by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Board of Directors
A Lebanon native, Cori has a huge heart for foster care and helping others in need. She has spearheaded many groups, fundraiser, and events in service of her community. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Business from College of the Ozarks and has...
by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Partners
It was loud. It was chaotic. It was exactly what it was supposed to be. Kids’ Night Out was a full-on Nerf battle! Four hours of running and screaming and foam darts flying in every direction. Kids who needed a night to just be kids got exactly that. Little Caesars...
by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Partners
There’s something you don’t know about Bandana’s. We didn’t either. Not until we called about the Hope In Action Awards Banquet and ended up in a conversation we weren’t expecting. A calendar pulled out. Every week full of quiet commitments to this community that...
by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | Partners
People find each other. They always have. A community exists because people decided this was the place. A building gets restored because someone believes in what the street still holds. A studio gets built because stories need somewhere to live. Ozark Fiber built that...
by sarah | Apr 29, 2026 | This is the Ozarks
Nobody gives permission for a community to exist. In 1849, someone donated land on a hill and drew the lines of a town. It was a reasonable decision. High ground. A crossroads. A courthouse went up. A name went on a map. Lebanon began the way most things begin,...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
It was loud. It was chaotic. It was exactly what it was supposed to be. Kids’ Night Out was a full-on Nerf battle! Four hours of running and screaming and foam darts flying in every direction. Kids who needed a night to just be kids got exactly that. Little Caesars...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Some towns have a place everybody knows. You know which mornings to go. You know what to order. The counter where a fireman and a farmer and a teacher all become, for a few minutes, just neighbors. Carmen’s is one of those places. Elle Winterrowd learned to bake...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Forty graduates of Paving the Way. Since 2021. 94% employed or in school. The national average for youth aging out of foster care is 50%. This summer, Elevate Lebanon joins Paving the Way to add additional workforce readiness, resume skills, and guaranteed employer...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Dawnie showed up holding heels in both hands. That’s just who she is. Dawnie works remotely here for APlus Payroll. They handle payroll for Live 2 Give Hope, the kind of work we can hand off to professionals so we can stay focused on families. But that’s just the job....
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
If you want to know what it feels like to live in the Ozarks, pull in and sit down. The group in the back has been meeting here for years. The person behind the counter already knows your order. You’ll run into someone you know before you finish your coffee. This is...
