Inner City Outreach

Inner City Outreach is a Christ-Centered outreach and provider of resources for people who are in poverty, homeless or on the brink of becoming homeless. We help to connect people with the tools and resources necessary to overcome even the most challenging circumstances. We provide a wide range of services, addressing the needs of the whole person: personal, spiritual and physical.

Lifting Up Those In Need - Servants To The Poor

The primary goal of Inner City Outreach is to bring hope by demonstrating compassionate service and loving relationships right here in our own community of Springfield Missouri.

Physical Needs:

Serving free meals weekly. Every day we come face to face with a neighbor in need. It is our privilege to offer hope to those who desperately need it, and it is our hope that those we serve will recognize the hand of God reaching out to meet their needs.

Winter Coat Drive

We are consistently challenged to be creative in problem-solving. In doing so, we are able to address poverty and the homeless condition on multiple levels. We provide support through our own volunteer workforce and we promote and refer to the network of community service provider’s right here in Springfield. Physical, emotional, social, civil, and spiritual needs are all taken into consideration. All our services are offered free of charge, thanks to the generosity of our Inner City Outreach friends and family.

Personal and Spiritual Needs

To start solving the problems in our day-to-day lives requires fulfilling the needs of the heart. We present to each person that we serve, the truth of a purposed filled life, which is a genuine relationship with God through Jesus.

Having compassion for the suffering, showing mercy to the unjust, building relationships with those we serve. Joining with people in prayer and demonstrating in word and deed that all things are possible with God.

Working with local and regional organizations, we place many in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Giving many a new journey of freedom from the prison of addictions, to attain a more purpose filled life.

Adopt A Widow

Providing large food boxes to disabled widow’s in poverty. Where individuals and families can adopt a widow, and be responsible once a month to deliver a free large food box.

Other Affiliates We Partner With

Children Feeding Network - Children’s Feeding Network is a Faith – based, non- profit that has been in south west Missouri for 10 years. It has served thousands of families with millions of lbs of food, especially targeting those with children. At the present time, CFN serves approximately 6000 families with a weeks worth of groceries through115 church host sites affiliated with Angel Food Ministries. In addition to the local outreach CFN has reached into smaller towns in Missouri and other states with a tent, giving away food and holding gospel outreach meetings in the evening. Children’s feeding Network is headed by Don and Sue Matison with offices at 15374 W. County line Rd. Republic, Mo. 65738 Ph.(417)732-9915 They also oversee Angel Food Ministries in SW Missouri.

Winds of Mercy - Winds of Mercy, is a disaster relief operation of Children’s Feeding Network. During recent tornados in the Neosho- Joplin area, Winds of Mercy, through the Angel Food Ministry provided 30,000 lb semi- load of food for the tornado victims, working through the local churches in the area. We also had a fund raising concert in Joplin for the victims which was also distributed through the local churches. The vision is to have whatever is needed by victims of local disasters.

Vision for the Future

Inner City Outreach is committed to helping the poor, and those that find themselves in the prison of addiction in Springfield Missouri. Our vision for the future is to reach out further by providing emergency shelter, recovery programs, and rehab centers.

Embracing Inner City Outreach

There are many ways you can embrace what we do for our community. You may volunteer time, donate food and clothing, or give financial help. Please feel free to be involved and contact us at the information provided below.

Get involved!

VOLUNTEER! Over one hundred volunteers from multiple faith communities have blessed the underprivileged of Springfield with the gift of time! Gather a group of friends, members of your Sunday school class or Bible study, or coworkers and plan to join us! Groups and individuals may commit to every Saturday, every-other Sunday, once monthly, etc. The need is very great—you are a blessing!

OTHER MINISTRIES! You can help outside of our regular meal times. Call to find outmore! GIFTS!—Coat drives, canned food drives, donations of tables and chairs, funds to buy food, all are greatly appreciated!

Contact: Inner City Outreach

An affiliate of Children Feeding Network
Governed by Evangel Temple Christian Center
P.O. Box 1486
Springfield Missouri 65801
417-496-4719
etoutreach@gmail.com

Meals Served: 15,000 plus a year

Food Pantry: giving out over 150,000 pounds a year