Upcoming Events

UPDATE 4/22: We have cancelled this event at this time. We hope to reschedule for a date later in the year and will share information here and on our social media if a new date is set. Thank you. Join OACAC at the second annual......

Join us at Painting With A Twist to get creative and inspired for poverty relief in Greene County. It’s fun and no creative or artistic skills are needed. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 6:30 – 8:30pm Where:......

This Summer, 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......

For Immediate ReleaseApril 16, 2025 Mayday: A Community Conversation About the Title X Funding Freeze & What It Means for OACAC Family Planning SPRINGFIELD, MO — Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) invites the public to a critical community conversation about the future of Title......

Grab your best corn hole buddy and join us for our Second Annual Cornhole Tournament & Silent Auction! When: Saturday, June 7, 2025 beginning at 10amWhere: OACAC Taney County Neighborhood Center, 5571 Gretna Road, Suite A in Branson, MOWhat: Team of 2 = $40 Register......

Calling all SW MO Advocacy Champions! Join us at The Pitch Pizza & Pub to hear about PEP – an advocacy cohort forming now. Bring a friend for free pizza, giveaways, and information on making a positive impact in our community. When: Friday, May 2,......

Throughout the four full weeks of May 2025, it is our goal to collect 60+ items for each of the four programs below, to share with the communities we serve! May 4-10: 60 for Kiddos—Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Help us collect 60 packages of unscented......

Previous Events

This Spring, 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......

Calling all Monopoly lovers – don’t miss the 14th Annual Ozark Mountain Monopoly Tournament on Saturday, April 12, 2025! Registration opens at 9:00am with the tournament beginning at 9:30am. The player fee includes a position for the first 90 minute elimination round and potentially a......

Calling all Stone and Taney County expectant and new mothers! Join us in Branson at the 1st Annual Community Baby Shower on 2/1/25. Registered mothers may receive ultrasounds, clothing, diapers/wipes, books, groceries, formula, toys, and more. We will also have MANY giveaways for car seats,......

Now in its 14th year, Queen City Shout is Springfield’s largest showcase of music, film, and arts with its two-fold vision to Celebrate The Arts & Support Poverty Relief. Queen City Shout will take place March 24 – 30, 2025 at multiple venues around Springfield.......

It may be snowy outside, but we will be warm and cozy, enjoying mac & cheese on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025! The 5th Annual MO Mac & Cheese Fest IS HAPPENING! When: 11:30am – 2:30pm Where: University Plaza Convention Center, 333 S. John Q. Hammons......

Happy New Year! We’re having a Flash Sale on our Mac 4-Pack of tickets! Sale is valid 1/2/25 – 1/5/25. Click here for ticket and event details....

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......

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....