Swift Night Out Brings Community Together at Stephens College
Jill Villarreal
Nonprofit Spotlight
A child rides one of Local Motion’s blender bikes at the Farmers Market during Bike, Walk & Wheel Week, May 2025. The blender bikes are stationary bikes equipped...
By now, the scene at the Scouting Adventure Center just west of Columbia is familiar. One teen has raved for months about the center’s climbing wall, building the...
On a quiet street in Columbia, a once-forgotten house hums back to life. Fresh paint catches the light, the porch feels sturdy underfoot, and inside, the space holds...
Entrepreneurship is often described in terms of risk and reward. Behind an entrepreneur’s drive for success is often a burning passion or love for whatever they’re attempting to...
At the corner of Orr and Ash streets, a north-facing brick wall is preparing to become something more than part of the city’s industrial past. This spring, the...
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a volunteer-led organization that builds and delivers beds to children in need, has been providing new, high-quality beds to Columbia children for almost...
First Chance for Children (FC4C) hands out nearly 400 packages of diapers directly to mid-Missouri families each month. In November, that number doubled, as the U.S. government shutdown...
Merriam-Webster characterizes the word “sonder” as “a profound … realization that each person has a life as rich and complex as our own,” filled with triumphs, challenges, love,...
For those unfamiliar with the ins and outs of health insurance, enrolling in a new plan or deciding to stay with the same one can feel overwhelming. Policies...
For more than four decades, the Voluntary Action Center (VAC) has been spreading holiday cheer through its annual Holiday Program — a community tradition that began as a...
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