Community Support Services of Missouri

12/23/2025

Santa had a few minutes to spare today and he stopped by the Illinois Day Program to deliver some early Christmas cheer!

🎅🏼🎄☃️

12/19/2025

Our Missouri First Steps -Southwest Region is putting together Blessing Bags to donate to area shelters for children and their caregivers. If you would like to help, check out their Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3CH2DVCZ8TBKM?type=wishlist

First Steps of Southwest Missouri is collecting items for local families at area shelters. We’re looking for hygiene products, stuffed animals, blankets, and basic essentials for children and their caregivers.

If you are interested in helping provide items for these bags, check out our Amazon Wishlist here:

🔗 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3CH2DVCZ8TBKM?type=wishlist

Thank you for supporting our mission and our neighbors!

12/19/2025

What does independence look like? It looks like a first paycheck, a new friendship, and a community where everyone belongs.

At Community Support Services of Missouri, we are proud to serve over 1,300 individuals with developmental disabilities across Southwest Missouri. As we look toward a new year of Making Opportunities Happen, we invite you to see exactly how your support changes lives. From early childhood to adulthood, CSS provides the tools for individuals with developmental disabilities to live with joy and purpose.

Will you help us make more opportunities happen? Donate now: https://givebutter.com/supportCSS

12/15/2025

Thank you to the Joplin Roadrunners for donating the proceeds from their October Pumpkin Run event to the Community Support Services of Missouri Early Learning Center scholarship fund! We are so grateful for your continued support of our early childhood program.

A special thank you to Blue Buffalo as well for supporting this event year after year!

12/09/2025

Thank you to the Joplin Regional Community Foundation for this generous grant! This funding will support the purchase of functional communication devices for our Behavioral Services division when providing therapies to non-verbal individuals.

Community Support Services of Missouri

12/02/2025

Because of you, opportunities happen.

Your support helps children and adults with developmental disabilities learn, grow, find community, and live more independently.

This , a donation to CSS will directly support the more than 1,300 individuals we serve right here in Southwest Missouri.

Give today by visiting givebutter.com/supportCSS.

11/26/2025

This time of year reminds us how grateful we are for our community.

Thank you for supporting CSS and the over 1,300 individuals and families we serve right here in Southwest Missouri.

From all of us at CSS, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

11/14/2025

📣 Mark your calendars! Rhythm & Brews returns on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex in Downtown Joplin!

Enjoy an evening of live music, great food, and unlimited brews all to support Community Support Services of Missouri and the incredible individuals we serve.

Tickets go on sale early 2026!

11/11/2025

Thank you to all the veterans who have bravely served our nation. We honor your service, your courage, and your sacrifice, and we are deeply grateful for your unwavering commitment to our freedom. 🇺🇸

10/29/2025

Our partners at One Joplin have put together a list of some resources.

Due to the federal government shutdown, the Missouri Department of Social Services has communicated it will not receive the necessary federal funding to issue

10/29/2025

As the demand for our Day Program services grow, so does our need for community support.

Our Day Programs are a vital place for the individuals we serve, offering fun, skill-building, inclusion and independence. To keep these engaging activities running, we rely on essential supplies.

If you are looking for an easy, direct way to support those we serve, please check out our Amazon Wishlist. Every purchase is truly appreciated - thank you!

View our wishlist: https://a.co/8TZGdEq

10/27/2025

Thank you to all of the runners who braved the rain at yesterday's Joplin Roadrunners 42nd Annual Pumpkin Run in support of our Community Support Services of Missouri Early Learning Center! A special thank you to the Joplin RoadRunners, Blue Buffalo and our CSS staff who volunteered to help make the event possible!