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OFS talks current state of food insecurity News

September 27, 2022

OFS talks current state of food insecurity

Renewed stress over buying school meals for students School meals are no longer covered for everyone after a federal pandemic program comes to an end,…

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Quinton Ward is one of 40 Next City Vanguard Fellows MetroMarketNews

September 8, 2022

Quinton Ward is one of 40 Next City Vanguard Fellows

Operation Food Search’s Quinton Ward Selected as a Next City Vanguard Fellow Operation Food Search (OFS) is pleased to announce that OFS’s MetroMarket Senior Manager…

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HEC Media features STL MetroMarket MetroMarketNews

August 29, 2022

HEC Media features STL MetroMarket

STL MetroMarket is putting fresh food back on the map Most of the time, much of Ferguson, Missouri is a health food desert. But once…

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OFS and SLCL will offer after school meals News

August 25, 2022

OFS and SLCL will offer after school meals

After school meals available at 8 SLCL branches St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are teaming up to provide after school meals to…

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Bayer Fund awards OFS $212,500 Grant News

July 20, 2022

Bayer Fund awards OFS $212,500 Grant

Operation Food Search Receives $212,500 Grant from Bayer Fund Donation to help support Fresh Rx Program Operation Food Search announced that Bayer Fund, a philanthropic…

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RGA Awards Operation Food Search $25k Grant News

July 18, 2022

RGA Awards Operation Food Search $25k Grant

RGA Awards Operation Food Search $25,000 Grant to Support Its Fresh RX: Prescribing Healthy Futures Program Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) has awarded Operation…

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Kristen Wild & KMOX talk drop in food donations News

July 12, 2022

Kristen Wild & KMOX talk drop in food donations

Economic pressures bearing down on food pantries and the families they serve The same economic pressures that are impacting households, are impacting the food pantries…

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Schnucks gives $15k to MetroMarket MetroMarketNews

July 12, 2022

Schnucks gives $15k to MetroMarket

Schnucks Gives $15,000 to Operation Food Search’s MetroMarket Program Schnuck Markets, Inc. has donated $15,000 to Operation Food Search (OFS) to help the nonprofit organization’s…

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Prairie Farms & Chef Reid Make Donation to OFS News

July 11, 2022

Prairie Farms & Chef Reid Make Donation to OFS

Prairie Farms and Chef Nathaniel Reid Make Donation to Operation Food Search During National Dairy Month   Regional dairy cooperative Prairie Farms and award-winning chef…

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OFS collecting formula for Feed the Babies Project News

June 27, 2022

OFS collecting formula for Feed the Babies Project

Feed the Babies Project fighting infant formula shortage Nurses for Newborns is assisting nearly 200 families unable to feed their babies due to the formula…

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OFS names Sherrie Hare to Executive Board News

June 22, 2022

OFS names Sherrie Hare to Executive Board

Sherrie Michelle Hare named to board of Operation Food Search Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, announced that Sherrie Michelle Hare, an advocate…

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OFS raises $70k + on Give STL Day News

May 23, 2022

OFS raises $70k + on Give STL Day

Operation Food Search Raises More than $70k, is one of Top 5 Nonprofits on Give STL Day Operation Food Search raised $71,809, including a $15,000…

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MetroMarket’s Ward Featured in Biz Journal MetroMarketNews

May 6, 2022

MetroMarket’s Ward Featured in Biz Journal

St. Louis Character: Quinton Ward finds intersection between the nonprofit and art worlds It may not seem like a natural move for an artist to…

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N’Bliss and Missouri’s Own Support OFS News

May 6, 2022

N’Bliss and Missouri’s Own Support OFS

N’Bliss and Missouri’s Own partner to support Give STL In conjunction with Give STL Day, N’Bliss is happy to extend its donation efforts towards Operation Food Search…

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St. Louis MetroMarket launches 2022 season MetroMarketNews

May 4, 2022

St. Louis MetroMarket launches 2022 season

Operation Food Search Metro Market Bus Kicks Off 2022 Season St. Louis MetroMarket, a nonprofit “farmers market on wheels” that brings fresh produce to food…

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OFS and Phoenix Solutions Join for Earth Day Event News

April 27, 2022

OFS and Phoenix Solutions Join for Earth Day Event

Phoenix Solutions celebrates Earth Day with electronic shredding event Phoenix Solutions celebrated Earth Day weekend with an electronic shredding event and awareness of food insecurity…

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Phoenix Solutions and OFS to hold recycling event News

April 15, 2022

Phoenix Solutions and OFS to hold recycling event

Earth Day Recycling Event to Help Put Food on Tables: Keep it and Electronics Out of Landfills In celebration of EARTH DAY, an Electronics Recycling…

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Community News spotlights OFS fight against hunger News

April 1, 2022

Community News spotlights OFS fight against hunger

Fighting Food Insecurity According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2020 the percent of households in the country experiencing food insecurity was at 10.5%.…

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Fresh Rx Addresses Diabetes & Food Insecurity in Kids News

March 23, 2022

Fresh Rx Addresses Diabetes & Food Insecurity in Kids

Hunger Relief Orgs Address Diabetes in Novel Ways The charitable food system may be a risky incubator for diabetes intervention, but hunger relief organizations are…

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WIC Innovation Project to Study Program’s Efficacy News

March 23, 2022

WIC Innovation Project to Study Program’s Efficacy

Operation Food Search Launches WIC Innovation Project Operation Food Search (OFS) was recently awarded a $249,699 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to create…

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St. Louis City CDA Awards OFS $305k Grant News

March 22, 2022

St. Louis City CDA Awards OFS $305k Grant

Operation Food Search Receives $305,000 Grant from St. Louis City Community Development Administration Operation Food Search (OFS) was recently awarded a $305,000 grant from the…

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BJC & OFS Provide Access to Healthy Food and More News

March 8, 2022

BJC & OFS Provide Access to Healthy Food and More

BJC HealthCare plans work in poor communities to make St. Louisans healthier   BJC HealthCare, the hospital system that operates Barnes-Jewish Hospital and more than…

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OFS Receives $95k Donation from Bank of America News

February 28, 2022

OFS Receives $95k Donation from Bank of America

Operation Food Search receives $95,000 through Bank of America Employee Booster Initiative provides donation In Missouri, it is estimated that between 18 and 19% of…

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Warner’s Warm-Up Coat Drive Collects 11k + Coats News

January 14, 2022

Warner’s Warm-Up Coat Drive Collects 11k + Coats

Operation Food Search and Warners’ Warm-Up Partner for Successful Winter Coat Drive Operation Food Search (OFS) was proud to partner with the Kurt Warner First…

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OFS Welcomes Three New Board Members News

January 14, 2022

OFS Welcomes Three New Board Members

Operation Food Search Names Three Local Business Leaders to its Board of Directors Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, welcomed three new…

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MetroMarket joins OFS to Serve More Communities MetroMarketNewsUncategorized

December 8, 2021

MetroMarket joins OFS to Serve More Communities

St. Louis MetroMarket Joins Operation Food Search Operation Food Search is pleased to announce their acquisition of St. Louis MetroMarket, a nonprofit “farmers market on…

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MetroMarket Brings Food to STL Communities MetroMarketNews

December 3, 2021

MetroMarket Brings Food to STL Communities

Food market on wheels serving St. Louis communities ST. LOUIS — There is an on-going issue in St. Louis. People in certain communities not being…

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Webster Holiday Light Walk Benefits OFS News

December 3, 2021

Webster Holiday Light Walk Benefits OFS

Webster Groves residents organize food drive with holiday light show The season of miracles is approaching and you’ll find several in the works on Summit…

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Holiday Light Display Collects Donations for OFS News

November 29, 2021

Holiday Light Display Collects Donations for OFS

"Miracle On Summit" Webster Groves resident Jack McGowan puts passion for the holidays to good use It’s no secret that Jack McGowan is a big…

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COVID Pushes Food Access to Crisis Levels News

November 25, 2021

COVID Pushes Food Access to Crisis Levels

Community gardens, food pantries head off COVID food catastrophe in St. Louis On a crisp late summer morning, 65-year-old Army veteran Nancy Vonner walked the…

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