Community Connections
Rural SWMO LGBTQIA+ Community Initiative
Across southwest Missouri, LGBTQ+ people are building community every day. They’re organizing Pride events, starting support groups, creating safe spaces, and making sure their neighbors know they belong. Too often, they’re doing this work with little support, few resources, and in communities where isolation remains one of the greatest barriers to wellbeing.
Over the next three years, The GLO Center will build a regional network of care and connection across 20 counties in southwest Missouri. We’ll invest in local leaders, strengthen grassroots organizations, support new and existing Pride efforts, provide capacity-building support, and help create more opportunities for LGBTQ+ people to connect, belong, and thrive in their own hometowns.
- Barton
- Jasper
- Newton
- McDonald
- Cedar
- Dade
- Lawrence
- Barry
- Polk
- Christian
- Stone
- Dallas
- Webster
- Douglas
- Taney
- Laclede
- Wright
- Ozark
- Texas
- Howell
Are you in Springfield or Greene County?
GLO’s work continues right here at home, too. If you’re in Springfield or Greene County, explore ways to volunteer, support local programs, and help create a more welcoming community. Learn more below!
Community Partner & Volunteer Interest Form
The GLO Center is expanding its work to support LGBTQ+ communities throughout the southwest Missouri region. We’re looking to connect with individuals, organizations, businesses, and community leaders who want to help create welcoming, connected, and thriving communities. Whether you’re already organizing, have an idea you’d like to explore, or simply want to stay informed, we’d love to hear from you.
Completing this form does not commit you to anything. It simply helps us understand who is interested, what is happening in communities across the region, and how we can best support local efforts.