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Summer meals available at St. Louis City and St. Louis County libraries News

June 9, 2025

Summer meals available at St. Louis City and St. Louis County libraries

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

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Responding to Need after the Tornado Blog - MainNews

June 3, 2025

Responding to Need after the Tornado

Together We're Delivering Relief – and Hope In the wake of the devastating tornado, your generosity has already made a difference. You answered the call to provide…

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Green House Ventures terrace garden I-44 provides education to students News

May 22, 2025

Green House Ventures terrace garden I-44 provides education to students

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…

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Tower Grove Christian Academy students plant for urban garden News

May 5, 2025

Tower Grove Christian Academy students plant for urban garden

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…

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St. Louis MetroMarket brings fresh produce, groceries to food deserts MetroMarketNews

April 25, 2025

St. Louis MetroMarket brings fresh produce, groceries to food deserts

Operation Food Search’s St. Louis MetroMarket program launched this week, bringing fresh, affordable food to underserved areas in the St. Louis region. Read more...

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OFS is facing the reality of food insecurity head-on News

March 31, 2025

OFS is facing the reality of food insecurity head-on

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…

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Webster U Professor starts campus food pantry News

March 24, 2025

Webster U Professor starts campus food pantry

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... 

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OFS CEO featured in
St. Louis Business Mag News

March 21, 2025

OFS CEO featured in
St. Louis Business Mag

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…

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Tax Program Behind OFS Construction News

March 14, 2025

Tax Program Behind OFS Construction

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…

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OFS does renovation on Overland facility News

February 25, 2025

OFS does renovation on Overland facility

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

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USDA grants support local food News

February 18, 2025

USDA grants support local food

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…

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International Institute STL offers first food pantry News

February 10, 2025

International Institute STL offers first food pantry

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.…

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Hardee’s and Dave Glover Show benefits OFS News

January 16, 2025

Hardee’s and Dave Glover Show benefits OFS

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…

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Welcome Emilee Hargis to Board of Directors News

January 15, 2025

Welcome Emilee Hargis to Board of Directors

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…

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Webster to address student food insecurity News

December 20, 2024

Webster to address student food insecurity

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…

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Meeting the growing need for local food News

December 12, 2024

Meeting the growing need for local food

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…

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Hunters feed the hungry through Share the Harvest News

November 20, 2024

Hunters feed the hungry through Share the Harvest

$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…

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St. Dominic’s Catholic High wins Tackle Hunger News

November 4, 2024

St. Dominic’s Catholic High wins Tackle Hunger

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

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Neighbors CU and OFS partner for Tackle Hunger News

November 4, 2024

Neighbors CU and OFS partner for Tackle Hunger

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

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After School Refuel Program on FOX 2 Now News

October 4, 2024

After School Refuel Program on FOX 2 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…

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AfterSchool ReFuel launches on August 19 News

September 13, 2024

AfterSchool ReFuel launches on August 19

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…

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Local woman has $60K goal to fight food insecurity News

September 4, 2024

Local woman has $60K goal to fight food insecurity

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…

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CitySC and Schnucks Team to fight hunger News

September 4, 2024

CitySC and Schnucks Team to fight hunger

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…

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8 high schools ready to compete in Tackle Hunger News

September 4, 2024

8 high schools ready to compete in Tackle Hunger

Officials at 18 St. Louis-area school districts have agreed to square-off in a community food collection event designed around the high school football schedule. Read…

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Shop Out Hunger is OFS’ largest annual food drive News

September 4, 2024

Shop Out Hunger is OFS’ largest annual food drive

hop out Hunger, Aug. 17, is Operation Food Search’s largest annual food drive. That event gives you an opportunity to help fellow community members combat…

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OFS partnering with 10
local libraries News

August 14, 2024

OFS partnering with 10
local libraries

School is right around the corner in the St. Louis area, and Operation Food Search is partnering with some local libraries to make sure children…

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Mercy supports Jennings Head Start MetroMarket News

July 31, 2024

Mercy supports Jennings Head Start MetroMarket

Mercy has donated $38,500 to Operation Food Search to fund a MetroMarket stop at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Head Start in Jennings.…

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OFS hosting Shop Out Hunger on Aug. 17 News

July 30, 2024

OFS hosting Shop Out Hunger on Aug. 17

Shop Out Hunger Day, Aug. 17, is Operation Food Search’s largest annual food drive. That event allows you to help fellow community members combat food…

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Cardinals Starts Feed the Future Campaign News

July 18, 2024

Cardinals Starts Feed the Future Campaign

The St. Louis Cardinals and Cardinals Care, the team’s community foundation, today announced the launch of the Feed the Future campaign in partnership with Chip Caray…

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Cardinals Fight Against
St. Louis Child Hunger News

July 18, 2024

Cardinals Fight Against
St. Louis Child Hunger

Cardinals Care launched the Feed the Future campaign to combat child hunger in the area. Read more...

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