Nonprofit Spotlight

Boys and Girls Club of America provides a safe place to roam

It’s a sunny spring afternoon as a yellow school bus filled with chattering kids pulls…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri uses mentorship to make a difference

One hour, once a week: That’s all it takes to make a positive difference in…

Learn, Create, Explore at Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center

It’s a cold, icy Monday morning in February. Schools and businesses in Columbia are slowly…

Columbia’s Family Health Center Takes a New Approach

Some of Columbia’s Family Health Center employees will soon have more wiggle room. The patient-centered…

Youth Empowerment Zone works to help troubled youth

In the spring of 2004, a drive-by shooting near the Columbia Mall sparked outrage in…

Meals on Wheels delivers more than food

Columbia Meals on Wheels delivers hot, nutritious food to locals in need.

Crime Stoppers fights no-snitch culture

Crime Stoppers guarantees anonymity to people who call in information about crimes.

We Always Swing celebrates 20 years

In the more than 250 concerts the We Always Swing Jazz Series has hosted since…

Giving Gardens provides fair work, fresh air

Fall mum sales are in full swing at Giving Gardens, CMSE’s nonprofit greenhouse that provides work opportunities for people with disabilities.

True North’s new direction

When True North opened in the 1970s, the service program for victims of domestic abuse…

Welcome Home offers a home for our veterans

Welcome Home provides shelter, counseling and other services for mid-Missouri Veterans.

Coyote Hill, A Child’s Safety Net

Coyote Hill builds safe homes, family environments for children.