Category: General Kitchen News

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…

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…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (October 23, 2017) — The Kitchen, Inc. is pleased to announce it has hired  Meleah Spencer as its new Chief Executive Officer. Spencer, a native of southwest Missouri, has spent the last 10 years in fundraising and development and most recently served as the Executive Director at the Discovery Center of Springfield. Her passion to prevent and end homelessness began when she met Sister Lorraine Biebel during a school project in college. “Meeting Sister Lorraine and seeing her selflessness at work serving the homeless population truly inspired me. I am beyond delighted and honored to be able to…