Victim Center
Provide victims with support, comfort and resources during the aftermath of a crime – requires two time periods per month to be on-call from home during evenings and weeks.

To learn more, visit www.thevictimcenter.com

Harmony House
Provides services to the survivors of domestic violence - required time depends on the volunteer opportunities available.

To learn more, visit www.myharmonyhouse.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs up children facing adversity with professionally screened kind, caring, and fun adults. We put these friendships together and professionally support them for at least a year.

To learn more, visit www.bigbro.com

Good News Club
Teaching children about Christ - requires two hours per week during the school year.

To learn more, visit www.cefonline.com

CASA
Advocating for children in foster care - requires 5-10 hours per month.

To learn more, visit www.casaswmo.org

Missouri Baptist Children's Home
Respite Care - providing short term care as needed.
Foster Care - providing a temporary loving home for children in need.
Adoption - opening your heart and home to children in need of a forever family.

To learn more, visit www.mbch.org

Foster Adopt Connect/Sammy’s Window
Our office in Springfield, MO, houses team members from a wide variety of programs including prevention, intervention, and support services. Our Sammy’s Window clothing closet and food panty also makes deliveries to foster families in neighboring communities, ensuring they have what they need to parent well.

To learn more, visit https://www.fosteradopt.org/locations/springfield/

Ambassadors for Children

An outreach ministry of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks, working to restore dignity to local youth in foster care.  Their services include: Kids Closet Boutique, Foster Support, Prom Closet, Christmas. AFC needs volunteers to assist in mobile clothing distributions and with inventory and to assist guests with selecting items.

To learn more, visit https://ccozarks.org/programs/ambassadors-for-children/

Cherish Kids

Cherish Kids collaborates and partners with local and state agencies as well as community groups to make a difference in the lives of children. They have a three-fold mission:

Raising awareness of the needs of children in crisis locally, statewide, and around the world,

Offering resources to families and individuals by providing credible information and guidance,

Providing support by assisting children in crisis with essential needs and providing financial, emotional, and spiritual support to families and individuals in their effort to foster and adopt.

To learn more, visit https://adoption.com/cherish-kids-an-organization-making-a-difference/

The Village: Foster/Adoption Ministry

Sons and Daughters Adoption and Foster Care Ministry is a place for families and individuals answering the call to adopt, foster, or those who want to help support others who are fostering or adopting.

We welcome those that are considering adoption, those who are waiting in process, or those that have completed the adoption process domestically, internationally, or through kinship placement. We also welcome those who have fostered or are currently fostering children.

To learn more, visit https://crosswaybc.org/adoption-foster