Upcoming Events

This Fall, we invite you to stop by our OACAC Central Office for a tour of our building. Meet our team, hear about our programs and successes, see our Family Planning Clinic, and more! Free and open to the community. The tour will begin at......

Happy National Macaroni Day 2025! Save the date: OACAC’s 6th Annual MO Mac & Cheese Fest, presented by Schreiber Foods, will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2026! Get ready to say cheese! The MO Mac & Cheese Fest is your ultimate mac attack destination—serving......

Win Big, Support Local  We’re thrilled to raffle off an autographed copy of Chappell Roan’s album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess!  OACAC’s Family Planning Clinic provides affordable, confidential, and compassionate services—like birth control, annual exams, STI testing and treatment, and education—helping individuals......

Previous Events

OACAC centers, offices, and our Family Planning clinic will be closed on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to allow staff to participate in our annual all staff event. Information and applications can be found on our website at www.oac.ac. Pictured: Say cheese! Here’s our all staff......

Big Yard Sale at Head Start in Greenfield! Join us Friday, August 8, 2025 from 11 AM–2 PM at our Greenfield Head Start facility, 517 Park Street, for a can’t-miss yard sale full of treasures! Browse a wide selection of items including: Hundreds of children’s......

Join us for free lunch, good conversation, and a welcoming atmosphere as the Vitality Cafe presents, “Go with the Float” this summer.📌 8/8/25: 11:30am – 1pm at the Aurora Community Center📌 8/22/25: 11:30am – 1pm at the OACAC Barry County Neighborhood Center Thanks to Community......

 Join Us for Dunk for a Difference at the Route 66 Festival! We’re teaming up with Finnegan’s Wake for a splash-tastic day of fun, laughter, and giving back—and you’re invited!  What’s Happening:Get ready to make a splash for a good cause! We’ll have scheduled dunks featuring......

🎒 Have a student in Dade County?Our Dade County Neighborhood Center is now enrolling families for the Back to School Fair on August 5, 2025 from 9am – noon at 803 Main Street in Lockwood, MO. Don’t miss this opportunity to get your child ready......

Sip for a cause this July!  When you swing by Hold Fast Brewing throughout the month and order their light, refreshing Lemon Meringue Cream Ale, a portion of your purchase helps support poverty relief right here in Southwest Missouri. We’ll be hanging out on Tuesday, July......

Purchase tickets for your chance to win one of three giveaways during the month of July! Tickets are $5/each, five for $20, or ten for $40. Drawings will be held on July 23, 2025 and winners will be contacted shortly after. Click on each link......

Spend a simulated month in poverty to learn what daily realities low-income people face. The Community Action Poverty Simulation is an interactive experience which promotes poverty awareness, increases understanding, and inspires change. Hosted by Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC), this FREE Poverty Simulation is......

Thanks to our friends at The Crackerjack Shack, we’re doing another print run of our OACAC Family Planning t-shirts which are available in adult sizes small – 4XL. We’re accepting orders now through May 28, 2025. Click here to order. Thanks!...

📣 Calling all businesses, organizations, and volunteers! We’re looking for sponsors, giveaways, and vendors for our 24th Annual CSBG Barry County Neighborhood Center Back to School Extravaganza, happening this August. This event equips students in grades PreK-12 with the supplies they need to start the......