Basic Needs Drive

Start date: August 1, 2024
End date: December 31, 2024
Custom Date: Ongoing throughout the Fall
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
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

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 […]

Back to School Bash

Date: August 12, 2024
Sub Header: Celebrate our Youth
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
On August 12, we will be hosting our annual Back-to-School Bash. We are expecting 300+ kids! Each child will have the opportunity to pick out a brand new outfit and pick up school supplies they'll need to start the year out right. In addition to the typical supplies, we'd really like to focus on getting […]

Sip and Paint

Date: April 23, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Cafe Berlin
Local Partnerships / Events
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

Start date: April 1, 2025
End date: April 30, 2025
Local Partnerships / Events
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 […]

Holiday Market

Date: December 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave.
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events

Need volunteers to help set up & tear down, run welcome/info booth, parking, event logistics.

Summer Market

Date: June 20, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave.
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
Join us at City of Refuge (10 N. Garth Ave.) on Friday, June 20 from 4-9pm for our 2nd annual Summer Market, a globally-curated outdoor summer shopping experience! Come support 50+ local Columbia area makers while you enjoy the offerings of food vendors, activities for the kids, and live entertainment. We can't wait to see […]

CoMoGives

Start date: December 1, 2024
End date: December 31, 2024
Custom Date: Nov - Dec
Local Partnerships / Events
WHAT IS CoMoGives? It’s an annual online fundraiser that supports 173 high-impact nonprofits in Columbia and Mid-Missouri. Donors can make a single donation of any amount to one, two, ten, or more organizations from December 1 – December 31st, 2024. All the money that is raised through the CoMoGives campaign goes directly to the participating nonprofits. […]