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OFS Receives $1.3M from CARES Act News

May 14, 2020

OFS Receives $1.3M from CARES Act

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: St. Louis County awards $2.6 million in funds for nonprofits that provide meals. READ MORE.

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Food & Resource for Your Family During the Pandemic AdvocacyBlog - MainNews

May 4, 2020

Food & Resource for Your Family During the Pandemic

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: There are several ways to find free meals in the St. Louis metro area if the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult…

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KMOV: St. Charles First Responders Feed Families News

April 30, 2020

KMOV: St. Charles First Responders Feed Families

The St. Charles Community Ambulance District is raising money for Operation Food Search through their 8K in May campaign. WATCH HERE  

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Panel on Students and Food Security News

April 24, 2020

Panel on Students and Food Security

OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild joins a panel discussion with Better Vessel Nutrition on the topic of getting food to students during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus)…

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Free Meals for Children During the Stay-at-Home Order News

April 23, 2020

Free Meals for Children During the Stay-at-Home Order

St. Louis Magazine: An estimated 172,000 children in the greater St. Louis area live with the chronic risk of going hungry. A range of organizations…

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Post Holdings Makes Generous Donation to OFS News

April 21, 2020

Post Holdings Makes Generous Donation to OFS

Post Holdings Makes Generous Donation to Operation Food Search Nonprofit to use funds for COVID-19 Emergency Food Response (St. Louis, Mo., April 21, 2020) Post…

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KMOX: Charlie Brennan Show Features OFS News

April 20, 2020

KMOX: Charlie Brennan Show Features OFS

Our Director of Community Relations, Judy Coyman, speaks to Charlie Brennan and Amy Marxkors about how listeners can help get food to their neighbors in…

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Pantries Scramble to Keep Shelves Full, People Safe News

April 20, 2020

Pantries Scramble to Keep Shelves Full, People Safe

Recent coverage in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the challenges of getting food to the community during the current crisis. READ HERE.

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OFS Awarded Grant to Hire Displaced Workers News

April 17, 2020

OFS Awarded Grant to Hire Displaced Workers

More coverage on this amazing grant, which enables us to hire displaced workers and address the increased need for food assistance. The temporary employees will…

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KSDK: OFS Awarded Grant for Coronavirus Response News

April 17, 2020

KSDK: OFS Awarded Grant for Coronavirus Response

A grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health enables us to hire displaced workers and address the increased need for food assistance. The temporary employees…

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Fox 2 News: GiftAMeal App’s #STLMade Selfie Challenge News

April 16, 2020

Fox 2 News: GiftAMeal App’s #STLMade Selfie Challenge

Tim Ezell talks to OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild about the partnership with GiftAMeal and the new #STLMade Selfie Challenge.

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Emergency Relief for North County Community News

April 8, 2020

Emergency Relief for North County Community

The St. Louis Business Journal's coverage of our partnership with Community Impact Network. READ HERE.  

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OFS is Providing Meal Packs to Families During COVID-19 News

April 8, 2020

OFS is Providing Meal Packs to Families During COVID-19

Feast Magazine's article on Operation Food Search's work to strengthen and feed families. READ HERE.

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St. Louis Food Producers Innovate to Reach Consumers News

April 8, 2020

St. Louis Food Producers Innovate to Reach Consumers

Alive Magazine's article on how the food industry, farmers and organizations like OFS are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis. READ HERE.

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KTRS Carney Show Interview with Brian Wieher News

April 7, 2020

KTRS Carney Show Interview with Brian Wieher

OFS Director of Child and Family Nutrition Brian Wieher talks to John Carney about our response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Interview begins at 27:55.…

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“Talk of the Town” Interview with Trina Ragain News

April 5, 2020

“Talk of the Town” Interview with Trina Ragain

Learn all about OFS's work to get food to kids and families during the #coronavirus crisis in this great radio segment on "Talk of the…

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Keeping Students Fed in a Pandemic News

April 2, 2020

Keeping Students Fed in a Pandemic

Great coverage of our work to provide meals to kids during the COVID-19 crisis in St. Louis County Community News. READ HERE.

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GiftAMeal’s Matching Gift Campaign for COVID-19 Hunger Relief News

March 31, 2020

GiftAMeal’s Matching Gift Campaign for COVID-19 Hunger Relief

GiftAMeal Helps Raise $20,000 in Emergency COVID-19 Hunger Relief Matching Campaign Just 10 days after launching a $5,000 matching donation challenge to its mobile app users,…

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Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus News

March 31, 2020

Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus

The Atlantic's article about how organizations such as Operation Food Search are teaming up with libraries to provide emergency food for children during the COVID-19…

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KSDK News: SLCL & OFS Team Up to Feed Kids News

March 30, 2020

KSDK News: SLCL & OFS Team Up to Feed Kids

See news coverage of OFS's partnership with the SLCL HERE.

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OFS Teams up with St. Louis County Libraries to Provide Meals for Kids News

March 30, 2020

OFS Teams up with St. Louis County Libraries to Provide Meals for Kids

See St. Louis Business Journal's coverage of our partnership with the St. Louis County Libraries HERE.

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Food Pantries See Surge in Need, Seek Donations, Volunteers News

March 27, 2020

Food Pantries See Surge in Need, Seek Donations, Volunteers

See the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's article our collaboration with the St. Louis Area Foodbank to distribute 2,00 meals to families. READ HERE.

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Interview on the Carney Show KTRS News

March 24, 2020

Interview on the Carney Show KTRS

OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild talks to John Carney about our response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Interview begins at 28:50.

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OFS POLICY TEAM IN D.C. AdvocacyBlog - MainNews

March 12, 2020

OFS POLICY TEAM IN D.C.

Our Policy and Advocacy Team attended the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. this month alongside other national organizations, members of Congress and key administration…

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Operation CHEF Launches at Schools News

March 12, 2020

Operation CHEF Launches at Schools

How You're Helping Us Empower Kids OFS recently launched its signature nutrition-focused, hands-on cooking course, Operation CHEF: Building Culinary Habits to Empower Families. With the…

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Afterschool Meals Continue Through Holidays NewsUncategorized

February 12, 2020

Afterschool Meals Continue Through Holidays

Thanks to Supporters Like You, Kids Have Food When School is Out Our Afterschool ReFuel provides much-needed nutrition during the school year, as well as…

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The XFL St. Louis BattleHawks Volunteer at OFS NewsUncategorized

February 12, 2020

The XFL St. Louis BattleHawks Volunteer at OFS

The XFL St. Louis BattleHawks kicked off their commUNITY huSTLe day initiative at OFS on Tuesday. BattleHawks’ players, coaches and staff worked hard packing meals for Operation Backpack,…

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40 YEARS WITH DIERBERGS NewsUncategorized

February 12, 2020

40 YEARS WITH DIERBERGS

OFS recently celebrated our 40-year partnership with Dierbergs Markets. Dierbergs employees volunteered at OFS, packing boxes of food donations. All of the food packed was donated and delivered…

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Carmen Berry Selected for 40 Under 40 Blog - MainNewsUncategorized

January 13, 2020

Carmen Berry Selected for 40 Under 40

MOVERS AND SHAKERS   Carmen Berry, OFS Manager of Nutrition Education Programs, was recently selected as one of St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40.…

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Breakfast in the Classroom: KC Launch Media ReleasesNewsNutrition

March 12, 2019

Breakfast in the Classroom: KC Launch

Kansas City Public Schools recently launched its “Breakfast in the Classroom” program at six schools:  Harold Holliday Sr. Montessori School, James Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary…

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