal Building Springfield, MO 65802 840 Boonville Ave. Phone: 417-864-1905 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-864-1906 Phone: 417-864-1038 Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info) Fax: 417-864-1030 Email: [email protected] TTY: Local TTY: 684-1555 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/recycling Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/boards/humanrights Facebook: SGF Environmental Services Facebook: SGFMCHRCR Twitter: @SGFEnvironServi Twitter: @CityofSGF Provides solid waste management services and other programs Works with the community to foster mutual understanding and through Springfield’s voter-approved Integrated Solid Waste respect among all racial, religious and ethnic groups and prevents Management System. Services include the Springfield Sanitary discrimination against those groups protected by City Code; Landfill, local and regional recycling facilities, Household investigates alleged incidents of discrimination and tries to medi- Chemical Collection Center, Yardwaste Recycling Center, and ate settlements between affected parties; acts as a clearinghouse curbside recycling (provided by private waste haulers). The for information regarding human rights, and offers its services to ISWMS also includes information and education and market help educate interested citizens and community groups. development programs. The division also provides environmen- tal compliance assistance including Air Quality, Brownfields

11 Redevelopment, hazardous waste, superfund, and petroleum City Utilities: Access Express storage tanks. 1505 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 City of Springfield: Springfield-Branson National Phone: 417-831-8782 Airport Fax: 417-831-8803 2300 N. Airport Boulevard, Suite 100 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.cityutilities.net Phone: 417-868-0500 Provides paratransit service for disabled people who are unable to Email: [email protected] access the regular city bus service. Web: www.flyspringfield.com Facebook: Springfield-Branson National Airport City Utilities: Transit Services Twitter: @flysgf 1505 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield-Branson National Airport has jet service to 10 cities, Springfield, MO 65803 including the nation’s five largest airports. Fly almost anywhere Phone: 417-831-8782 with just one stop. Fax: 417-831-8803 Web: www.cutransit.net City of Springfield: Stormwater Quality Division Facebook: City Utilities of Springfield, MO P.O. Box 8368 Twitter: @cutransit Springfield, MO 65801 Public transit system for the city of Springfield. Phone: 417-864-1996 Email: [email protected] Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/stormwater P.O. Box 3451 Facebook: City of Springfield, MO — Connect with SGF Springfield, MO 65808 Twitter: @CityofSGF Phone: 828-691-0880 Promotes public awareness of storm water and environmental Web: www.cwrto.com issues through education; provides pollution violation investiga- Gathers and disseminates historical information about the trans- tion and enforcement; oversees flood management issues; coor- Mississippi area Civil War era. dinates the Adopt-A-Stream Program and the Stream Monitoring Program. Classic Chevy Club of Springfield 1003 S. Dade 227 (mailing) City of Springfield: Sustainability Division Everton, MO 65646 290 E. Central St. Phone: 417-751-2610 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-864-2007 Web: www.classicchevyclubspringfieldmo.com Fax: 417-864-1906 C Promotes the preservation of the classic Chevy; provides advice Hotline: 417-864-1904 (for recycling info) on restoration, upgrades, parts location, shows, runs and events Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/recycling related to the classic Chevy. Facebook: SGF Environmental Services Commercial Club of Springfield Twitter: @SGFEnvironServi 299 E. Commercial St. The City of Springfield’s Department of Environmental Services Springfield, MO 65803 Sustainability Division’s Education Outreach Section includes Phone: 417-839-0119 coordination and delivery of educational activities for the Email: [email protected] Department of Environmental Services facilities. Resources Web: www.historicCstreet.com include print materials, Recycling Hotline, website, and facility Facebook: Historic C-Street tours. Our programs include solid waste-themed presentations One of Springfield’s oldest civic organizations, Commercial Club (landfill, recycling, etc.), composting/vermicomposting, interac- of Springfield was formed to preserve the historic character of tive activities for community events, and special event recycling. The Commercial Street Historic District and to foster a strong, Focus areas include air quality, water quality, solid waste manage- supportive community for our residents and businesses alike ment/recycling, waste water management, and sustainability. while nurturing the arts and culture to share with visitors in The Market Development Section offers technical assistance to this unique, 6-block historic community gathering space. The business and industry. club meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at 299 E. City Utilities Commercial St. The public is welcome to attend. 301 E. Central Community Alternative Sentencing Program Springfield, MO 65802-3834 (CASP) Phone: 417-863-9000 TTY: 711 721 N. Main Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.cityutilities.net Phone: 417-865-9460 Facebook: City Utilities of Springfield, MO Fax: 417-865-6155 Twitter: @cityutilities Email: [email protected] Web: www.caspspringfieldmo.org A progressive, community-owned utility serving southwest Missouri with electricity, natural gas, water, broadband and Provides alternative sentencing options to the court systems. transit services. Supervises court ordered community service and misdemeanor probation.

12 Community Blood Center of the Ozarks — Don Fax: 417-882-1245 Thomson Donor Center (CBCO) Web: www.hospicecom.com 220 W. Plainview Road Offers special physical, psychological, social and spiritual Springfield, MO 65810 assistance to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteer Phone: 417-227-5000 opportunities are available. Toll Free: 1-800-280-5337 Email: [email protected] Competition Dogs of the Ozarks Web: www.cbco.org 5741 E. Meadowmere Facebook: Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65809 Twitter: @ozarksblood Phone: 417-234-6141 Collects blood from volunteer donors and provides all of the Email: [email protected] Facebook: Competition Dogs of the Ozarks blood and blood products to patients at more than 40 hospitals in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and southeast Kansas. Promotes purebred dogs and holds several events throughout the year. Community Borrowers of MSU Libraries 901 S. National Ave. Concrete Promotion Council of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65897 P.O. Box 2113 Phone: 417-836-4700 Springfield, MO 65801-2113 Fax: 417-836-4764 Phone: 417-865-8282 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-865-8139 Web: www.library.missouristate.edu Email: [email protected] Web: www.cpcoz.com Supports MSU Libraries by enriching collections and enhancing services through contributions and gifts-in-kind. Promotes all concrete applications for better building outcomes. Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc. Connections Handyman Service P.O. Box 8960 627 N. Glenstone Ave. 425 E. Trafficway Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 417-862-3586 Phone: 417-864-6199 Fax: 417-862-2129 Toll Free: 1-888-266-6815 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-864-8344 Web: www.ccozarks.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Connections Handyman Service Web: www.cfozarks.org Provides minor necessary home repairs and access-related Facebook: Community Foundation of the Ozarks modifications for seniors and those with disabilities; a part of the Twitter: @cfozarks Council of Churches of the Ozarks. C Supports community development through endowment building, community grant making, collaboration and public leadership. Connie Morris Golf Learning Center 2846 W. Farm Road 190 Community Partnership of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65810 330 N. Jefferson Ave. Phone: 417-823-7888 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-888-2020 Web: www.parkboard.org/golf/connie_morris_lrn_ctr Fax: 417-888-2322 A golf training center that specializes in golf instruction for all Email: [email protected] ages and skill levels. Located at Rivercut Golf Course. Part of Web: www.cpozarks.org Springfield-Greene County Parks and Recreation. Facebook: Community Partnership of the Ozarks Twitter: @cpozarks Consumer Credit Counseling Service of We partner with others to create the community you want to live Springfield, Missouri, Inc. (CCCS) in. P.O. Box 10266 Compassionate Friends, Greater Ozarks Chapter 1515 S. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65808 2353 S. Campbell Ave. Phone: 417-889-7474 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-800-882-0808 Phone: 417-887-7089 Fax: 417-881-7713 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.compassionatefriends.org Web: www.cccsoftheozarks.org Provides support for families toward the positive resolution of Facebook: CCCS of the Ozarks grief following the death of a child of any age; provides informa- Provides one-on-one personal financial counseling; works out tion to help others be supportive. Meetings held every third repayment arrangements with creditors; helps clients get relief Tuesday of the month, 7–9 p.m. from collector phone calls, over-limit fees and late fees with credit card companies and other unsecured debt; assists with budgeting, Compassus Springfield debt management plans and credit education; provides pre-filing 1465 E. Primrose St. bankruptcy counseling, pre-foreclosure housing counseling and Springfield, MO 65804 mortgage delinquency counseling. Phone: 417-882-0453 Toll Free: 1-800-678-8326

13 Convoy of Hope CoxHealth 330 S. Patterson Ave. 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. (north complex) 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 3801 S. National Ave. (south complex) 65807 Phone: 417-823-8998 Springfield, MO Toll Free: 1-800-988-0664 Phone: 417-269-3000 (north) 417-269-6000 (south) Fax: 417-823-8244 Web: www.coxhealth.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: CoxHealth Web: www.convoyofhope.org Twitter: @coxhealth Facebook: Convoy of Hope Operates six hospitals in Springfield and more than 80 clinics in Twitter: @ConvoyofHope southwest Missouri. A faith-based organization with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s feeding initiatives, community out- CoxHealth Breast Care Clinic reaches, disaster response and partner resourcing. Hulston Cancer Center Council of Churches of the Ozarks 3850 S. National Ave., Suite 300 Springfield, MO 65807 P.O. Box 3947 Phone: 417-269-6170 Springfield, MO 65808-3947 Fax: 417-269-6992 Phone: 417-862-3586 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-862-2129 Web: www.coxhealth.com Email: [email protected] Web: www.ccozarks.org Comprehensive breast center. Partners with people of faith to serve hungry children, foster CoxHealth Center For Addictions children and families, working families, individuals and families in Cox Medical Center North crisis, adults and senior adults with disabilities, senior volunteers, 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. low-income seniors needing essential home repair, and nursing Springfield, MO 65802 home residents. Phone: 417-269-2273 Cover Missouri Coalition Fax: 417-269-8851 Email: [email protected] 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. Web: www.coxhealth.com Springfield, MO 65802 Provides out-patient substance abuse treatment for adults. Phone: 417-269-2945 Toll Free: 800-466-3213 CoxHealth Center for Health Improvement Fax: 417-269-6757 Email: [email protected] 960 E. Walnut Lawn, Suite 203 Web: www.covermissouri.org Springfield, MO 65807 C Facebook: CoxHealth CAC Phone: 417-269-3900 Twitter: Cover Missouri Fax: 417-269-8260 Email: [email protected] Cover Missouri is a project of the Missouri Foundation for Web: www.coxhealth.com Health to promote quality, affordable health care coverage for every Missourian. Certified Application Counselors and Provides education and self-management training to individuals Navigators provide free in-person assistance to find options and their families with diabetes and other chronic conditions. for affordable health insurance through the Missouri Health CoxHealth Cox Medical Explorers, Post 229 Insurance Marketplace. 3801 S. National Ave. Cover Your Bum Cloth Diaper Bank Springfield, MO 65807 Springfield, MO Phone: 417-269-4157 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-269-5315 Facebook: Cover Your Bum Cloth Diaper Bank Email: [email protected] Web: www.coxhealth.com/education/medical-explorers/ Loans cloth diapers to families in need of a little extra support. Facebook: CoxHealth Medical Explorers Assists parents who want better, cheaper diapering options A program for 15- to 20-year-olds who are interested in exploring but fear startup costs. By providing a limited time loan, it helps careers in health care. families decide if cloth diapering is right for them, and helps them save money by purchasing cloth diapers. CYB also provides train- CoxHealth Cox Senior Health/Senior Advantage ing for how to care for cloth diapers and how to choose effective, 3525 S. National Ave., Suite 205A budget-friendly cloth diaper options. Springfield, MO 65807 Cox College Phone: 417-269-3616 Toll Free: 1-888-354-3618 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. Fax: 417-269-9236 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-269-3401 Web: www.coxhealth.com Toll Free: 1-866-898-5355 Fax: 417-269-3581 Provides assistance with insurance counseling, transportation Web: www.coxcollege.edu requests, and support groups to people 50 years old and older. Facebook: Cox College CoxHealth Family Medical Care Center An accredited nursing and health sciences college. 1423 N. Jefferson, Suite B-100 Springfield, MO 65802

14 Phone: 417-269-8817 Phone: 417-869-0563 Fax: 417-269-8744 Fax: 417-864-4614 Web: www.coxhealth.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: CoxHealth Web: www.crosslines.org Twitter: @coxhealth Facebook: Crosslines of Springfield Offers primary medical care services to all ages. Twitter: @CrosslinesSgf Provides emergency assistance to low-income families. Primary CoxHealth Hulston Cancer Center — Allenbrand services include a food pantry; other services include diapers, pre- Resource and Image Center natal and children’s vitamins, voicemail for job seekers, and sea- Hulston Cancer Center sonal help with coats, holiday food baskets and Christmas toys; an 3850 S. National Ave., Suite 120 operating agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. Springfield, MO 65807 Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri Phone: 417-269-5257 Fax: 417-269-5781 RR 1 Box 450 Web: www.coxhealth.com/cancer Ava, MO 65608 Facebook: Hulston Cancer Center at CoxHealth Facebook: Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri Provides informational resources for cancer patients as well as To raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis, support families and other needs, such as wigs and headwear, and provides patient raise money for CF research. Three meetings each year include advocates to help locate resources. third Saturday of March in West Plains, June or July in Springfield, and October in Cuba, Missouri. CoxHealth Reach Together CoxHealth Breast Care Clinic Daughters of the American Revolution, 3850 S. National Ave., Suite 300 Isaac Garrison Chapter Springfield, MO 65807 8548 N. Farm Road 105 Phone: 417-269-6253 Willard, MO 65781 Fax: 417-269-5165 Phone: 417-742-2274 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.coxhealth.com Web: www.mssdar.org/igarrison A support group for those who have, or have had, breast cancer Facebook: Isaac Garrison National Society Daughters of and their family members and caregivers. the American Revolution Furthers historical, educational and patriotic objectives. CoxHealth Rehabilitation Therapy North 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. K-200 Daughters of the American Revolution, Springfield, MO 65802 Rachel Donelson Chapter Phone: 417-269-3177 3835 E. Knollwood Dr. D Fax: 417-269-3789 Ozark, MO 65721 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-877-1494 Web: www.coxhealth.com Email: [email protected] Provides out-patient physical therapy, speech therapy, occupa- Web: www.mssdar.org/rdonelson tional therapy and audiology services for pediatrics and adults. Furthers historical, educational and patriotic objectives. CoxHealth Volunteer Services Department Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 3801 S. National Ave. 1861–1865, Mary Whitney Phelps Tent #22 Springfield, MO 65807 702 W. Farm Road 178 Phone: 417-269-4169 Springfield, MO 65810 Fax: 417-269-5315 Phone: 417-887-0747 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.coxhealth.com Web: www.duvmissouritent22.org Facebook: CoxHealth Volunteers Facebook: Daughters of Union Veterans — Tent No. 22 Provides volunteers for the CoxHealth system. Strives to perpetuate the memories and goals of Civil War ances- CoxHealth Women’s Center tors, genealogically, historically and patriotically through service, community projects and programs. 1000 E. Primrose St., Suite 110 Springfield, MO 65807 Daybreak Adult Day Care Phone: 417-269-4664 2221 E. Kearney St. Fax: 417-269-6251 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-881-0133 Web: www.coxhealth.com Fax: 417-882-4792 Facebook: CoxHealth Moms Email: [email protected] Family Beginnings classes, lactation consults and breastfeeding Web: www.ccozarks.org support. Osteoporosis Clinic and bone density testing. Provides Facebook: Daybreak Adult Day Care resource information on women’s health issues. Joyce Schwandt Twitter: @daybreak.adult-day-care Library and Milestones Boutique. A medically-monitored day environment for elderly and disabled Crosslines adults. An operating agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. 615 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65802

15 Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri Email: [email protected] (DAG) Web: www.dav.org Facebook: DAV Auxiliary Unit 11 Springfield MO 774 Schutbach Rd. Clever, MO 65631 Aids disabled American veterans by supplying transportation to Phone: 417-234-3038 area VA hospitals. Assists veterans in filing claims for service inju- Email: [email protected] ries and sickness. All services are free. Assists veterans with some Web: www.dagswmo.webs.com short-term financial assistance on a first-come basis. Facebook: Deaf Awareness Group of Southwest Missouri Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc. Assists the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in promoting 438 E. St. Louis St. opportunities for social and educational interaction between Springfield, MO 65806 individuals, their families and friends. Phone: 417-862-9910 Democratic Alliance Fax: 417-862-6898 Email: [email protected] 1764 S. Fremont Ave. Web: www.discoverycenter.org Springfield, MO 65804 Facebook: Discovery Center Springfield Phone: 417-886-8980 Twitter: @discoverycenter Web: www.gcmodems.org Discovery Center of Springfield is an interactive, hands-on sci- Advances the goals and purposes of the Democratic Party ence museum committed to inspiring people of all ages with a through social, civic and political activities. life-long love of learning and an appreciation for the world and Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO) our place in it. 1545 E. Pythian St Doling Neighborhood Association Springfield, Mo 65802 944 W. Kerr St. Phone: 417-829-0850 (Adults) 417-829-0800 (Children) Springfield, MO 65803 Fax: 417-831-0901 (Adults) 417-865-7603 (Children) Phone: 417-440-0288 TTY: 1-800-735-2966 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: Doling Neighborhood Association Web: www.dcoonline.com Facebook: Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO) Promotes the interests of the residents of the area defined as Interstate 44/Norton on the north, Kearney Street on the south, Serves infants, children and adults with or without developmental Glenstone Avenue on the east and Kansas Expressway on the west. delays or physical disabilities, through a variety of therapeutic, educational, habilitative and rehabilitative programs designed to The Doula Foundation promote personal growth and development of skills necessary to 1111 S. Glenstone, Suite 2-101 live in the least restrictive environment possible. D Springfield, MO 65804 Diaper Bank of the Ozarks Phone: 417-832-9222 Fax: 417-832-2151 615 N. Glenstone Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.doulafoundation.org Phone: 417-848-5049 Facebook: The Doula Foundation Email: [email protected] Web: www.diaperbankoftheozarks.org Provides pregnancy support programs to pregnant women and Facebook: Diaper Bank of the Ozarks their families, including child-birth education, prenatal yoga, doula services and parenting classes. Distributes disposable diapers to families in need and provides education, supplies and support for families who wish to learn DOV Education, Inc. more about the cloth diaper option. 1325 W. Sunshine St. #175 Dickerson Park Zoo Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-869-8332 1401 W. Norton Road Fax: 417-719-7992 3043 N. Fort Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65803 Web: www.hitnomore.com Phone: 417-864-1800 (zoo park) 417-833-1570 (zoo office) Provides a domestic violence education program, and relationship Fax: 417-833-4459 Hotline: 417-864-1800 skills and anger management classes for offenders and victims. Email: [email protected] Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks Web: www.dickersonparkzoo.org Facebook: Dickerson Park Zoo 405 N. Jefferson Ave. Twitter: @dpzoo Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-885-9905 Provides recreational and educational experiences for the public, Email: [email protected] conserves wildlife and wild places, and conducts research. Web: www.ozarksdsg.org Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Facebook: Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks Twitter: @DSGOzarks Orlan E. Smith Memorial Chapter 11 Provides education, support and resources to individuals with 2525 E. Division St. Down Syndrome, their families, educators and the community in Springfield, MO 65803 order to bring positive awareness of the abilities and strengths of Phone: 417-862-3910 individuals with Down Syndrome. Fax: 417-862-3136

16 Downtown Springfield Association Drury University Music Department 134 Park Central Square 900 N. Benton Ave Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-831-6200 Phone: 417-873-7296 Fax: 417-831-6217 Toll Free: 800-922-2274 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.itsalldowntown.com Web: www.drury.edu/music Facebook: Downtown Springfield Facebook: Drury University Department of Music Strives to revitalize, improve and promote downtown Springfield; Performance programs that challenge, educate and inspire our coordinates many downtown events. students and their audiences. Event calendar can be found on Drury University’s website. Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Museum of Ozarks Scouting Drury University Pool Art Center Gallery 1616 S. Eastgate Ave. 900 N. Benton Ave Springfield, MO 65809 940 N. Clay Ave. (physical address) Phone: 417-883-1636 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-883-2534 Phone: 417-873-6337 Web: www.ozarktrailsbsa.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Dr Michael J Clarke Museum of Ozarks Scouting Web: www.drury.edu/pool-art-center Twitter: @poolartcenter An ongoing exhibit of the history of Scouting in the Ozarks dat- ing from 1916. Exhibits local and national artists and is located on the first floor of the Pool Art Center at 940 North Clay Ave. on the eastern Drew Lewis Foundation at the Fairbanks edge of the Drury University campus. 1126 N. Broadway Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Drury University Theatre Phone: 417-720-1890 900 N. Benton Ave Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.drewlewis.org Phone: 417-873-6821 Facebook: Drew Lewis Foundation Fax: 417-873-7572 Twitter: @thefairbankssgf Email: [email protected] The mission of the Drew Lewis Foundation is to improve the Web: www.drury.edu/theatre Facebook: Drury University Theatre Department quality of life in under-served urban neighborhoods. To accom- Twitter: @drurytheatre plish this, the Foundation partners with existing area organiza- tions to establish community hubs, which serve to boost the Challenges, educates and inspires Drury students in theatrical economic and physical wellness of neighborhood residents of all production and artistic training. Performance schedule and ticket E ages. These outcomes are achieved through a variety of means, information can be found on Drury University’s website. including education and vocational programs, garden-to-table initiatives, public health services and community events. Dynamic Strides Therapy 2673 E Sawyer Rd. Drury University Springfield, MO 65738 900 N. Benton Ave. Phone: 417-324-7646 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-627-5542 Phone: 417-873-7879 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-922-2274 Web: www.dstherapy.org Fax: 417-866-3873 Facebook: Dynamic Strides Therapy Email: [email protected] Dynamic Strides Therapy is a nonprofit organization that pro- Web: www.drury.edu vides occupational, physical, and speech therapy to kids with spe- Facebook: Drury University cial needs, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. We provide an Twitter: @Drury University environment where therapy can happen on a horse, in a sensory A fully accredited, private university founded in 1873. gym, or out on the farm. We envision a world in which specialized pediatric therapy provides — for every child — a life changed. Drury University Alumni & Development Office 900 N. Benton Ave. Easter Seals Midwest Autism Services Springfield, MO 65802 3828 South Ave. Phone: 417-873-7217 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 888-353-7879 Phone: 417-890-1399 Fax: 417-873-7842 Fax: 417-890-1775 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.drury.edu/alumni Web: www.eastersealsmidwest.org Facebook: Drury Alumni Provides a full range of services and support to children and Twitter: @DruryAlumni adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other disabili- Drury University alumni create powerful connections and invalu- ties and their families throughout a 23-county area with offices able experiences every day through an engaged, vibrant global also located in Joplin. community of alumni and friends.

17 EasyRiders Equestrian Drill Team Fax: 417-890-0019 7454 Foxtrot Lane Email: [email protected] Web: www.elks.org Rogersville, MO 65742 Phone: 417-689-2206 Renders charitable and patriotic services to veterans, handi- Email: [email protected] capped and youth programs in the local area. Provides food for Web: www.theeasyriders.com the needy, and drug awareness programs and scholarships for A youth development organization that helps youth grow and students. Also supports the Developmental Center of the Ozarks. mature in positive ways, using the horse as a teaching tool; pro- Empower: Abilities (formerly Southwest Center vides training and development for members to participate in a competitive precision drill team; provides varying forms of enter- for Independent Living) tainment from the presentation of national colors to themed 2864 S. Nettleton Ave. numbers set to music. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-886-1188 Edge Community Technology Center Toll Free: 1-800-676-7245 Springfield-Greene County Library District: Midtown Fax: 417-886-3619 Carnegie Branch Library TTY: 417-886-1188 Email: [email protected] 397 E. Central St. Web: www.swcil.org Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Empower: abilities Phone: 417-837-5011 Twitter: @swcil_sgf Fax: 417-866-1259 Email: [email protected] Provides services, advocacy, and resources for people with any Web: thelibrary.org/edge disability in southwest Missouri; promotes a barrier-free environ- ment for all disabilities through public education and advocacy Offers lifelong learning opportunities in computer software and for social change, and provides a full range of independent living Internet training for adults. Sessions are free and open to the services. public. Part of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri & Kansas Educare 4406 Saint Vincent Ave. 330 N. Jefferson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119-3429 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 1-314-781-4949 Phone: 417-888-2020 Toll Free: 1-800-264-6970 Fax: 417-888-2322 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.efmk.org Web: www.cpozarks.org Facebook: Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas Provides training, coaching and support programs for child care Educates and promotes an understanding of epilepsy. E providers that serve families receiving DSS child care subsidy; a program of the Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Ekklesia Progressive Campus Ministry 1325 E. Loren Springfield, MO 65804 1515 S. National Ave. #217 Phone: 417-350-7774 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-865-8711 Web: www.deltakappagamma-mo.org Email: [email protected] Web: www.ekklesiamsu.org Promotes the professional and personal growth of women educa- Facebook: Ekklesia tors in a world society. A progressive campus ministry that welcomes Jesus followers, seek- Evangel University ers, doubters, interfaith advocates, and people of all ethnicities, 1111 N. Glenstone Ave. sexual orientations, and gender identities. We strive to make our Springfield, MO 65802 campus and world a more just, loving, and peaceful place through Phone: 417-865-2815 critical thought, prophetic action, and authentic spirituality. Toll Free: 1-800-EVANGEL Eldercare Transit Service Fax: 417-865-9599 Email: [email protected] 2221 E. Kearney St. Web: www.evangel.edu Springfield, MO 65803 Facebook: Evangel University Phone: 417-882-4243 Twitter: @EvangelUniv Fax: 417-882-3793 Evangel University, which includes the Assemblies of God Email: [email protected] Web: www.ccozarks.org Theological Seminary (AGTS), is a comprehensive Christian Facebook: Daybreak Adult Day Care university preparing students to serve the church and society globally. Evangel offers 65 undergraduate majors and 19 master’s Provides door-through-door, non-emergency medical transporta- and doctoral degrees. tion services benefiting elderly or disabled individuals. Part of Daybreak Adult Day Care. Evangel University Alumni Association Elks Lodge #409 1111 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 2223 E. Bennett St. Phone: 417-865-2815, ext. 7333 Springfield, MO 65804 Toll Free: 1-800-EVANGEL Phone: 417-881-0038 Fax: 417-865-9599

18 Email: [email protected] Filipino-American Association of Southwest Web: www.evangel.edu Missouri Facebook: Evangel University Alumni Facebook: FILAASMO Twitter: @evangelalumni Promotes and preserves Filipino cultural heritage and traditions. To support the mission of Evangel University with effective com- munication, relationship building, and resource development. Finley River Community Foundation Evergreen Garden Club, FGCM P.O. Box 1176 4438 S. Frisco Trail Ozark, MO 65721-1176 Phone: 417-880-1875 Springfield, MO 65810 Web: www.cfozarks.org/finley-river Phone: 417-224-7553 Email: [email protected] Works to enhance the quality of life in the communities of eastern Christian County through community service, charitable Studies the fine arts of gardening, garden and floral design, land- giving and endowment building. An affiliate of Community scape design; participates in civic and community projects. Meets Foundation of the Ozarks. fourth Wednesday of each month at the Springfield Botanical Gardens. Visitors welcome. First Steps (System Point of Entry) (SPOE #8) Exceptional Business Men In Nixa (X-MIN) 1370 E. Primrose Ave., Suite A Springfield, MO 65804 106 W. Sherman Way, Suite 6 Phone: 417-886-0404 Nixa, MO 65714 Toll Free: 1-866-583-2392 Phone: 417-725-1545 Fax: 417-863-9889 Fax: 417-725-4532 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.abilitiesfirst.net Web: www.nixachamber.com Missouri’s early intervention program which is designed to help Promotes businesses in Nixa by Nixa businessmen. families build capacity to support their children (from birth to Executive Women’s Club age three) with developmental disorders or delays. P.O. Box 482 Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 316 Republic, MO 65738 Phone: 417-880-7872 Phone: 417-883-4305 Web: www.fra.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Executive Women’s Club of Springfield, MO A patriotic, civic and education organization of active reserve or retired Navy, Marines or Coast Guard personnel. Meetings are A forum for sharing ideas, lending mutual support and promoting held at American Legion Post 639, 2660 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield education for the special needs of career women. MO 65807. F Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society Fordland Clinic, Inc. P.O. Box 93 1059 Barton Drive 32 S. Main St. Fordland, MO 65652 Fair Grove, MO 65648 Phone: 417-767-2273 Phone: 417-759-2807 Fax: 417-767-4054 Web: www.fg-historical.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society Web: www.fordlandclinic.org Works to preserve the customs, crafts and history of the Fair Facebook: Fordland Clinic Grove area including restoration of the Wommack Mill. Offers comprehensive family practice, dental services, and behav- ioral health services based on income. Fair Haven Children’s Home 3132 N. Fair Haven Loop FosterAdopt Connect Strafford, MO 65757 509 S. Cavalier Phone: 417-862-6675 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-862-0993 Phone: 417-866-3672 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-351-2774 Web: www.fairhavenchildrenshome.com Email: [email protected] Provides a home for abused, neglected, emotionally disturbed or Web: www.fosteradopt.org dependent children. Facebook: Foster Adopt Connect SWMO Twitter: @fac_swmo Farmers Market of the Ozarks FosterAdopt Connect exists to provide foster and adopted chil- 2144 E. Republic Road dren a stable, loving and nurturing family environment by support Springfield, MO 65804 and advocacy for abused and neglected children and the families Phone: 417-323-2813 caring for them. Programs such as Extreme Recruitment, 30 Email: [email protected] Days to Family, Community Connections Youth Project, Family Web: www.loveyourfarmer.com Advocacy, Sammy’s Window, and Behavioral Intervention wrap Facebook: Farmers Market of the Ozarks around families and kids to encourage healing and growth. Twitter: @FMOzarks Operates a farmers market that contributes to the success of local Foundation for Springfield Public Schools food growers and producers, strengthens the local food economy 1131 Boonville Ave. and serves as a community gathering place for the Ozarks region. Springfield, MO 65802

19 Phone: 417-523-0144 Friends of the Library Fax: 417-523-0040 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65810 Web: www.supportsps.org Phone: 417-616-0560 Facebook: Foundation for Springfield Public Schools SPS Fax: 417-889-2547 Twitter: @Foundation4SPS Email: [email protected] Raises, manages and distributes privately raised monies to benefit Web: www.thelibrary.org/friends the students who attend Springfield Public Schools. Facebook: Friends of the Springfield-Greene County Library District Franciscan Villa Members promote the services and resources of the Springfield- 620 W. Scott St. Greene County Library District while sharing their love of books Springfield, MO 65802 with the community; the purpose is to foster a positive relation- Phone: 417-869-5417 ship between the Library and the community, secure volunteers, Email: [email protected] and raise funds to support the Library. Web:www.thekitcheninc.org/our-programs/franciscan- villa/ Friends of the Springfield Art Museum Facebook: Franciscan Villa c/o Springfield Art Museum Affordable, independent multifamily apartments. A Kitchen, Inc. 1111 E. Brookside Drive program. Springfield, MO 65807 Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Women’s Phone: 417-837-5700 Email: [email protected] Democratic Club Web: www.artmuseumfriends-spfd.org 2739 S. Claremont Ave. Supports and enhances the Springfield Art Museum. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-880-6073 Friends of the Zoo Email: [email protected] Dickerson Park Zoo Facebook: FDR Women’s Democratic Club 3043 N. Fort Ave. Educates the public and supports issues and candidates for the Springfield, MO 65803 Democratic Party. Meets the second Monday of the month at Phone: 417-833-1570 Cedar’s Restaurant at Walnut Lawn St. and S. Campbell Ave. in Fax: 417-833-4459 Springfield. Email: [email protected] Web: www.dickersonparkzoo.org Freedom’s Rest Family Violence Center Facebook: Dickerson Park Zoo P.O. Box 1276 Twitter: @dpzoo F Ozark, MO 65721 Generates funding for programs and improvements. Major Phone: 417-582-0344 fundraising activities include the Friends of the Zoo membership Hotline: 417-299-2494 program and ADOPT programs, events such as Ball of the Wild, Email: [email protected] Brew at the Zoo, and Zoo operations of gift shop, rentals, food Web: www.freedomsrest.org stands, train rides and animal feeding. Facebook: Freedom’s Rest Freedom’s Rest provides emergency shelter, case management, and The Gardens Senior Living outreach services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. 1302 W. Sunset St. Springfield, MO 65807 Friends Against Hunger Phone: 417-889-7600 P.O. Box 7108 Fax: 417-889-2477 Springfield, MO 65801-7108 Web: www.bethesdaseniorliving.com Phone: 417-773-1639 Facebook: The Gardens Assisted and Independent Living Email: [email protected] An independent and assisted retirement living community that Web: www.fahunger.org offers an Alzheimer’s support group. Facebook: Friends Against Hunger Twitter: @FAHunger The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Provides specially formulated, packaged food for hungry people in Ozarks (GLO) the United States and starving people around the world. P.O. Box 225 Friends of the Garden 518 E. Commercial St. Springfield, MO 65801 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Phone: 417-869-3978 Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.glocenter.org Phone: 417-874-2952 Facebook: The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Email: [email protected] Ozarks Web: www.friendsofthegarden.org Twitter: @glocenter Facebook: Friends of the Garden Twitter: @SGFBot Supports the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the greater Springfield region by organizing and spon- Supports the Springfield Botanical Gardens in its mission to soring community activities and by increasing public understand- provide outstanding botanical, horticultural and environmental ing and appreciation of GLBT citizens. education opportunities; membership is open to people of all ages with an interest in and appreciation of nature. Facilities and gardens available for rent.

20 General Electric Retirees Historical Places, a major renovation brought the theatre back to Phone: 417-881-9405 life in 2006. The Gillioz is once again a transition house featur- Social group for General Electric retirees, spouses and friends. ing some films and focusing on live entertainment from across Meets first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. at Golden musical genres. Corral, 2734 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield. Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, Inc. German-Austrian-Swiss Heritage Society of the 210 S. Ingram Mill Road Ozarks Springfield, MO 65802 c/o Evangel University Social Science Dept. Toll Free: 1-877-312-4764 Fax: 417-862-4120 1111 N. Glenstone Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org Phone: 417-865-2815 ext. 8628 Facebook: Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Email: [email protected] Twitter: @gsmoheartland Helps develop an appreciation for the German, Austrian and Provides Leadership Development programs for girls ages 5–17 Swiss pioneers who helped settle and develop the Ozarks. that are designed to help a girl discover her strong sense of self, Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center connect with others and take action to make the world a better place. 210 E. Hines St. Republic, MO 65738 Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri Phone: 417-732-7672 P.O. Box 14216 Fax: 417-732-1144 1722 S. Glenstone Ave., Ste W, Rm 109 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65814 Web: www.senioragemo.org Phone: 417-763-3646 Facebook: Gerry Pool Senior Friendship Center Email: [email protected] A senior center of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, Web: www.gotrswmo.org funded, in part, by the Older Americans Act. Facebook: Girls on the Run of Southwest Missouri Twitter: @gotrswmo GFWC Sorosis Club of Springfield: General An empowering after-school program for girls in grades 3–8 that Federation of Women’s Clubs uses game-based exercise curriculum to teach life skills. The 2400 S. Claremont Circle lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical Springfield, MO 65804 development. Physcial activity is used to inspire an apprecia- Phone: 417-869-6707 tion of fitness and build habits that lead to lifetime health. Our Email: [email protected] mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using Coordinates the activities of local women’s clubs including a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates G GFWC Sorosis. running. The Giggle Box Project Glenwood Village Women’s Club 701 S. Kentwood Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 Promotes friendship and community involvement for Glenwood Phone: 417-368-3259 Village residents. Meets April–December on the 3rd Thursday of Fax: 417-368-3259 the month. Email: [email protected] Web: www.giggleboxes.org Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter B Facebook: The Giggle Box Project 945 N. Glenstone Ave. Twitter: @TheGiggleBox Springfield, MO 65802 The Giggle Box Project provides Giggleboxes, filled with toys, Phone: 417-831-6592 activities, books, music and more, bringing laughter and joy to Fax: 417-831-3105 children and their families dealing with serious illness, abuse Email: [email protected] and neglect. Our mission is to “Reawaken the life-giving power Web: www.genesgallery.com of Joy, through Laughter and Play.” The Gigglebox is a tool that Promotes motorcycle touring, fellowship and safety for Honda promotes a change in perspective, empowering the clients aware- Gold Wing motorcycle owners. ness and choice into a deliberate positive outlook and therefore becoming an active participant in their personal healing process. Good Community Committee 1125 E. Kingsbury St. Gillioz Theatre Springfield, MO 65807 325 Park Central East Phone: 417-882-2622 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-863-9491 Provides an opportunity for community leaders to examine and Email: [email protected] Web: www.gillioz.org discuss the status of the Springfield community and seek ways to Facebook: Gillioz Theatre make it a “good community.” Built in 1926, the Gillioz Theatre was originally a transition house, Good Samaritan Boys Ranch part silent film and part vaudeville. The theatre became a straight P.O. Box 617 film house and declined with much of downtown Springfield, 5549 N. Highway K ultimately closing in 1980. Now on the Congressional Registry of Brighton, MO 65617-0617

21 Phone: 417-376-2238 Phone: 417-865-1646 Fax: 417-376-2014 Fax: 417-866-1483 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ranchlife.org Web: www.greatcircle.org Facebook: Good Samaritan Boys Ranch Facebook: Great Circle Twitter: @boysranchmo Twitter: @GreatCircleOrg Nonprofit based in Brighton, Missouri. Since 1959 the Good Strives to improve the lives of children with emotional and behav- Samaritan Boys Ranch has provided a variety of services to youth ioral problems through superior, family-focused, community- and families. In Brighton we provide specialized treatment based services. services for up to 80 boys. We also train and license Foster Homes through our Good Samaritan Family Services, as well as provide Greater Ozarks Audubon Society homeless prevention programs for young men and women ages P.O. Box 3231 16–21 leaving the foster care system. Springfield, MO 65808 Phone: 417-827-6646 Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Footsteps Email: [email protected] Transitional Living for Boys Web: www.greaterozarksaudubon.org 424 E. Norton Road Facebook: Greater Ozarks Audubon Society Springfield, MO 65803 Provides education and conservation of natural ecosystems, Phone: 417-864-6698 focusing on birds and other wildlife. Fax: 417-865-4527 Email: [email protected] Greater Ozarks Mustang Club Web: www.footstepsliving.com P.O. Box 4725 Facebook: Footsteps Transitional Living Springfield, MO 65808-4725 A group home in Willard which provides homeless prevention Phone: 417-725-0201 services to boys ages 16–21 as they prepare to age out of the foster Email: [email protected] care system. Web: www.gomc.org A club for Mustang automotive enthusiasts. Good Samaritan Boys Ranch: Laura’s Home, Transitional Living for Girls Greater Ozarks Pachyderms 300 S. Main c/o Greene County Republican Headquarters Willard, MO 65781 1345 E. Sunshine St., Suite 102 Phone: 417-708-5166 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-763-3472 Phone: 417-823-9130 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-823-9130 Web: www.footstepsliving.com Email: [email protected] G Facebook: Footsteps Transitional Living Web: www.greenecountygop.org A group home in Willard which provides homeless prevention Provides a forum for candidates, officeholders and local busi- services to girls ages 16–21 as they prepare to age out of the foster ness and service leaders to inform members, discuss community, care system. state and national issues. Serves as the educational arm of the Republican Party. Grand Oak Mission 2854 W. Grand St. Greater Springfield Apartment and Housing Springfield, MO 65802 Association Phone: 417-869-4818 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.gbaptist.org Phone: 417-886-8606 Provides clothing, utensils, small kitchen items and a food pantry Fax: 417-886-3685 for people in need in Greene County. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldhousing.net Grant Beach Neighborhood Association Facebook:Greater Springfield Apartment & Housing As- 800 W. Hovey sociation Springfield, MO 65802 Provides information on legislative changes affecting owners and Phone: 417-942-2456 managers of rental property. Email: [email protected] Web: www.nextdoor.com Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers, Inc. Facebook: Grant Beach Neighborhood Association 321 E. Chestnut Expressway A group of citizens working together to maintain and improve Springfield, MO 65801 the quality of life for the residents of north central Springfield. Phone: 417-869-8477 (TIPS) Activities include youth sports, a community garden, produce Fax: 417-864-1897 distribution and a food co-op. The association participates in Web: www.springfieldcrimestoppers.com National Night Out. Facebook: Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers Twitter: @GSACrimeStop Great Circle (formerly Boys and Girls Town of Fights crime by offering anonymity and cash rewards to persons Missouri) who furnish information leading to the arrest and filing of charges 1212 W. Lombard St. for felony crimes. Springfield, MO 65806

22 Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission Greene County Historic Sites Board 815 E. St. Louis St. 940 Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-881-5300 Phone: 417-868-4112 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-868-4818 Web: www.springfieldmosports.org TTY: 417-862-6725 Facebook: Springfield Missouri Sports Commission Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SgfMOSports Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/commission/boards/hsb. Promotes and develops the Springfield area as a sports venue for php quality amateur, collegiate and professional sporting events. An advisory board for the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historical sites in Greene County. Greater Springfield Board of Realtors 1310 E. Primrose St. Greene County Historical Society Springfield, MO 65804-4279 P.O. Box 3466 GS Phone: 417-883-1226 Springfield, MO 65808-3466 Fax: 417-520-0977 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.rootsweb.com/~gcmohs Web: www.gsbor.com Facebook: Greene County Historical Society Facebook: Greater Springfield Board of Realtors Promotes the gathering and dissemination of information relating Twitter: @gsbornews to the history of Greene County, Missouri, and assists and advises Works to unite the real estate profession for the purpose of exert- individuals, groups and organizations in related educational and ing beneficial influence upon the profession. promotional activities. Greater Springfield Dental Hygienists’ Association Greene County Medical Society (GCMS) Email: [email protected] 1911 S. National Ave., Suite 401 Facebook: MDHA Springfield Committee Springfield, MO 65804 Promotes the oral health of the public, increases access to oral Phone: 417-887-1017 health for underserved populations, and promotes the professional Fax: 417-719-9016 growth and interests of its members. Email: [email protected] Web: www.gcms.us Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market Facebook: Greene County Medical Society Battlefield Mall (physical location) A business organization that provides advocacy services for physi- 1325 W. Sunshine #518 (Mailing) cians and patients and physician information for the public. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-708-1909 Greene County Medical Society Alliance (GCMSA) G Email: [email protected] 1911 S. National Ave., Suite 401 Web: www.springfieldfarmersmarket.com Springfield, MO 65804 Facebook: Greater Springfield Farmers’ Market Phone: 417-887-1017 Year-round farmer-owned, producer-only market featuring Fax: 417-719-9016 seasonal produce, locally raised meats, baked goods, crafts, honey, Email: [email protected] jams and specialty products. Find us on Facebook for what is Web: www.gcms.us currently available. We have two locations at the Battlefield Mall Facebook: Greene County Medical Society Alliance depending on the season: January through March we are located in Dedicated to promoting health education in the community. the rear mall entrance hallway, and from April through December, we are at the southeast corner of E. Battlefield Road and S. Greene County Republican Party Headquarters Glenstone Ave. in the mall parking lot. Our hours year-round are 8 1345 E. Sunshine St., Suite 102 a.m. to noon. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-823-9130 Greater Springfield Missouri USBC Fax: 417-823-9130 Web: www.springfieldmobowling.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: Greater Springfield MO USBC Web: www.greenecountygop.org Facebook: Greene County GOP An association of bowlers. Twitter: @greenecomoGOP Greene County Democratic Central Committee Promotes the Republican Party and candidates. Headquarters Greene County Republican Women (GCRW) 1764 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield, MO 65804 The Pitch Pizza & Pub, Meeting Room Phone: 417-886-8980 2924 E. Sunshine St. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.gcmodemocrats.org Phone: 417-863-1828 Facebook: GreeneCountyDemocrats Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GreeneCountyDem Facebook: Greene County Republican Women — GCRW Promotes the welfare of the Democratic Party in Greene County; Promotes an informed public through political education and members serve as representatives to the political division of Wards activities; increases the effectiveness of women in the cause of and Townships throughout the county; strives to educate, increase good government; fosters loyalty to the Republican Party and voter participation, recruit and support candidates. promotes its principles and candidates in all elections.

23 Greene County SALT Council (Seniors and Law Web: www.countycollector.com Enforcement Together) Collects personal property and real estate taxes for schools, fire Phone: 417-895-6433 departments, libraries and other agencies. Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenecountysalt.org Greene County: Commission Helps senior citizens avoid victimization and scams and provides 1443 N. Robberson Ave., 10th Floor help and information on illegal activities relating to seniors. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-868-4112 Greene County: Archives and Records Center Fax: 417-868-4818 1126 Boonville Ave. Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: GreeneCountyMO Phone: 417-868-4021 Twitter: @greenecountymo Fax: 417-868-4816 Email: [email protected] Serves as business managers for Greene County government. Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Facebook: Greene County Archives and Records Center Greene County: Highway Department Preserves, protects and provides access to the official records of 2065 N. Clifton Ave. Greene County; stores City of Springfield records. Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-831-3591 Greene County: Assessor Fax: 417-831-5216 940 N. Boonville Ave. Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Springfield, MO 65802 Maintains county roads, bridges and box culverts through paving, Phone: 417-868-4101 patching, vegetation control, sign maintenance, striping, snow Fax: 417-868-4844 removal and pipe and guardrail installation. Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/assessor Greene County: Historic Courthouse Assesses real and personal property in Greene County, Missouri. 940 Boonville Ave. Greene County: Auditor Springfield, MO 65802 940 Boonville Ave., Room 210 Phone: 417-868-4000 Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Facebook: Greene County, Missouri Phone: 417-868-4120 Twitter: @greenecountymo Fax: 417-829-6667 Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/auditor Houses office holders and county administrative offices. Responsible for the accounting system and budgeting and finan- Greene County: Juvenile Justice Center G cial statements of Greene County. 1111 N. Robberson Ave. Greene County: Circuit Clerk Springfield, MO 65802 1010 Boonville Ave. Second Floor Phone: 417-868-4008 Fax: 417-868-4119 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-868-4074 Web: www.greenecountymo.org/juvenile Fax: 417-868-4186 Email: [email protected] Provides juvenile detention, court facilities and child protection Web: www.greenecountycourts.org services. Handles civil, criminal, domestic and traffic court cases within Greene County: Medical Examiner’s Office Greene County. 916 N. Campbell Ave. Greene County: Clerk Springfield, MO 65802 940 Boonville Ave., Room 113 Phone: 417-868-4822 Fax: 417-868-4823 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-868-4055 Web:www.greenecountymo.org/medical_examiner/in- Fax: 417-868-4170 dex.php Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/county_clerk Investigates deaths as outlined in the Missouri Statutes to deter- Facebook: Greene County Clerk’s Office mine cause and manner of death. Twitter: @greenecovotes Greene County: Probate Court Responsible for voter registration, election administration, records management, preserving and storing historical docu- 1010 Boonville Ave. ments in the archives, county payroll, tax administration, liquor Springfield, MO 65802 licenses and notaries. Phone: 417-868-4027 Fax: 417-868-4182 Greene County: Collector of Revenue Web: www.greenecountycourts.org 940 Boonville Ave., Room 107 Records of wills and probate records. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-868-4036 Greene County: Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Fax: 417-868-4854 1010 Boonville Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802

24 Phone: 417-868-4082 Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/sheriff Fax: 417-829-6177 Facebook: Greene County Sheriff’s Office Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GreeneCountySO Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Provides law enforcement, crime prevention and Neighborhood Prosecutes criminal offenses that occur in Greene County. Watch in Greene County. Greene County: Prosecutor’s Office — Greene County: Treasurer Victim/Witness Services 940 N. Boonville Ave. Room 112 1010 Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-868-4051 Phone: 417-868-4082 Fax: 417-829-6196 Fax: 417-829-6177 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Receives, disburses, and invests county funds. Assists and informs victims and witnesses of crimes while they are involved in the criminal justice system. Greene Valley State School 1601 E. Pythian St. Greene County: Public Administrator Springfield, MO 65802 1443 N. Robberson Ave., Suite 1010 Phone: 417-895-6848 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-869-6310 Phone: 417-868-4022 Web: www.dese.mo.gov/se/mssd Fax: 417-868-4855 Provides educational programs and transportation for severely Email: [email protected] handicapped children and young adults between the ages of 5–21. Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Serves as a public guardian and/or counselor for persons who Greyhound Pet Adoption, Springfield MO have been declared mentally disabled. Also appointed as personal P.O. Box 3693 representation on some deceased estates and as trustee for an 2016 S. Arlington Terrace occasional trust. Serves as conservator for minors. Springfield, MO 65808-3693 Phone: 417-883-8156 Greene County: Purchasing Department Email: [email protected] 1443 N. Robberson Ave., Suite 1000 Web: www.gpamo.org Springfield, MO 65802 Assists in finding good homes for retired racing greyhounds and Phone: 417-868-4000 provides support for the owners. Fax: 417-868-4188 Email: [email protected] GROOVE (General Registry of Ozarks G Web: www.greenecountymo.gov Volkswagen Enthusiasts) Procures items necessary for county functions. P.O. Box 132 Greene County: Recorder of Deeds Springfield, MO 65801 Email: [email protected] 940 Boonville Ave. Room 100 Web: www.groovevws.com Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: GROOVE Phone: 417-868-4068 A Volkswagen car club; members participate in parades, car shows Fax: 417-868-4807 and cruises and raise funds for Crosslines. Web: www.greenecountymo.gov/recorder Records real estate transactions, military discharges and state and Grupo Latinoamericano federal tax liens, and issues marriage licenses. 918 E. Calhoun St. Greene County: Resource Management Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-886-1348 940 Boonville Ave. Room 305 Email:[email protected] and yolandacl@msn. Springfield, MO 65802 com Phone: 417-868-4007 Web: www.grupolatinoamericano.us Fax: 417-868-4175 Facebook: Grupo Latinoamericano Email: [email protected] The Latin American Group is a non-demoninational, not-for- Web: www.greenecountymo.gov profit organization that brings together Hispanic, Latin and Adopts and enforces building codes and ensures that new con- North American individuals and families for mutual support and struction in Greene County is safe. Administers issues regarding friendship. It sponsors and promotes cross-cultural social activi- land use and planning. Oversight and responsibility for environ- ties and serves as a resource to the community. mental and stormwater programs in County. GYN Cancers Alliance Greene County: Sheriff’s Office 3023 S. Fort Suite D 1010 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65807 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-869-2220 Phone: 417-868-4040 Fax: 417-869-2221 Fax: 417-868-4830 Email: [email protected] Hotline: Fugitive Hotline — 417-829-6230 Web: www.gynca.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: GYN Cancers Alliance

25 Provides support and assistance to women diagnosed with a gyne- Harmony House cologic cancer and their families in southwest Missouri through 3404 E. Ridgeview St. peer-to-peer mentoring, support group meetings, and non-med- Springfield, MO 65804 ical financial assistance and provides community education on Phone: 417-837-7700 gynecologic cancers and good gynecologic health. Toll Free: 1-800-831-6863 Fax: 417-837-7707 H.O.P.E. Foundation Hotline: 417-864-7233 P.O. Box 1642 TTY: 417-837-7705 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-316-3216 Web: www.myharmonyhouse.org Fax: 417-429-2950 Facebook: Harmony House Email: [email protected] Twitter: @myharmonyhouse Web: www.askforhope.org Offers safe shelter and comprehensive services to any survivor of The H.O.P.E. Foundation assists families by Helping Overcome domestic violence; a United Way of the Ozarks partner agency Pediatric Emergencies. Our not-for-profit organization addresses (www.uwozarks.com). needs not covered by national foundations and insurance. Haven of the Ozarks, Inc. Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc. 9617 Farm Road 2190 2410 S. Scenic Ave. Washburn, MO 65772 Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-835-3647 Phone: 417-829-4001 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-829-4003 Web: www.havenoftheozarks.org/ Email: [email protected] Facebook: Haven of the Ozarks Animal Sanctuary Web: www.habitatspringfieldmo.org Twitter: @havenofozarks Facebook: Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO A “no-kill” facility that provides long-term care to dogs and cats Twitter: @HFHSpringfield until adoption and educates the public on humane treatment of Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, Inc. (HFHS) animals and the importance and impact of spaying and neutering builds and repairs homes in partnership with low to very low- dogs and cats. income individuals or families to achieve the vision of everyone having a decent place to live. HFHS utilizes volunteers to build Heart of the Ozarks and Hand Extended and revitalize the homes for the HFHS program. Volunteers also Outreach Pantry assist in the ReStore, a store that sells new and gently used build- 2157 N. Prospect Ave. ing materials, furniture, and home goods to financially support Springfield, MO 65803 the mission of the organization. Phone: 417-848-5433 H Fax: 417-864-7131 Hammons Heart Institute: Cardiopulmonary Email: [email protected] Rehabilitation The pantry provides emergency food and sponsors a Christmas 1325 E. Cherokee St. “pass it on” gift program for approved clients. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-820-3031 Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma Club Toll Free: 1-800-944-4327 1717 E. Republic St., Suite A Fax: 417-820-8198 Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.mercy.net Phone: 417-863-1231 Facebook: Mercy Hospital Springfield Email: [email protected] Provides educational and fitness programs for cardiopulmonary Web: www.springfieldsertoma.org patients. Facebook: Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma A civic service club which supports the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hand in Hand Multicultural Center Springfield and other children’s charities. P.O. Box 1577 Springfield, MO 65801-1577 Heart of the Westside Neighborhood Phone: 417-865-4673 Association Fax: 417-865-4677 Springfield, MO Email: [email protected] Phone: 573-480-5393 Web: www.hihmc.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Hand in Hand Multicultural Center Facebook: Heart of the Westside Legal immigration assistance accredited and approved by the Promotes the interests of residents of the area defined as BNSF Office of Justice, providing documents, translation, professional (Main) rail-line on the north, Kansas Expressway on the east, counseling, marital and family counseling. Interpreting ser- Chestnut Expressway on the south and Fulbright Avenue on the vices for appointments. Professional community programs and west. presentations for mental health, immigration, family health, and programs focusing on bilingual, ethnic minority and disadvan- Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries taged populations. Services available in many different languages P.O. Box 223 i.e. Spanish, Romanian, Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hmong, Fair Grove, MO 65648 Korean, Vietnamese, Burmese, and others upon request. Phone: 417-893-0424 Email: [email protected] Web: www.h2hfg.org

26 Facebook: Heart2Heart Outreach Fair Grove 66, our historic Park Central Square buildings are being restored Strives to bring the churches of Fair Grove together to do God’s to preserve the rich history of our city. While the museum is work by offering a weekend backpack program for Fair Grove open during the restoration process, please check our website, elementary students, and emergency help to families in the Fair Facebook page, or call to get the most up-to-date information on Grove school district. current exhibits, hours and special events. Heartland Paranormal Research Organization HOLA Sertoma Club Email: [email protected] 3032-B S. Fremont Ave. Facebook: Heartland Paranormal Research Organization Springfield, MO 65804 A paranormal research group based in Springfield, Missouri that Phone: 417-766-4716 conducts investigations in both public and private locations; no Fax: 417-889-2155 charge for private residence/business investigations. Email: [email protected] Web: www.holasertoma.org Higher Ground Recovery Center Facebook: HOLA Sertoma (Springfield, Mo) 2032 E. Kearney, Suite 214 Provides medical and educational assistance for Lake Atitlan Springfield, MO 65803 Medical Project in Guatemala. Phone: 417-869-0700 Fax: 417-869-0705 Holos University Graduate Seminary Email: [email protected] 1901 Northwest Blue Parkway Web: www.higherground417.org Unity Village, MO 64065-0001 Facebook: Higher Ground Recovery Center Toll Free: 1-888-272-6109, ext. 3 A state-certified Christian-based substance use outpatient pro- Email: [email protected] gram, and men and women’s sober-living housing. Web: www.holosuniversity.org Facebook: Holos University Highland Fiber Artists Academic, professional and personal studies where rigorous 950 Fellowship Road scientific study meets deep spiritual exploration. Marshfield, MO 65706 Phone: 417-859-7840 Home Builders Association of Greater Email: [email protected] Springfield Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Strafford 636 W. Republic Road, Suite D-108 Branch Library in Strafford to share an interest and knowledge of Springfield, MO 65807 fiber arts. Special group meetings held at the home of President, Phone: 417-881-3711 Helen Grace Muzzy, 950 Fellowship Road, Marshfield as mem- Fax: 417-881-7334 bers desire them. Visitors are always welcome. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldhba.com H Hillbilly Gardeners, FGCM Facebook: Springfield HBA Phone: 417-849-4722 Promotes the residential building industry. Facebook: Hillbilly Gardeners of Springfield Home Economists in Homemaking (HEIH) Studies horticulture and design, directing this knowledge to certain civic projects. Meets at the Springfield Botanical Gardens 2930 S. Scotts Lane first Wednesday of the month. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-882-1567 Historic Walnut Street Association Home economists work to further an interest in homemaking and Walnut Street Inn community work. Meets second Thursday of each month, Sept.– 900 E. Walnut St. May., day meetings. Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-864-6346 Home Schoolers’ Academy Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 407 Web: www.itsalldowntown.com Springfield, MO 65801 Facebook: Historic Walnut Street Phone: 417-414-7856 Promotes a clean, safe and friendly environment for residents and Email: [email protected] retail on Walnut Street. Web: www.homeschoolersacademy.com Facebook: Home Schoolers Academy The History Museum on the Square A Christian academy that provides supplemental education for 154, 155, 157 Park Central Square home schooled children ages 4–18 that honors Biblical standards Springfield, MO 65806 and principles; hires qualified teachers to instruct each of the Phone: 417-831-1976 classes. Students, ages 4–13, enjoy art, music, drama and P.E. Fax: 888-965-9342 classes for high school students, ages 14–18, vary each year. Email: [email protected] Web: www.historymuseumonthesquare.org Horton Smith Ladies Golf Association Facebook: History Museum on the Square 2409 S. Scenic Ave. Twitter: @historymuseum2 Springfield, MO 65807 The History Museum on the Square collects, preserves, inter- Phone: 417-891-1639 prets, and exhibits historical and cultural artifacts, written mate- Promotes fellowship and golf. Meets for lunch. rials, graphics and publications of Springfield, Greene County and the surrounding Missouri Ozarks. Located on iconic Route

27 Housing Authority of the City of Springfield, Interfaith Alliance of the Ozarks Missouri (HAS Properties) 903 S. Prince Lane Madison Tower Springfield, MO 65802-2764 421 W. Madison St. Phone: 417-881-1381 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-866-4329 Web: www.sites.google.com/site/ozarksfaith Fax: 417-862-4263 Facebook: Interfaith Alliance of the Ozarks TTY: 417-832-2039 To develop mutual understanding, respect, and the trust within Email: [email protected] the faith communities. Web: www.hasproperties.net Federally funded public housing and Section 8 administrators; International Association of Administrative low-income property rental and offers rental assistance to low- Professionals, Springfield Branch income individuals and families. P.O. Box 8626 Springfield, MO 65801 Humane Society of Southwest Missouri Phone: 417-894-6036 3161 W. Norton Road Fax: 417-863-9102 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-833-2526 Web: www.iaap-hq.org Fax: 417-833-0308 Facebook: IAAP springfield Branch Email: [email protected] Provides educational programs, community service projects and Web: www.swh.org development activities for members and community. Facebook: Humane Society of Southwest Missouri Provides an open-admission animal shelter, serving as an adoption Iris Society of the Ozarks center for homeless dogs and cats, maintaining lost and found P.O. Box 485 records, and offering a low-cost spaying and neutering service. Republic, MO 65738 Phone: 417-732-5600 ICON Email: [email protected] 1325 W. Sunshine #169 Facebook: Iris Society of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65807 Exchanges information and promotes growing of modern irises Phone: 417-887-6686 and maintains the iris garden at Springfield Botanical Gardens. Web: www.iconusersgroup.org Educates others about how to use computers and to use various Isabel’s House (Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, Inc.) software on Windows and Linux machines. Periodic classes are 2750 W. Bennett St. taught through Mercy Seniors by ICON members. Springfield, MO 65802 H Phone: 417-865-2273 Infant Loss Resources Fax: 417-865-3081 Administrative Office Hotline: 417-865-2273 (CARE) 1120 South 6th St., Suite 500 Email: [email protected] St. Louis, MO 63104-3602 Web: www.isabelshouse.org Facebook: Isabel’s House Phone: 1-314-241-7437 Toll Free: 1-800-421-3511 To provide immediate refuge for children birth to age 12 whose Hotline: 1-800-421-3511 families are in crisis. By partnering with families and the com- Email: [email protected] munity, we will strengthen families and prevent child abuse and Web: www.infantlossresources.org neglect. Facebook: Infant Loss Private, not-for-profit network that connects people to pro- James River Basin Partnership grams, services and information relating to Sudden Infant Death 901 S. National Ave, PCOB Syndrome (SIDS). Provides a variety of individual, group and edu- Springfield, MO 65897 cational services to families directly affected by a SIDS-related Phone: 417-836-8878 loss, expectant parents looking for the latest risk-reduction infor- Fax: 417-836-8879 mation, health, medical and human-services professionals looking Email: [email protected] for the most accurate information about SIDS and coping with Web: www.jamesriverbasin.com infant death and the community at large, including neighborhood Facebook: James River Basin Twitter: @jamesriverbasin and civic organizations through presentations and workshops. Focuses on water quality issues; some of the issues include storm Institute of Internal Auditors, Ozarks Chapter water runoff, riparian corridor protection, water conservation, P.O. Box 551 septic tank maintenance programs, and soil health. Follow us on Springfield, MO 65801 Instagram at James River Basin Partnership. Phone: 417-831-8707 Fax: 417-831-8586 Jericho Commission Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 3067 Web: www.theiia.org/ozarks Springfield, MO 65808 A professional organization for auditors. Phone: 417-877-7930 Fax: 417-864-0210 Email: [email protected] Web: jerichocommission.org/

28 A Christ-based re-entry program that mentors Christian men and developing the potential of women, and improving communities women coming from prison into the community and those who through the actions of trained volunteers. are judicially at risk and are participating in the Greene County Drug Court program. Kansas Audio-Reader Network 1120 W. 11th St. Jordan Valley Community Health Center — MCB Thrift Store, North Dental Lawrence, KS 66044 440 E. Tampa St. Phone: 1-785-864-4600 Springfield, MO 65806 Toll Free: 1-800-772-8898 Phone: 417-831-0150 Fax: 1-785-864-5278 Fax: 417-831-0155 (medical records) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.reader.ku.edu Web: www.jordanvalley.org Facebook: Kansas Audio-Reader Network Facebook: Jordan Valley Community Health Center Twitter: @KUAudioReader Our dental professionals care about their patients. With general A free service that fosters independence by providing access to and pediatric dentistry available, our dental team works to build information for people who have difficulty reading standard print relationships that result in patients making an active choice to due to vision loss, physical or learning disability, mobility chal- improve their dental health. Dental services are also available lenges, or age. via dental mobile units that visit schools and nursing homes to Killuminati Foundation serve many individuals who would not otherwise have access to treatment. Email: [email protected] Web: www.projectpuppy.org Jordan Valley Community Health Center — Facebook: Killuminati Vet-Help Medical Dedicated to keeping families together by providing non-routine 440 E. Tampa St. vet care for dogs in Missouri. Springfield, MO 65806 Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy Phone: 417-831-0150 Fax: 417-831-0155 (medical records) P.O. Box 195 Email: [email protected] Walnut Grove, MO 65770 Web: www.jordanvalley.org Phone: 417-942-9266 or 417-343-5517 Facebook: Jordan Valley Community Health Center Facebook: Kindred Spirits Pet Therapy Provides family medicine, gynecology/women’s health, prenatal Strives to give an expression of love, joy, hope and healing to those care, pediatrics, primary and preventive health, immunizations, who are sick, physically challenged or incarcerated, through the lab services, X-ray, behavioral health and more. We’ve partnered love and acceptance of animals. Visits locations such as nurs- with the Springfield-Greene County WIC program to make these ing homes, schools and grief therapy sessions throughout the K services and more available to our patients under one roof. community. Jordan Valley Innovation Center The Kitchen, Inc. 524 N. Boonville Ave. 1630 N. Jefferson Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-836-5279 Phone: 417-837-1500 Fax: 417-836-8810 Fax: 417-831-6709 Web: www.jvic.org Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JVIC_MSU Web: www.thekitcheninc.org Facebook: The Kitchen, Inc. An economic development center that houses advanced research Twitter: @TheKitchenIncMO companies and university researchers. The Kitchen, Inc.’s mission is “We bring stability and purpose Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri to people who are homeless.” We face the challenges of ending Drury University — Lay Hall homelessness head on through our housing programs, offering 900 N. Benton Ave. emergency shelter and affordable permanent housing. All of Springfield, MO 65802-3712 our housing programs follow the evidence based Housing First Phone: 417-873-6989 philosophy and are supported by assistive services, including case Email: [email protected] management, life skills, and education. The Kitchen, Inc. pro- Web: www.jastl.org grams include Beacon Village, Community Housing, Emergency Facebook: Junior Achievement in Southwest Missouri Shelter, Franciscan Villa, Home at Last, McClernon Villas, Rare Breed Youth Services, Receiving and Distribution Center, Spero Strives to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global Place and Support Services. economy. Junior League of Springfield Kiwanis Club of Christian County, Missouri P.O. Box 696 2574 E. Bennett St. Ozark, MO 65721 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-844-8780 Phone: 417-887-9422 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.kiwanis.org Web: www.jlspringfield.org Facebook: Kiwanis Club of Ozark Facebook: Junior League of Springfield MO Twitter: @KiwanisOZARK A volunteer organization committed to promoting volunteerism, A business and professional civic service club.

29 Kiwanis Club of Downtown Springfield Facebook: La Leche League of Springfield, MO P.O. Box 9791 Provides breastfeeding support through monthly meetings and Springfield, MO 65801-9791 telephone help. Phone: 417-230-3335 Email: [email protected] Lacemakers of the Ozarks Web: www.dtkiwanis.org 4741 S. Glenn Ave. A civic service club dedicated to service projects for children. Springfield, MO 65810 Phone: 417-224-5624 Kiwanis Club of Ozark Empire Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 5032 Promotes interest in and teaching of lace making, including bob- Springfield, MO 65801 bin lace, tatting, needle lace and knitted lace. Phone: 417-885-9191 Web: www.kiwanisshoebuddy.org Lake Country Soccer, Inc. Facebook: Kiwanis Club of Ozark Empire 2334 E. Pythian St. A community service organization dedicated to serving the chil- Springfield, MO 65802 dren of the world. Our club has been providing free shoes to SPS Phone: 417-862-3211 students since 1950. Fax: 417-862-5223 Email: [email protected] Kiwanis Club of Republic, Missouri Web: www.lakecountrysoccer.org P.O. Box 5 Promotes recreational and developmental soccer programs Republic, MO 65738 through instruction and league play for youth and adults; hosts Web: www.kiwanis.org soccer tournaments and other events at Lake Country Soccer Facebook: Kiwanis Club of Republic, MO facilities. A business and professional civic service organization. Lakeland Behavioral Health System Kiwanis Club of Springfield North 440 S. Market Ave. Phone: 417-862-7082 Springfield, MO 65806 Fax: 417-862-0336 Phone: 417-865-5581 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-432-1210 Web: www.kiwanis.org Fax: 417-865-5964 TTY: 417-865-5223 A business and professional civic service club. Meets on Email: [email protected] Wednesdays at noon at Jimm’s Steakhouse, 1935 S. Glenstone Ave. Web: www.lakelandbehavioralhealth.com in Springfield. Facebook: Lakeland Behavioral Health System K Korean-American Association of Springfield Lakeland Behavioral Health System has provided a variety of psychiatric services to residents in the Ozarks and the nation for 1450 E. Kearney St. over 20 years. Their focus is on two segments of the population: Springfield, MO 65803 children and young adults ages 3 to 20 who have severe psychi- Phone: 417-831-0200 atric and behavior disorders such as self-harming, depression, or Fax: 417-831-0203 aggression, and older adults over 60 suffering with depression, Email: [email protected] anxiety, and memory-related disorders such as Alzheimer’s or Schedules annual activities to maintain national holidays and dementia. Korean traditions; guides, informs and aids in adjustment of newcomers from Korea to the Springfield and Branson areas. Also Landlocked Scuba Club offers three Korean schools for teaching Korean language and Diventures customs for youth, second-generation Korean Americans, and 5225 S. Campbell St. others interested in learning the Korean languages. Springfield, MO 65804 KSMU Radio Phone: 417-883-5151 Fax: 417-882-9966 901 S. National Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65897 Web: www.diventures.com Phone: 417-836-5878 Facebook: Springfield Landlocked Scuba Club Toll Free: 1-800-767-5768 Twitter: @DiVentures Fax: 417-836-5889 We think landlocked scuba divers are a unique bunch, so we’ve Email: [email protected] created the Landlocked Scuba Club to gather scuba enthusiasts in Web: www.ksmu.org Facebook: KSMU Radio the Midwest. This scuba diving club gives you the opportunity to Twitter: @ksmu dive more frequently in our pool and regional lakes and quarries. Plus, you’ll advance your knowledge and dive skills and share your Provides fine art and informational radio programming (KSMU/ scuba passion with other like-minded divers. KOZK/KOZJ — 91.1FM.) An NPR affiliate. Leadership Springfield, Inc. La Leche League of Springfield 1711 W. Battlefield Rd. Suite A Phone: 417-201-4242 Hotline: 417-201-4242 (leave message for 24-hour re- Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-986-2884 sponse) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.leadershipspringfield.org Web: www.lllofspringfieldmo.wordpress.com Facebook: Leadership Springfield

30 Twitter: @LeadershipSGF Libertarian Party of Greene County Provides an educational program to identify and familiarize future P.O. Box 1831 community leaders with local opportunities, needs, problems and Springfield, MO 65801 resources. Phone: 417-894-6720 Email: [email protected] League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri Web: www.ozarkslp.org P.O. Box 3036 Facebook: Southwest Missouri Libertarian Party Springfield, MO 65808-3036 Works to restore America’s commitment to free enterprise and Phone: 417-501-6067 civil liberties through the political process. Email: [email protected] Web: lwvswmo.org The Library Foundation Facebook: League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Twitter: @lwvswmo Springfield, MO 65810 A nonpartisan political organization dedicated to active citi- Phone: 417-616-0586 zen participation and civic engagement. The League believes Fax: 417-889-2547 that sensible civic discourse and action, based on substance, Email: [email protected] rather than partisanship, is essential for civic improvement. The Web: foundation.thelibrary.org organization is known for its work with voter registration and Promotes charitable giving in support of a strong and innovative education, candidate and issue forums, advocating for positions, Springfield-Greene County Library District. To that end, The and publishing voters guides during general election years; part of Library Foundation has established endowments that expand the a national organization that was formed in 1920 by the national Library District’s collections and support library programs and suffrage movement. events, such as early literacy, cultural diversity and local history. It also Least of These, Inc. solicits funds for capital projects undertaken by the Library District. 1720 James River Rd. LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home Ozark, MO 65721 424 E. Monastery St. Phone: 417-724-2500 Springfield, MO 65807 Fax: 417-724-9788 Phone: 417-720-4213 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-720-4216 Web: www.leastofthesefoodpantry.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Least of These, Inc. Web: www.ccsomo.org/services-programs/lifehouse- Twitter: @Ccfoodpantry crisis-maternity-home/ Provides a food pantry that distributes perishable and non- Facebook: LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home perishable foods; also provides clothing and household items, (not Protect the unborn and their mothers in crisis situations by pro- furniture or appliances,) as available, to residents of Christian viding food, shelter, advocacy and education in a safe and loving L County. environment. Legal Services of Southern Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman 809 N. Campbell Ave. 627 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-881-1397 Phone: 417-862-3598 Toll Free: 1-800-444-4863 Fax: 417-862-2129 Fax: 417-881-2159 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ccozarks.org Web: www.lsosm.org Facebook: Legal Services of Southern Missouri Provides training and placement for volunteers to work in nursing Twitter: @LSOSM homes to help improve and maintain the quality of life for nursing home residents; the ombudsman volunteers are advocates for Provides free legal representation to low income clients in a the rights of the residents; an operating agency of the Council of number of civil legal problems; criminal defense representation Churches of the Ozarks. is not provided; handles cases involving public benefits, hous- ing, unemployment compensation, family, consumer education, Lost & Found Grief Center employment, health and other matters. 1555 S. Glenstone Ave. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-865-9998 6811 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 202, Cloverleaf Email: [email protected] Building 1 Web: www.lostandfoundozarks.com Shawnee Mission, KS 66202 Facebook: Lost & Found Grief Center Phone: 1-913-262-1515 Twitter: LostandFoundGC Toll Free: 1-800-256-1075 Lost & Found Grief Center provides professional grief support ser- Email: [email protected] Web: www.lls.org/mid vices for individuals and families grieving the death of a loved one. Facebook: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society — Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Mid-America Chapter Missouri (LFCS), Southwest Missouri Regional Seeks to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and Office myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. 2130 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65803

31 Phone: 417-862-1972 Meals On Wheels Toll Free: 1-866-326-LFCS 3801 S. National Ave. (Cox South) Fax: 417-862-3276 Springfield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-269-4696 Web: www.lfcsmo.org Facebook: Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Delivers hot nutritious meals to people who are homebound. Missouri-Southwest MedicAlert + Safe Return Provides pregnancy counseling for women and families facing an unplanned pregnancy; offers professional case management and 3645 South Ave. counseling support through the baby’s first year; offers mental Springfield, MO 65807 health counseling; offers option of adoption, if the family is Toll Free: 1-800-272-3900 interested, along with birth parent support groups; other ser- Web: www.alz.org/greaterMissouri Facebook: Alzheimer’s Association Greater Missouri vices include adoption services for families who want to expand Chapter their family through domestic or independent adoption, as well Twitter: @ALZGreaterMo as foster parent training and support for families who want to adopt from the foster care system. The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. M.E.N.D. SW Missouri Chapter (Mommies Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the Enduring Neonatal Death) advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and sup- P.O. Box 881 port for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through Republic, MO 65738 the promotion of brain health. Phone: 417-770-0600 Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks Email: [email protected] Web: www.mend.org The Creamery Arts Center Facebook: M.E.N.D. (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) 411 N. Sherman Parkway of Southwest Missouri Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-595-7464 Provides support to families who have experienced a miscar- Email: [email protected] riage, stillbirth or infant loss through a monthly support group Web: www.ozarkschorus.org meeting, newsletter, website, Christmas candlelight ceremony Facebook: Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks and October balloon release. Twitter: @ozarkschorus Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks is committed to providing concerts 13523 Barrett Parkway Dr., Suite 241 and outreach performances that use entertainment to enlighten Ballwin, MO 63021 and empower our audience. Since March 2011, the Chorus has Phone: 800-548-5058 been singing to celebrate differences in the Ozarks region. With an M Web: www.mokan.wish.org emphasis on the LGBT community, the group is dedicated to using Facebook: Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas the power of music to provide a voice for diversity in the Ozarks. Twitter: @makeawishmokan Mercy Auxiliary (Volunteer Services) 1 Grants wishes to children 2 /2 to 18 years old with life-threaten- 1235 E. Cherokee St. ing medical conditions. Springfield, MO 65804 Maple Park Cemetery Phone: 417-820-2041 Fax: 417-820-8855 300 W. Grand St. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.mercy.net Phone: 417-869-0217 Facebook: FollowMercy Email: [email protected] Twitter: @FollowMercy Web: www.mapleparkcemetery.org Facebook: MapleParkCemeterySGF Provides volunteer support to Mercy Hospital. Mercy’s Auxiliary has been a vital part of the hospital since 1953. There are numer- A nonprofit cemetery founded in 1876. Located at Grand and ous volunteer positions in our facilities, which include the main Campbell in Springfield, Missouri. This historic cemetery has a hospital, Mercy Orthopedic Hospital, and Mercy Rehabilitation beautiful gazebo just inside of the entrance. It is a popular spot Hospital. Volunteers assist by providing support at our informa- year round for photos. The cemetery is known for it’s magnifi- tion desks, three gift shops, patient escort services, surgery wait- cent maple trees. During the autumn visitors come from far and ing, clinical settings, and other various departments. wide to see the spectacular colors. Burial lots are available for purchase. Call for information. Mercy Breast Center — C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly March of Dimes Cancer Center 5601 S. Campbell Ave., Suite 107 2055 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield, MO 65810 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-820-2500 Phone: 417-889-9397 Fax: 417-820-8155 Fax: 417-889-8320 Web: www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-breast-center- Web: www.marchofdimes.org chub-oreilly-cancer-center/ Assists mothers to have full-term pregnancies and healthy Twitter: @MercySGF babies. Offers information and comfort to families when some- Provides breast cancer screening and diagnostic appointments; thing goes wrong. Researches problems that threaten babies and helps patients, spouses and families with the many adjustments works to prevent them. following the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

32 Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center Men’s Phone: 417-820-SAFE (7233) Cancer Coffee Club Fax: 417-820-7227 Hotline: 417-820-7233 2055 S. Fremont Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.mercy.net/injuryprevention Phone: 417-820-2588 Facebook: Mercy Injury Prevention Center Fax: 417-820-2587 Twitter: @ipcmercy Email: [email protected] Web: www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-breast-center- Provides safety education and programs to residents of southwest chub-oreilly-cancer-center/ Missouri and northwest Arkansas on ATV safety, bike safety, burn Twitter: @MercySGF and fire safety, home safety, car seat checks, teen and adult driving program and a driving program that includes driving lessons. Educational and supportive group for men diagnosed with cancer. Mercy Marian Center Mercy Cancer Resource Center 1845 S. Rogers Ave. 2055 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-820-7447 Phone: 417-820-2588 Fax: 417-820-3085 Toll Free: 1-800-432-2273 Web: www.mercy.net Fax: 417-820-2587 Facebook: Mercy Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MercySGF Web: www.mercy.net Facebook: MercyHealth Provides in-patient psychiatric care and outpatient treatment programs for addiction recovery for adults. Provides a central location where clinical expertise is coupled with educational, emotional, practical and spiritual support to Mercy Medical Explorers — a healthcare help patients and their families deal with a life-changing diagnosis career exploration program for students and to navigate through the health care system. 15–20 years old Mercy Clinic Behavioral Health — Lark Mercy Hospital — Springfield 1312 E. Lark St. 1235 E. Cherokee St. Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-820-3707 Phone: 417-820-2771 Fax: 417-820-7954 Fax: 417-820-7785 Web: www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-clinic-behavioral- Email: [email protected] health-lark/ Web: www.mercy.net/springfield/medicalexplorers Twitter: @MercySGF A program open to all youths age 15–20 who are interested in a Provides out-patient psychiatric care for Mercy Hospital Springfield. career in health care. M Mercy Family Resource Center Mercy Regional Arthritis Center 1235 E. Cherokee St., 1H 3231 S. National Ave., Suite 400 Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-450-4242 Phone: 417-888-6789 Fax: 417-820-7386 Fax: 417-888-6786 Web:www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-family-resource- Email: [email protected] center/ Web: www.moarthritis.org Facebook: Mercy Provides information, support, self-management classes and exer- Twitter: @MercySGF cise programs for people with arthritis and any chronic condition, Offers a variety of interesting, fun and informative classes for such as diabetes, heart disease or asthma. expectant parents, siblings and grandparents; inpatient and out- patient lactation services and classes; pediatric nutrition services; Mercy Seniors inpatient and outpatient lactation consults for new moms. 3231 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO 65807 Mercy Hospital Springfield Phone: 417-841-0333 1235 E. Cherokee St. Toll Free: 1-800-909-8326 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-841-0335 Phone: 417-820-2426 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mercy.net Web: www.mercy.net/senior-events Facebook: Mercy Facebook: Mercy Hospital Springfield Twitter: @MercySGF A no-cost membership program for those 50 and older. Providing Mercy Hospital Springfield is an 866-bed referral center, which monthly social activities, travel opportunities, CLAIM program includes an orthopedic hospital, rehab hospital and Mercy Kids and educational classes for seniors. children’s hospital. It is part of Mercy, which serves millions annu- ally and was named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in Mercy Sports Medicine 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health. 4331 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield, MO 65804 Mercy Injury Prevention Center Phone: 417-820-5010 1570 W. Battlefield Road Suite 110 Fax: 417-820-5022 Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.mercy.net Facebook: Mercy

33 Twitter: @MercySportsMed MERS Goodwill Industries Thrift Store Specializes in strength and conditioning, sports performance 3151 S. Kansas Expressway enhancement, sports injury rehabilitation and community out- Springfield, MO 65807 reach and education for athletes and active individuals. Phone: 417-888-0044 Web: www.mersgoodwill.org Mercy Stroke Center — Springfield Facebook: MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries 1235 E. Cherokee St. Sells new and donated items to benefit MERS/Missouri Goodwill Springfield, MO 65804 Industries, Inc., a job training/placement resource for the disabled, Phone: 417-820-3157 or 417-820-6775 and a program for mothers coming out of correctional facilities. Fax: 417-820-9098 Other retail locations include 425 S. Western Ave., Springfield, Web: www.mercy.net 65802, 417-863-2290, and 1551 W. South St., Ozark, 65721, Provides stroke and TIA prevention education programs, com- 417-485-0988. munity presentations, treatment and rehabilitation services for southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. 1514 S. Glenstone Ave. Mercy Stroke Support Group Springfield, MO 65804 1235 E. Cherokee St. Phone: 417-862-5005 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-862-5041 Phone: 417-820-3896 or 417-820-6775 Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected] or charles.greene@mercy. Web: www.mersgoodwill.org net Facebook: MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries Web: www.mercy.net Provides employment services to adults in the community who Provides those who have had a stroke or TIA, their families, have a disability. Services include vocational evaluation, job place- friends and caregivers the opportunity to find support, education, ment, job follow-along, job coaching and case management. Offers understanding and encouragement and develop friendships. Meets high school diploma program for Missouri residents over the age fourth Thursday of the month from 2–3:30 p.m. Call for location. of 21. Mercy Van K. Smith Community Health Library MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries, Inc. Mercy C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Cancer Center, Suite 140 Career Center 2055 S. Fremont Ave. 1514 S. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65804-2263 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-820-2539 Phone: 417-862-5005 Toll Free: 1-800-432-2273 Toll Free: 1-866-605-6869 Fax: 417-820-2587 Fax: 417-862-5041 M Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mercy.net/417library Web: www.mersgoodwill.org Provides consumer health resources and reference assistance for Provides employment services to adults in the community who the community members of Southwest Missouri and Northwest have a disability. Services include vocational evaluation, job place- Arkansas. The library’s collection includes books, videos, models, ment, job follow-along, job coaching and case management. posters, newsletters and pamphlets on health-related topics. Mid-America Transplant Mercy Women’s Heart Center 1110 Highlands Plaza Drive East 1325 E. Cherokee St. St. Louis, MO 63110 Springfield, MO 65804 Toll Free: 1-800-925-3666 Phone: 417-820-3666 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-200-9000 Web: www.midamericatransplant.org Fax: 417-820-9315 Facebook: Mid-America Transplant Email: [email protected] Twitter: @midamtransplant Web: www.mercy.net Procures and distributes organs, eye and tissue for transplantation, Offers women heart risk assessments, personal exercise, nutrition promotes and provides education for organ, eye and tissue trans- and personal coping skills consultations. plantation and donation; also provides grief support programs. Mercy-Springfield Corporate Health and Midtown Neighborhood Association Wellness P.O. Box 214 3265 S. National Ave., Suite 115 Springfield, MO 65801 Springfield, MO 65807-7340 Phone: 207-674-2314 Phone: 417-820-3400 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-820-3401 Facebook: Midtown Neighborhood Association Email: [email protected] Improves, preserves, and protects the quality of life in the historic Web: www.wellnesspartner.org Midtown neighborhood. Provides on-site health care services and programs to help busi- nesses and organizations manage their own health care costs Missouri Bandmasters Association, Inc. while providing healthy choices for their employees. Massage Web: www.missouribandmasters.org services available. Facebook: Missouri Bandmasters Association Strives to build better junior high, high school and college bands in Missouri.

34 Missouri Citizens for the Arts Phone: 1-660-882-7821 c/o University of Missoiuri — St. Louis Email: [email protected] Web: www.missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu One University Blvd. GSB St. Louis, MO 63121 Encourages the collection, preservation and study of folklore in Phone: 314-383-6644 the widest sense, including customs, institutions, beliefs, signs, Email: [email protected] legends, language, literature, musical arts and folk arts, and crafts Web: www.mo4arts.org of all ethnic groups throughout the State of Missouri. Facebook: Missouri Citizens for the Arts Missouri Health Care for All A statewide organization that advocates to secure stable financial support for the arts to benefit Missouri and its citizens. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-894-0690 Missouri Coalition for Quality Care Toll Free: 1-877-383-8884 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 7165 Web: missourihealthcareforall.org/ Jefferson City, MO 65102 Facebook: Missouri Health Care for All Toll Free: 1-888-262-5644 Twitter: twitter.com/mohealthcareall Email: [email protected] Web: www.mcqc.com Missouri Health Care for All is a statewide, non-partisan, faith- and community-based, grassroots movement for health care for A state organization that advocates for the quality care and rights all Missourians. of nursing home residents. Missouri Humanities Council Missouri Council of the Blind 415 S. 18th Street, Suite 100 5453 Chippewa St. St. Louis, MO 63103-2269 St. Louis, MO 63109 Phone: 1-314-781-9660 Phone: 1-314-832-7172 Toll Free: 1-800-357-0909 Toll Free: 1-800-342-5632 Fax: 1-314-781-9681 Fax: 1-314-832-7796 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mohumanities.org Web: www.moblind.org Facebook: Missouri Humanities Council Statewide membership service organization of the blind that Twitter: @mohumanities works to address social, educational and legislative issues for the A private nonprofit cultural organization, funded by the National blind in Missouri; promotes the general well-being of members Endowment for the Humanities, serving the interests and needs and legally blind people, and supports and/or participates in other of Missouri citizens by providing early literacy programs and programs that promote the interests of legally blind persons. other cultural opportunities. Missouri Council of the Blind New Image Missouri Job Center M Thrift Store 2720 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Suite B 2713 N. Kansas Expressway Branson, MO 65616 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-334-4156 Phone: 417-831-7600 Fax: 417-334-4159 Fax: 417-831-7604 TTY: Relay 800-735-2966 Hotline: 417-831-3701 (donor hotline) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.jobs.mo.gov Web: www.mcbthriftstore.org Facebook: Branson Job Center Facebook: MCB Thrift Store Offers job seekers a variety of services, programs and resources Twitter: @mcbthriftstore to assist in locating training and employment opportunities. Sells good, used clothing, furniture, appliances, electronics, toys, Provides employers with tools to locate workforce information books and more to the public six days a week. Provides fund- and assist with recruitment efforts. ing for the support, advocacy and coordination of individuals and families that live with blindness to help enhance their lives, Missouri Job Center empower their voices and achieve their dreams. 2900 E. Sunshine Springfield, MO 65804 Missouri Enterprise Phone: 417-887-4343 eFactory Fax: 417-841-1881 405 N. Jefferson Ave. TTY: 1-800-735-2966 Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/careercenter Toll Free: 1-800-956-2682 Facebook: Missouri Job Center — Ozark Region Fax: 573-341-0135 Twitter: SGFCareerCenter Email: [email protected] Provides employment and training services for job seekers, and Web: www.missourienterprise.org job matching and labor market information for businesses. Facebook: Missouri Enterprise Provides resources and solutions for Missouri businesses and Missouri Mentoring Partnership manufacturers. 1126 N. Broadway (physical address) 901 S. National Ave. Missouri Folklore Society Springfield, MO 65897 P.O. Box 1757 Phone: 417-836-3134 Columbia, MO 65205 Email: [email protected]

35 Web: www.mmp.missouristate.edu Phone: 417-443-3263 Facebook: Missouri Mentoring Partnership Fax: 417-443-2336 Missouri Mentoring Partnership (MMP) helps prepare youth Email: [email protected] Web: www.missouri-accountants.com for personal success in employment, education, healthy lifestyles and self-sufficiency through mentored support. MMP Worksite Provides professional standards and continuing education for Program offers mentored employment opportunities to youth- accountants and tax preparers. in-transition, between the ages of 16–21, and provides the tools necessary to become productive adults. MMP Young Parent Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, Program assists pregnant and/or parenting mothers and fathers Ozark Chapter under the age of 21 in developing parenting skills, providing P.O. Box 1152 mentored support, and assisting with items to help offset the cost Springfield, MO 65801 a new baby brings. Phone: 417-831-8669 Email: [email protected] Missouri National Education Association, Web: www.mspe.org Springfield Chapter (NEA) Promotes the protection of the public health, safety and welfare 1525 W. Sunshine St., Suite B through the ethical and competent practice of engineering; Springfield, MO 65807 advocates licensure and enhances the image and well-being of its Phone: 417-869-5090 members. Fax: 417-869-5096 Email:[email protected], president@springfield- Missouri State University nea.org 901 S. National Ave. Web: www.snea.blogspot.com Springfield, MO 65897 Facebook: Springfield NEA Phone: 417-836-5000 Twitter: @SpringfieldNEA Fax: 417-836-8355 A professional teacher and school employee organization which Email: [email protected] promotes public education. Web: www.missouristate.edu Facebook: Missouri State University Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) Twitter: @MissouriState 7421 Mexico Rd., Suite 200 A multi-campus metropolitan university system with a statewide St. Peters, MO 63376 mission in public affairs. Toll Free: 1-800-743-7634 Email: [email protected] Missouri State University Dames Web: www.ptimpact.org 4118 E. Kingsbury St. Facebook: MPACT — Missouri Parents Act Springfield, MO 65809 M A statewide parent training and information center, serving parents Phone: 417-883-8191 of children with disabilities, their families and communities; the A friendship organization for wives of MSU teachers and staff mission is to ensure that all children with special needs receive an members that provides college scholarships. education which allows them to achieve their personal goals. Missouri State University: Alumni Association Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services 901 S. National Ave. 925 S. Country Club Drive Springfield, MO 65897 Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: 417-836-5654 Phone: 573-893-3333 Fax: 417-836-6886 Toll Free: 866-777-7199 Email: [email protected] Fax: 573-893-4231 Web: www.alumni.missouristate.edu TTY: 1-800-735-2966 Facebook: Missouri State University Alumni Association Email: [email protected] Web: www.moadvocacy.org Promotes understanding and pride in the alma mater through activities which enhance the university. Protects the rights of individuals with disabilities by providing advocacy and legal services. Missouri State University: Bands Missouri Right to Life 901 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO 65897 P.O. Box 651 Phone: 417-836-5454 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Fax: 417-836-6726 Phone: 573-635-5110 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.missouristate.edu/band Web: www.missourilife.org Facebook: Missouri State University Pride Bands Facebook: Missouri Right to Life Twitter: @MSUPrideBands Twitter: @MORightToLife University Band program includes 300-member marching band, Encourages protection for all persons regardless of their stage of several concert bands, two basketball bands, and many entertain- development from conception to natural death. ment ensembles. Missouri Society of Accountants, Heart of the Missouri State University: Department of Ozarks Chapter Theatre and Dance P.O. Box 40 901 S. National Ave. Highlandville, MO 65669 Springfield, MO 65897

36 Phone: 417-836-4400 courses throughout the state), and providing on-site child specific Fax: 417-836-4234 consultations through the use of Missouri Autism Consultants Email: [email protected] and through district staff who we have trained to be In-district Web: www.theatreanddance.missouristate.edu Autism Consultants. Facebook: Missouri State University Dept of Theatre and Dance Missouri State University: Small Business Twitter: @MSUTheatreDance Development Center Presenter of a wide variety of theatre including the Nationally 405 N. Jefferson Ave. recognized Tent Theatre. Springfield, MO 65806 Missouri State University: Duane G. Meyer Library Phone: 417-837-2617 Fax: 417-837-2614 901 S. National Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65897 Web: www.sbdc.missouristate.edu Phone: 417-836-4525 Facebook: Small Business Development Center at Missouri Fax: 417-836-4764 State University TTY: 417-836-6792 Twitter: @sbdc_msu Email: [email protected] Web: www.library.missouristate.edu Provides consultation, training and products to help potential Facebook: Missouri State University Libraries and existing small businesses in Southwest and South Central Twitter: @LibrariesMSU Missouri become part of Missouri’s thriving business sector. MSU Libraries serve Missouri State University campuses in Missouri State University: Southwest Missouri Springfield, West Plains, and Mtn. Grove in Missouri, as well as Area Health Education Center our campus in Dalian, China. 901 S. National Ave. — PCOB 2nd floor, Room 215 Missouri State University: Juanita K. Hammons (mailing) Hall for the Performing Arts 117 Park Central Square (physical) 525 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway Springfield, MO 65897 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-836-6154 Fax: 417-836-8770 Phone: 417-836-6776 (business office) or 417-836-7678 Email: [email protected] (box office) Web: www.mahec.org and www.ahec.missouristate.edu Fax: 417-836-6891 Facebook: Southwest Missouri Area Health Education Email: [email protected] Center Web: www.HammonsHall.com Facebook: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Enhances access to quality health care, particularly primary and Arts preventative care, by growing and supporting Missouri’s heath Twitter: @HammonsHall care workforce through a variety of programs. M Juanita K. Hammons Hall, on the campus of Missouri State Missourians for Alternatives to the Death University, presents a wide variety of artists in the venue’s beautiful 2200-seat theatre. Anchored by a series of national Penalty (MADP) touring Broadway musical productions, each season also includes 6320 Brookside Plaza, Suite 185 concerts, comedy, dance, family shows and more. The Springfield Kansas City, MO 64113 Symphony Orchestra presents their concert season in the Hall, Phone: 417-459-2960 which also hosts MSU music, theatre and public affairs events on Email: [email protected] a regular basis. The lobby has gallery spaces for ongoing art exhi- Web: www.madpmo.org bitions. The venue is available for rental to touring companies, for Facebook: Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Pen- concerts, conferences and large-scale receptions. alty Twitter: @MADPMO Missouri State University: Project ACCESS A statewide organization working to repeal the death penalty in 110–111 Park Central Square, Levy-Wolf Building Missouri by educating and informing fellow citizens and legisla- 901 S. National Ave. tors about the costs and consequences of a death penalty system in Springfield, MO 65897 Missouri. The Springfield Chapter meets on the first Monday of Phone: 417-836-6657 the month at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 2818 E. Bennett St. Toll Free: 1-866-481-3841 Fax: 417-836-6393 Model T Ford Club of America, Heart of The Email: [email protected] Ozarks Chapter Web: projectaccess.missouristate.edu 2315 S. Rockbridge Lane Facebook: Project ACCESS Springfield, MO 65809 Twitter: @MOProjectAccess Phone: 417-881-6702 Project ACCESS’ mission is to increase local capacity to serve Email: [email protected] youngsters ages 0–21 years who experience Autism Spectrum Facebook: Model T Ford Club — Heart of the Ozarks Disorder (ASD) and related disabilities and who are attend- Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and development of a ing Missouri public schools. We do this by providing resource greater appreciation for the Model T Ford. information to public schools in the form of on-site and tele- phone consultations as well as support via digital and electronic Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) media; designing and delivering autism-specific professional — Southwest Missouri development opportunities (and maintaining and supporting a P.O. Box 881 cadre of credentialed professional presenters who offer these Republic, MO 65738

37 Phone: 417-770-0600 Springfield, MO 65801-8983 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-873-6386 Web: www.mend.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: m.e.n.d. (mommies enduring neonatal death) Web: www.naacpspringfieldmo.org of southwest missouri Facebook: Naacp Springfield, MO M.E.N.D. — SW Missouri exists to walk families through the Improves political, educational, social and economic status and grief process of losing an infant. We reach out to families who works to remove barriers for equality and justice for all people. have had a miscarriage, stillbirth or loss up to a year old. We do this through a monthly support group meeting, bi-monthly news- NAMI Southwest Missouri letter, Facebook group, recognition ceremonies and our website. 1443 N Robberson Ave., Suite 408 Springfield, MO 65802 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Ozark Phone: 417-864-7119 Mountain Chapter Fax: 417-720-1918 1722 S. Glenstone Ave., Suite LL Hotline: Warmline: 877-535-HELP (4357) or 417-864-3676 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-831-3868 Web: www.namiswmo.com Toll Free: 1-800-736-6233 Facebook: NAMI SWMO National Alliance on Mental Fax: 417-831-3716 Illness Hotline: 1-877-623-3435 Twitter: @NAMISwMo Email: [email protected] Support-Education-Advocacy-Referrals for individuals living Web: www.madd.org/missouri/ with mental illness and their family. NAMI Southwest Missouri Facebook: MADD Missouri and the Hope Center encourage actions that lead individuals The nation’s largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help toward recovery, self-advocacy and improving their own lives. fight drugged driving, support the victims of these crimes and Support groups are provided free of charge. Education program prevent underage drinking. embraces the challenges of stigma reduction, recovery and suicide prevention. Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. 4136 S. Scenic Ave., Suite 200 National Active and Retired Federal Employees Springfield, MO 65807 Association Phone: 417-866-5117 P.O. Box 308 Toll Free: 1-800-572-1717 Ozark, MO 65721 Fax: 417-866-5708 Phone: 316-619-8429 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mda.org Web: www.narfe.org Facebook: MDA Springfield MO District Promotes the interests of federal retirees and current federal M Twitter: @MDAnews employees. Provides comprehensive diagnostic examinations via medical clinic, support services, repairs to durable medical equipment, National Association of Retired and Veteran physical and occupational therapy consultations for those with Railway Employees, Inc. neuromuscular diseases and a summer camp for children with Web: www.navre.us muscular dystrophy. Protects the rights of railroad retirees as granted by the Railroad Musgrave Foundation Retirement Act of 1937. 1949 E. Sunshine St., Suite 1-130 National Association of Women in Construction, Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-841-4698 Chapter #366 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 10125 Web: www.musgravefoundation.org Springfield, MO 65808 Email: [email protected] Awards grants to selected charities in the Springfield, Missouri Web: www.nawicsouthwestmo.org area. Facebook: NAWIC Southwest Missouri #366 Music Therapy of the Ozarks Enhances the success of women in the construction industry. P.O. Box 9543 National Autism Association Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 417-861-7345 One Park Ave., Suite 1 Email: [email protected] Portsmouth, RI 02871 Web: www.musictherapyoftheozarks.org Phone: 401-293-5551 Facebook: Music Therapy of the Ozarks Toll Free: 877-622-2884 Fax: 401-293-5342 Music Therapy of the Ozarks uses the healing power of music Email: [email protected] intervention by a credentialed professional within a therapeutic Web: www.nationalautism.org relationship to reach non-musical goals. Patients that can benefit Facebook: National Autism Association from this include infants, children, teens, adults, families, hospice Twitter: @nationalautism patients, adults in memory care or a skilled nursing facility, and inter-generational/wellness groups. Educates and empowers families affected by autism; participates in family assistance programs, raises funds for research, and holds NAACP, Springfield Branch annual national conference. P.O. Box 8983

38 National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Newborns In Need, Springfield, Missouri Chapter Springfield Office 1708 S. Glenstone Ave. Suite S Phone: 417-268-9011 Springfield, MO 65804 Toll Free: 1-800-344-4867 Phone: 417-823-9508 Hotline: 1-800-344-4867 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.newbornsinneedspringfield.org Web: www.msmidamerica.org Facebook: Newborns in Need Springfield Missouri Facebook: MS Society: Mid America Chapter A Christian-based organization that supplies essential baby items Twitter: @midamericams such as quilts, blankets, bibs, and burp cloths to the families of Provides educational and wellness activities as well as emotional less-fortunate babies in need. Items are given to hospitals and support groups for people living with multiple sclerosis and their clinics in the area to be distributed at the discretion of the health family members. care workers. National Place Property Owner’s Association, The Next Step Inc. (NPPOA) 1370 E. Primrose St., Suite A Web: nationalplace.org Springfield, MO 65804 Promotes the interests of the residents of National Place Phone: 417-886-0407 subdivision. Fax: 417-886-0405 Email: [email protected] Neat Repeats Web: www.abilitiesfirst.net 1944 W. Retail Lane Provides support, advocacy, funding, and coordination to individu- Ozark, MO 65721 als and families with developmental disabilities to help enhance Phone: 417-485-4999 their lives, empower their voices and achieve their dreams. Email: [email protected] Facebook: Neat Repeats CCFCS Next-To-New Shop A thrift store that benefits the Christian County Family Crisis 416 S. Kimbrough Ave. Center. Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-862-7708 Nest Partnership (formerly Westside Public Email: [email protected] Health Center) Facebook: Next to New 660 S. Scenic Ave. Accepts a variety of clothing by consignment; accepts donated Springfield, MO 65802 shoes, handbags and other accessories, as well as small decorative Phone: 417-874-1220 items that are not in need of repair. Sells items to raise funds for Fax: 417-874-1215 charitable causes. A project of St. Mary’s Guild of Christ Episcopal Email: [email protected] Church, operating in Springfield for 63 years. N Web: www.nestpartnership.org Facebook: Nest Partnership NightLight International — Missouri Branch Nest Partnership provides nurse case management for at-risk P.O. Box 1012 prenatal women or families with young children. Health services Springfield, MO 65801 by Jordan Valley Community Health Center and WIC services. Phone: 417-429-2042 Email: [email protected] New Covenant Academy Parent Fellowship Web: www.nightlightinternational.com/missouri/ Team Facebook: NightLight Missouri 3304 S. Cox Ave. Provides support and resources to women who have been nega- Springfield, MO 65807 tively impacted by sex trafficking or the commercial sex industry Phone: 417-887-9848 in Southwest Missouri. NightLight offers resources to provide Fax: 417-887-2419 holistic restoration through relational and emotional healing, Email: [email protected] spiritual healing and growth, practical skill sets for jobs and life, Web: www.newcovenant.net and circumstantial assistance with physical needs. Facebook: New Covenant Academy Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce Works to provide support and to fund the New Covenant 106 W. Sherman Way Academy mission. Nixa, MO 65714 Newborns In Need, Southwestern Missouri Phone: 417-725-1545 Chapter Email: [email protected] Web: www.nixachamber.com 6082 Lake Freddie Rd. Facebook: Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce Hartville, MO 65667 Twitter: @NixaChamber Phone: 417-741-7516 Promotes growth and development of business that will enhance Email: [email protected] the Nixa community as a desirable place to live, learn, work, shop Web: newbornsinneed.org Facebook: Newborns in Need, Inc — Southwest Missouri and play. Chapter Nixa Senior Center Provides assistance to sick and needy premature and newborn 404 S. Main St. babies through handmade baby clothing and bedding, and by Nixa, MO 65714 fundraising to purchase other items. Phone: 417-725-2322

39 Fax: 417-725-5022 the following: Medical and dialysis needs, disability programs, Email: [email protected] Intercity Express Routes, senior citizen needs, veteran hospitals Web: www.swmoa.com and clinics, and deviated fixed routes for municipality areas. Facebook: Nixa Senior Center A senior center of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, One Door funded, in part, by the Older Americans Act. 300 E. Central Springfield, MO 65802 North Springfield Betterment Association Phone: 417-225-7499 (NSBA) Fax: 417-631-4489 c/o Drury University Email: [email protected] 900 N. Benton Ave. Web: www.cpozarks.org Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Community Partnership of the Ozarks Phone: 417-319-6625 Twitter: @CPOzarks Email: [email protected] Offers referrals and assistance to individuals and families who are Web: www.nsbanet.com homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or in need of assistance. Facebook: North Springfield Betterment Association Promotes and encourages worthwhile and honorable endeavors OneSolePurpose to make north Springfield a better place to work and live; strives 1325 W. Sunshine #125 to alert members to community needs, and to become well-versed Springfield, MO 65807 and knowledgeable in order to take constructive action for com- Email: [email protected] munity involvement. Web: www.onesolepurpose.com Facebook: One Sole Purpose Nosegay Garden Club Twitter: @OneSolePurpose 5990 S. Spring Ridge Lane Provides new shoes to the children in each of the Title I elemen- Republic, MO 65738 tary schools in Springfield, Missouri. Phone: 417-732-7222 Email: [email protected] The One Stop for Early Childhood Increase our knowledge of plants and gardening. 1710 E. Chestnut Expressway Springfield, MO 65802 Nova Center of the Ozarks Phone: 417-887-3545 1340 E. Woodhurst Drive Toll Free: 1-800-743-8497 Fax: 417-823-9459 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-889-3121 Web: www.ccozarks.org Fax: 417-881-2214 Facebook: The One Stop for Early Childhood Email: [email protected] N Twitter: @TheOneStopCCO Web: www.novacenteroftheozarks.org Facebook: Nova Center of the Ozarks The One Stop for Early Childhood is “the” clearinghouse of infor- mation for families and caregivers of young children. Services Provides residential assisted living and other services for people offered include a community referral service based on needs, as with autism and developmental disabilities. well as education and ongoing support for families and children. Oak Grove Neighborhood Association Services also include training and technical assistance for child 1650 S. Estate Ave. care providers and early care professionals. Our ultimate focus is 1131 S. Craig Ave. on kindergarten readiness and school success. Springfield, MO 65804 Ornament Collectors Club of the Ozarks Phone: 417-883-2107 4675 E. Farm Road 136 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ogna.weebly.com Springfield, MO 65809 Facebook: Oak Grove Neighborhood Association Phone: 417-864-7446 Email: [email protected] The Oak Grove Neighborhood Association is dedicated to keep- Facebook: Ornament Collectors of the Ozarks ing our neighborhood clean, safe and friendly and to promote Promotes collecting holiday ornaments and collectables, specifi- better neighborhood appearance and socialization. We also coop- cally Hallmark Keepsake ornaments. erate with the City of Springfield and Community Partnership of the Ozarks to solve problems and issues Overeaters Anonymous (OA) OATS Transit P.O. Box 8675 2909 N. Martin Ave. Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 417-881-7070 Springfield, MO 65803 Web: www.oa.org Phone: 417-887-9272 Toll Free: 1-800-770-6287 A free, 12-step support group for compulsive eaters with four Fax: 417-887-8784 groups meeting weekly in Springfield. Meeting locations: Email: [email protected] Glenstone Baptist Church, Mondays at noon; Southminster Web: www.oatstransit.org Presbyterian Church, Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at noon, Facebook: OATS Transit and Brentwood Christian Church on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Twitter: @OATSINC The OATS Transit Southwest Region enhances quality of life Oxford HealthCare Home Care and Hospice by providing safe, caring and reliable transportation services for 3660 S. National Ave.

40 Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.ozarkgreenways.org Phone: 417-883-7500 Facebook: Ozark Greenways Toll Free: 1-800-749-6555 Twitter: @ozarkgreenways Fax: 417-883-9381 A citizens group dedicated to the preservation of green space TTY: 800-735-2966 through the creation of a greenway trail network for biking, walk- Email: [email protected] ing, running and commuting. Web: www.oxfordhealthcare.net Facebook: Oxford HealthCare Ozark Highlands Grotto, Inc. Twitter: @OHCMissouri 3008 N. 23rd St. Provides compassionate care, innovative services and cutting- Ozark, MO 65721 edge technology necessary to improve quality of life and offer Phone: 417-459-2259 the ability to stay safe and independent at home. Services include Email: [email protected] Nursing and Therapy, Support Services (bathing, personal care, Facebook: Ozark Highlands Grotto housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, shopping, trans- A club for those interested in the exploration, preservation and portation and companionship), Hospice and Palliative Care, restoration of caves and karst features. Telemonitoring and Lifeline Medical Alert. Volunteer opportuni- ties are available. Ozark Lakes Porsche Club Oxford HealthCare Home Health and Hospice 3537 W. Beechwood Place Springfield, MO 65807 1550 E. Sunshine St. Phone: 417-881-0925 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-883-7500 Web: www.ozarklakespca.com Toll Free: 1-800-749-6555 Facebook: Ozark Lakes PCA Fax: 417-841-2854 Email: [email protected] Provides social and competitive automobile events for Porsche Web: www.oxfordhealthcare.net club members. Facebook: Oxford HealthCare Ozark Mountain Basket Weavers Provides the only full service Hospice and Palliative Care pro- P.O. Box 11458 gram in the area. Also offers grief support groups for Daughters Without Mothers, a general grief support group, and support Springfield, MO 65808 Phone: 417-883-8970 groups for widows and widowers. Volunteer opportunities are Email: [email protected] available. Local chapter of the Missouri Basket Weavers Guild. Oxford HealthCare Lifeline P.O. Box 10939 Ozark Mountain Cat Fanciers Club 3660 S. National Ave., Suite 300 333 Wild Horse Road O Springfield, MO 65808 Billings, MO 65610 Phone: 417-883-7500 Phone: 417-883-2547 Toll Free: 1-800-749-6555 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-883-9381 Web: www.acfasouthcentralregion.com Email: [email protected] Furthers the health and welfare of purebred and household cats Web: www.OxfordHealthCare.net through championship shows; plans an annual cat show and sup- Facebook: Oxford HealthCare ports rescue organizations. Twitter: @OHCMissouri A personal emergency response system allowing seniors to have The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the access to help 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with just the American Revolution push of a button. P.O. Box 1421 Springfield, MO 65801 Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Phone: 417-865-0777 3001 N. Grant Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65803 A patriotic organization that recognizes Revolutionary War Phone: 417-833-2660 ancestors. Fax: 417-833-3769 Email: [email protected] Ozark Mountain Dulcimer and Hammer Web: www.ozarkempirefair.com Facebook: Ozark Empire Fair Dulcimers Players Twitter: @FairOzarkEmpire 840 W. Talmage St. Hosts the Ozark Empire Fair each year and various other events Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-863-6337 throughout the year; fully-staffed event center for rental needs Email: [email protected] from 20 people on up. Promoting the enjoyment of the dulcimer stringed musical instru- Ozark Greenways, Inc. ments since February 1997 through training of new and existing P.O. Box 50733 dulcimer players, and performances. Springfield, MO 65805-0733 Phone: 417-864-1941 Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society Fax: 417-864-2015 2131 W. Republic Road, Box 35 (mailing) Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65807

41 Phone: 417-501-9690 (club voicemail) Facebook: Ozarks Scandinavian Society of Springfield, Mo Email: [email protected] (O.S.S.S.M.) Web: www.omgms.rocks A social group for people who are Scandinavian (from Denmark, Facebook: Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society Iceland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway and Sweden) by birth, Twitter: @omgms57 heritage or marriage to a Scandinavian. Meetings are designed Promotes interest in geology, mineralogy and lapidary arts. Meets to help increase interest in and knowledge of Scandinavian fourth Monday of each month at Missouri Institute of Natural heritage and culture. Meetings are in February, March, April, May, Science. September, October and November at 6:30 p.m. with the day of

® the month and location announced on the organization website. Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter Two annual events are held by the organization: Midsommer in 3980 W. Sunshine St. June and Yulefest in December. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-882-0100 Ozark Senior Center Fax: 417-882-1046 727 N. 9th St. Email: [email protected] Ozark, MO 65721 Web: www.ozarkmtnhog.com Phone: 417-581-2538 Facebook: Ozark Mountain H.O.G. Chapter, Springfield, Fax: 417-581-0409 MO Email: [email protected] A family-based, Harley Davidson motorcycle riding group Web: www.swmoa.com devoted to riding and having fun. A senior center of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, Ozark Mountain Knitting Guild funded, in part, by the Older Americans Act. 4741 S. Glenn Ave. Ozark Showcase Chorus, Sweet Adelines Springfield, MO 65810 International Phone: 417-224-5624 P.O. Box 1414 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Ozark Mountain Knitting Guild 1475 N. Washington Ave. Springfield, MO 65801 Holds monthly meetings, field trips and retreats for people of any Phone: 417-459-3995 knitting skill to help others learn more, exchange information Email: [email protected] and have fun. Web: www.ozarkshowcase.org Facebook: Ozark Showcase Chapter, Sweet Adelines Ozark Mountain Region, Sports Car Club of America, (SCCA) An international organization for women’s a capella singing. Email: [email protected] Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation O Web: www.omrscca.org (OACAC) Facebook: Ozark Mountain Region (OMR) SCCA 215 S. Barnes Ave. Ozarks-area affiliate of a nation-wide organization which pro- Springfield, MO 65802 motes safe driving and organizes competitive motorsport events Phone: 417-862-3492 for sports cars enthusiasts including Autocross, Road Racing, Fax: 417-864-3499 Rallycross, Road Rally and also social events for members and TTY: 417-864-3495 guests. Email: [email protected] Web: www.oac.ac Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Inc. Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- 2738 S. Campbell Ave. ration Springfield, MO 65807 Twitter: @ozarksOACAC Email: [email protected] Provides a wide range of services to assist low-income families in Web: www.ozarkpiecemakers.com achieving self-sufficiency. Programs include Family Planning and Promotes a fellowship of those interested in the preservation Family Supportive/Referral Services (Neighborhood Centers,) and the sharing of the art, knowledge and enjoyment of quilting; Foster Grandparents, Head Start, Housing Assistance, Low- encourages community awareness of quilting, quilting education Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Weatherization. and community service. Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Ozark Regional Lily Society Family Planning Program 2528 W. Grayrock St. 215 S. Barnes Ave. Springfield, MO 65810 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-877-0763 Phone: 417-864-3410 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 866-648-5410 Promotes the research, hybridizing and growing of lillium. Fax: 417-864-3416 TTY: TDD: 417-864-3495 Ozark Scandinavian Society of Springfield, Email: [email protected] Missouri Web: www.oac.ac Facebook: OACAC Family Planning 1840 E. Vincent Drive Springfield, MO 65804 Provides individuals with family planning, low-cost contraceptive Phone: 417-886-9951 methods and reproductive health services including pregnancy Email: [email protected] testing, pap smears, breast exams and STD testing and treatment, Web: www.osssm.org throughout the southwest Missouri area. An OACAC program.

42 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Foster Grandparent Program Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 215 S. Barnes Ave. (LIHEAP) Springfield, MO 65802 215 S. Barnes Ave. Phone: 417-864-3420 Springfield, MO 65802 Toll Free: 1-866-380-4420 Phone: 417-864-3460 Fax: 417-873-3354 Fax: 417-864-3472 Email: [email protected] TTY: 417-864-3495 Web: www.oac.ac Web: www.oac.ac Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- ration ration Twitter: @OzarksOACAC Twitter: @OzarksOACAC Provides low-income seniors (55 and older) the opportunity to Assists low-income households having an energy-related crisis in help teachers with tutoring, therapy, developing motor skills and paying heating/cooling bills; provides information and education other classroom activities for physically, mentally and emotionally on energy conservation. An OACAC program. disabled children. An OACAC program. Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Weatherization Program Greene County Center 2643 W. College Road 560-A N. Stewart Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-865-7797 Phone: 417-447-0554 Fax: 417-865-7542 Fax: 417-832-0303 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.oac.ac Web: www.oac.ac Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- ration ration Twitter: @OzarksOACAC Twitter: @ozarksOACAC Provides free services to conserve energy for low-income home- Offers support in parenting skills, employment, personal develop- owners and renters. Crews insulate and repair homes to make ment, household management and budgeting, health and nutri- them more energy-efficient. An OACAC program. tion and life skills. An OACAC program. Ozarks Area Crochet Group Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: 1329 S. Meadowview Ave. Head Start/Early Head Start Springfield, MO 65804 215 S. Barnes Ave. Phone: 417-890-5893 O Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-864-3430 Web: www.ozarkscrochet.tripod.com Toll Free: 1-866-282-3430 Facebook: Ozarks Crochet Fax: 417-864-3449 Crochet enthusiasts who meet to trade patterns, provide training TTY: 417-864-3495 to beginners and to promote and preserve the craft. Email: [email protected] Web: www.oac.ac Ozarks Association for the Education of Young Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- Children (OAEYC) ration Twitter: @OzarksOACAC P.O. Box 4912 Springfield, MO 65808-4912 Provides a preschool learning experience and medical and dental Email: [email protected] care for children from birth to age 5 from income-eligible fami- Web: www.moaeyc.org/Ozarks_Chapter.php lies. An OACAC program. Facebook: Missouri Association for the Education of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation: Young Children Housing Assistance Program An early childhood organization that promotes advocacy and early education for children birth to age 8. 215 S. Barnes Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers Phone: 417-864-3444 5042 E. Cherry Hills Blvd. Fax: 417-873-3360 TTY: 417-864-3445 Springfield, MO 65809 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-812-5232 Web: www.oac.ac Email: [email protected] Facebook: OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corpo- Web: www.ozarksacw.org ration Facebook: Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers Twitter: @OzarksOACAC OCACW provides writing instruction, encouragement, Christian Services include Section 8 rental assistance funded by HUD to markets information, fellowship and networking, and share and low-income families; also assists households with special needs critique groups. Meetings are September through May on second who are homeless and/or disabled. An OACAC program. Saturdays at 1010 S. National in Springfield, with a summer Facebook-based book study group.

43 Ozarks Chapter, Missouri Archaeological Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation Society P.O. Box 3195 c/o Center for Archaeological Research — Missouri 4650 S. National Ave., Suite A-1 State University Springfield, MO 65810 901 S. National Ave. Phone: 417-885-9155 Springfield, MO 65897 Fax: 417-889-2559 Phone: 417-836-5363 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ohaf.org Web: www.missouristate.edu/car/archSociety.htm Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in southwest Missouri Facebook: Ozarks Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological by providing support to area nonprofit agencies addressing Society children’s critical physical, mental and dental health needs in the Promotes the investigation, preservation and interpretation of Ozarks. prehistoric and historic remains in Missouri. Open meetings followed by free archaeology-themed presentations are held at 7 Ozarks Kennel Club, Inc. p.m. the first Wednesday of the months September through May 7388 Highway N at the Center for Archaeological Research, 622 S. Kimbrough, Ash Grove, MO 65604 northeast entrance (double doors). Professionals, students, avoca- Phone: 417-379-2755 tionalists, and enthusiasts are all welcome. Email: [email protected] Web: www.ozarkskennelclub.net/ Ozarks’ Coin Club, Inc. Facebook: Ozarks Kennel Club P.O. Box 3913 Promotes purebred dogs and holds a four-day dog show annually. Springfield, MO 65808-3913 Facebook: Ozarks’ Coin Club Ozarks Labor Union Archives (OLUA) Promotes coin collecting and educates people about numismatics. c/o Meyer Library, Missouri State University 901 S. National Ave. Ozarks Commute Springfield, MO 65897 2208 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Ste. 101 Phone: 417-836-5428 Springfield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Web: www.library.missouristate.edu/archives Email: [email protected] Web: www.ozarkscommute.com Special Collections and Archives is a unit within the Missouri Facebook: Ozarks Transportation Organization State University Libraries, with a goal of preserving and providing Twitter: @giveusyourinput access to research, manuscript, rare book, and archival collections Offers information on wise commuting choices that reduce held in Duane G. Meyer Library. Collections focus on Ozarks traffic congestion, pollution, commuting stress and saves money; history and cultural materials, in addition to the Ozarks Labor O provides carpool matches on a map using custom schedules and Union Archives and University Archives. Resources are available driving routes. to the public and the University community, but materials cannot be checked out. Digitized collections can be found at digitalcol- Ozarks Food Harvest lections.missouristate.edu. P.O. Box 5746 Ozarks Literacy Council 2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave. Springfield, MO 65801 397 E. Central St. Phone: 417-865-3411 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library (Lower Level) Fax: 417-865-0504 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-616-0505 Web: www.ozarksfoodharvest.org Fax: 417-831-3555 Facebook: Ozarks Food Harvest Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ozksfoodharvest Web: www.ozarksliteracy.org Facebook: Ozarks Literacy Council Ozarks Food Harvest is the Feeding America food bank for Twitter: @OzarksLiteracy southwest Missouri, serving 270 hunger relief organizations across 28 Ozarks counties. Distributes more than 17 million meals We help learners of all ages with free one-on-one tutoring in annually to 261,000 unduplicated individuals. reading. Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS) Ozarks Model Railroad Association P.O. Box 3945 424 W. Commercial 534 W. Catalpa St. Springfield, MO 65803-2650 Springfield, MO 65808-3945 Phone: 417-664-4208 Phone: 417-831-2773 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.omraspringfield.org Web: www.ozarksgs.org Facebook: Ozarks Model Railroad Association Facebook: Ozarks Genealogical Society Dedicated to the development, promotion and enjoyment of the Ozarks Genealogical Society is the premier resource for genealog- art and craft of model railroading. ical research and learning opportunities through their extensive Ozarks Needleworkers Chapter of the book collection of regional and county records covering south- west Missouri at the OGS Library and the Library Center. Embroiderers Guild of America 4741 S. Glenn Ave. Springfield, MO 65810

44 Phone: 417-224-5624 Ozarks Studies Institute, Missouri State Email: [email protected] University Promotes interest in embroidery and needlework. Provides 901 S. National Ave. information on needleworking techniques and materials; teaches Springfield, MO 65897 classes. Phone: 417-836-4525 Email: [email protected] Ozarks Pickleball Club Web: www.ozarksstudies.missouristate.edu Facebook: Ozarks Pickleball Club Facebook: Missouri State University Ozarks Studies A group dedicated to promoting and sharing the sport of pickle- Studies and preserves the culture and history of the Ozarks ball in Springfield, Missouri and the surrounding areas. Join the region. Facebook group to connect with players of various ages and skill levels. Ozarks Table Tennis Club 1408 E. Pythian St. Ozarks Public Television (OPT) Springfield, MO 65802 Strong Hall 100 Phone: 417-493-6259 901 S. National Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65897 Web: www.ozarkstabletennisclub.org Phone: 417-836-3500 For table tennis (ping pong) enthusiasts of all ages and levels, play- Toll Free: 1-866-684-5695 ing weekly at the O’Reilly-Tefft Gymnasium at 1438 E. Pythian Fax: 417-836-3569 Street, Springfield, Missouri 65802. Email: [email protected] Web: www.optv.org Ozarks Technical Community College Facebook: Ozarks Public Television Twitter: @OPTV 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway Springfield, MO 65802 Provides informative and entertaining television programming. Phone: 417-447-7500 Ozarks Regional YMCA — Corporate Office TTY: 417-447-8195 Email: [email protected] 417 S. Jefferson Ave. Web: www.otc.edu Springfield, MO 65806 Facebook: Ozarks Technical Community College Phone: 417-862-8962, ext. 2119 Twitter: @otcedu Fax: 417-896-7002 Promotes student learning through accessible, high quality, Email: [email protected] Web: www.orymca.org affordable workforce training, and technical and general educa- Facebook: Ozarks Regional YMCA tion that is responsive to the educational needs of the community and its diverse constituencies. Promotes life-enriching activities for youth, teens, adults, and O older adults through fitness centers, aquatics, sports, childcare Ozarks Technical Community College: Adult and community development; operates Camp Wakonda Resident Education and Literacy Camp and eight YMCA branches. 221 Graff Hall Ozarks Romance Authors 725 E. Bob Barker Blvd. 1352 E. Sunshine St. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-447-8860 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-447-8863 Phone: 417-343-1713 Email: [email protected] TTY: 417-343-1713 Web: www.otc.edu/adulteducation.php. Email: [email protected] Facebook: AELatOTC Web: www.OzarksRomance.com Facebook: Ozarks Romance Authors Provides free classes and tutoring in adult basic education and Twitter: @OzarksRomance literacy, HSE test preparation and English as a Second Language. Founded in 1987, the group stimulates and supports interest in Ozarks Whittlers And Woodcarvers the art of fiction writing. ORA is the perfect home for romance writers, but welcomes authors of all genres as the fundamentals 4627 S. Tyler Terrace of good writing remain the same. Meets the first Saturday of each Battlefield, MO 65619 month at The Library Center, Room A, at 11 a.m. Phone: 417-840-6069 Email: [email protected] Ozarks Steam Engine Association (OSEA) Facebook: Ozark Whittlers And Wood Carvers 7175 W Farm Road 170 Our mission is to promote and to preserve the art of Republic, MO 65738 woodcarving. Phone: 417-732-7136 Email: [email protected] Ozarks Writers League (OWL) Web: www.steamorama.com 1931 Bluejay Dr. Facebook: Ozarks Steam Engine Association Webb City, MO 64870 Restores, shows and demonstrates antique steam engines, gas Email: [email protected] tractors, gas engines and other antiques; holds a steam engine Web: www.ozarkswritersleague.com Facebook: Ozarks Writers League show at OSEA Grounds, 7175 W. Farm Road 170, Republic, Missouri. Informs, educates and entertains professional and amateur writ- ers, photographers and artists who live in the Ozarks; meets four times a year at the College of the Ozarks.

45 OzarksWatch Magazine homeless, low-income, and senior citizens of Springfield, LIBR 210 Missouri. We provide food and supplies regularly, and assist with 901 S. National Ave. vaccinations and spay/neuter services as resources are available. Springfield, MO 65897 Phone: 417-836-4525 Peace Network of the Ozarks Email: [email protected] Facebook: Peace Network of the Ozarks Web: ozarkswatch.missouristate.edu Committed to the promotion of world peace with justice through Facebook: OzarksWatch Magazine active participation in the democratic process in nonviolent and Studies and preserves the culture and history of the Ozarks peaceful ways. region. Pet Therapy of the Ozarks, Inc. Parenting Life Skills Center (PLSC) — A Great P.O. Box 9462 Circle Agency Springfield, MO 65801-9462 600 S. Jefferson Ave. Phone: 417-848-7381 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-831-9596 Web: www.pettherapyozarks.org Fax: 417-831-7423 Provides medical, emotional and educational therapy through the Email: [email protected] use of trained and evaluated pets; volunteers take their own dogs, Web: www.greatcircle.org cats and birds to visit patients in area hospitals and care facilities, Facebook: Great Circle and students in area schools. Serves families by providing family support through home visita- tion and parent education programs (Healthy Families America PFLAG-Springfield and Triple P Parenting) in a caring, nurturing and accessible P.O. Box 1752 environment to promote self-worth and quality of life. Springfield, MO 65801-1752 Phone: 417-350-5300 Parent-Teacher Association, Springfield Council Email: [email protected] of PTAs Web: pflagoftheozarks.org 1458 E. Chestnut Expressway Facebook: PFLAG of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65802 Provides support for families, allies and people who are LGBTQ; Phone: 417-523-0000 educates about the unique issues and challenges facing people Email: [email protected] who are LGBTQ; advocates in our communities to change Web: www.scptamo.com attitudes and create policies and laws that achieve full equality for Facebook: Springfield Council of PTAs people who are LGBTQ. Meets 3 p.m., the third Sunday of each SCPTA is an advisory board to all PTA and PTSA units in the month at National Avenue Christian Church, 1515 S. National O Springfield Public Schools providing training to PTA / PTSA lead- Ave. ers and coordinating activities that benefit children throughout Phelps Neighborhood Association the R-12 school district. SCPTA also oversees the operations of the PTA Clothing Bank located at Study Alternative School. P.O. Box 1356 Springfield, MO 65801-1356 Parkinson’s Group of the Ozarks Phone: 417-736-9357 P.O. Box 50595 Email: www.phelpsgrove.com/contact Springfield, MO 65805 Web: www.phelpsgrove.com/association Phone: 417-225-2629 Promotes, protects and enhances the quality of life in the Phelps Email: [email protected] Grove neighborhood. Web: www.parkinsonsgroup.org Facebook: Parkinson’s Group of the Ozarks Pink Dogwood Garden Club Educates, supports research and improves the quality of life for 3945 E. Saint Andrews Drive persons affected by Parkinson’s disease. Springfield, MO 65809 Phone: 417-838-7414 Parkwood Survival Association and Email: [email protected] Improvement District Encourages creativity in gardening, plants Pink Dogwood trees 2514 N. Clayton Ave. and maintains the White Garden at the Springfield Botanical Springfield, MO 65803 Center. New members welcome. Phone: 417-865-8510 Plaid Door Junior League Resale Shop Promotes the interests of the residents of Parkwood subdivision. 2574 E. Bennett St. PAWS Pet Pantry Springfield, MO 65804 600 S. Jefferson Ave. Phone: 417-887-9422 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.JLspringfield.org Phone: 417-501-6416 Facebook: Plaid Door Email: [email protected] Web: www.pawspetpantry.org Sells quality pre-owned and new clothing donated to raise funds Facebook: PAWS Pet Pantry for charitable causes. Twitter: @pawspetpantry Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri We are a nonprofit organization assisting the pets of the 626 E. Battlefield Road

46 Springfield, MO 65807 Pregnancy Care Center Phone: 417-883-3800 1342 E. Primrose St., Suite C Fax: 417-883-3994 Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.ppslr.org Phone: 417-877-0800 Facebook: Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region & Toll Free: 1-866-677-0800 Southwest Missouri Fax: 417-877-0830 Twitter: @ppswmo Email: [email protected] Provides health services that give individuals the power and the Web: 417choices.com ability to take control of their lives, their health and their future. Facebook: Springfield Pregnancy Care Center Works in public policy to empower individuals to take action to Twitter: @SpringfieldPCC influence local, state and federal elected officials to protect and Provides pregnancy testing and confirmation of pregnancy advance access to reproductive health services. through ultrasound. Other services include ongoing mentor- Plymouth Owners Club, Inc., Missouri “Show- ing, parenting and adoption preparation, labor and birth classes, relationship enhancement workshops, and nutrition and lactation Me” Region consultation. 1602 E. Dale St. Springfield, MO 65803 Project Linus Phone: 417-865-1318 2612 E. Linwood Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Preserves and promotes Plymouth and Fargo vehicles more than Phone: 417-886-0392 25 years old. Email: [email protected] Web: www.orgsites.com/mo/net Post Polio Support Group Provides handmade blankets for children, as well as weighted Southwest Center for Independent Living blankets for children with autism spectrum disorder. 2864 S. Nettleton Ave. Springfield, MO 65807 Quail Creek Property Owners Association Phone: 417-886-1188 4205 S. Quail Creek Ave. Toll Free: 1-800-676-7245 Springfield, MO 65810 Fax: 417-886-3619 Phone: 417-889-2304 TTY: 417-886-1188 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Promotes the interests of the residents of Quail Creek subdivision. Web: www.swcil.org Facebook: Empower Abilities Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation Twitter: @swcil_sgf 109 S. Cedarwood Ave. Provides education and a support group. Republic, MO 65738 Q Preferred Family Healthcare Phone: 417-827-5157 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 1277 Web: www.queencitybeards.com 2411 W. Catalpa St. Facebook: Queen City Beard & Mustache Federation Springfield, MO 65801 Simply put, we are about growing hair and growing charities. Phone: 417-862-3455 Incredible friendships and lots of laughs are the by-products of Toll Free: 1-877-862-3455 our community work. Fax: 417-862-9771 Email: [email protected] Queen City Chevelle Club Web: www.psh.org 2116 N. Delaware Ave. Residential substance abuse treatment center at Carol Jones Springfield, MO 65803 Recovery Center for women participating in the Comprehensive Phone: 417-833-4309 Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation program (CSTAR) for Email: [email protected] women and their children. Outpatient treatment available for Web: www.queencitychevelles.com both men and women. Facebook: Queen City Chevelle Club Preferred Family Healthcare A social and automotive club for owners of 1964–1972 Chevelles and El Caminos. 2626 W. College Road 1111S. Glenstone Ave. Queen City Council of the Blind Springfield, MO 65801 3234 S. Dayton Ave. Phone: 417-869-8911 Springfield, MO 65807 Fax: 417-865-4267 Phone: 417-771-9909 TTY: video phone for deaf and hard of hearing: 417-429- Email: [email protected] 2975 Web: MCB Thrift Store Web: www.pfh.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MCBThriftStore/ Facebook: Preferred Family Healthcare Works to improve the economic, social and educational oppor- Provides a wide array of social services, including employment tunities for the blind and helps in meeting any special needs they services, individual living services for people with developmental may have; local affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind. disabilities, foster youth services and substance abuse treatment services throughout southern Missouri.

47 Queen City Rock Camp Email: [email protected] PO Box 3445 Web: www.therarebreed.com Facebook: Rare Breed Youth Services Springfield, MO 65808 Twitter: @TheKitchenIncMO Phone: 417-501-GRRL Email: [email protected] Provides a wide range of outreach services designed by and Web: queencityrockcamp.org for youth ages 13–24. Open Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Facebook: Queen City Rock Camp Professional staff supervise youth who can access television, ste- A week-long day camp for girls ages nine to 18 in Springfield, reo, a computer lab, games, arts and crafts, billiards, foosball and Missouri whose mission is to provide a safe and supportive a message board; provides access to emergency shelter, survival environment where young women can work together to build self- aid, individual assessments, and information on goal-setting skills, confidence through music. prevention and education activities, information and referral, case management advocacy and crisis intervention. A Kitchen, Queen City Sertoma Club Inc. program. 1717 E. Republic Rd. Suite A (Mail) Ravenwood Homeowners Association Sertoma Event Center 1645 W Republic Road, Spring- 4319 S. National Ave., Box 237 field MO 65807 Springfield, MO 65810 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-887-3348 Phone: 417-863-1231 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.ravenwoodHOA.com Web: www.QueenCitySertoma.org Facebook: Ravenwood Homeowners Association, Spring- Facebook: Queen City Sertoma field Missouri Twitter: @qcsertoma417 Promotes and maintains for all Ravenwood subdivision residents. Sponsors Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield and other children’s charities, and hearing health initiatives. Reading Is Fundamental of Springfield, Inc. Queen City Sound Chorus, Sweet Adelines (RIF) International P.O. Box 11253 1216 W. School Road Springfield, MO 65808 Phone: 417-883-6727 Ozark, MO 65721 Fax: 417-863-7825 Phone: 417-582-1651 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.rif.org Facebook: Queen City Sound Chorus A reading motivation program for first- and second-graders that Queen City Sound is a local nonprofit women’s a cappella chorus provides free books three times a year to each child in Springfield dedicated to vocal excellence and enthusiasm about sharing public and Lutheran schools and St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Q music. We are welcoming and reach out to all in harmony. Catholic School and St. Joseph Catholic Academy Queen City Ukulele Club Republic Area Retired School Personnel Springfield Music Association 3100 S. Fremont Ave. 510 N. Allen Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-881-1373 Republic, MO 65738 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-743-1274 or 417-840-2772 Facebook: Queen City Ukulele Club Email: [email protected] Web: rarspa.weebly.com We are a community ukulele club that welcomes all ages and Facebook: Republic Area Retired School Personnel As- abilities to our “strum and sing” gatherings. No dues or admis- sociation sion costs. We meet 6–8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of A community service organization made up of retired school the month at Springfield Music Company, 3100 S. Fremont Ave. personnel and others who live in Republic and its surrounding Songbooks are provided. Meeting cancellations (weather-related, areas. We serve our schools and local community organizations. etc.) are posted on our Facebook page. We support active and retired school personnel. We are active in Rainbow Network the legislation process and watch for issues that adversely affect public schools and the public school retirement system PSRS/ 2840 E. Chestnut Expressway, Suite A PEERS. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-889-8088 Republic Community Band (RCB) Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-732-7401 or 417-631-1360 Web: www.rainbownetwork.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Rainbow Network Facebook: Republic Community Band Twitter: @TheRainbowNet Promotes band music in the community; provides an opportunity An Ozarks-based organization that helps people in Central for instrumental musicians to participate in large ensemble; open America. to musicians from all area communities; no auditions necessary. Rare Breed Youth Services Republic Pregnancy Resource Center 301 N. Main P.O. Box 332 Springfield, MO 65806 291 U.S. Highway 60 West Phone: 417-865-6400 Fax: 417-865-6409 Republic, MO 65738

48 Phone: 417-732-5993 lunches on the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (also known at the Email: [email protected] Tooth Truck). Web: republicprc.org & reppregnancyresourcefriends.org Facebook: Republic Pregnancy Resource Center Rotaract Club of Springfield Free pregnancy test and limited obstetrical ultrasounds. Parenting 4319 S. National Ave. No. 268 classes and baby resources, including diapers, wipes, cloths, toys, Springfield, MO 65810 many miscellaneous items for baby. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldrotaract.org Republic Pumpkin Daze, Inc. Facebook: Rotaract Club of Springfield P.O. Box 56 Service organization of young business and professional people, Republic, MO 65738 ages 18–30, that promotes humanitarian projects and ethical stan- Phone: 417-732-6210 dards; Rotaract is a program of Rotary International. Email: [email protected] Web: www.pumpkindaze.com Rotary Club of Springfield Facebook: Republic Pumpkin Daze, Republic, MO 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A An event that promotes community relationships and goodwill. Springfield, MO 65804 Raises funds for community betterment and scholarships. Phone: 417-886-8606 Fax: 417-886-3685 Robberson Neighborhood Association Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 9653 Web: www.rotaryofspringfieldmo.org Springfield, MO 65801 Volunteer organization that focuses on service projects and finan- Phone: 417-719-3741 cial support locally, nationally and internationally, with special Facebook: Robberson Neighborhood Association emphasis on polio eradication, clean water, youth and health. Promote community spirit and restore personality and brother- hood of Robberson neighborhood; be the eyes of Robberson Rotary Club of Springfield Metro community and identify neighborhood issues, advocate for P.O. Box 8166 Robberson residents and communicate problems with proper Springfield, MO 65801 authorities; promote knowledge of community resources. Phone: 417-886-0404 Email: [email protected] Rogersville Area Senior Center Web: www.rotaryspringfieldmetro.com P.O. Box 52 Facebook: Rotary Club of Springfield Metro 197 S. Marshall St. Twitter: @rotarysgfmetro Rogersville, MO 65742 Volunteer organization that focuses on service projects and finan- Phone: 417-753-7800 cial support locally, nationally and internationally, with special Fax: 417-753-4246 emphasis on polio eradication, clean water, youth and health. R Email: [email protected] Web: www.rogersvilleseniorcenter.org Rotary Club of Springfield North Facebook: Rogersville Area Senior Center P.O. Box 10164 A senior center of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, Springfield, MO 65808 funded, in part, by the Older Americans Act. Phone: 417-887-1561 Fax: 417-887-1552 Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (The “Tooth Web: www.rotaryclubofspringfieldnorth.com Truck”) Facebook: Rotary Club of Springfield North 949 E. Primrose St. Volunteer organization that focuses on service projects and finan- Springfield, MO 65807 cial support locally, nationally, and internationally, with special Phone: 417-891-1238 administrative — 417-875-3504 emphasis on polio eradication, clean water, youth and health. Fax: 417-875-3515 Email: [email protected] Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast Web: www.toothtruck.org 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A Facebook: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Springfield, MO 65804 Ozarks in Springfield, Missouri Phone: 417-886-8606 Provides a mobile dental unit for at-risk children. Fax: 417-886-3685 Email: [email protected] Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Web: www.springfieldsoutheastrotary.org Ozarks, Inc. Facebook: Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast 949 E. Primrose St. Volunteer organization that focuses on service projects and finan- Springfield, MO 65807 cial support locally, nationally, and internationally, with special Phone: 417-886-0225 emphasis on polio eradication, clean water, youth and health. Email: [email protected] Web: www.RMHCOzarks.org Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise Facebook: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A Ozarks Springfield, MO 65804 Provides lodging, hope and comfort for families of seriously Phone: 417-886-8606 ill children receiving medical care at two Ronald McDonald Fax: 417-886-3685 Houses in Springfield; provides dental treatment and prevention Email: [email protected] education for at-risk children who qualify for free/reduced school Web: www.sunriserotaryclub.com

49 Volunteer organization that focuses on service projects and finan- Hotline: 417-820-7233 cial support locally, nationally, and internationally, with special Email: [email protected] Web: www.safekidsspringfield.org emphasis on polio eradication, clean water, youth and health. Facebook: Safe Kids Springfield Route 66 Association of Missouri Twitter: @SafeKidsSpfd 1602 E. Dale St. Provides safety and injury prevention programs for children and Springfield, MO 65803 their families to reduce unintentional deaths and injuries. Phone: 417-865-1318 Email: [email protected] SafeHaven of the Ozarks Web: www.missouri66.org 2200 E. Sunshine St., Suite 310 Preserves, promotes and develops historic Route 66 in Missouri. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-569-3544 Route 66 Rescue, Inc. Email: [email protected] Web: www.SafeHavenoftheOzarks.com P.O. Box 335 Nixa, MO 65714-0335 To prevent child abuse by providing a safe, home-like site for Phone: 417-581-6666 supervised visitation, as well as counseling services for children Email: [email protected] in foster care who have been neglected or abused. Support and Web: www.route66rescueinc.com linkage to community resources also are provided to grandparents Facebook: Route 66 Rescue Inc. who are raising grandchildren, through SafeHaven’s Grandparents Works to place homeless dogs in forever homes to keep them Parenting Again (GPA) program. from being euthanized. The Salvation Army Family Enrichment Center RSVP 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway P.O. Box 3947 Springfield, MO 65802-4279 627 N Glenstone Ave. Phone: 417-862-5509, ext. 112 for Family Enrichment Center Springfield, MO 65808 Fax: 417-862-1135 Phone: 417-862-3595 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-862-2129 Web: www.salvationarmyspringfield.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: The Salvation Army — Springfield, MO Web: www.rsvpspringfield.org Twitter: @sgfsalvation Facebook: RSVP Springfield A transitional housing program for homeless or at-risk families; RSVP engages seniors 55 and older in meaningful volunteer clients are provided with intensive, supportive services and work that serves children, families, and seniors. RSVP creates a structured guidance as they work toward regaining independence community of volunteers who feel valued and are provided the and self-sufficiency. For Family Enrichment inquiries, please call resources necessary to be successful in their volunteer work. R Michele Rutayuga at 417-862-5509, ext. 112 or 109. RSVP Reading Buddy Program The Salvation Army Super Store P.O. Box 3947 1737 S. Campbell Ave. 627 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65807-2003 Springfield, MO 65808 Phone: 417-866-9426 Phone: 417-831-9696 or 417-862-3595 Fax: 417-862-1499 Fax: 417-862-2129 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.salvationarmyspringfield.org Web: ccozarks.org Facebook: The Salvation Army — Springfield, MO Volunteers, age 55 and older, read with and mentor students in Sells new and donated items to benefit the Salvation Army. grades K–3 on a weekly basis. Training is provided. Fifty area schools in three counties participate. Funding is partially pro- The Salvation Army: Harbor House vided by the United Way of the Ozarks. 636 N. Boonville Ave. Safe At Home Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-831-3371 1736 E Sunshine St, Ste 711 Web: www.salvationarmyspringfield.org Springfield, MO 65804 Facebook: The Salvation Army — Springfield, MO Phone: 417-863-7233 Twitter: @sgfsalvation Toll Free: 1-877-603-7805 Email: [email protected] Provides an opportunity for men struggling with addictions to re- Web: www.livesafeathome.org establish themselves in the community through classes, counsel- Facebook: Safe at Home ing, and work experience and accountability, and a safe environ- ment in which to give men a new start in life. We provide compassion, resources and personal emergency sys- tems to seniors at little or no cost, so they can live Safe At Home, The Salvation Army: Main Office longer. 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway Safe Kids Springfield Springfield, MO 65802-4279 Phone: 417-862-5509 1570 W. Battlefield Road, Suite 110 Fax: 417-862-1135 Springfield, MO 65807 Web: www.salvationarmyspringfield.org Phone: 417-820-7233 Facebook: The Salvation Army — Springfield, MO Fax: 417-820-7233 Twitter: @sgfsalvation

50 Available assistance includes shelter and housing programs, an Assists small business owners and potential owners with expert emergency food pantry, rental and prescription assistance, emer- counseling on a no-charge basis, and provides pre-business semi- gency disaster services, a senior citizens program, back-to-school nars for a modest fee. assistance, Christmas assistance, a Community Thanksgiving Day meal, a Community Christmas Day meal, daily feeding programs, Seasons Hospice summer day camp and after-school programs for children, an 1831 W. Melville Road emergency cold weather shelter, an emergency cooling center, Springfield, MO 65803 family and youth activities, and general social service assistance. Phone: 417-890-5533 Fax: 417-890-5560 Sammy’s Window Email: [email protected] 509 S. Cavalier Web: www.seasonshospice.com Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Seasons Hospice Springfield Phone: 417-866-3672 A faith-based, nonprofit hospice that strives to bring com- Fax: 417-351-2774 fort, compassion and share hope. Volunteer opportunities are Email: [email protected] available. Web: www.fosteradopt.org/sammys-window/ Facebook: Sammy’s Window Seminole/Holland Neighborhood Association Sammy’s Window Clothing Closet and Food Pantry provides the 925 E. Seminole St. extra support that foster and adoptive families need to care for Springfield, MO 65807 the children in their home. Every child in a foster or adoptive Email: [email protected] home can receive clothing, food, hygiene items, furniture, school Facebook: Seminole-Holland-Neighborhood-Association supplies, and baby equipment as available. Works to improve aesthetics and overall quality of life within School of Metaphysics (SOM) the neighborhood boundaries of E. Sunshine to E. Sunset, and S. Campbell to S. National Ave. 1033 E. Sunshine St. Springfield, MO 65807 Senior Democrats of the Ozarks Phone: 417-831-0955 2323 E. Rosebrier St. Fax: 417-831-0955 (call) Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-886-7199 Web: www.som.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: School of Metaphysics Strives to further the basic philosophy of the Democratic Party; Educational and service organization that aids anyone to works for passage or defeat of certain legislation, and encourages become a whole, functioning self through coursework, discussion of issues of special concern for Seniors. lectures, books, and services for the purpose of accelerat- ing humanity’s evolution. Check our page at meetup.com/ SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging S Springfield-School-of-Metaphysics. 1735 S. Fort Ave. Scleroderma Foundation Missouri Chapter Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-862-0762 P.O. Box 4123 Toll Free: 1-800-497-0822 Springfield, MO 65808 Fax: 417-865-2683 Phone: 417-890-1502 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.senioragemo.org Web: www.scleroderma.org Facebook: SeniorAge Facebook: Scleroderma Foundation — Missouri Chapter Serving seniors 60 and older by coordinating and funding pro- Supports scleroderma research in the United States; promotes the grams that enhance their quality of life. education of the disease and facilitates health and professional seminars; produces and distributes literature and conducts aware- Sertoma Clubs of Springfield ness campaigns; offers peer counseling, mutual support programs 1717 E. Republic Rd., Suite A and physician referrals. Springfield, MO 65804 Scleroderma Support Group Phone: 417-863-1231 Email: [email protected] 4121 W. Tilden St. Web: www.springfieldsertoma.org Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Springfield Sertoma Phone: 417-866-4297 A civic and service organization dedicated to supporting the Toll Free: 1-800-722-4673 children of the community. Primarily sponsors the Boys & Girls Fax: 417-866-4297 Email: [email protected] Clubs of Springfield and other children’s charities. Web: www.sclero.org SGM Guy J. Killingsworth Chapter 621 Military A support group for persons with scleroderma and their families. Order of the Purple Heart SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business 410 Yosemite Dr. 2733 E. Battlefield Road, #316 Nixa, MO 65714 Phone: 417-693-2361 Springfield, MO 65804 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-986-4730 Web: www.purpleheart.org and www.mophmissouri.com/ Email: [email protected] chapter621 Web: www.swmoscore.org Facebook: SCORE Mentors SW Missouri A group for those who have been awarded the Purple Heart

51 Medal for wounds received in action and their immediate family. Phone: 417-862-0762 Meetings are held on the fourth Sunday at 3 p.m. at Covenant Toll Free: 1-800-497-0822 Web: www.senioragemo.org/resources/meet-your-local- Presbyterian Church, 2441 S. Lone Pine Avenue, Springfield, MO legislators/silver-haired-legislature/ 65804 Facebook: SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging Sherman Avenue Project Area Committee, Inc. Peer-elected representatives recommend legislation important to P.O. Box 6317 seniors to the Missouri General Assembly. Members must be at Springfield, MO 65801 least 60 years old and live in the county they represent. Phone: 417-860-3626 Sleuths’ Ink Promotes the interests of the residents of Sherman Avenue and 4750 S. Ridgecrest Drive (mail) Silver Springs area, and provides low-income housing. Springfield, MO 65810 Sho-Me Statesmen Phone: 417-234-5491 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-425-4636 Web: sleuthsink.blogspot.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: Sleuths’ Ink Mystery Writers Web: www.shomestatesmen.org Facebook: Sho-Me Statesmen Chorus A writers’ organization that provides members with resources to sup- Promotes barbershop-style a cappella harmony and participates with port their interests in the genres of mystery, crime and suspense. We quartets and choruses. Available to perform at any nonpolitical venue. meet 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month at McAlister’s Deli, 1711 E. Battlefield Rd. in Springfield. Show-Me Ts Model T Ford Club Society of Financial Service Professionals, 5990 S. Spring Ridge Lane Ozark Chapter Republic, MO 65738-2104 Phone: 417-732-7222 3315 E. Ridgeview St., Suite 4000 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-883-1551 Recreational group focusing on the restoration and showing of Fax: 417-883-0820 Model T Fords Email: [email protected] Show-Me-Strokes Decorative Painters Web: www.financialpro.org 6800 W. Lone Oak Provides basic and advanced financial planning information for Springfield, MO 65803 members and the public; members are credentialed through vari- Phone: 417-719-4613 ous fields of study, and have advanced industry designations such as ChFC, CFP, CLU, RHU and others. Promotes an appreciation of and interest in decorative painting S using a variety of mediums and surfaces; educates about the diver- Society of Manufacturing Engineers, sity of the art form through programs and seminars. A member of Springfield Chapter 321 the National Society of Decorative Painters. P.O. Box 531 Shriners, Abou Ben Adhem Springfield, MO 65801 601 St. Louis St. Web: www.sme.org/missouri-chapters/ Springfield, MO 65806 Provides educational programs, promotes awareness of new Phone: 417-869-9164 industry products and manufacturing in southwest Missouri. Fax: 417-863-7444 Provides scholarships to Missouri State University and Ozarks Email: [email protected] Technical College students in manufacturing. Web: www.abashrine.com Facebook: Abou Ben Adhem Shriners Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War A fraternal organization which supports Shriners Hospitals 3436 N. Fremont Ave. for Children®, a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to Springfield, MO 65803 improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty Phone: 417-833-1875 care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs for Email: [email protected] medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic Facebook: Phelps Camp #66 — Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered A heritage-based, educational, patriotic and fraternal environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. organization. Sigma Kappa Daytime Alumnae Soroptimist International of Springfield, 2946 E. Ridgeview St. Missouri Springfield, MO 65804 610-A E. Battlefield Rd., PMB137 Web: www.sigmakappa.org Springfield, MO 65807 Facebook: Sigma Kappa-Delta Upsilon Alumnae Phone: 417-840-4908 Supports the active chapter of Sigma Kappa at Missouri State Email: [email protected] University (Delta Upsilon). Web: www.soroptimistofspringfield.org Facebook: Soroptimist International of the Americas Silver-Haired Legislature Professional women’s organization that provides various scholar- c/o Senior Age ships to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements. This 1735 S. Fort Ave. organization also completes projects to improve the lives of Springfield, MO 65807 women and children (nationally and internationally).

52 South Side Senior Center International Code Council and an ICC Preferred Educational 2215 S. Fremont Ave. Provider. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-890-1313 Southwest Missouri Council of Governments Fax: 417-890-9998 901 S. National Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65897 Facebook: South Side Senior Center Phone: 417-836-6900 A senior center of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, Fax: 417-836-4146 funded, in part, by the Older Americans Act. Email: [email protected] Web: www.SMCOG.org Southern Missouri Emergency Services, Inc. Facebook: Southwest Missouri Council of Governments 223 Straight and Narrow Rd. Provides technical and advisory services in planning and commu- Crane, MO 65633 nity development to local governments and public organizations; Phone: 417-350-3519 or 417-942-1109 includes grant writing, planning and zoning information and spe- Email: [email protected] cialized planning in transportation, hazard mitigation, economic Coordinates the efforts of the Regional Disaster Battalions, development and comprehensive planning. Missouri Fire Banks and also the National Fraternity of Special Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine and Events Motorcycle Teams. Tractor Association BR 16 Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club 2273 E. 460 Rd. P.O. Box 2232 Halfway, MO 65663 Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 417-445-2507 Phone: 417-597-HAM-0 (voicemail only) Web: www.steamorama.com Email: smarc@(nospam)smarc.org Facebook: Southwest Missouri Early Day Gas Engine and Web: www.smarc.org Tractor Association BR 16 Facebook: Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club Restores, preserves and exhibits antique and classic tractors, gas Promotes the use of amateur radio in southwest Missouri. engines, steam engines and related equipment. Hosts annual show in September (10 days after Labor Day) in Republic, Missouri. Southwest Missouri Area of Narcotics Anonymous (SWMOANA) Southwest Missouri Indian Center P.O. Box 3902 543 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield, MO 65801-3902 Springfield, MO 65802-4759 Hotline: 1-855-866-7392 Phone: 417-869-9550 Web: www.na.org and www.swmoana.org Fax: 417-869-0922 Email: [email protected] S A hotline for drug abuse; publishes list of Narcotics Anonymous meeting dates, times and locations. A social service organization, food bank and clothing bank for low-income Native American families from federally recognized Southwest Missouri Art and Craft Guild tribes. P.O. Box 350 Southwest Missouri Model A Ford Club Marshfield, MO 65706 P.O. Box 9735 Phone: 417-848-0854 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65801-9735 Web: www.artcraftguild.org Phone: 417-718-3300 Facebook: SW MO Art & Craft Guild Email: [email protected] A support, social and business group for working artists and crafts- Develops interest in preservation and restoration of Model A people; sponsors the annual Art in the Park art fair in Sequiota Park. Fords. Southwest Missouri Camera Club Southwest Missouri Museum Associates, Inc. 3111 E. Topping Circle Inside the Springfield Art Museum Springfield, MO 65804 1111 E. Brookside Drive Phone: 417-830-5008 Springfield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-837-2869 Web: www.swmocameraclub.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Southwest Missouri Camera Club Web: sgfmuseum.org/ Facebook: SMMA Promotes, encourages and fosters the photographic art in all its forms. As founders of the Springfield Art Museum, SMMA continues to support the museum through acquisitions, collection pres- Southwest Missouri Code Officials, Inc. ervation, art education, and building needs. Annually, SMMA P.O. Box 247 provides transportation to all Springfield fifth grade students, and Springfield, MO 65801 thousands of rural school students, to the museum for interactive Email: [email protected] art education. Through many traditional Art Groups, SMMA Web: www.smcodeofficials.org supports the arts in southwest Missouri through annual fundrais- ing events. Promotes and provides educational seminars on materials, equipment and techniques of construction as related to building code compliance and enforcement. SMCO is a chapter of the

53 Southwest Missouri Retriever Club in promoting economic development, stimulating jobs and Web: swmoretrievers.com improving the quality of life. Facebook: Southwest Missouri Retriever Club Encourages and promotes the role of pure-bred retrievers Springfield Area Herb Society as hunting dogs and provides a vehicle for retriever handlers P.O. Box 6247 to improve their skills, education and working knowledge of Springfield, MO 65801-6247 retriever breeds in gundog and hunting test competitions; con- Phone: 417-725-5134 ducts sanctioned and licensed AKC and UKC/HRC hunt tests. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldherbsociety.com Spay Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. (SNAP) Educates the public about the use of herbs for culinary, medicinal, P.O. Box 14354 decorative and craft purposes. Springfield, MO 65814 Phone: 417-823-7627 Springfield Area Human Resources Association Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 4252 Web: www.snap123.org Springfield, MO 65808-4252 Provides financial spay and neuter assistance to low-income pet Email: [email protected] owners who would not otherwise have their pet sterilized. Web: www.sahramo.org Facebook: SAHRAMOORG Spring Creek Property Owners Association Twitter: @SAHRAMO P.O. Box 14082 Educates and supports human resources professionals in the Springfield, MO 65814 Springfield area. Phone: 417-353-3266 Email: [email protected] Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals Web: www.springcreekspringfield.com 4125 S. Parkhill Court A group for the residents of Spring Creek subdivision. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-831-8607 Springbike Bicycle Club Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 9823 Web: www.salsp.org Springfield, MO 65801 For legal secretaries, paralegals, legal support staff and anyone Phone: See website for contact info. employed in the legal field. Email: [email protected] Web: www.springbike.org Springfield Area Music Teachers Association/YA Facebook: Springbike Bicycle Club of SAMTA Promotes enjoyable and safe cycling for the community. 5554 S. Woodcliffe Drive S Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation Phone: 417-881-3694 (SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic) Web: www.missourimta.org 1600 N. Washington Ave. A local chapter of the national organization for all types of Springfield, MO 65803 music teachers of K–12 schools and colleges as well as private Phone: 417-831-7223 instructors. Fax: 417-831-7228 Email: [email protected] Springfield Area Retired Teachers Web: www.spayneuterspringfield.org 8076 W. Farm Road 144 Facebook: SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic Springfield, MO 65802 A high-quality spay neuter clinic providing affordable services to Phone: 417-732-2192 the public and local rescue groups. Web: www.springfieldretiredteachers.weebly.com Facebook: SARTA — Springfield Area Retired Teachers & Springfield Aquatics Staff Association Drury University Works for the betterment and welfare of retired certified and 900 N. Benton Ave. non-certified public school employees. Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.spaswim.org Springfield Art Museum Facebook: Springfield Aquatics 1111 E. Brookside Drive Provides competitive swimming for all ages. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-837-5700 Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Fax: 417-837-5704 P.O. Box 1687 Email: [email protected] 202 S. John Q Hammons Parkway Web: www.sgfmuseum.org Facebook: Springfield Art Museum Springfield, MO 65801-1687 Twitter: @sgfmuseum Phone: 417-862-5567 Fax: 417-862-1611 Collects, preserves and displays works of art, provides classes for Email: [email protected] children and adults in arts and crafts. Web: www.springfieldchamber.com Facebook: Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Springfield Astronomical Society Twitter: @SGFChamber 455 Wild Turkey Drive Serves as an advocate for Springfield and its business community Billings, MO 65610

54 Phone: 417-743-0210 individuals with dyslexia. Delivering research based multi-sensory Email: [email protected] teaching methods in a positive learning environment that ignites Web: www.springfieldastronomy.org the student’s inner strengths and inspires them to be engaged Facebook: Springfield Astronomical Society lifelong learners building foundations in literacy (reading, writing, Strives to increase the pleasure and understanding of astronomy spelling). among amateurs. Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield Ballet, Inc. 4601 S. Nature Center Way 411 N. Sherman Parkway Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-888-4237 Phone: 417-862-1343 Fax: 417-888-4241 Fax: 417-862-7877 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mdc.mo.gov/Springfield Web: www.springfieldballet.org Features walking trails, a nature center, programs, auditorium, Facebook: Springfield Ballet Twitter: @SpfldBallet classrooms and exhibits on the outdoors. Springfield Ballet, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated Springfield Contractors Association (SCA) to advancing the art of ballet through premiere education, perfor- 1313 N. Nias Ave. mance, outreach and collaboration. Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-862-1313 Springfield Benchrest Rifle Club, Inc. Fax: 417-862-6892 P.O. Box 4543 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65808 Web: www.springfieldcontractors.org Phone: 417-567-0443 Facebook: Springfield Contractors Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SGFContractors Web: www.springfieldbenchrestrifleclub.org Furthers communication among commercial contractors, govern- Facebook: Springfield Benchrest Rifle Club ment, owners and other trade groups, and facilitates job place- A target shooting club with private membership. Matches are ment in construction fields. open to the public. Springfield Dog Training Club Springfield BMW RoadRiders 454 N. Farm Road 223 Springfield, MO Springfield, MO 65802 Web: springfieldbmwroadriders.com Phone: 417-862-7967 Facebook: Springfield BMW RoadRiders Email: [email protected] BMW motorcycles club, promoting camaraderie and friendship Web: www.smdtc.org S of members. BMW MOA-chartered club No. 8. Facebook: Springfield Dog Training Club Offers classes to help dog owners train their dogs for basic home Springfield Bridge Center manners, obedience, tracking, agility and rally; affiliated with 1675 East Seminole, Suite F AKC and UKC. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-881-3354 Springfield Evening Lions Club Web: www. Bridgewebs.com/acblunit101 506 N. Lone Pine Ave. Hosts American Contract Bridge League games for beginning Springfield, MO 65802 and experienced bridge players. Free introductory lessons are Phone: 417-862-2647 offered at the Library Center. Additional lessons are available at Email: [email protected] the bridge center for players interested in completing beginning Helps sight and hearing impaired individuals. Collects used eye lessons or increasing their knowledge of the game of bridge. glasses and hearing aids. Springfield Business Builders Club Springfield Executive Breakfast Club 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A 1717 E. Republic Road, Suite A Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-886-8606 Phone: 417-886-8606 Fax: 417-886-3685 Fax: 417-886-3685 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldbusinessbuildersclub.com Web: www.springfieldexecutivebreakfastclub.com Promotes business referrals. Builds referral networks. Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning Springfield Exposition Center 1000 E. Primrose St., Suite 540 635 St. Louis St. Springfield, MO 65807 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-269-0259 Phone: 417-869-5588 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.dyslexiaandlearning.com Web: www.springfieldexpo.com Facebook: Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning Facebook: Springfield Expo Center Twitter: @Dyslexia_Ctr_MO A city-owned events facility with 92,000 square feet of exhibition Provide educational, charitable, and supportive services to space and 13,000 square feet of pre-function space.

55 Springfield Federated Music Club Fax: 417-869-4047 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.nfmc-music.org Web: www.springfieldlittletheatre.org Facebook: Springfield Federated Music Club Facebook: Springfield Little Theatre Aids and encourages public knowledge and appreciation of the Provides live theatre performances and educational programs. arts; allows people to participate in musical outlets. Affiliated with Springfield Little Theatre Guild Missouri Federation of Music Clubs and National Federation of Music Clubs. Dues $25 per year. New members welcome. 1731 E. Walnut St. Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield Fiber Artists Phone: 417-869-1334 2545 Braden Road Web: www.springfieldlittletheatre.org/about/guild Rogersville, MO 65742 Aids in the promotion and financial support of the Springfield Phone: 417-830-3275 Little Theatre, Inc. Email: [email protected] Facebook: Springfield Fiber Artists Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Promotes fiber arts in the community and provides educational 1615 S. Ingram Mill Road, Bldg. D programs for its members. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-831-2783 Springfield Hospitality Club Fax: 417-831-2842 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldhospitalityclub.com Web: www.springfieldbar.com An independent membership organization created in 1996. Club An association of 800+ attorneys that provides seminars, referral membership is open to anyone in our community interested in service, events and advocacy. fellowship and various social activities. Once a month members Springfield Mid-America Singers meet for a luncheon and program. Membership dues are $20.00. Phone: 417-863-7464 (SING) Springfield Host Lions Club Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 3161 Web: www.smasingers.org Facebook: Springfield Mid-America Singers Springfield, MO 65808-3161 Phone: 417-833-9879 Called together by our love of singing, the Springfield Mid- Email: [email protected] America Singers are devoted to enriching the community through Web: www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/springfieldhostmo/ excellence in choral music. Our central goals include involving Facebook: Springfield Host Lions Club people in choral music as a community, teaching singing as a lifle- Service club that assists people in need with eye care and eyeglasses. long activity, and artistically expressing and uplifting the human S spirit through choral music. Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association Springfield Missouri Employer Committee P.O. Box 4632 Springfield, MO 65808 (MEC) Phone: 417-812-6553 1514 S. Glenstone Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65804 Web: www.shla.com Phone: 417-887-4343 Web: www.ozarksjobpath.com Facilitates the city’s hotels and motels in bettering their market- ing position with conventions, tourists and the public. Provides information to the business community through meet- ings and seminars; solicits input from the business community on Springfield Ladies Saturday Club workforce issues. Missouri Career Center provides staff support 2204 E. Bancroft St. to the committee. Springfield, MO 65804 Phone: 417-886-4779 Springfield Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) A women’s club and service organization which promotes home life, art and conservation. Phone: 800-392-0532 Email: [email protected] Springfield Lasers Web: www.msta.org 2331 E. Pythian St. A professional organization that serves the city’s educational Springfield, MO 65802 personnel. Phone: 417-837-5800 Email: [email protected] Springfield National Cemetery Web: www.springfieldlasers.com 1702 E. Seminole St. Facebook: Springfield Lasers Springfield, MO 65804 Twitter: @sgflasers Phone: 417-881-9499 A World Team Tennis Pro League franchise owned by the City of Fax: 417-881-7862 Springfield. 2018 World Team Tennis champions. Email: [email protected] Web: www.cem.va.gov Springfield Little Theatre Serves burial needs for honorably discharged veterans and their 311 E. Walnut St. eligible dependents. Now a closed cemetery except for second Springfield, MO 65806 interment casket burials and first and second cremation interment. Phone: 417-869-3869 or 417-869-1334 for tickets

56 Springfield Orchid Society Phone: 417-844-4583 or 816-383-2426 Facebook: Sp Orchid Society Email: [email protected] Promotes the growing and exhibition of orchids. Enjoy china painting with other local artists; learn new tech- niques and ideas; find out about state and local organizations that Springfield Organic Gardening Club support artists in other mediums. Springfield, MO Email: [email protected] Springfield Public Schools 1359 E. St. Louis St. Promotes organic gardening practices through education and Springfield, MO 65802 community outreach. Monthly meetings open to the public. Free Phone: 417-523-0000 email newsletter with area gardening news and resources. Fax: 417-523-0196 Springfield Ostomy Support Group Email: [email protected] Web: www.sps.org Phone: 417-351-5635 Facebook: Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MO Email: [email protected] Twitter: @officialSPS Web: www.ostomy.org/support-group-finder/ Administers 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, one Provides ostomates and their caregivers with the opportunity to 5/6 school, five high schools, one alternative education center, find knowledge, understanding and support; member of the UOAA. one gifted education center and three early childhood centers in Springfield Park Board Chess Club Springfield. 2215 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield Public Schools: Early Childhood Springfield, MO 65804 Special Education Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldparkboardchessclub.com 2525 W. College Road Facebook: Springfield Park Board Chess Club Springfield, MO 65802 Twitter: @sprchess Phone: 417-523-7700 Fax: 417-523-7795 Meets weekly to play, watch and study the game of chess. Members Email: [email protected] can compete for ratings from the U.S. Chess Federation; meetings Web: www.sps.org held at Southside Senior Center most Fridays; check Facebook Facebook: Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MO page for current meeting information. Twitter: @officialSPS Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri Master Early intervention services for developmentally delayed children Naturalists ages 3–5. 2630 N. Mayfair Ave. Springfield Public Schools: KIDSFIRST Springfield, MO 65803 1359 E. St. Louis St. S Phone: 417-895-6881 ext. 1643 Springfield, MO 65802 Fax: 417-895-6910 Phone: 417-523-1630 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-523-1695 Web: www.springfieldmasternaturalist.com Email: [email protected] Engages Missourians in stewardship of natural resources through Web: www.sps.org science-based education and volunteer community service. Assists under-resourced students enrolled in Springfield public Develops well-informed volunteers to provide education, out- schools with vision exams, glasses, medical and dental services, reach and service. clothing and shoes; provides childcare and parenting classes for Springfield Poets & Friends students attending Study Alternative Center. Email: [email protected] Springfield Public Schools: Office of Equity & Web: www.mopoetry.com/poetsandfriends Access Facebook: Poets & Friends, Springfield MO 1359 E. St. Louis St. An information and support group for poets. Affiliated with the Springfield, MO 65802 Missouri State Poetry Society and the National Federation of Phone: 417-523-0064 State Poetry Societies. Fax: 417-523-0099 Springfield Police Museum — Springfield Email: [email protected] Web: www.sps.org/Page/4553 Calaboose Committed to building a school district community in which all 321 E. Chestnut Expressway (mailing) areas of cultural diversity are valued; strives to enrich educational 409 W. McDaniel St. (physical) experiences by affording opportunities to challenge stereotypes Springfield, MO 65802 and misconceptions that are often the foundation for insensitiv- Email: [email protected] ity, misunderstanding and conflict. Web: www.historymuseumonthesquare.org Facebook: Springfield Police Museum Springfield Public Schools: Parents As Teachers Collects, preserves and exhibits a history of the Springfield Police (PAT)/Early Childhood Education Department. Open by appointment through the Springfield 506 S. Grant Ave. History Museum. 2757 E. Division St. Springfield Porcelain Artists Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: Office 417-523-1160, Screening Department 417- 3908 S. Leroy Ct. 523-1333 Springfield, MO 65807

57 Fax: 417-523-1395 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.moblind.org Web: www.sps.org/ParentsAsTeachers Promotes social, educational and legislative interests of blind Facebook: Springfield MO Parents as Teachers persons. A free, voluntary program that offers information and support to parents of preschool children in the Springfield Public School Springfield Sister Cities Association District. Parent educators serve families through home visits and 2400 S. Scenic Ave. group meetings. Every child is offered a developmental screening Springfield, MO 65807 once per year. Phone: 417-864-1341 Fax: 417-823-4818 Springfield Public Schools: Teen Parent Program Email: [email protected] 560 S. Grant Ave. Web: www.peacethroughpeople.org Springfield, MO 65806 Facebook: Springfield Sister Cities Phone: 417-523-1160 Twitter: @sgfsistercities Fax: 417-523-1199 Fosters international friendships with Springfield sister cities Email: [email protected] Isesaki, Japan and Tlaquepaque, Mexico. Web: www.sps.org/ Facebook: Springfield MO Parents as Teachers Springfield Summit Optimist Club Provides information on effective parenting and child develop- Email: [email protected] ment through personal home visits and monthly group meetings Web: www.SpringfieldSummitOptimists.org and www. at each high school. Optimists.org Facebook: Springfield Summit Optimist Club Springfield RC Club Encourages the development of youth. 7775 N. Farm Road 189 Fair Grove, MO 65706 Springfield Symphony Guild Phone: 417-350-1562 411 N. Sherman Parkway Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.springfieldrcclub.org Phone: 417-864-6683 Facebook: Springfield RC Club Fax: 417-864-8967 Educates and unites local radio control modelers, and provides a Email: [email protected] safe and fun flying site. Web: www.springfieldmosymphony.org Facebook: Springfield Symphony Guild Springfield Regional Arts Council Provides support for the Springfield Symphony and assists music The Creamery Arts Center education in the community. S 411 N. Sherman Parkway Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield Symphony Orchestra Phone: 417-862-2787 411 N. Sherman Parkway Fax: 417-862-7877 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-864-6683 Web: www.springfieldarts.org Fax: 417-864-8967 Facebook: Springfield Regional Arts Council Email: [email protected] Twitter: @springfieldarts Web: www.springfieldmosymphony.org Connects people and the arts through supports of the visual, Facebook: Springfield Symphony Orchestra MO performing, literary and film/media arts organizations and art- Twitter: @SprngfldSymph ists within 27 counties, the largest outreach of any in the state Provides the highest level of symphonic music and musc educa- of Missouri; operates The Creamery Arts Center, which houses tion to all of southwest Missouri, with a balance of artistic inter- the offices of the SRAC, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, ests and sound fiscal responsibility. Springfield Ballet, Springfield Regional Opera, Springfield Community Center, First Friday Art Walk, and Sculpture Walk of Springfield Toastmasters Club 527 Springfield. 1525 E. Republic Rd. Suite W Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield Regional Opera Guild Phone: 417-880-7079 411 N. Sherman Parkway Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: www.springfieldtoastmasters.com Phone: 417-863-1960 Facebook: Springfield Toastmasters 527 Email: [email protected] Strives to increase an individual’s ability to communicate effec- Web: www.sropera.org tively in the arena of public speaking by providing opportunities Facebook: Springfield Regional Opera to practice and improve speech organization, presentation skills A volunteer group of opera lovers that supports SRO — A Lyric and leadership skills. Theatre Company. Springfield Victory Mission Springfield Service Club of the Blind 1715 N. Boonville Ave. 827 N. Nettleton Ave. (mailing) Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-864-2200 Phone: 417-866-5778 Fax: 417-708-8295 Toll Free: 1-800-342-5632 (Missouri Council of the Blind) Email: [email protected] Hotline: 314-832-7172 Web: www.victorymission.com

58 Facebook: Springfield Victory Mission Web: health.springfieldmo.gov Twitter: @SpringfieldVM Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Health Department From meeting immediate needs of hunger and shelter to execut- Public health services related to food safety, animal control, and ing programs and social enterprises that provide sustainable disease prevention and surveillance. Missouri birth and death opportunities of personal growth, we are on a mission of “victory” certificates may be obtained through this office. for all who call the Springfield area home. Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Springfield Writers’ Guild Women, Infants and Children Supplemental 2226 W Brower St. Nutrition Program (WIC) Springfield, MO 65802 440 E. Tampa St. Phone: 417-831-9921 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-864-1540 Web: www.springfieldwritersguild.org Fax: 417-863-8790 Facebook: Springfield Writers’ Guild and Springfield Writ- Email: [email protected] ers Guild Forum Web: www.health.springfieldmo.gov/wic Provides encouragement to local writers in their craft and mutual Facebook: Springfield-Greene County WIC support among members; encourages aspiring writers in the mar- Provides nutrition education, health risk assessment, referral keting of their literary material for payment through emphasiz- services, lactation services, and a supplemental food package for ing mentoring, genre interest, motivation and publishing of its all eligible women, infants and children up to the age of five years. members. Springfield-Greene County Library District Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Bureau Springfield, MO 65810 815 E. Saint Louis St. Phone: 417-883-5366 Springfield, MO 65806 Fax: 417-889-2547 Phone: 417-881-5300 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-678-8767 Web: thelibrary.org Fax: 417-881-2231 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Email: [email protected] Twitter: @springfieldlib Web: www.springfieldmo.org Provides library services through ten branches, the Mobile Library Facebook: I Love Springfield, MO! and Library Express West. Twitter: @SpringfieldCVB Promotes tourism, conventions, sporting events and trade Springfield-Greene County Library District: shows in Springfield; operates the Route 66 Springfield Visitor Ash Grove Branch Library Center on east St. Louis Street and an information desk at the 101 E. Main St. S Springfield-Branson National Airport. Ash Grove, MO 65604 Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra Phone: 417-751-2933 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 c/o Drury University — Attn: Dr. Koch Email: [email protected] 900 N. Benton Ave. Web: thelibrary.org Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Phone: 417-873-7298 Twitter: @springfieldlib Email: [email protected] A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Web: www.sdco.drury.edu Facebook: Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra Springfield-Greene County Library District: A civic orchestra featuring professional and student classical Fair Grove Branch Library musicians. Community members are welcome to audition. 81 S. Orchard Blvd. Springfield-Greene County Community Health Fair Grove, MO 65648 Phone: 417-759-2637 Advocates TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 320 E. Central St. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 Web: thelibrary.org Phone: 417-864-2477 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Email: [email protected] Twitter: @springfieldlib Web: www.springfieldmo.gov/CHAReferral A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Community Health Advocates seeks to make your life healthier and happier by bridging gaps and reducing barriers to better Springfield-Greene County Library District: health. We help navigate Springfield’s web of social services and The Library Center community resources. We provide healthcare referrals; assistance 4653 S. Campbell Ave. with housing, employment, and transportation; access to food Springfield, MO 65810 and clothing, and more. Phone: 417-882-0714 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Springfield-Greene County Health Department Email: [email protected] 227 E. Chestnut Expressway Web: thelibrary.org Springfield, MO 65802 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Phone: 417-864-1658 Twitter: @springfieldlib

59 Main library of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Email: [email protected] Also houses administrative offices, human resources, community Web: thelibrary.org Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District relations and other service departments. Twitter: @springfieldlib Springfield-Greene County Library District: A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Library Express West Springfield-Greene County Library District: Orchard Plaza 3872 W. Chestnut Expressway Republic Branch Library Springfield, MO 65802 921 N. Lindsey Ave. Phone: 417-883-6112 Republic, MO 65738 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-732-7284 Web: thelibrary.org Fax: 417-732-6143 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Twitter: @springfieldlib Email: [email protected] Web: thelibrary.org Library kiosk open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for library card hold- Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District ers to check out books, DVDs, music CDs and audiobooks. Place Twitter: @springfieldlib and pick up holds, return items. Wi-Fi available 5:30 a.m.–11 p.m. A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield-Greene County Library District: Library Outreach Services Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Springfield, MO 65810 2214 Brentwood Blvd. Phone: 417-883-5366 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-889-2547 Phone: 417-883-1974 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Fax: 417-883-6412 Email: [email protected] TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Web: thelibrary.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Web: thelibrary.org Twitter: @springfieldlib Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Twitter: @springfieldlib Provides Mobile Library, child care site storytimes and other library outreach services in Greene County, including delivery of materials A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. to the homebound. A department of the Springfield-Greene County Springfield-Greene County Library District: Library District. To reach Walking Books, please call 417-883-6112. Strafford Branch Library S Springfield-Greene County Library District: 101 S. Highway 125, Suite H The Library Station Strafford, MO 65757 2535 N. Kansas Expressway Phone: 417-736-9233 Springfield, MO 65803 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-865-1340 Web: thelibrary.org Fax: 417-862-6514 Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Twitter: @springfieldlib Email: [email protected] Web: thelibrary.org A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District Twitter: @springfieldlib Springfield-Greene County Library District: A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Walking Books 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Springfield-Greene County Library District: Springfield, MO 65810 Midtown Carnegie Branch Library Phone: 417-883-6112 397 E. Central St. Fax: 417-889-2547 Springfield, MO 65802 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-862-0135 Web: thelibrary.org/services/walkbook.cfm Fax: 417-866-1259 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Provides free delivery of library materials to patrons who cannot Email: [email protected] easily travel due to physical limitations. Volunteer drivers make Web: thelibrary.org regularly scheduled deliveries of books, audio books and DVDs. A Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District department of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Twitter: @springfieldlib A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Springfield-Greene County Library District: Willard Branch Library Springfield-Greene County Library District: 304 E. Jackson St. #1A Park Central Branch Library Willard, MO 65781 128 Park Central Square Phone: 417-742-4258 Springfield, MO 65806 Fax: 417-742-4589 Phone: 417-831-1342 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 TTY: Relay Missouri 7-1-1 Email: [email protected]

60 Web: thelibrary.org Recreation and social programs offered for individuals with Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Library District disabilities, including AquaGroove (swimming), bowling, ceram- Twitter: @springfieldlib ics, field trips, dancing, outdoor activities and Miracle League. A branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Headquartered at Northview Center. Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Management (OEM) Aquatics and Outdoor Pools 330 W. Scott St. 2511 W. Republic Road Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-869-6040 Phone: 417-874-2814 Fax: 417-869-6654 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: parkboard.org/323/Swimming-Pools Web: oem.greenecountymo.gov Facebook: The Park Board Facebook: Springfield-Greene County Office of Emer- Twitter: @TheParkBoard gency Management The Springfield-Greene County Park Board operates five outdoor Twitter: @gcoem and two indoor pools. Outdoor pools, open May–August, include The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Fassnight, Grant Beach, McGee-McGregor, Silver Springs and Management (OEM) is committed to building the community’s Westport. Chesterfield and Doling Indoor Aquatics Centers are disaster resiliency by implementing best practices in emergency open year-round. Lessons, water aerobics and swim teams offered management in order to aggressively reduce loss of life, limit throughout the year. damage to property and minimalize harm to the environment. OEM plans and prepares for emergencies, educates the public Springfield-Greene County Park Board: about preparedness, coordinates response and recovery efforts Archery Range at the Davis Property and collects and disseminates emergency information. OEM’s 5780 S. Farm Road 141 vision is to be the most disaster resilient community in America. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield-Greene County Park Board Phone: 417-874-2911 Email: [email protected] 1923 N. Weller Ave. Web: parkboard.org/339/Archery Springfield, MO 65803 Facebook: Springfield Archery Complex Phone: 417-864-1049 Twitter: @TheParkBoard Fax: 417-864-2095 Email: [email protected] Archery programs provide young archers the opportunity to learn Web: www.parkboard.org and compete in recreational shooting, including the possibility of Facebook: The Park Board competing regionally and nationally. Twitter: @TheParkBoard Springfield-Greene County Park Board: S The Springfield-Greene County Park Board includes 3,200 acres Betty Allison Golf Course at Oscar Blom and 104 sites, ranging from neighborhood playgrounds to multi- use recreational facilities to natural resource areas. The system 1825 E. Norton Road includes four golf courses, three family centers, a zoo, a farm park, Springfield, MO 65803 botanical gardens, several sports and athletic complexes, two Phone: 417-833-9962 Fax: 417-833-3334 indoor aquatics centers, six outdoor swimming pools, multiple Email: [email protected] School-Park sites and more than 100 miles of recreational trails Web: www.parkboardgolf.org/betty-allison-golf-course/ — including 70+ miles of Greenways. Facebook: Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course Springfield-Greene County Park Board/ASA: Twitter: @TheParkBoard Softball Hall of Fame Museum A par-3, 9-hole, lighted course, perfect for learning and sharpen- ing golf skills, adjacent to Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course. Killian Sports Complex Kids play free Sunday–Thursday. 2141 E. Pythian St. (mail) Springfield, MO 65804 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Phone: 417-837-5817 Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course Fax: 417-837-5829 Email: [email protected] 1825 E. Norton Road Web: parkboard.org/359/Softball-Museum Springfield, MO 65803 Facebook: Killion Sports Complex Phone: 417-833-9962 Twitter: @TheParkBoard Fax: 417-833-3334 Email: [email protected] Local softball history and memorabilia dating from the 1920s. Web: www.parkboardgolf.org/bill-payne-stewart-golf- Free admission, donations accepted. course/ Facebook: Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Twitter: @TheParkBoard Accessible Recreation Designed by Perry Maxwell, this 18-hole, 6,162-yard par-70 course 301 E. Talmage Ave. is named for Missouri Amateur winner, Bill Stewart, and his son, Springfield, MO 65803 PGA pro Payne Stewart, who was an 11-time tour winner, includ- Phone: 417-837-5808 ing two U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. Course offers Email: [email protected] driving range, practice greens and pro shops. Web: parkboard.org/334/Accessible-Recreation Facebook: Accessible Rec Twitter: @TheParkBoard

61 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: The Butterfly House Cruse Dog Park 2400 S. Scenic Ave. 2100 W. Catalpa St. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-891-1515 Phone: 417-864-1049 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-864-2095 Web: parkboard.org/275/Butterfly-House Hotline: 417-864-1404 Facebook: Dr. Bill Roston Native Butterfly House Email: [email protected] Twitter: @TheParkBoard Web: parkboard.org/247/Cruse-Dog-Park Take an up-close look at native butterflies as they transform from Facebook: Cruse Dog Park Twitter: @TheParkBoard egg to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly. Learn about host plants and how to attract butterflies to your home landscape. Springfield’s first off-leash dog park, with acres for dogs to play Volunteer guides help answer butterfly questions. and run. Located just west of Kansas Expressway, off Grand Street. Open seven days a week, dawn-to-dusk. Separate fenced-in Springfield-Greene County Park Board: areas for small and large dogs. Membership or day pass required Chesterfield Family and Aquatic Center for entry. Dog owners must provide Certificate of Vaccination 2511 W. Republic Road for Rabies, rabies tag number and pet medical records from Springfield, MO 65803 a licensed veterinarian documenting current vaccinations for Phone: 417-891-1616 Parvo, Distemper, and Bordetella. Fax: 417-891-1615 Email: [email protected] Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Web: parkboard.org/154/Chesterfield-Family-Center Dan Kinney Family Center Facebook: Chesterfield Family Center 2701 S. Blackman Road Twitter: @TheParkBoard Springfield, MO 65803 Full-service family center features a gymnasium, indoor track, Phone: 417-891-1500 cardio exercise and free weight rooms, aerobics, indoor cycling, Fax: 417-891-1505 SilverSneakers, childcare, game room, a 28-foot rock climbing Email: [email protected] wall and community room. The Indoor Aquatics Center offers Web: parkboard.org/162/Dan-Kinney-Family-Center a recreation pool with zero-depth entry, a 100-foot water slide Facebook: Dan Kinney Family Center Twitter: @TheParkBoard and children’s play area and aqua resistance walk; a lap lane pool 1 and a whirlpool spa. A variety of memberships and day passes are Full-service family center features a gymnasium, /16-mile indoor available. track, weight room, aerobics room, virtual classes, SilverSneakers, childcare, game room, and community room. Located in Dan Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Kinney Park, adjacent to Miracle League Ball Field. A variety of S Cooper Sports Complex memberships and day passes are available. 2300-2700 E. Pythian Ave. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-837-5817 The Davis House Fax: 417-837-5829 5780 S. Farm Road 141 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65803 Web: parkboard.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Cooper- Phone: 417-874-2910 Park-23 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Cooper Sports Complex Web: parkboard.org/638/Davis-House Twitter: @TheParkBoard Facebook: The Park Board Baseball, softball and soccer fields, adjacent to Lake Country Twitter: @TheParkBoard Soccer, Cooper Tennis Complex and Cooper Park. A beautiful former residence just southwest of Springfield city limits on the Davis Property, operated by the Springfield-Greene Springfield-Greene County Park Board: County Park Board. The Davis House is available for wedding, Cooper Tennis Complex retreat and reception rentals.The Park Board’s indoor-outdoor 2331 E. Pythian Archery Range is also part of the Davis Property. Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-837-5800 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Fax: 417-837-5804 Dickerson Park Zoo Email: [email protected] 1401 W. Norton Road Web: www.parkboard.org 3043 N. Fort Ave. Facebook: Cooper Tennis Comples Springfield, MO 65803 Twitter: @TheParkBoard Phone: 417-833-1570 2016 USTA Facility of the Year, Cooper Tennis offers 12 indoor Fax: 417-833-4459 courts and 17 lighted outdoor courts, including the outdoor Email: [email protected] 2,500-seat center court stadium, home of the Springfield Lasers Web: dickersonparkzoo.org/Zoo/ World TeamTennis francise. The facility houses a full-service pro Facebook: DP Zoo shop with racquet stringing and grip services; locker rooms with Twitter: @TheParkBoard showers, a fitness room, a conference room and a large meeting Explore the world without leaving Springfield. Your zoo area. Programs and leagues available year round for all ages and adventure includes hundreds of animals representing South skill levels. A variety of memberships and day passes are available. America, Asia, Africa and our own Missouri habitats. Tour the Ambler Diversity of Life exhibits for an up-close look at reptiles,

62 amphibians and insects. The “Tropical Asia” region showcases Web: parkboard.org/254/Founders-Park elephants, tigers and primates. In “Africa”, stand eye-to-eye with Facebook: Founders Park Twitter: @TheParkBoard giraffes on the feeding/viewing deck. Learn some of our state’s natural history in “Missouri Habitats”, home to gray wolves, Take a walking tour at the founding site of Springfield. Pictures mountain lions, river otters, bobcats, black bears and other and narrative text take you through our city’s history in down- native animals. Take a lake front tour of primate islands on the town Springfield. Accessible by the Jordan Creek Greenway, Titus Express miniature train (seasonal operation). Let your connecting to nearby Jordan Valley Park. Founders Park is home imagination run wild! to a summer weekday concert series, Summer Movies at Founders and other activities. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Doling Family Center and Indoor Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Aquatics Center Gray-Campbell Farmstead 301 E. Talmage St. 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-837-5900 Phone: 417-725-4921 Fax: 417-837-5904 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.graycampbellfarmstead.org Web: parkboard.org/168/Doling-Family-Center Facebook: The Gray Campbell Farmstead Facebook: Doling Family Center Twitter: @TheParkBoard Twitter: @TheParkBoard Located in Nathanael-Greene/Close Memorial Park, Gray/ Full-service family center in historic Doling Park includes gym- Campbell Farmstead features historic buildings typical of the nasium, indoor track, weight room, cardio equipment, aerobics Ozarks in 1860s to the 1930s, including the oldest cabin in room, SilverSneakers, game room, childcare and locker rooms. Springfield, an external kitchen, a two-crib barn, granary, out- The Indoor Aquatics Center features a recreational pool with house and the one-room Liberty Schoolhouse. Volunteers host zero-depth entry, slide, water spouts and water-brella; a three- special events and programs dedicated to historic preservation lane-25-meter lap pool and whirlpool spa. A variety of member- and education. Field trips and tours available. ships and day passes are available. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Horton Smith Golf Course Doling History Museum 2409 S. Scenic Ave. 301 E. Talmage St. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-891-1639 Phone: 417-837-5808 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.parkboardgolf.org/horton-smith-golf-course/ Web: parkboard.org/172/Doling-Park-Museum Facebook: Horton Smith Golf Course S Facebook: Doling Park Twitter: @TheParkBoard Twitter: @TheParkBoard This 18-hole, 6,312-yard course with driving range is perfect for On the site of Doling’s former roller skating rink, the museum the novice, intermediate or highly skilled player. Full line pro features Doling Park’s 130-year history, including photos, shop with golf equipment, private golf lessons, junior clinics and artifacts and memorabilia from the bygone amusement park. summer leagues. Named for Springfield’s first local golf cham- Courtyard rentals available. Open Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, pion, Horton Smith, winner of the inaugural Masters Tournament April–October. in 1934. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Ewing Sports Complex Jordan Valley Ice Park 1400 S. Scenic Ave. 635 E. Trafficway Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-837-5817 Phone: 417-866-7444 Fax: 417-837-5829 Fax: 417-866-4888 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: parkboard.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/James- Web: parkboard.org/302/Jordan-Valley-Ice-Park Ewing-Sports-Complex-2 Facebook: Jordan Valley Ice Park Facebook: Ewing Sports Complex Twitter: @TheParkBoard Twitter: @TheParkBoard Enjoy open ice skating, figure skating, or join a hockey team in Features five lighted ball fields, concessions, picnic tables and downtown Springfield’s Jordan Valley Park. Lessons and leagues grills, three tennis unlighted tennis courts and playground. available for all ages and skill levels. Home to the Missouri State Adjacent to Spokes BMX Raceway and Jordan Creek Greenway. Ice Bears, the Springfield Youth Hockey Association and the Jordan Valley Figure Skating Club. Perfect for birthday parties, Springfield-Greene County Park Board: group functions or special events. Group discounts available. Founders Park Springfield-Greene County Park Board: 330 E. Water St. Springfield, MO 65803 Jordan Valley Park Phone: 417-837-5710 735 E. Trafficway Fax: 417-837-5768 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-866-7444

63 Fax: 417-866-4888 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: parkboard.org/311/Miracle-League-Ball-Field Web: parkboard.org/524/Jordan-Valley-Park Facebook: Miracle League of Sprngfield, MO Facebook: Jordan Valley Park Twitter: @TheParkBoard Twitter: @TheParkBoard Home to the Miracle League, which provides players with A green oasis in downtown Springfield, with the interactive physical or developmental disabilities the opportunity to hit, 1 Ozarks Fountain and Stream, K-Man and the Springfield Wagon. run, catch and play ball. The /3-size field features a barrier-free, Featuring unique areas, rolling hills, tree-lined strolls and the cushioned synthetic surface allowing players using wheelchairs Jordan Creek Greenway. Great for a picnic! Adjacent to Jordan or walkers to glide unrestricted. The entire facility is accessible, Valley Ice Park and Hammons Field, available for special events next to Dan Kinney Park’s Universal Playground. Kids and adult and rentals. leagues in spring and fall. Volunteer “buddies” needed for every game. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Killian Sports Complex Springfield-Greene County Park Board: 2141 E. Pythian Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden Springfield, MO 65803 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Phone: 417-837-5817 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-891-1515 Web: parkboard.org/299/Killian-Sports-Complex Email: [email protected] Facebook: Killian Sports Complex Web: parkboard.org/261/Mizumoto-Japanese-Stroll-Gar- Twitter: @TheParkBoard den Six lighted softball fields, including the 1,080-seat Killian Softball, Facebook: Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden home to Missouri State University Softball. Spring, summer and Twitter: @TheParkBoard fall leagues held for all ages, as well as numerous state, regional, A 7-acre enclosed garden of traditional Japanese design, com- and national softball tournaments and the Springfield Softball plete with teahouse, moon bridge, pagoda and lakes. Located in Hall of Fame Museum. Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Home of the Japanese Fall Festival each September and numerous special events. Open Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Thursday–Monday, April–October, admission is $4. Lake Springfield Boathouse and Marina 5324 S. Kissick Ave. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield, MO 65803 Northview Center Phone: 417-891-1550 301 E. Talmage St. Fax: 417-891-1555 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-837-5808 S Web: parkboard.org/255/Lake-Springfield-Park-and- Fax: 417-837-5905 Boathouse Email: [email protected] Facebook: Lake SGF Park Web: parkboard.org/Northview Twitter: @TheParkBoard Facebook: Northview Center SGF A 158-acre park adjacent to Lake Springfield with natural spaces, Twitter: @TheParkBoard wildlife, fishing areas, playground and more than a mile of shore- Weekday programs and meal service for seniors 55+. No member- line. Hike the Greater Ozarks Audubon Trail or the paved James ship fee, although some programs have nominal fees. Programs River Greenway. The scenic Boathouse overlooks the lake and is include arts and crafts, billiards, fitness, computers, field trips available for rentals and special events. Rent canoes and kayaks at and other social events. SeniorAge provides services and lunch the Boathouse April–October. Monday–Friday. Northview is also home to Accessible Recreation programs for individuals with disabilities. Northview ballroom Springfield-Greene County Park Board: may be rented for meetings or special events. Meador Sports Complex 2500 S. Fremont Ave. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield, MO 65803 Oak Grove Community Center Phone: 417-837-5817 1538 S. Oak Grove St. Fax: 417-837-5829 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-891-1635 Web:parkboard.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Meador- Fax: 417-891-1941 Park-3 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Meador Park Web: parkboard.org/187/Oak-Grove-Community-Center Twitter: @TheParkBoard Facebook: Oak Grove Park Community Center Five softball fields, a baseball stadium, tennis courts and Pickleball Twitter: @TheParkBoard courts. Home to Drury University Softball and Baseball. Meador Offers regulation-size gym with drop-down basketball goals, Park also includes Meador Pool, walking trail and playground. volleyball, climbing wall, Ping-Pong and a variety of equipment for gym sports. Home to several SPARC kids’ programs. The Springfield-Greene County Park Board: center also has a community room with kitchen. Located in Miracle League Ball Field beautiful Oak Grove Park, with playground, outdoor basketball 2701 S. Blackman Road goals and a challenging 18-hole disc golf course. Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-837-5808 Fax: 417-837-5905

64 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Phone: 417-837-5949 O’Reilly Tefft Gym Fax: 417-837-5948 Email: [email protected] 1408 E. Pythian St. Web: parkboard.org/265/Rutledge-Wilson-Farm-Park Springfield, MO 65803 Facebook: Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park Phone: 417-837-5817 Twitter: @TheParkBoard Fax: 417-864-1343 Email: [email protected] A 207-acre farm park designed for visitors to have fun while Web: parkboard.org/318/OReilly-Tefft-Gymnasium learning about our community’s rich agricultural heritage. Facebook: O’Reilly Tefft Gymnasium Includes a variety of barns and farm animals, a fishing pond, Twitter: @TheParkBoard seasonal crops, walking trail, farm-pedal tractors and a farm- themed playground. Home to the annual Harvest Fest and Easter Offers a variety of basketball and volleyball leagues and at the Farm events. programs throughout the year. Call for program or open gym information. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: SPARC School-Park Program Outdoor Initiatives 300 E. Harrison Springfield, MO 65803 2450 E. Valley Water Mill Road Phone: 417-837-5737 Springfield, MO 65803 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-874-2938 Web: parkboard.org/391/SPARC Email: [email protected] Facebook: School Parks Web: parkboard.org/343/Outdoor-Initiatives Twitter: @TheParkBoard Facebook: The Park Board Twitter: @TheParkBoard SPARC (School, Parks are Reaching Communities) includes safe, affordable and fun before-and-after school kids’ programs, Provides adventure trips, outdoor recreation programs and summer day camps and intramural sports, in partnership with education at an affordable price for all ages. Includes hiking, Springfield Public Schools. backpacking, camping, caving, paddling and more. Leave No Trace guidelines followed on all excursions. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield Amateur Softball Association Railroad Historical Museum Killian Sports Complex, 2141 E. Pythian St. Springfield, MO 65803 1300 N. Grant St. Phone: 417-837-5817 Springfield, MO 65803 Fax: 417-837-5829 Phone: 417-833-0994 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.springfieldsoftball.com Web: parkboard.org/263/Railroad-Historical-Museum Facebook: Springfield.Softball.3 S Facebook: Railroad Historical Museum-Grant Beach Park, Twitter: @TheParkBoard Springfield, MO Twitter: @TheParkBoard Promotes amateur softball in Springfield. A museum inside an authentic train, dedicated to the preserva- Springfield-Greene County Park Board: tion of railroad history. Managed by volunteers, most of whom Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael have a lifelong connection to the railroad industry. Located in Grant Beach Park, with access to a public pool, playground and Greene-Close Memorial Park picnic areas. Open Saturday, May–October. Birthday party rent- 2400 S. Scenic Ave. als available. Free admission. Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-891-1515 Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Fax: 417-823-4818 Rivercut Golf Course Email: [email protected] Web: parkboard.org/274/Springfield-Botanical-Gardens 2850 W. Farm Road 190 Facebook: Springfield Botanical Gardens Springfield, MO 65803 Twitter: @TheParkBoard Phone: 417-891-1645 Email: [email protected] Located in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, Springfield Web: www.parkboardgolf.org/rivercut-golf-course/ Botanical Gardens is one of the area’s top attractions. The Facebook: Rivercut Golf Course 113-acre park includes dozens of themed gardens, the Dr. Bill Twitter: @TheParkBoard Roston Butterfly House, The Gray/Campbell Farmstead, Master Ranked 4.5 stars out of 5 and Golf Digest’s No. 1 Municipal Golf Gardener Demonstration Gardens, Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Course in the State of Missouri (2009), Rivercut is the “Crown Garden, trails, a lake and several garden-themed playgrounds. Jewel” of Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s public golf Includes a section of the South Creek Greenway. The Springfield- courses. An 18-hole, 7,066-yard par-72 golf course, includes a Greene County Botanical Center hosts classes, events, festivals practice facility, driving range, pro shop, players’ lounge and the and exhibits. Home to MU Extension, Friends of the Garden, Connie Morris Golf Learning Center. Springfield Sister Cities Association and numerous garden groups. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park Springfield Skate Park 3825 W. Farm Road 146 945 W. Meadowmere St. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803

65 Phone: 417-868-8758 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-868-8758 Web: www.stars4autism.org Email: [email protected] Facebook: STARS for Autism Web: parkboard.org/319/Springfield-Skate-Park Twitter: @STARSforAutism Facebook: Springfield Skate Park STARS for Autism networks, collaborates, and supports efforts, Twitter: @TheParkBoard training, awareness, respect and service for individuals and Best skate park in the Midwest! Featuring 13,500-square foot families living with autism. We provide written materials and indoor park with Finland-birch ramps; and 25,000-square foot presentations about autism to universities, colleges, businesses, outdoor concrete park with rippin’ bowl, flow course, and street churches, childcare centers, schools, first responders, parents plaza. Safe environment for young kids and great for spectators. and civic organizations, providing training for these entities to Open Tuesday–Sunday. BMX style bikes and scooters allowed. understand autism and to become autism-friendly. Springfield-Greene County Park Board: Stained Glass Theatre Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center 1996 W. Evangel St. 4007 N. Farm Road 171 Ozark, MO 65721 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-581-9192 Phone: 417-833-3291 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-833-8052 Web: www.sgtheatre.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: Stained Glass Theatre Web: parkboard.org/288/Valley-Water-Mill-Park-Eques- Non-denominational Christian theatre. trian-Center Facebook: Valley Water Mill Equestrian Center Stars Readers Theatre Ensemble Twitter: @TheParkBoard 819 N. Cedarbrook Ave., #E Learn to ride a horse! This 53-acre facility features a 200' x 90' Springfield, MO 65802 indoor arena with sand footing and 170'x115' fenced outdoor arena Phone: 417-869-5281 with all-weather sand footing. Horsemanship 101, private rentals, Email: [email protected] birthday packages and riding lessons available. Provides training and theatrical opportunities and activities for Springfield’s Best Locally Owned Companies seniors to utilize skills, increase self-esteem and improve their quality of life. 901 E. St. Louis St., Suite 105 Springfield, MO 65806 State of Missouri: Attorney General Phone: 417-868-0290 149 Park Central Square, Room 1017 Fax: 417-868-0267 Springfield, MO 65806 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-895-6567 Web: www.springfieldsbest.com Toll Free: 1-800-392-8222 S Facebook: Springfield’s Best, Inc. Fax: 417-895-6382 Provides a forum for local companies to share marketing strate- Web: www.ago.mo.gov gies, resources and ideas. Acts as the consumer protection advocate for Missouri residents. SRO Lyric Theatre (Springfield Regional Opera) State of Missouri: Department of Corrections — c/o The Creamery Arts Center Division of Probation and Parole 411 N. Sherman Parkway 2530 S. Campbell Ave., Suite H Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-863-1960 Phone: 417-888-4203 Fax: 417-862-7877 Fax: 417-888-4202 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.sropera.org Web: www.doc.mo.gov Facebook: Springfield Regional Opera Fosters, promotes, develops, supports and encourages the art of Conducts investigations for the courts and supervises adult opera. Presents several productions each season in Springfield offenders released into the community. venues such as the Gilloiz Theatre, Springfield Contemporary State of Missouri: Department of Elementary Theatre and the Springfield Art Museum. and Secondary Education — Division of Adult St. Vincent de Paul Learning and Rehabilitation Services, Office Immaculate Conception Church of Vocational Rehabilitation 3555 S. Fremont Ave. (North Springfield) Springfield, MO 65804 613 E. Kearney St. Phone: 417-887-0600 Springfield, MO 65803 Fax: 417-887-0027 Phone: 417-895-5863 A service organization established to help people in need; oper- Toll Free: 1-877-222-8965 ates a food pantry. Fax: 417-895-5869 Email: vr.dese.mo.gov STARS for Autism Web: dese.mo.gov/ 4810 S. Sandy Ct. Helps physically or mentally disabled persons obtain employment Battlefield, MO 65619 or maintain current employment. Phone: 417-848-8887

66 State of Missouri: Department of Elementary Provides support to area health departments and other public and Secondary Education — Division of Adult health partners and promotes quality of life and health for all Learning and Rehabilitation Services, Office Missourians. of Vocational Rehabilitation State of Missouri: Department of Labor and (South Springfield) Industrial Relations — Division of Workers 1735 W. Catalpa St., Suite C Compensation Springfield, MO 65807 1736 E. Sunshine St., Suite 610 Phone: 417-895-5720 Toll Free: 1-877-222-8967 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-895-5725 Phone: 417-888-4100 Email: vr.dese.mo.gov Toll Free: 1-800-775-2667 Web: dese.mo.gov/ Fax: 417-888-4105 Web: www.labor.mo.gov/DWC Helps individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment, or maintain or advance in their current Adjudicates workers’ compensation claims in Springfield, West employment. Plains, Branson, Lebanon and surrounding counties. State of Missouri: Department of Health and State of Missouri: Department of Mental Senior Services — Bureau of Special Health Health — Division of Addiction Services and Care Needs Comprehensive Psychiatric Services P.O. Box 777, MPO 2600 E. 12th St. 149 Park Central Square, Suite 116 Kansas City, MO 64127 Springfield, MO 65801 Phone: 816-482-5770 Fax: 816-482-5774 Phone: 417-895-6905 Web: www.dmh.mo.gov Toll Free: 1-800-451-0669 Fax: 417-895-6990 Provides information on state-funded programs for alcohol and Web: www.health.mo.gov drug abuse, prevention and treatment. Helps children and adults to age 21 who have serious or chronic State of Missouri: Department of Mental Health medical conditions obtain treatment they may not be able to otherwise afford. — Division of Developmental Disabilities, Springfield Regional Office State of Missouri: Department of Health and 1515 E. Pythian St. Senior Services — Division of Senior and Springfield, MO 65802 Disability Services Phone: 417-895-7400 149 Park Central Square, Suite 244 Fax: 417-895-7412 S Hotline: 417-425-4884 Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.dmh.mo.gov Phone: 417-895-6433 Facebook: Missouri Department of Mental Health Fax: 417-895-6430 Hotline: 1-800-392-0210 Elder Abuse & Neglect Hotline Serves a population that has developmental disabilities, such Web: www.dhss.mo.gov as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, head injuries, autism, Provides social services to the elderly and adult disabled through a epilepsy and certain learning disabilities. variety of in-home support services, and direct and protective State of Missouri: Department of Natural services. Resources — Southwest Regional Office State of Missouri: Department of Health and 2040 W. Woodland St. Senior Services — Section for Child Care Springfield, MO 65807 Regulations Phone: 417-891-4300 Toll Free: 1-800-361-4827 149 Park Central Square, Suite 116 Fax: 417-891-4399 Springfield, MO 65806 Web: dnr.mo.gov/regions/swro.htm Phone: 417-895-6541 Fax: 417-895-6994 Enforces state pollution control laws. Web: www.health.mo.gov State of Missouri: Department of Social Services Licenses and monitors child care facilities; provides technical — Division of Youth Services assistance to applicants and licensed providers including review of 1735 W. Catalpa St., Suite B building plans; offers free online training, and conducts complaint Springfield, MO 65807 investigations. Phone: 417-895-6485 State of Missouri: Department of Health and Toll Free: 1-800-735-2466 Fax: 417-895-5853 Senior Services — Southwest District Web: www.dss.mo.gov/dys P.O. Box 777 Provides care and treatment for youth who have been committed 149 Park Central Square, Suite 116 to the Division by the State of Missouri’s juvenile court system. Springfield, MO 65801-0777 Phone: 417-895-6900 Fax: 417-895-6975 Web: health.mo.gov/

67 State of Missouri: Department of Social Services Email: [email protected] — Greene County Children’s Division Web: www.mvc.dps.mo.gov 149 Park Central Square Veterans’ cemetery for U.S. military veterans and their spouses. Springfield, MO 65806 State of Missouri: Secretary of State Phone: 855-373-4636 Hotline: Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline 1-800-392-3738 149 Park Central Square, Room 624 TTY: 1-800-735-2966 Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.dss.mo.gov/cd Phone: 417-895-6330 Toll Free: 1-866-223-6535 Responds to reports of child abuse and neglect and administers Fax: 417-895-6537 a system of care for children who cannot safely remain at home; Email: [email protected] partners in early childhood and prevention programs. Web: www.sos.mo.gov State of Missouri: Department of Social Services Directs and aids in all matters affecting Missouri corporations — Greene County Family Support Division and businesses. 101 Park Central Square State of Missouri: State Public Defender — Springfield, MO 65806 District 31 Phone: 417-895-5677 Toll Free: 1-855-373-4636 630 N. Robberson Ave. Web: www.dss.mo.gov Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: 417-895-6740 Determines eligibility for medical assistance (Mo HealthNet, Fax: 417-895-6780 Medicaid and MHABD for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled), Email: [email protected] Temporary Assistance (TANF), food stamps and daycare. Web: www.publicdefender.mo.gov State of Missouri: Department of Social Services Provides legal representation to indigent citizens accused of, or — Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) convicted of, crimes in Missouri. 149 Park Central Square, Room 640 State of Missouri: Veterans Commission Springfield, MO 65806 1410 S. Kansas Expressway, Room 115 Phone: 417-895-6386 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-800-592-6004 Phone: 417-895-6532 Fax: 417-895-6392 Fax: 417-895-6533 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb Web: www.mvc.dps.mo.gov Provides job training, job placement, visual aids, independent liv- Aids veterans or their dependents in filing for V.A. benefits. S ing skills and daily living skills training. Storytellers of the Ozarks (SOTO) State of Missouri: Family Support Division — Child Support Enforcement 1417 E. Powell St. Springfield, MO 65804 1410 S. Kansas Expressway, Suite 100 Phone: 417-848-5859 Springfield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-895-6338 Fax: 417-895-6337 Storytellers of the Ozarks is a volunteer group that promotes oral Web: www.dss.mo.gov/cse storytelling. Members of the group tell in schools, senior centers, social group and other venues two to three times per month. Enforces the payment of child support, establishes child support orders, establishes paternity and makes order modifications. Strafford Senior Center State of Missouri: Highway Patrol — Troop D 201 W. Bumgarner Blvd. Strafford, MO 65757 3131 E. Kearney St. Phone: 417-736-9898 Springfield, MO 65803-5044 Fax: 417-736-3194 Phone: 417-895-6868 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-895-6877 Facebook: Strafford Senior Center Email: [email protected] Web: www.mshp.dps.mo.gov Our center is committed to serving the full spectrum of seniors, Facebook: Motrooper from the healthy, active senior who wants to use a lifetime of skills Twitter: @MSHPTrooperD and experience to make a difference in our community through volunteering, to the frail elder who requires assistance meeting Enforces traffic laws and promotes highway safety, maintains tele- the needs of daily life. We have educational classes and presenta- communications network with FBI, oversees driver examination tions, musical entertainment during lunch several times a month, program, and assists in drug and crime control. special holiday lunches and events, foot care clinic, quilting, State of Missouri: Missouri Veterans Cemetery — billiards, poetry club and much more. Our center serves as a place Springfield for help, hope, and new direction in life. 5201 S. Southwood Road Studio 55 Arts Guild Springfield, MO 65804 c/o National Avenue Christian Church Phone: 417-823-3944 1515 S. National Ave. Toll Free: 1-866-251-0428 Springfield, MO 65804 Fax: 417-823-0252 Phone: 417-818-3275

68 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.studio55guild.com Web: www.ttrspringfield.org Facebook: Studio 55 Fine Arts Guild Facebook: Through the Roof-a ministry to people with dis- Studio 55 Fine Arts Guild welcomes visual artists 18 and over, abilities & their loved ones of all media and levels of expertise, including art professionals, Strives to meet the spiritual and physical needs of those with dis- emerging artists and those who appreciate art. The Guild meets abilities and their families; offers encouragement and training for monthly for programs, sponsors workshops, organizes exhibitions those who minister to the disabled. and facilitates the interchange of ideas, information, and motivation for their members and the arts community. Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association 2339 N. Lexington Ave. SWI Industrial Solutions Springfield, MO 65803 2835 W. Bennett St. Phone: 417-864-7239 or 417-616-4064 Springfield, MO 65802 Email: [email protected] Phone: 417-866-2339 Facebook: Tom Watkins Neighborhood Association Fax: 417-866-6485 Promotes the interests of the residents and families of the area Email: [email protected] defined as I-44 on the north, Kansas Expressway on the east, Web: www.springfieldworkshop.com Division Street on the south, and West Bypass on the west. Facebook: SWI Industrial Solutions Provides meaningful employment for those with disabilities. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 3433 N. Farm Road 127 SWMO Public Relations Society of America Springfield, MO 65803 P.O. Box 4807 Phone: 417-496-0380 Springfield, MO 65808 Toll Free: 1-800-932-8677 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.prsa.org Web: www.tops.org Facebook: SWMO PRSA Support group for people wishing to lose weight. Twitter: @swmoprsa An organization for public relations professionals. Traditional Dance and Music Society Phone: 417-529-4526 Table Rock Art Guild and Gallery Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 31 Web: www.springfieldcontra.org 11863 State Highway 13, Unit 11 Facebook: Traditional Dance & Music Society of the Ozarks Kimberling City, MO 65686 Traditional community dancing with the best live music in the Phone: 417-739-5829 Ozarks. Web: www.tablerockartgallery.com U Facebook: Table Rock Art Gallery United Ostomy Association of America, Inc. Promotes the advancement of art; acquaints art-oriented people 1106 West Tracy St. with others and encourages them to further their talents; Springfield, MO 65807 promotes and sponsors art fairs, exhibits and sales. Nominal Phone: 417-351-5635 membership fee required. Email: [email protected] Provides support for ostomy patients who have bowel or bladder Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence diversion due to cancer, colitis, or Crohns disease. 330 N. Jefferson Ave. Springfield, MO 65806 United States Small Business Administration Phone: 417-888-2020 (SBA) Fax: 417-888-2322 901 E. St. Louis St., Suite 704 Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65806 Web: www.cpozarks.org Phone: 417-890-8501 Facebook: Standing Against Youth Violence Fax: 417-889-0074 Twitter: @cpozarks Email: [email protected] A regional effort to act as a catalyst in coordinating efforts Web: www.sba.gov to reduce gang activity and youth violence. A program of Facebook: SBAgov Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Twitter: @SBAgov Teamsters Local 245 Retiree Club Provides financial, technical and management assistance to help individuals start, run and grow their business. 6257 S. Farm Road 249 Rogersville, MO 65742 United States: Department of Veterans Affairs — Phone: 417-753-2747 Springfield Vet Center of Greene County Web: www.teamster.org 3616 S. Campbell Ave. A social group that helps needy families at Christmas. Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-881-4197 Through the Roof Fax: 417-881-4932 P.O. Box 481 Web: www.vetcenter.va.gov Springfield, MO 65801 Provides readjustment counseling for combat veterans, includ- Phone: 417-894-7844 ing counseling for PTSD, anger management and sexual trauma; Fax: 417-832-8610 provides bereavement counseling for family members.

69 United States: Internal Revenue Service University of Missouri Extension: 2937 S. Claremont Ave., Building A, Suite 115 Greene County 4-H Springfield, MO 65804 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Phone: 417-889-9828 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-800-829-1040 Phone: 417-881-8909, ext. 311 Web: www.irs.gov Email: [email protected] Facebook: IRS Web: www.extension.missouri.edu/greene/4h Twitter: @IRSnews Open to all youth, ages 5–18. Fosters character development and Provides general federal income tax information and account good citizenship among youth. A youth development program of services. the University of Missouri Extension Center. United States: Social Security Administration — University of Missouri Extension: Springfield Office Master Gardeners of Greene County 1570 W. Battlefield Road, Suite 100 Master Gardeners of Green County Springfield, MO 65807 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Phone: 1-877-850-7824 Springfield, MO 65807 Toll Free: 1-800-772-1213 Phone: 417-881-8909 Fax: 417-866-6571 Hotline: 417-874-2963 TTY: 1-800-325-0778 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.mggreene.org Web: www.socialsecurity.gov Facebook: Master Gardeners of Greene County, Spring- Issues cards, assists in filing claims and maintains all records on field, MO Social Security. Our hotline is staffed 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, United Way of the Ozarks March through October, providing answers to gardening ques- tions. We check the messages and email weekly during the winter 320 N. Jefferson Ave. months. We host classes and training for new and experienced Springfield, MO 65806-1109 gardeners. Come and see our demonstration gardens at the Phone: 417-863-7700 Springfield Botanical Gardens and on the corner of National and Toll Free: 1-800-427-4626 Linwood, just north of Sunshine. We have a newsletter we send Fax: 417-863-9102 out to the public with our classes, gardening tips and more. To Email: [email protected] Web: www.uwozarks.com join the newsletter: tinyurl.com/mggcnewsletter Facebook: United Way of the Ozarks Urban Districts Alliance Twitter: twitter.com/uwozarks 134 Park Central Sq. U Provides funding for essential services that are offered by partner Springfield, MO 65806 agencies; coordinates “Hands on for Seniors” a program that Phone: 417-831-6200 matches senior citizens who are physically or financially unable to Fax: 417-831-6217 perform needed home maintenance tasks to volunteers who can Email: [email protected] complete these tasks; coordinates the “Suit Yourself Boutique” Web: www.itsalldowntown.com where women re-entering the workplace can receive clothing, Facebook: Downtown Springfield shoes and accessories for job interviews. A nonprofit community development corporation providing University Heights Neighborhood Association leadership, programs and services to preserve and strengthen the economic vitality of Center City and each of its distinctive 810 E. Stanford historic business districts. 1024 E. Stanford St. Springfield, MO 65807 USA Dance Phone: 417-838-6216 Phone: 417-893-0504 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: University Heights Neighborhood Association Web: www.usadance2044.com or usadance.org Promotes the interests of the residents of the area defined as Facebook: USA Dance Ozarks Chapter 2044 Brookside Street on the north, National Avenue on the east, Promotes ballroom dancing for all ages of beginner and seasoned Sunshine Street on the south and Kimbrough Avenue on the west. dancers as a social activity. Hosts a semiformal dance on first University of Missouri Extension: Greene County Friday of each month at Northview Center. 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Vegetarian Club of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-380-2607 Phone: 417-881-8909 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-823-4818 Web: www.meetup.com/Vegetarian-Vegan-Club-of-the- Hotline: 417-874-2963 Ozarks Email: [email protected] A social group for vegans, vegetarians, raw foodists, curious or Web: www.extension.missouri.edu/greene transitioning omnivores; provides support and education to those Facebook: Greene County Extension Council Twitter: @muextension417 exploring (or on) a plant-based diet, raising awareness of benefits to human health, the environment and animals. Offers free pam- Provides practical, research-based information and programs to phlets, recipes and occasional speakers, cooking demos and film meet the educational needs of local citizens. screenings.

70 Veterans Coming Home Center Vietnam Veterans of America 806 N. Jefferson Ave. 940 Boonville Ave. Room 23 Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-866-3363 Phone: 417-862-8387 or 816-561-8387 Fax: 417-866-3378 Fax: 417-832-8387 Facebook: Veterans Coming Home Center Email: [email protected] Provides persons in need with free clothing, day shelter, food, Web: www.vva.org beverage, computer use, laundry, showers, phone use, address to Contact information for Vietnam Veterans of America, who receive mail, locker space and a place to rest. A division of New assist veterans with VA compensation and pension claims, GI Bill Life Evangelistic Center. education benefits, vocational rehabilitation programs, military records retrieval, burial and memorial services, acquiring military Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3404 decorations, and entrance into the VA health system provided by 1136 E. Atlantic St. VA outpatient clinics and hospitals. Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-865-6929 Volunteers For Outdoor Missouri, Inc. Email: [email protected] 1458 E. Whiteside Web: www.vfwpost3404.org Springfield, MO 65804 Facebook: VFW Post 3404 Phone: 417-268-7322 Promotes the interests of veterans of foreign wars. Email: [email protected] Web: www.vfom.org Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4593 Facebook: Volunteers for Outdoor Missouri 129 N. Main Ave. Builds and maintains sustainable hiking and biking trails on Republic, MO 65738 public and private lands in Southwest Missouri with the help of Phone: 417-732-9231 volunteers. Promotes the interests of veterans. The Warehouse Distribution Center The Victim Center 700 W. Chase St. 819 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: 417-864-2246 Fax: 417-708-8295 Phone: 417-863-7273 Email: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-800-743-5265 Web: www.victorymission.com Fax: 417-863-9048 Facebook: Victory Mission Hotline: 24 hour — 417-864-SAFE (7233) Email: [email protected] Victory Mission Warehouse Distribution Center is our central Web: www.thevictimcenter.org location to accept donations and to in turn, redistribute dona- W Facebook: The Victim Center tions to the community and other partnering agencies. We accept Provides a wide range of services for victims of violent and sexual food staples, canned goods, clothing, purses, belts, and furniture. crimes. Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Victory Mission + Ministry 2400 E. Valley Watermill Rd. 1715 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 Springfield, MO 65803 Phone: 417-866-1127 Phone: 417-864-2200 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-831-9980 Web: www.watershedcommittee.org Web: www.victorymission.com Facebook: Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Inc. Facebook: Victory Mission An organization whose mission is to sustain and improve the Offers certificates in culinary arts and family science. Provides water resources of Springfield and Greene County through educa- debt-free education to non-traditional students from disad- tion and effective management of the region’s watersheds. vantaged backgrounds. Students learn hands-on job skills and Weller Neighborhood Association academic excellence through holistic teaching and professionally led laboratories. Also provides catering. 5133 S Campbell Ave. Springfield, MO 65810 Victory Square Phone: 918-231-4960 1610 N. Boonville Ave. Email: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65803 Web: www.neighborhoodlink.com/Weller Facebook: Weller Neighborhood Association Phone: 417-864-2235 Fax: 417-708-8295 Provides a public forum to address issues affecting the residents Email: [email protected] living east of National Avenue, west of Glenstone Avenue, south Web: www.victorymission.com of Florida Street and north of Chestnut Expressway. Facebook: Victory Mission Victory Square is the largest homeless men’s shelter in Springfield West Central Neighborhood Alliance with 152 beds, which houses three different programs. We provide Web: www.westcentralspringfield.org our shelter guests with a clean, safe, and sober place to stay and the Promotes the interests of residents of the area defined as support they need to get back on their feet. Here, they receive a bed Chestnut Expressway on the north, South Avenue on the east, to sleep on, nutritious meals, healthcare services, access to a recovery Grand Avenue on the south and Kansas Expressway on the west. program, Bible studies, life skills courses, and Christian counseling.

71 Westside Neighborhood Betterment Association Wonders of Wildlife 2401 W. Elm St. 500 W. Sunshine St. Springfield, MO 65806 Springfield, MO 65807 Phone: 417-838-0041 Phone: 417-890-9453 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-890-9278 Facebook: WNBA.SpringfieldMO Email: [email protected] Promotes the interests of the residents of the area defined as Web: www.wondersofwildlife.org Facebook: Wonders of Wildlife Chestnut Expressway on the north, Kansas Expressway on the east, Grand Street on the south and West Bypass (U.S. 160) on the west. Museum and aquarium with live species in natural habitats, interactive exhibits, huge freshwater and saltwater aquariums and Willard Recreation Center conservation exhibits. P.O. Box 187 233 N. State Highway Z Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association Willard, MO 65781 P.O. Box 2152 Phone: 417-742-2262 Springfield, MO 65801 Fax: 417-742-6868 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: woodlandheightsneighborhood.org Web: www.willardparks.com Promotes the interests of the residents of the area defined Facebook: Willard Parks as Kearney Street on the north, Chase Street on the south, Provides youth and adult sports, exercise classes and game days for Washington Avenue on the east and Kansas Expressway on the senior citizens; hosts city-wide special events; operates and main- west. tains Willard city parks. Working Women In Nixa (WWIN) Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield 106 W. Sherman Way, Suite 6 6424 W. Farm Road 182 Nixa, MO 65714 Republic, MO 65738-9514 Phone: 417-725-1545 Phone: 417-732-2662 Email: [email protected] Fax: 417-732-1167 Web: www.nixachamber.com Web: www.nps.gov/wicr Facebook: Nixa Chamber of Commerce Facebook: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield The mission of WWIN is to promote growth and development Preserves the site of the Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek and of working women in Nixa through networking, business develop- promotes an understanding of its role in our nation’s history; includes ment and community engagement. visitor center, research library and five-mile battlefield tour road. Walking, driving and bicycling only are allowed on the tour road; pro- Writers Hall of Fame 1 3 c/o Amos Bridges W vides five walking trails varying in length from /4-mile to /4-mile and 7-mile trail system for horseback riding and hiking accessible from 1036 W. Hovey St. the tour road with limited parking for trailers; riders are encouraged Springfield, MO 65802 to call ahead for availability. This is a Fee park — all entry onto the Phone: 417-368-1231 tour road requires payment of an entrance fee. Email: [email protected] Web: www.writershalloffame.org Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation Facebook: Writers Hall of Fame P.O. Box 8163 Holds an annual student writing contest, awards college scholar- Springfield, MO 65801-8163 ships and presents the annual Quill Award to a professional writer Phone: 417-861-9905 from Missouri. Email: [email protected] Web: www.wilsonscreek.com YOTO Community Thrift Store Facebook: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation 1731 N. Glenstone Ave. Encourages awareness, appreciation, educational use and develop- Springfield, MO 65803 ment of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, and raises funds for Phone: 417-890-7283 projects not covered by the National Park Service. Email: [email protected] Web: www.yotothriftstore.org Women in Need Facebook: YOTO Community Thrift Store P.O. Box 4626 Accepts and resells donations of furniture, clothing, toys, household Springfield, MO 65808-4626 goods, etc., to benefit various children’s charities in the Ozarks. Phone: 417-234-7338 Fax: 888-295-9895 Youth of Unity Web: womeninneedoftheozarks.org c/o Unity of Springfield Facebook: Women In Need of the Ozarks 2214 E. Seminole St. Provides funds to assist working women with one-time, short-term Springfield, MO 65804 needs such as tires, utilities, furniture and appliances, and childcare, etc. Phone: 417-887-2214 Email: [email protected] Women’s Council of Realtors, Springfield Chapter Web: www.unityofspringfield.org Toll Free: 1-800-245-8512 Facebook: Unity of Springfield Web: www.wcr.org We, the Youth of Unity, gather in Oneness and friendship to be the Facebook: WCR of Springfield Missouri truth-seeking, fun-loving spiritual beings that we came here to be Provides professional education and raises funds for CASA (Court in a safe and positive environment. Meets Sundays and Wednesdays Appointed Special Advocates) and other charities. for grades 9–12.

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