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St. Louis Metro Market Farmer’s Truck MetroMarketNews

June 4, 2024

St. Louis Metro Market Farmer’s Truck

Operation Food Search has been waiting patiently 2 years for their custom-built truck to arrive and launch. Watch here.

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Summer Meals 2024
St. Louis Locations News

May 28, 2024

Summer Meals 2024
St. Louis Locations

St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles City-County libraries and other local organizations are partnering with Operation Food Search to make sure children who rely on free…

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Healthy Food, Healthy Community Project Started News

May 13, 2024

Healthy Food, Healthy Community Project Started

Operation Food Search (OFS) will receive a large serving of funding for its Healthy Food, Healthy Community renovation project, the largest renovation the nonprofit has…

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BJC Grant Helping Healthcare for Elders News

May 13, 2024

BJC Grant Helping Healthcare for Elders

A new community grant from BJC is already making a positive difference in how older adults tackle their health. There's a mix of medicine and…

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Carlton Adams interviewed for Winning STL News

May 13, 2024

Carlton Adams interviewed for Winning STL

Carlton Adams, chief operating officer of Operation Food Search, explains how the group is using education programs and a mobile farmer’s market to help with…

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Quinton Ward featured in FEAST Magazine MetroMarketNews

May 2, 2024

Quinton Ward featured in FEAST Magazine

Nonprofit organization St. Louis MetroMarket is a mobile farmers' market that visits neighborhoods throughout the community struggling to find access to affordable, fresh and nutritious foods…

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fdn. partners with OFS News

April 8, 2024

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fdn. partners with OFS

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital has awarded a $50,000 grant to Operation Food Search (OFS) to support the launch of the nonprofit’s Fresh Rx: Community…

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OFS Invests $10M Into Its Headquarters News

March 29, 2024

OFS Invests $10M Into Its Headquarters

Operation Food Search plans to invest $10 million into the programming and facilities at its St. Louis County campus. Learn more...

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OFS Awarded $75,000 from Bayer Fund MetroMarketNews

February 28, 2024

OFS Awarded $75,000 from Bayer Fund

Bayer Fund supports access to healthy and nutritious foods through high-quality food and nutrition programs. These programs provide support to families in need and rural…

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NHS Featured on Nine PBS’ Living St. Louis News

February 2, 2024

NHS Featured on Nine PBS’ Living St. Louis

OFS’s Nourishing Healthy Starts program is helping boost the health of low-income pregnant people and their families with food deliveries, nutrition education, and other services.…

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OFS Receives $75,000 from Bayer Fund News

January 25, 2024

OFS Receives $75,000 from Bayer Fund

Operation Food Search announced that Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S., has awarded a $75,000 grant in support of the organization’s…

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The Impact of Food Insecurity on Pregnancy News

January 18, 2024

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Pregnancy

The March of Dimes recently gave Missouri a report card of D- for maternal and infant health. Read more...

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Kohl’s Gives $25,000 Grant to OFS News

January 8, 2024

Kohl’s Gives $25,000 Grant to OFS

In November, Kohl’s energized nonprofits throughout the country with an influx of $25,000 grants, naming Operation Food Search (OFS) as one of four beneficiaries in…

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Scouting for Food Collected Over 54,000 lbs of Food News

January 5, 2024

Scouting for Food Collected Over 54,000 lbs of Food

OFS received 54,392 pounds of donated food collected by Scouts from the Greater St. Louis Area Council through their annual Scouting for Food campaign. Read…

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Kristen Wild in Food Bank News CEO Roundtable News

December 18, 2023

Kristen Wild in Food Bank News CEO Roundtable

In contemplating what food banking might look like in five or so years, the CEOs of the Food Bank CEO Roundtable imagined the ways in…

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Bank of America Employees Volunteer With OFS News

November 30, 2023

Bank of America Employees Volunteer With OFS

On this Giving Tuesday, Bank of America employees continued the tradition of volunteering with Operation Food Search. Learn more...

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Interview with Kristen Wild, CEO of OFS | Living St. Louis News

November 22, 2023

Interview with Kristen Wild, CEO of OFS | Living St. Louis

Jim Kirchherr sat down with Kristen Wild, the CEO of Operation Food Search. They spoke about food insecurity and hunger during the holidays in the…

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Ole Tyme Produce Raises $100K for OFS News

November 17, 2023

Ole Tyme Produce Raises $100K for OFS

Ole Tyme Produce, the largest woman-owned fresh food distributor in the State of Missouri, is marking its 50th anniversary with a significant fundraising achievement in…

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OFS Adds Female Execs to Board News

November 17, 2023

OFS Adds Female Execs to Board

November 2023 (ST. LOUIS) – Operation Food Search (OFS) recently expanded their board with the addition of three prominent, female executives. The newly-elected members include Stacy…

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Hardee’s & Dave Glover Show Raise $500K+ for OFS News

November 15, 2023

Hardee’s & Dave Glover Show Raise $500K+ for OFS

The Dave Glover Show is teaming up with Hardee's for the sixth year in a row to support Operation Food Search with a give back…

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Schnucks & OFS Give Away 1,000 Thanksgiving Meals News

November 13, 2023

Schnucks & OFS Give Away 1,000 Thanksgiving Meals

With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, nearly 1,000 families in the St. Louis metro were gifted a complete holiday meal, thanks to Schnucks and…

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Tackle Hunger Food Drive Sets New Record News

November 10, 2023

Tackle Hunger Food Drive Sets New Record

5 On Your Side’s second annual “Tackle Hunger” food drive sponsored by Neighbors Credit Union to benefit Operation Food Search concluded in late October at…

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Warners’ Warm-Up Is Back for 2023 News

October 23, 2023

Warners’ Warm-Up Is Back for 2023

The 23rd annual Warners’ Warm-up Coat Drive will be held from Oct. 23 – Nov. 5. First Things First, Kurt & Brenda Warner, and Operation…

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City SC & Schnucks Food Drive to Benefit OFS News

September 11, 2023

City SC & Schnucks Food Drive to Benefit OFS

St. Louis CITY SC and Schnucks Partner to Fight Regional Hunger with Inaugural CITYPARK Food Drive St. Louis CITY SC and Schnuck Markets, Inc. are…

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Quinton Ward Wins 2023 Game Changer of the Year MetroMarketNews

September 2, 2023

Quinton Ward Wins 2023 Game Changer of the Year

Operation Food Search is proud to announce that Quinton Ward, OFS’s MetroMarket Senior Manager, was selected to receive Webster University’s 2023 Game Changer of the…

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Tackle Hunger Week 1 Raises $3K+ News

August 28, 2023

Tackle Hunger Week 1 Raises $3K+

Marquette HS and LaFayette HS ‘Tackle Hunger,’ raise $3,253.75 for Operation Food Search 5 On Your Side, Neighbors Credit Union, and local high school students are proud to…

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Bunge awards OFS $50K for Fresh Rx: NHS News

August 22, 2023

Bunge awards OFS $50K for Fresh Rx: NHS

Bunge Gives $50,000 to Support Operation Food Search’s Nourishing Health Starts Program Bunge, a global leader in agribusiness, food, and ingredients, has donated $50,000 to…

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STLPR talks to OFS about salmonella sensors News

August 18, 2023

STLPR talks to OFS about salmonella sensors

Visit any grocery store and you can expect that the produce, meat and other products that line the shelves are not contaminated. But sometimes that’s…

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OFS Friends Board raised $40k at Party for Packs News

August 3, 2023

OFS Friends Board raised $40k at Party for Packs

Operation Food Search Raises $40,000 at 2023 Party for Packs Operation Food Search (OFS) is pleased to announce this year’s Party for Packs event raised…

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Fox 2 features Tony Tomato and Tomato Explosion News

July 25, 2023

Fox 2 features Tony Tomato and Tomato Explosion

Grab some tomato-inspired dishes at participating restaurants in the St. Louis area Throughout July, these incredible restaurants are featuring delicious tomato-inspired dishes. A portion of…

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