The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to build trusting and enduring relationships that encourage and support young people.

For a few hours, a couple times a month, you can give a Little the invaluable gift of your friendship. By simply changing their perspective of what the world can offer, you can literally start changing their life. Play a board game. Make fun crafts. Hit the playground together. Just as your options are unlimited, so is your Little’s potential.

For more information, contact  Ashley Seiler at (573) 339-0184.

The mission of BOSS Life is to provide safe, stable housing and supportive services to recover, reconcile, and restore families and individuals to total well-being Brave, On-fire, Sober Survivors (on-fire for God), BOSS Life provides a safe place for women in recovery find the mercy and grace of God.

Women in recovery are offered a stable and safe home rather than returning to homelessness or a toxic and unsafe environment of abusive and substance use. Using the principles of AA BOSS Life seeks to help remove barriers and develop behaviors to live a more purpose filled joyful life and become productive members of our community and society as a whole. There are so many ways to become involved in supporting this mission partner.

For more information contact Katrina King at katrina@bossliving.org.

CarePortal is an online church engagement tool that connects the State of Missouri (Children’s Division) to the Church. When a need is identified by Children’s Division, a request for help is submitted. The Church is informed of the need and given the opportunity to answer the call.

Interested small groups would identify a point person to receive emails from CarePortal that would detail a given need (clothing, bedding, etc) for a child or family. Your group would then provide for the need and develop a relationship with the recipient family.

For more info, contact Shelly at 20shelly@goproject.org.

CEF provides a Mobile Food Pantry once a month from the back parking lot of La Croix Church. Food from the SEMO Food Bank is distributed on the 3^rd Friday (usually) of each month along with the offer of prayer for each household represented. Giving to those in need is the heartbeat of this ministry.

For more information contact Mayalis Sanchez at msanchez@lacroixchurch.org or Emily Goode at ekgoode70@yahoo.com.

Central Academy: Partnering and supporting students, educators, and administrators is a way we love our community at La Croix Church. As a partner of Central Academy our active La Croix CA Team is dedicated to showing radical hospitality, encouragement and prayers throughproviding individual faculty and staff members with uplifting messages and inexpensive treats to help build positive morale. We also show the faculty and staff of Central Academy hospitality through the "love language" of good food at the beginning of school, conferences, and Teacher Appreciation Week!

For more info contact Sharon Shelton at sharonshelton54@gmail.com.

The Disaster Response Team responds to natural disasters occurring within the United States and surrounding countries. This team typically comes in to assist with large scale clean up of areas and also assist with some roofing and rebuilding as time allows. Knowledge of operation of chain saws and construction vehicles are an asset.

For more information, contact Wayne at wshockley@lacroixchurch.org.

FaithWorks seeks to help those in our La Croix community with small projects that are difficult for those in our church with physical or life limitations to complete on their own.

For more information, contact Travis Goode at tgoode@lacroixchurch.org.

FCA challenges coaches and athletes at all levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ.

FCA needs volunteers to lead student and coach bible studies, serve as team captains or character coaches, to establish chapel service at local sports tournaments, serve at the FCA summer camp, join in prayer over schools and participate in the annual Fields of Faith event.

Contact Darrin at dscott@fca.org for information on ways to serve.

FISH serves the Cape Girardeau area by providing food to families in need. With help from churches like First Presbyterian, civic organizations and dedicated individuals, FISH helps 3300-3600 people a year. It relies heavily on word of mouth, rather than organized solicitation for the food that it distributes.

The FISH Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to work a designated shift once a month. Three to four volunteers are needed per shift. Shifts are on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays from 9 am to 12 pm.

For more info, call (573)-334-0207.

We’re proud to partner with Feed My Starving Children, a global ministry that turns compassion into action. Through food packing events hosted at La Croix, volunteers of all ages come together to hand-pack nutritious meals specifically designed to reverse and prevent malnutrition. These meals are then sent to children in crisis around the world. Every box packed is more than just food—it’s hope, healing, and a tangible expression of God’s love. Together, we’re making a global impact, one meal at a time.

Foster Adopt Connect supports children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. They provide stable, loving environments for abused and neglected children and their families. The organization has 12 locations and 21 programs in Missouri and Kansas.
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The Cape Girardeau branch offers Comprehensive Emergency Family Care at Hope Children’s Home, job training at Sammy’s Window and Resale Market, and programs like Family Advocacy and Training and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project.

For more information, contact Chrissy at crissy@hopeforonemore.org.

Spend an hour providing a short Bible study and devotional time to men/women incarcerated in Mississippi County Jail.

For more info, Text Karen Bangert at (573) 587-9862.

The mission of Options for Women, Help for Families is to promote Biblical values regarding human life, and family life by providing hope, compassionate assistance, and empowering individuals to make positive and life-affirming choices in the Cape Girardeau area and its surroundings.

Contact Options for Women at director@optionsforwomencape.com.

La Croix Prison Ministry (LPM) provides services to offenders currently residing at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Missouri. Programs include weekly Bible Studies, StoryLink, Global Leadership Summit/Global Leadership Network, and periodic service opportunities such as assisting with food packing for Feed My Starving Children.

All volunteers who would be going to SECC on a regular basis must go through the Volunteer in Corrections (VIC) process which includes a background screening and drug screening, mandatory annual training for volunteers, and required vaccinations and tuberculosis testing. One time volunteers must be cleared prior to being allowed on the SECC campus but do not have to go through the VIC process.The mission of Options for Women, Help for Families is to promote Biblical values regarding human life, and family life by providing hope, compassionate assistance, and empowering individuals to make positive and life-affirming choices in the Cape Girardeau area and its surroundings.

For more information, contact John at  jwade@semo.edu.

The Quilting Ministry is an outreach opportunity of La Croix Church. They meet on the second Wednesday of every month in Room 110 at our Cape Campus from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm to work on quilt design and piecing. Lunchtime and fellowship are a valued part of this ministry.

Finished quilts are distributed to various individuals or groups in need due to a catastrophic event such as a fire, an event resulting in homelessness, a child entering the foster care system in need of bedding, or an individual who may have been displaced due to abuse and is seeking shelter at the Safe House. Quilts have also been donated to youths who have been referred to the Girardot Center, a facility for juveniles requiring intensive counseling/intervention. We are also making baby quilts for the Building Blocks outreach program and Teen Challenge.

If you are interested in participating, contact Michelle, Care Coordinator, at (573) 339-0302 x149 or mholtzhouser@lacroixchurch.org.

Room for One More Child is passionate about helping orphan children find homes by lowering the cost of adoption through adoption grant assistance and by helping the orphans that may never be adopted by providing food, shelter and access to medical care and education.

As a adoption Strategy Volunteer, you'll work with families who are interested in walking through the adoption process. Room for One More works through adoption grants. However, preparing for home studies and being approved as a family who could adopt can be daunting. Room for One More helps facilitate the process of encouraging more families to consider adoption.

For more information, contact Shari Stroup at sharistroup@charter.net.

The Safe House of Southeast Missouri is a local partner that is not-for-profit organization agency that provides safe shelter, 24-hour crisis hotline services, intensive case management, counseling, court advocacy, referral services, and education programs. The Safe House was established in 1991, providing safe shelter and a crisis hotline as a source of immediate help for victims of domestic violence and abuse.

For more info, contact Jessica M. Hill at director@semosafehouse.org.

As a Christian-based nonprofit organization, South Side Farms is driven by a profound sense of purpose to serve God's creation by addressing a critical component of the social determinants of health: access to nutritious food. Addressing the issue of food insecurity in our community through a multi-faceted approach and programs South Side Farms’ work transcends religious boundaries, and we strive to demonstrate the compassion of Christ through our actions and efforts, rather than words alone. Through strategic planning and infrastructure development, they are in the process of establishing a thriving urban farm that would eventually remove the federally designated food desert from the south Cape community.

For more information on ways you can partner with South Side Farms contact Maurice Theriot at maurice@theriotfarms.com.

The Amen Center is a Christian-based, inter-denominational crisis and restoration center located in Delta, MO that assists families and individuals in recovering from a setback, crisis or tragedy that would require a place of refuge for a transitional period.

For more info, Text Karen Bangert at (573) 587-9862.

Young Life doesn’t start with a program. It starts with adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don’t happen overnight they take time, patience, trust and consistency.

For more info, contact semoyounglife@gmail.com.