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This year’s Tackle Hunger campaign is aiming to collect 75,000 pounds of food to help neighbors still feeling the impact of the May 16 tornado.…

Operation Food Search is partnering with some local libraries to make sure children have nutritious snacks to keep their brains sharp.

On Saturday, August 16, the 15th annual Shop Out Hunger event took place, wherein our team members and volunteers gathered food donations at Schnucks, Dierbergs,…

On this episode of The Power of United Impact Podcast, our President and CEO, Kristen Wild, speaks on the effects of food insecurity on our…

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, which means you need some yummy food! Jason Goldman with Operation Food Search joins My St.…

United Way of Greater St. Louis fights hunger with Operation Food Search, helping families with produce and education.

Chef Jason Goldman shared a healthy summer recipe with KSDK 5 On Your Side.JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI2NDAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzNjAlMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmJvcmRlciUzQTFweCUyMHNvbGlkJTIwJTIzZTZlNmU2JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cua3Nkay5jb20lMkZlbWJlZHMlMkZ2aWRlbyUyRnJlc3BvbnNpdmUlMkY2My1jOGU0MzI3Ni03YWVmLTRlZDAtYWJlOS0zMjlhMzYxYzJjMWMlMkZpZnJhbWUlMjIlMjBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4lM0QlMjJ0cnVlJTIyJTIwd2Via2l0YWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMG1vemFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRCUyMnRydWUlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=

Operation Food Search Chief Program Officer Melissa Weissler shares information on the organization providing summer meals.

St. Louis-area libraries are offering free meals to children this summer. Read more...

The terrace garden owned by Green House Ventures along I-44 in the Shaw neighborhood looks to connect students with the food they eat while providing…

Fourth graders at Tower Grove Christian Academy planted vegetables at the urban garden in the Shaw neighborhood last week. The food they harvest this summer…

Last year, Operation Food Search invested $10 million to renovate its Overland facilities to better distribute fresh meat and produce and frozen food. Now that…

At Webster University, where minds are traditionally filled with knowledge, Professor Anne Geraghty-Rathert discovered an emptiness no lecture could address: student hunger. Read more... 

The St. Louis Business 500 highlights some of the metro area’s most impactful, innovative, and inspirational leaders, from C-suite executives to under-the-radar entrepreneurs across an…

Partly behind the surge in growth has been a powerful federally-funded financing tool called the New Markets Tax Credit program. Although the program is set…

Operation Food Search has completed a nearly $10 million renovation of its facility in Overland. Read more...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program beyond…

The International Institute of St. Louis opened its first food pantry to help bring nutritious foods to immigrants, refugees and other residents in the region.…

A holiday collaboration between St. Louis-area Hardee's® restaurants and KMOX's The Dave Glover Show (DGS) continues to make a significant impact on childhood hunger, raising…

Our organization is pleased to announce the addition of Emilee Hargis to its Board of Directors. Hargis is a partner specializing in antitrust law at…

Webster University has joined a new program started by Operation Food Search, a non-profit hunger relief organization in St. Louis that provides free food, nutrition…

In mid-2024, learned of the Local Food Purchase Assistance program which provides funds to local agencies and community partners to buy locally produced fresh foods…

$7.50 may not seem like a lot of money these days, but it can go a long way feeding those in need, thanks to the…

St. Dominic's Catholic High School in O'Fallon, MO, students, staff and community members collected 10,830 pounds of donated items. Watch now...

Following St. Dominic Catholic High Schools mighty win with over 10,000 donations, Neighbors Credit Union and Operation Food Search speak partnership. Watch now...

Operation Food Search Chief Program Officer Melissa Weissler and Propel Kitchen's Kisha Lee joins the Fox 2 Now show to talk about the After School…

Operation Food Search has teamed up with the public library systems in St. Louis and St. Louis County to provide free after-school meals throughout the…

Karen Ruskin has spent close to a year planning for her 60th birthday celebration. “About a year ago the thought crossed my mind to have…

St. Louis CITY SC and Schnuck Markets, Inc., are once again joining forces to fight hunger in the St. Louis region. Sunday, August 18 through…