Making a Difference
Supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Making a Difference is a long-running series that draws upon the personal stories and voices of Ozarks residents to highlight key issues impacting our community.
Past seasons have included stories on poverty relief, public education, mental illness, philanthropy, and other topics important to our community. You can browse our Making a Difference archives below.
Current Season: The Loneliness Epidemic
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As Making a Difference continues its focus on loneliness, we tell you how the Springfield-Greene County Library is working to bring people of all ages together. -
In this segment of the Making a Difference series, we take you to the Drew Lewis Foundation at the Fairbanks where a weekly community dinner fosters a sense of belonging. -
In this segment of the Making a Difference series, a look at how grief can lead to loneliness and ways to address those feelings. -
Loneliness is a feeling that you do not have meaningful or close relationships or a sense of belonging, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and volunteering can help. -
In the first segment of our Making a Difference series on loneliness, two local mental health experts weigh in on what loneliness is and the importance of addressing it. This series is made possible by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. -
As KSMU looks at 20 years of the Community Focus Report, we focus this month on crime and those working to combat it. -
Two leaders in the Springfield arts scene discuss the current state of the arts in the city. -
Two people working to help the unsheltered and low-income with housing and shelter come to KSMU for a conversation. -
The past three directors and the current director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department come together to discuss community health issues. -
A former director of the Springfield-Greene County Park Board speaks with the current public information administrator for the Park Board about the "Recreation, Sports and Leisure" section of the CFR.
