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Since 1988, the month of May has been recognized as National Foster Care Awareness Month. In Greene County alone, there are nearly 700 children in foster care. These children can experience unimaginable struggles. Ambassadors for Children (AFC) is a CCO program that strives to meet these children with a message of help, hope, dignity, and … Read more

At CCO’s Ambassadors for Children (AFC) program, our mission is to ensure children and youth in foster care know they are valued and loved, even after they age out of the system. Cheyenne gave birth to her first child at the age of 15. A foster child herself, Cheyenne’s family was struggling to care for … Read more

As a new volunteer with CCO’s Diaper Bank of the Ozarks program, Shawn was ready to do whatever it took to ensure babies were safe, happy, and dry!  He has become an expert diaper wrapper and, despite being legally blind and unable to drive, he makes it a point to serve three days a week! While … Read more

No matter the circumstances that direct someone to Council of Churches of the Ozarks (CCO), each guest who visits CCO’s programs – like the Safe to Sleep women’s shelter, is met with grace and compassion. CCO’s team possesses significant expertise in balancing hard life choices with the realities of a broken system that is challenging … Read more