Month: November 2017

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (November 7, 2017) — The Kitchen, Inc. has met its $4 million dollar initial construction goal for the new O’Reilly Family campus. The non-profit launched its capital campaign in 2015 in order to raise the funds to build a new emergency shelter and support services building located at the northeast corner of Chestnut Expressway and Glenstone. The Kitchen began construction on the new shelter in June of this year. The decision to build came after close evaluation of the current buildings on The Kitchen’s Commercial Street campus. It was quickly realized that is was not cost effective to…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (November 2, 2017) — The Night at the Rare Breed is Friday, November 3rd and serves to create awareness of youth homelessness in our community. It occurs in conjunction with National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The average age of first-time homeless youth on their own in Springfield is only 16-years-old, and more than half of those who are homeless were kicked out of their homes. With no support system or money to live, it’s a terrifyingly brutal life on the streets. Imagine being a teenager who has nowhere safe to sleep, no food to eat and no way…