Better Block SGF

This year, Better Block SGF did more than host events — we built connections, created gathering places, and turned good ideas into real change.

From Primrose Park to Park(ing) Day, Overlay, and Celebrate Springfield, everything we do is powered by one thing: our community.

Better Block SGF creates hands-on, short-term projects that show what else is possible for Springfield’s streets, spaces, neighborhoods, and businesses.
Temporary projects. Lasting impact.

Thank you to every volunteer, donor, sponsor, and neighbor who made this year possible. 💛

Looking for ways to give for GivingTuesday?
Feel free to get started now by donating to Better Block SGF.

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🚧✨ Let’s Build Something Amazing Together! ✨🚧
Better Block SGF is getting ready for our installations at Overlay Art & Culture Festival, and we need your creativity, energy, and hands-on help to bring the vision to life.

This is your chance to roll up your sleeves, get creative, and help shape a one-of-a-kind community experience. Tomorrow kicks off the first of our two volunteer build days — come be part of this exciting community placemaking effort!

1️⃣ VOLUNTEER BUILD, PAINT, & PREP | DAY 1 – Test runs of new structures, light construction work, painting, and some maintenance on existing seating and activations to ensure everything is ready for the big day.

2️⃣ VOLUNTEER BUILD DAY | EVENT SETUP – Assembly, construction, and placement of structures and activations, plus a little gardening to bring the festival footprint to life.
These builds won’t just make Overlay Fest amazing — they’ll also become lasting pieces of the Better Block SGF toolkit for years to come. 🌱

💛 Come be part of bringing this vision to life!
Please dress to get a little dirty and bring work gloves if you have them.

Did you locate a Fund Friends 417 figure when you visited us for Park(ing) Day or while perusing the Ozarks Farm Stop this weekend?

If you did, 📸 Snap a pic + send it their way. Every Friend found = a $1 donation to various local nonprofits and organizations throughout the year!

Join us for Park(ing) Day! 🚗➡️🌳

On Friday, September 19, we’re transforming a downtown parking space near the new Ozarks Farm Stop!

📍 Where: Downtown Springfield (South Ave. & Walnut St.)
🕙 When: All day Friday, with food + fun starting at 11 AM
🏞 We can't wait to bring this rendering to reality!

Park(ing) Day is celebrated around the world, and here in Springfield, Better Block SGF brings it to life by reimagining how these spaces can lead to social connection. 💛

Ozarks Farm Stop Ribbon Cutting and Better Block Event!