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Season of Giving

October 23, 2025

Start date: November 1, 2025

End date: December 31, 2025

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Help Meet REAL Needs this Holiday Season! Join us this holiday season as we provide both immediate and long-lasting support to refugee families in our community! Build a Kit below (or purchase items directly from our Amazon wishlist), and make a donation to our programs to help us continue empowering refugees with the skills and confidence […]

Sip & Shop at City Boutique

October 3, 2025

By Julie Dworski

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Date: October 16, 2025

Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: City Boutique - 10 N Garth Ave

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Shop (and sip!) with a purpose- Thrift finds from City boutique, a pop-up guest from our Global Artisans program, wine from Les Bourgeois, and City Cuisine will be open for dinner.

2025 Welcoming Week

August 29, 2025

By Julie Dworski

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Start date: September 12, 2025

End date: September 21, 2025

Sub Header: Sharing Stories, Shaping What's Next.

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Help us welcome our refugee neighbors! Your support allows us to continue offering critical programs and services- from access to basic hygiene items, to English classes, and job empowerment! Our goal is to raise $10,000 during Welcoming Week, and every little bit helps. Join us in continuing to make Mid-Missouri a place of belonging, by […]

10th Annual Golf Tournament

May 29, 2025

By Brita Sjogren

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Date: September 15, 2025

All-day event

Location: Columbia Country Club

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Join us on Monday, September 15th for the 10th Annual Golf Tournament at Columbia Country Club! Enjoy lunch provided by City Cuisine,and the opportunity to make a difference together on the green! All proceeds benefit City of Refuge's mission of serving and empowering refugees in Mid-Missouri. Regular Registration: $225/player July 16th - September 12th Register […]

Quarterly Catch-Up

March 26, 2025

By Brita Sjogren

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Date: April 9, 2025

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom Call

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Join our 2nd Quarterly Catch-Up of 2025! Hear updates on City of Refuge's continuing mission, successes, challenges, and how you can be part of it all!

Basic Needs Drive

December 24, 2024

By Brita Sjogren

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Start date: August 1, 2024

End date: December 31, 2024

Custom Date: Ongoing throughout the Fall

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City of Refuge provides relational care and ongoing case management, but we also are able to meet some physical needs in real time, thanks to donations of Basic Needs items! We are looking for groups (schools, clubs, families, businesses, departments, etc.) to host donation drives to keep our Basic Needs Closet stocked with things like […]

Sip and Shop

October 10, 2024

By Abby Hake

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Date: October 24, 2024

Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: 10 N. Garth Ave

Local Partnerships / Events

Join us on October 24th to sip on local beverages and shop a specialized collection of items from City Boutique! Get pieces from designers like Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Nike, Patagonia, Zara, Johnston and Murphy, Gucci, and many more at competitive pricing. Then, head outside to get some of the first tastes of […]

Sip and Paint

April 11, 2024

By Abby Hake

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Date: April 23, 2024

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: Cafe Berlin

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Downtown CoMO and Cafe Berlin present Paint and Sip benefitting City of Refuge! Artist Adrienne Luther Johnson will lead participants through a painting inspired by the sights of Columbia, MO. Grab a friend, or two, and join us for an evening of art, cocktails and fundraising! Held at Cafe Berlin on Tuesday April 23rd from […]

Poem-a-Thon

February 13, 2024

By Debbie Beal

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Start date: April 1, 2025

End date: April 30, 2025

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City of Refuge Poem-a-thon: a 30-day writing challenge in support of our refugee neighbors! Commit to writing something down every day for 30 days. Join City of Refuge as we learn the healing power of sharing our voices in new ways through the varying lenses of language, culture, experiences, relationships, identity, and resilience. Here's how […]