04/27/2026
On Thurs and Fri last week, COPR held it's 3rd Annual community conference. For two days, 70 registrants came to discuss food insecurity and affordable accessible housing! We hosted the Missouri Food Action partnership on Thursday and heard from Community Partnership of the Ozarks Food Collaborative on local food insecurity related efforts, heard from Crosslines about current needs and efforts, and student Sam Wang discussed food insecurity among college students. On Friday, we heard from Drury Professor, Traci Sutter (a pioneer in tiny homes and accessibility), we heard from a panel of advocates for more accessible housing, faculty presented research, we enjoyed lunch from MSU Dietetics students, a student keynote focused disability rights history, and we heard from area hospitals on the housing needs of patients.
We are looking to seeing you all next year!!
Thank you again to our sponsors Missouri State Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, MSU Student Government, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Springfield Community Gardens, and National Avenue Christian Church!
