Category: General Kitchen News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (April 27, 2018)— Harter House stores in Springfield, Hollister, Nixa, Kimberling City, Strafford, and Shell Knob raised $83,748.07 to benefit The Kitchen, Inc. during the 21st annual Jerry Bettlach / Jim Trimble Memorial event. The event continues to be the largest fundraiser of the year for The Kitchen and took place from February 28 – March 6, 2018. The Kitchen, Inc. provides housing and support services to those in need in Springfield and the surrounding communities. To date, Harter House has raised more than $1,000,000 for The Kitchen, Inc. “Jerry (Bettlach) and Jim (Trimble) loved The Kitchen; it…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (March 27, 2018) — On March, 27, 1983, Sister Lorraine Biebel took $50 and began serving meals to the homeless. That first meal was held in the St. Agnes School cafeteria and had 39 diners. In less than two months, more than 200 people were being fed by Sister Lorraine and her group of volunteers. Sister Lorraine’s legacy continues today as The Kitchen, Inc. provides housing and stabilizing services to 637 individuals including 228 children. The 637 also include 135 veterans and their families and 31 seniors. Our Rare Breed Youth Outreach Center serves more than 1,000 youth…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (February 26, 2018) — The Kitchen, Inc. is pleased to announce it has named Michelle McCoy as its new Director of Programs. McCoy currently serves as the Director of Compliance and her role was expanded after Randy McCoy accepted the position of Executive Director at the Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless in Omaha, Nebraska. “I am excited to embark on this new journey in an expanded role at the Kitchen. I look forward to working with our top notch staff and programs as we further our mission of preventing and ending homelessness.” says Michelle McCoy.…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo (January 22, 2018) – Scripps Springfield Radio Operations (KTTS 94.7 FM, KSPW 96.5 FM, KSGF 1260 AM/104.1 FM, KRVI 106.7) are partnering with The Kitchen, Inc. to end homelessness in our community with a radiothon on Tuesday, January 23. The radiothon will take place on ALL of the Scripps Springfield Radio stations from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the day, listeners will have to opportunity to hear from Kitchen clients on how they’ve benefited from various Kitchen programs. The radiothon will also feature interviews with Kitchen staff. Additional information will also be available online on each of…

JANUARY 21, 2017 SIGN IN AT NOON--- BOWLING AT 1:00 PM ENTERPRISE PARK LANES and SUNSHINE LANES in Springfield, and CENTURY LANES in Nixa For the 23nd year, the local Knights of Columbus councils will sponsor the “Knights Striking out for The Kitchen” bowl-a-thon. More than 300 individuals will participate in the fundraising event in hopes of reaching this year’s goal of $60,000. In 2017, The Kitchen, Inc. provided housing and stabilizing services to 637 individuals. That’s 324 households with 105 households that included children under the age of 18. Of the 637 individuals, 135 at-risk and homeless veterans were…

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…