It all started late last year, as Beatrice Stewart, Executive Director of Flourish Initiative, was watching residents of the Flourish shelter working on art projects at the shared kitchen table. […]
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Job Point and Flourish Initiative Launch New Creative Space for Local Homeless Youth
[Columbia, MO] – [September 1, 2025] – Job Point and the Flourish Initiative will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, to dedicate a new collaborative project […]
Boone Electric Community Trust Awards Grant to Transform Job Point’s Solar Panel Program
Solar Panels were installed on Job Point’s Roof this month in partnership with Boone Electric Cooperative and YouthBuild Global’s National Solar Training Initiative COLUMBIA, MO (July 30, 2025) – Job Point […]
Ameren Missouri Helps Power Job Point’s Job Training and Affordable Housing Initiatives with Grant
COLUMBIA, MO (June 17, 2025) – Job Point, Ameren Missouri, representatives from the City of Columbia and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors gathered in the growing heat of the […]
Job Point to Host Spring 2025 Graduation at Columbia College on May 29
Columbia, MO –Job Point is pleased to announce that it will host its Spring 2025 Graduation Ceremony, sponsored by Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch and MFA Oil Company, at 4:00 pm […]
Job Point YouthBuild Selected for National Solar Training Initiative to Prepare Opportunity Youth for High-Demand Energy Careers
Local young people to earn certified Solar Panel Installer credentials [Columbia, MO] May 15, 2025 — Job Point YouthBuild has been selected as one of 17 YouthBuild programs nationwide to […]