Local Organizations & Initiatives

At Inclusive Impact Institute, they’re committed to creating diverse and inclusive communities. The curriculum reflects this commitment, as well as the diverse backgrounds and cultures… Read More »Inclusive Impact Institute

Club History Our club was founded in 1936 as The Optimist Club of Columbia, MO.  We are an affiliate of Optimist International (www.optimist.org), a world-wide… Read More »Downtown Optimists Club

Children’s Grove is focused on education and arts programs for Children in Boone County and… Kindling positive behaviors through the creation of Kindness Libraries for… Read More »Children’s Grove

Boone County Family Resources serves persons of all ages and income levels with a diagnosed developmental disability who reside in Boone County. Each of us… Read More »Boone County Family Resources

“Cedar Creek was founded in 1988 and provides comprehensive equine assisted therapy to more than 150 individuals per year. Each Spring, Summer and Fall, hundreds… Read More »Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center

ACT offers long-term and short-term support programs for individuals with disabilities who desire to be included in the community. Support programs are designed around the… Read More »ACT: Alternative Community Training

Live Well by Faith was developed in response to results found through the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services (PHHS)  Community Health Assessmentopens… Read More »Live Well By Faith

Love Columbia coordinates community resources and relationships to love people forward.One in five Columbians live in poverty, and many struggle to make ends meet, find… Read More »Love Columbia

The mission of the Columbia Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program is to assist low income households leading efforts with local organizations to find more… Read More »Columbia Housing Authority

Welcome Home is a non-profit Veteran-centric organization, with a community-based approach, that empowers homeless and at-risk Veterans to return to society as productive self-supporting citizens.… Read More »Welcome Home