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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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Scouting for Food Brings in Donations for OFS News

November 22, 2021

Scouting for Food Brings in Donations for OFS

Scout-led food drive returns to reel in donations after 2020 pandemic interruption The Maplewood Fire Department garage bustled with activity Saturday morning as a steady…

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OFS and Schnucks team up on Thanksgiving meals News

November 20, 2021

OFS and Schnucks team up on Thanksgiving meals

One-thousand turkeys and all the fixings were passed out in St. Louis Friday. The giveaway took place at Operation Food Search in Overland. Volunteers from…

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Shop Out Hunger Brings in 64K Food Items News

November 5, 2021

Shop Out Hunger Brings in 64K Food Items

Operation Food Search Collects over 64,000 Food Items During Shop Out Hunger Event Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, hosted its annual…

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Post Holdings Supports Mission of OFS News

November 1, 2021

Post Holdings Supports Mission of OFS

Operation Food Search is pleased to announce that Post Holdings has renewed their commitment to the agency's mission of healing hunger in the St. Louis…

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What OFS is Doing to Help Amid COVID-19 News

October 17, 2021

What OFS is Doing to Help Amid COVID-19

Amid COVID-19, food insecurity is skyrocketing. Here's what local hunger-relief organizations are doing to help. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help,” says a young…

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OFS Receives Grant from Hunger Relief Organization NewsUncategorized

October 8, 2021

OFS Receives Grant from Hunger Relief Organization

Operation Food Search (OFS), a nonprofit aimed at ending hunger in the St. Louis metro area, has received a $70,000 grant from MAZON: A Jewish…

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Free Food 4 Vets Event at OFS NewsUncategorized

October 1, 2021

Free Food 4 Vets Event at OFS

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- Veterans in the St. Louis area got a little extra help on Friday. The Kaufman Fund teamed up with Operation Food…

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How OFS Serves Kids Ahead of Homework Time NewsUncategorized

September 30, 2021

How OFS Serves Kids Ahead of Homework Time

ST. LOUIS – If you have kids, you know how hungry they can be when they get out of school for the day. A local…

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Inaugural Feast for Change Event at Kuhs Farm News

September 24, 2021

Inaugural Feast for Change Event at Kuhs Farm

Operation Food Search recently held its inaugural Feast for Change, a "farm-to-fork" dinner experience at Kuhs Estate and Farm, featuring locally sourced ingredients prepared by…

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St. Louis Sustainable Food Management Summit News

September 21, 2021

St. Louis Sustainable Food Management Summit

Operation Food Search President and CEO Kristen Wild spoke on a panel at the St. Louis Sustainable Food Management Summit on Sept. 15, 2021. The…

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Kristen Wild: Most Influential Business Women News

August 20, 2021

Kristen Wild: Most Influential Business Women

Operation Food Search President & CEO Kristen Wild has been named a 2021 Most Influential Business Woman by the St. Louis Business Journal. Read more.…

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CEO Kristen Wild Interviewed on KTRS News

August 6, 2021

CEO Kristen Wild Interviewed on KTRS

Kristen Wild, President & CEO of Operation Food Search, on the mission of the organization and its upcoming events. Listen here.

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Demand for Food Donations Continues News

August 6, 2021

Demand for Food Donations Continues

Demand for food donations continues to surge as programs near their end. Read more. . .

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Operation BBQ Raises More than $30K for Kids NewsUncategorized

July 26, 2021

Operation BBQ Raises More than $30K for Kids

Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, raised more than $30,000 at the first Operation Barbecue event, held in partnership with Sugarfire Smoke…

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Let’s Talk About WIC in Missouri AdvocacyNews

July 7, 2021

Let’s Talk About WIC in Missouri

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, is a federal public health nutrition program that provides food assistance, nutrition education, breastfeeding support,…

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2021 Missouri Legislative Wrap-up AdvocacyNews

July 7, 2021

2021 Missouri Legislative Wrap-up

INTRODUCTION  The Missouri state legislature wrapped up the last day of regular session on Friday, May 14. While still grappling with challenges of the global…

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Recycler Helps OFS Feed Families News

June 24, 2021

Recycler Helps OFS Feed Families

Recyclers have been fighting food insecurity at the local level for years through food or financial donations. Venice, Ill.-based Becker Iron & Metal belongs to a partnership…

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Gleaning Program Helps Farmers By Giving Back News

June 24, 2021

Gleaning Program Helps Farmers By Giving Back

Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s (MCE) Food and Farm Program not only works to diversify Missouri’s farming economy, helps environmentally responsible farmers thrive, organizes community-led…

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New App for Gardeners to Donate Food News

June 24, 2021

New App for Gardeners to Donate Food

Operation Food Search (OFS) and Urban Harvest STL (UHSTL) have joined 40 nonprofits around the country to launch a mobile app that directs home and…

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