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Operation Food Search Warehouse where local food is grown through hydroponics

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May 26, 2021

Operation Food Search: Hydroponic Gardens

Operation Food Search: Hydroponic Gardens Imagine having the ability to grow fresh vegetable and herbs in and out of season. Operation Food Search, a non-profit…

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Sunny Schaefer; former executive director of Operation Food Search

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May 26, 2021

OFS’s Endowment Campaign Tops $5M Goal

OFS's Endowment Campaign Tops $5M Goal Operation Food Search, one of the St. Louis region's largest nonprofit organizations, surpassed the $5 million goal set for…

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Trina Ragain; director of policy and innovation for Operation Food Search

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May 26, 2021

Using Innovation To Create Change

Using Innovation To Create Change Operation Food Search distributes millions of dollars in food and necessities each year throughout Missouri. While its efforts significantly impact…

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Volunteers from Operation Food Search prepare meals to be shipped out to communities around the St. Louis Area.

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May 24, 2021

OFS Distributes One Millionth Child’s Meal

Operation Food Search Distributes One Millionth Child's Meal Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently distributed the one millionth child’s meal through…

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Carlton Adams; Chief Operating Officer for Operation Food Search

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May 20, 2021

Operation Food Search Adds Chief Operating Officer

Operation Food Search has named Carlton Adams as its first chief operating officer, effective earlier this month. The nonprofit organization added the role of COO…

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Volunteers donating food to Operation Food Search

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May 11, 2021

$240K Donated to OFS for Franklin Co. Pantries

Anonymous donors make $240,000 gift to local food pantries It was a phone call that Second Blessings Food Pantry President Becki Gillihan never expected…

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Photo of Brisket Sandwich, taken in joint operation with OFS

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May 5, 2021

Sugarfire Chef Joins Operation BBQ

The executive chef of Sugarfire Smoke House will teach you how to cook in this virtual cooking class for charity You can support kids in…

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Volunteer displays a bucket of vegetables harvested from the farm field around him.

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April 13, 2021

OFS Creates Gleaning Partnership with Eckert’s

Operation Food Search recently announced a new gleaning partnership with Eckert’s Belleville Farm located at 951 S. Green Mount Rd. in Belleville, Ill. The family…

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April 7, 2021

OFS Hires Fresh Rx Team Members

Operation Food Search recently hired Janae King as Fresh Rx Intake Specialist and Danielle Williams as Fresh Rx Food and Nutrition Specialist. Read more. .…

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March 25, 2021

OFS Provides $17K Funding to Agency Partners

Operation Food Search Provides $17,000 in Funding to Partner Agencies OFS recently presented its own grants to community partners for the first time in the…

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March 24, 2021

OFS Named Top Workplace for Women

Women’s Foundation names St. Louis' top 21 top workplaces for women From the St. Louis Business Journal: The foundation revealed Wednesday, observed as Equal Pay…

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Kansas City Representative Richard Brown at James Elementary last year before the pandemic.

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March 18, 2021

OFS Launches Missouri School Breakfast Website

St. Louis-Based Operation Food Search Launches Missouri School Breakfast Website, Aims to Improve School Breakfast Programs Studies show the most important meal of the day…

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March 16, 2021

OFS Recognized for Advocacy Work

21 Food Banks Excel in Advocacy Food Bank News has determined that 21 of the 100 largest food banks in the country are utilizing best…

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Employee delivering food to Operation Food Search Headquarters

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March 12, 2021

OFS Awarded More Than $1.4 Million

Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently received $1,435,000 from the St. Louis County Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act…

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Alan Shultz, Chairmen of the Board of Directors for Operation Food Search

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February 23, 2021

OFS Names New Board of Directors Chair

Operation Food Search recently appointed Alan Schultz as the Chair of its Board of Directors. In this position, Schultz will provide strategic leadership, advisement and…

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Volunteers collaborate with Enterprise Center employees to alleviate food hunger

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February 17, 2021

Blues, Enterprise Center work with OFS

Blues, Enterprise Center provide more than one million donated meals Partnership with Levy Restaurants and Operation Food Search celebrates 15th anniversary Non-profit hunger relief organization…

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February 8, 2021

Repurpose for a Purpose

Renovating your office? Here's where to ditch that furniture. Operation Food Search has partnered with a pair of St. Louis-area companies to help businesses remove…

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February 4, 2021

Streetz 105.1 Interview with Brother DSmoovee

Brother DSmoovee interviews OFS Communications Manager Jocelyn Fundoukos about how OFS is getting food to the community. LISTEN HERE...

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January 28, 2021

16 institutions with milestone anniversaries in 2021

If the last year has taught us anything, it's that struggles can make us stronger. Raise a glass this year to these establishments and institutions…

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January 28, 2021

Dierbergs Donates $118K from Register Campaign to OFS

Dierbergs Markets, which recently held its annual “Hunger Never Takes a Holiday” campaign from Nov. 10 through Jan. 4, raised $118,230 for non-profit hunger relief…

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January 24, 2021

Boy Scouts Raise $21K+ for OFS

OFS recently received $21,473 from the Boy Scouts and its annual Scouting for Food drive. This year’s event was modified due to the current pandemic,…

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January 11, 2021

Hydroponic Farms Help Battle Food Insecurity

Operation Food Search now has its own indoor farming operation. The organization has received two Flex Farms, which are hydroponics units that can grow various…

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December 22, 2020

OFS Launches Breakfast Website

OFS recently launched its Missouri School Breakfast that provides extensive resources and detailed reports regarding breakfast participation trends and how they affect students statewide. READ…

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High school students serving as nutrition ambassadors wear chef coats.

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December 16, 2020

$159K CIN Grant Awarded to OFS

OFS recently received a $159,000 grant from Community Impact Network and its emergency coronavirus task force. READ MORE. . .

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Group of volunteers participating at local food drive

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December 3, 2020

OFS Receives CARES Act Funding

St. Louis County distributed a $3.5 million second round of CARES Act funding to tackle food security issues — including a $1.9 million grant to…

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November 25, 2020

OFS Studies Food for Health Benefits

OFS has begun a three-year study to demonstrate the economic and health benefits of providing healthy food to pregnant women. The organization began a two-year…

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An OFS staff member takes a break in front of the golf carts.

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November 14, 2020

OFS Golf Event Raises $77K+

OFS recently raised $77,123.80 at its 27th annual golf tournament held at WingHaven Country Club. The day-long event for 115 golfers included an auction, lunch…

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Chef Gerard Craft displays the pasta and salad dishes he created.

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November 9, 2020

Pasta for Packs Raises $21K+

OFS recently raised $21,465 for its first Pasta for Packs led by James Beard award-winning chef Gerard Craft. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Operation…

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October 28, 2020

OFS Named One of Nation’s Top Food Banks

Operation Food Search (OFS) was named one of the top five independent food banks in the nation based on revenue by Food Bank News. READ MORE.

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Boxes of fresh produce lined up in the warehouse

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September 1, 2020

OFS Transforms Warehouse Distribution

OFS recently revolutionized its warehouse distribution process to more efficiently comply with COVID-19 requirements. The newly created protocols enhance OFS’s food safety and social distancing…

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OFS IN THE NEWS

Operation Food Search: Hydroponic Gardens

OFS’s Endowment Campaign Tops $5M Goal

Using Innovation To Create Change

OFS Distributes One Millionth Child’s Meal

Operation Food Search Adds Chief Operating Officer

$240K Donated to OFS for Franklin Co. Pantries

Sugarfire Chef Joins Operation BBQ

OFS Creates Gleaning Partnership with Eckert’s

OFS Hires Fresh Rx Team Members

OFS Provides $17K Funding to Agency Partners

OFS Named Top Workplace for Women

OFS Launches Missouri School Breakfast Website

OFS Recognized for Advocacy Work

OFS Awarded More Than $1.4 Million

OFS Names New Board of Directors Chair

Blues, Enterprise Center work with OFS

Repurpose for a Purpose

Streetz 105.1 Interview with Brother DSmoovee

16 institutions with milestone anniversaries in 2021

Dierbergs Donates $118K from Register Campaign to OFS

Boy Scouts Raise $21K+ for OFS

Hydroponic Farms Help Battle Food Insecurity

OFS Launches Breakfast Website

$159K CIN Grant Awarded to OFS

OFS Receives CARES Act Funding

OFS Studies Food for Health Benefits

OFS Golf Event Raises $77K+

Pasta for Packs Raises $21K+

OFS Named One of Nation’s Top Food Banks

OFS Transforms Warehouse Distribution

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