Nonprofit Spotlight

Foster care organizations do selfless work to keep countless children from homelessness. But those children grow up — and then what happens to them? Many young people transitioning...

One evening in 1972, Lorene Trickey was flipping through the newspaper. She was 40 at the time, married with kids, and kept a busy volunteer schedule through her...

Last year, Missouri had over 34,000 new cancer cases. That’s roughly the population of Moberly and Sedalia combined. Cancer Research Center was founded in 1962 to create a...

The primrose is a Missouri native wildflower. It’s also the first rose of summer. Winter, obviously, isn’t kind to the primrose, but it gets through the bleak season...

The Missouri River, a.k.a. The Big Muddy. It’s the longest river in America, flowing 2,300 miles before joining the Mississippi in St. Louis. Considered the center of life...

Most of us remember what is was like to play soccer after school with friends or be a part of a team or club after school — it’s...

Elizabeth, an Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School student, was different from many girls in her class. Her self-esteem was low; she was hesitant to participate in group discussion....

Everyone needs a lawyer at some point in their lives — whether you’re dealing with a divorce or need a will drawn up, professional legal assistance can make...

It’s hard to build cheap houses — that is, it’s hard to build cheap houses that people actually want to live in. Cheap land is hard to come...

For most of her life, Jane Williams, program director and co-founder of Love INC, has been in the business of helping people out. “I think right away I...