Upcoming Events

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.......

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,......

Previous Events

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....

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: Donations can be made at the Family Planning Clinic, 215 S. Barnes in Springfield....