Month: October 2016

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2016) — The 8th annual Springfield Sleepout is Friday, Nov. 4, through Saturday, Nov. 5, and serves as a symbol of the homeless youth experience in conjunction with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Participants will “sleep out” in an effort to raise money for The Kitchen, Inc.’s Rare Breed Youth Services program and create awareness of youth homelessness to inspire others to take action to end it.   Data shows the median age of first-time homelessness on their own in Springfield is only 16-years-old, and more than half of those who are homeless got kicked out…

WHO: The Kitchen, Inc.   WHAT: The Mic Drop…A Lip Sync Battle presented by Heart of America Beverage Company is guaranteed to be a fun night on the town while supporting The Kitchen, Inc.   WHERE: The Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, Springfield, MO   WHEN: Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00 P.M.   COST: $15 per person (The show is 18 and older)   WHY: The Kitchen, Inc. is excited to bring this event to Springfield. Lip sync battles have become increasingly popular and we decided celebrities shouldn’t be the only ones having fun. We have so many talented people…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (October 10, 2016) – Through a generous gift from Sam and June Hamra, The Kitchen, Inc. is excited to announce it has acquired land that will soon house a new emergency shelter and office space. The property is located at the corner of Glenstone and Chestnut Expressway and has frontage on both streets. The acquisition of this land is the first step in the development of a new campus. The Kitchen, Inc.’s current facilities are several decades old and it would cost much more to renovate them. The budget for the new campus is $4 million and we…