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This #GivingTuesday, December 3, 2024, people are coming together across the globe and showing the power of collective generosity through gifts of financial support and time.  We thoughtfully ask for you to consider a #GivingTuesday or year-end gift to poverty relief this holiday season. When you...

Give the gift of a happy, healthy smile this holiday season. Our annual OACAC Head Start Holiday Smiles campaign raises funding to provide exams, preventative care, and critically necessary dental work for the 629 Head Start children we serve. Our goal for the 2024 Holiday Smiles...

OACAC's 5th Annual MO Mac & Cheese Fest, presented by Schreiber Foods and Power 96.5, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 from 11:30am* - 2:30pm at the University Plaza Convention Center, 333 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway in Springfield. The MO Mac &...

The 2024 OACAC Toy Run in Lawrence County will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, beginning at 10am. Bring one new toy to donate to a child in Lawrence County to Aurora Baptist Temple, 1111 South Elliot Avenue in Aurora, MO. Details below. ...

OACAC Head Start is having a sale on 10/18/24 from 9am-1pm at 510 N. Main in Springfield. Items include office furniture, classroom furniture, some classroom materials, and toys. Priced to sell. CASH ONLY. If you purchase, you must be able to take with you during...

Are you heading to the Harvest Homecoming Fest this weekend in Lockwood? Stop by our Dade County Neighborhood Center and say hi, peruse our yard sale items and find a treasure, pick-up a delicious treat - baked items, chili, soup, and doggy biscuits - and...

Our Family Planning Clinic is holding a breast cancer awareness fundraiser to support clinical services which include breast exams and cervical cancer screenings. For a $5 donation, supporters will receive: A pink ribbon on our wall outside of our office (write a name/quote/etc to support) A...

The public is cordially invited to stop by to watch a live demonstration of weatherization measures and learn more about OACAC's Weatherization program. When: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 between 11am - 1pm Where: 4120 W. Tildens St. in Springfield, MO National Weatherization Day is an opportunity to...

October is Housing America Month and a time to celebrate the critical role affordable housing programs play in building and sustaining healthy communities nationwide. In recognition of Housing America Month, the public is cordially invited to attend an Open House on Tuesday, October 22, 2024...