SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Local media is invited to the Greene County Reunification Day Celebration on Friday July 18 at the Dickerson Park Zoo. The event recognizes families who’ve successfully reunified or are nearing reunification through the child-welfare court process. Guests can enjoy the zoo, visit resource tables, and hear brief remarks from juvenile judges and reunified families. The event is not open to the public.
WHO: Greene County Juvenile Office, CASA, Foster Adopt Connect, KVC Missouri, and the Missouri Children’s Division.
WHAT: Reunification Day honoring the successful closure of cases in which children return safely to their families, paralleling the community’s long-standing Adoption Day tradition.
WHERE: Dickerson Park Zoo located 1401 W Norton Road in Springfield.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday July 18, 2025.