Back to School Bash

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Date: August 11, 2025
Sub Header: Celebrate our Youth
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On August 11, we will be hosting our annual Back-to-School Bash, and we are expecting 400 kids! Each child will have the opportunity to pick out supplies, and celebrate the start of another school year with their families and peers. Help us host this party with purpose, and give kids from refugee backgrounds the support […]
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Basic Needs Drive

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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 […]
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Landscaping Spruce Up

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Start date: July 27, 2024
End date: September 28, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am
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It's the age-old battle of landscaping: keeping the weeds out and the other plants thriving! Having flowerbeds well-kept, grass mowed, and a clean property allows City of Refuge to be welcoming to the people we serve, and good neighbors to the businesses around us. This summer & fall, join us as we "spruce up" our […]
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Volunteer for Summer Market: Celebrating World Refugee Day

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Date: June 22, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave
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We're looking for lots of volunteers to help us pull off a safe and successful Summer Market and World Refugee Day celebration! World Refugee Day is an international holiday honoring people who have been forced to flee. On June 22, 2024, we will be celebrating in Columbia through our new Summer Market, where many of […]
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Basic Needs Drive

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Start date: March 26, 2024
End date: April 15, 2024
All-day event
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We rely on donated items (personal hygiene, household cleaning supplies, mother/baby supplies, etc.) to meet the basic needs of refugees facing crisis, and our shelves are currently very low! Please consider donating items listed below, order directly from our Amazon wishlist, or make a monetary donation with a "basic needs" memo and we will resupply […]
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Holiday Market

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Date: December 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave.
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Need volunteers to help set up & tear down, run welcome/info booth, parking, event logistics.

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Summer Market

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Date: June 20, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave.
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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 […]
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Back to School Bash

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Start date: August 9, 2023
End date: August 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Need volunteers to help set up & tear down, run activities, pass out school supplies, welcome/info

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Taste of Columbia

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Date: September 7, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Columbia Farmers Market, West Ash Street, Columbia, MO Columbia, MO 65203
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Volunteer Buy Tickets Join us for an amazing community experience at the Columbia Farmers Market on West Ash Street in Columbia, Thursday, Sept. 7th from 5-8 pm, benefitting City of Refuge. Taste of Columbia was brought to life when we recognized the diversity Columbia has to offer. We seek to teach the community about the different countries their neighbors represent. […]
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