OACAC's 4th Annual MO Mac & Cheese Fest is coming up on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center from 11am - 2pm and we need your help! This is a FUN event that showcases SW MO's best mac & cheese with...

This #GivingTuesday, November 28, 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...

Give the gift of a happy, healthy smile this holiday season. The annual OACAC Head Start Holiday Smiles campaign raises funding to provide exams, preventative care, and critically needed dental work for Head Start children. Our goal for the 2023 Head Start Holiday Smiles campaign is...

Calling all creatives! What would YOU put on our MO Mac & Cheese Fest t-shirt? Enter your design for a chance to see your art on the 2024 t-shirt, two free tickets to the event, and bragging rights. Entries accepted through 12/1/23 at [email protected]. ...

We wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving! OACAC offices and centers will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24 in observance of Thanksgiving. We'll open for regular hours on Monday, Nov. 27. ...

We are thankful for the generous support of the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation managed by Central Trust Company. This grant supports our Foster Grandparent Program, pairing seniors & youth in a caring, mentoring environment. ...

Our Webster County Neighborhood Center is hosting a gift card fundraiser. Enter for your chance to win one of two gift card bundles, each valued at $250+! Purchase tickets in person or online. ...

OACAC offices and CSBG Neighborhood Centers will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. Head Start Centers will be open. ...

National Weatherization Day, held annually on October 30, is an opportunity to highlight the important work performed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program network. "Words cannot express how grateful I am for the improvements that (OACAC has) made in my home,” said...