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Our Mission

To facilitate and promote the building of resilient children, healthy families, and strong neighborhoods & communities through collaboration, programming and resource development.

Understanding needs to develop programs and resources for change.

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Resilient Children

Community Partnership supports and offers programming, services and collaborative partnerships designed to build healthy, resilient and successful children and youth. We understand that when the community and resources come together for our children and youth, they will be healthier, feel more connected and able to realize their full potential.

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Healthy Families

Health and quality of life are so important — to families and individuals, as well as to neighborhoods and communities. To help build healthy families, we focus on substance use and violence prevention, homeless prevention, education and training, and collaborative partnerships that provide crisis intervention and a safety net to those most in need.

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Strong Communities

To help build strong neighborhoods & communities, we focus on community engagement and capacity building to help build relationships and social capital, to give a voice and opportunities for service and leadership, to foster a sense of belonging and ownership, and to build skills and capacity in both individuals and groups.

What Others Say

Our donors, volunteers, partners, advocates, and people we serve have great things to say about Community Partnership!

O’Reilly Center for Hope – One Door Program

“When I walk up to the front door (of my new home), I can reach into my pocket and pull out my housekey.  That is the best feeling I’ve had in a long, long time.”

Tim ~ O'Reilly Center for Hope Client

Healthy Families Program

“Community Partnership of the Ozarks has allowed me to grab different tools from all their different services & piece those together to build a sense of hope for tomorrow.”

Courtney

Bulldog Basketball Program

“Bulldog Basketball team coaches in a way that builds confidence on the court while also building internal confidence that students can carry with them throughout the week in whatever situations they may face. We are grateful to work with them as community partners & to see the impact they continue to have on students’ lives.”

Springfield Dream Center Staff

Making Sense of Money

“It’s such a good feeling to still have my savings balance (and it’s growing) after almost two years after graduating Making Sense of Money.  It helps me feel secure.”

Debra ~ MSOM Graduate

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

“Being able to engage in conversation with others as well as the instructors was very helpful…Thank you for this class!  I feel that it’s (YMHFA training) much needed in the challenging world we live in – having people that are caring and trained to support our youth is very needed.”

YMHFA Training Participant

Fix-It Fair

“I got my Dyson vacuum and steam mop repaired and two pairs of pants hemmed!  Thank you to all of the volunteers!!!!”

Laverne Schell Tool Library

“We are extremely grateful for the resource the (Laverne Schell) Tool Library is for the community!”

Neighborhood Clean-Ups

“Thank you for the opportunity to recycle some things and for all the volunteers & all their hard work.  It was a good day for our neighborhood and our community.”

School-Based Social Work Program

“We are in a much better place as a family because of them.”

Linda

O’Reilly Center for Hope

“I wouldn’t have made it without a lot of the people here [O’Reilly Center for Hope]”

Amanda

Thank you to our Annual Presenting Sponsor

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Thank you to our Annual Platinum Sponsor

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We need you to help us make a difference in our community! Whether you donate, advocate or volunteer, your support is vital to helping build resilient children, healthy families, and strong neighborhoods & communities

6,700+

Current Volunteers

Volunteers contributed 35,895 hours along with donated services valued at $6,960,970 to help us meet our mission in the past year.

55,268+

People Served

Through our services, programming and community education and awareness campaigns last year.

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      Upcoming Events

      Want to get connected? Check out these great upcoming events.

      Transforming Learning with STEAM ~ September 13, 2025

      September 13, 2025

      9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

      1690 W. Broadway St. ~ Bolivar, MO 65613

      FREE Making Sense of Money: Basic Budgeting Course at the Discovery Center ~ October 15, 22, 29, & November 5, 2025

      October 15, 2025

      6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

      438 E. St. Louis St. ~ Springfield, MO 65806

      FREE Making Sense of Money: Basic Budgeting Course at The Fairbanks ~ October 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2025

      October 9, 2025

      6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. (Free dinner at 5:15 p.m. with class starting at 6:00 p.m.)

      1126 N. Broadway Ave. ~ Springfield, MO 65802

      CPO’s 2025 Annual Meeting ~ September 22, 2025

      September 22, 2025

      11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

      2546 N. Glenstone Ave. ~ Springfield, MO 65803

      FREE Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training ~ December 19, 2025

      December 19, 2025

      10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

      Virtual

      FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Training ~ November 13, 2025

      November 13, 2025

      10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

      Virtual

      FREE Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training ~ October 17, 2025: FULL – Check out our future trainings!

      October 17, 2025

      10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

      Virtual

      FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Training ~ September 30, 2025: FULL – Check out our future trainings!

      September 30, 2025

      10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

      Virtual

      FREE Mandated Reporter Training ~ November 6, 2025

      November 6, 2025

      2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

      Zoom

      FREE Mandated Reporter Training ~ September 25, 2025

      September 25, 2025

      2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

      4653 S. Campbell Ave. ~ Springfield, MO 65810

      Over 110,000 people served. The need is greater. We can do more.