Making a Difference
Supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Making a Difference is a long-running series that draws upon the personal stories and voices of Ozarks residents to highlight key issues impacting our community.
Past seasons have included stories on poverty relief, public education, mental illness, philanthropy, and other topics important to our community. You can browse our Making a Difference archives below.
2024 Season: Outdoor Access: How grant funding is helping to get people outside.
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Next on KSMU, as part of our ongoing series Making A Difference, produced in cooperation with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, we present another…
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In 2018, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks teamed up with the Missouri Foundation for Health to provide funding for the Rural Ozarks Health…
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Last month in Springfield, representatives of philanthropic, charitable, technological and governmental groups from around the country and here at home,…
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Since the first Community Focus Report For Springfield/Greene County in 2004 and every edition since, Blue Ribbons have been awarded to the community for…
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“If people have seen the movie Thelma and Louise, and at the end of the movie, they drive their car right off the cliff. That’s what it’s like for me at…
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“I hear the comments,” said KGBX Morning Host Liz Delany. “You know, 'She’s a little crazy. Oop, don’t make her mad, she’s on medication.' Or, 'Sometimes…
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“PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury, that’s basically the wound of Iraq and Afghanistan. The signature wound, if you will, is the TBI," said Anthony Norris,…
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You're listening to KSMU, and this is Making a Difference.The Springfield Greene County Health Department, with funding support from the Missouri…
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On this edition of Making a Difference; Normalizing Mental Health Conversations, we meet Kendall Swanson, a Springfield Glendale High School graduate, who…
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You're listening to KSMU, and this is Making a Difference.The Springfield Greene County Health Department, with funding support from the Missouri…