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Let’s Get to Work Fund

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Reducing transportation barriers to employment.


Reducing transportation barriers to employment is the goal of the the Let’s Get to Work Fund, supported by funding from the CFO and gifts from David and Stacey O’Reilly, the O’Reilly Charity Golf Classic Fund, Bass Pro Shops, the Musgrave Foundation and private donors.

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City of Springfield Department of Workforce Development

Supporting job seekers in the Missouri Job Center’s Ozark Region, which serves Greene, Christian, Dallas, Polk, Stone, Taney and Webster counties. For more information, contact Teresa Brandenburg at 417-887-3347 or teresa.brandenburg@springfieldmo.gov.

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Coalition of Charities

Serving individuals in Barry, Lawrence and Stone counties with a focus on those who are aging out of foster care, homeless, domestic abuse victims, in households under the poverty level, HiSet attendees and graduates, or Project Rise participants. Contact Rachel Luebbering, executive director, at 417-669-9310.

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Community Partnership of the Ozarks

Serving individuals — including employees of nonprofit agencies — in Barry, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Lawrence, Polk, Stone, Taney, Texas, Webster and Wright counties. Contact Tiffany Goade at 417-888-2020.

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Council of Churches of the Ozarks

Serving individuals in Greene County. Contact Kelly Harris at kharris@ccozarks.org or 417-862-3586.

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Drew Lewis Foundation

Serving individuals in Greene, Christian, Lawrence, Barry, Dent, Newton, Vernon and Miller counties with a focus on RISE program. Contact Jessica Smith at 417-222-4055.

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Flourish CDC

Serving Greene county residents participating in its Coach House Life Change Plan programs. Contact Becca Yantz at becca@flourishcdc.org or 417-761-2399.

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The Kitchen Inc.

Serving young adults in Springfield through Rare Breed Youth Services and individuals in Greene, Christian and Webster counties through the Home At Last program. Contact Kathy Westmoreland at kwestmoreland@thekitcheninc.org or 417-865-6400.

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Missouri Ozarks Community Action

Serving individuals in Pulaski, Camden, Miller, Maries, Phelps, Gasconade, Laclede and Crawford counties with a focus on those with low income. Contact the Community Services department at 573-765-3263.

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Missouri Works Initiative

Serving individuals in Barry, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Lawrence, Polk, Stone, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright counties. Contact Austin Fox at austinfox@moaflcio.org.

About the Fund

The Let’s Get to Work Fund developed through a series of donor-education events exploring ways that philanthropy can support workforce development. Three panel discussions featuring representatives from the business community, service-oriented nonprofits and workforce development organizations identified three obstacles to employment: workplace flexibility, access to child care and transportation-related barriers. To address the transportation portion of the issue, the CFO established the Let’s Get to Work Fund with generous support from donors David and Stacey O’Reilly and the O’Reilly Charity Golf Classic Fund.

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