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  • About
    • Our Story
      • About Us
      • Our History
      • Our Pillars of Work
      • Our Strategic Plan
      • FAQs
    • Our Team
      • OFS Team
      • Board Members
      • Executive Board
      • Friends Board
      • Careers
    • Fiscal Responsibility
      • Financials
      • Annual Report
      • 2022 Annual Report
      • Past Annual Reports
  • Our Work
    • Meet The Immediate Need
      • Emergency Food Distribution
      • Partner Network
      • St. Louis MetroMarket
      • Gleaning Program
      • Fresh Food Connect
      • Child Nutrition Programs
      • Operation Backpack
      • Summer Meals
      • Afterschool ReFuel
      • School Breakfast
    • Build Nutrition IQ
      • Nutrition Education
      • Healthy Eating Resources
      • Recipes
    • Champion Change
      • Food Is Medicine
      • Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts
      • The Fresh Fork Market
      • Policy & Advocacy
      • Policy & Advocacy Priorities
      • WIC Innovation Project
  • Events
  • How To Help
    • Give Funds
      • Donate
      • Monthly Giving
      • Legacy Giving
      • Memorials & Tributes
      • Matching Gifts
      • Repurpose for a Purpose
    • Give Food
      • Food & Fund Drives
      • Hold Your Own Fundraiser
      • Donations from Businesses 
      • Care Kits
    • Give Time
      • Volunteer
      • Learn
      • Hunger Action Class for Kids
      • Advocate
  • News
    • Press
      • Recent News
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Jan 13
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OFS employees sharing their knowledge at the Missouri Capitol building

Cookin’ in the Capitol

By Jocelyn Fundoukos | Advocacy, Blog - Main, Uncategorized | No Comments

The 2020 legislative session began last week in Missouri. OFS was on hand at the state capitol in Jefferson City to talk with lawmakers about our programs and cook up…

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Jan 13
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Mother and Son making a meal

Nourishing Healthy Starts

By Jocelyn Fundoukos | Advocacy, Blog - Main, Uncategorized | No Comments

How Our Food as Medicine Program is Improving Birth Outcomes St. Louis has the 10th highest rate of pre-term births in the country, resulting in both a…

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Jan 13
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Q & A With Trina Ragain

By Jocelyn Fundoukos | Advocacy, Blog - Main, Uncategorized | No Comments

Q & A With Trina Ragain, OFS Director of Policy & Innovation 1. You are Director of Policy and Innovation at OFS. How do those…

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Jan 04
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Getting to the point

By Lisa Kuntz | Advocacy | No Comments

Learn the “weird” way Operation Food Search made this holiday season special with the help of some friends It’s a simple equation: Take a restaurant…

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May 15
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Providing Flood Relief

By Lisa Kuntz | Advocacy | No Comments

“We are asking our compassionate community members to join us in supporting our neighbors during this extremely difficult time.” -Sunny Schaefer, Executive Director OFS is…

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Dec 12
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GivingTuesday Raises Nearly $57,000 for Operation Food Search

By Operation Food Search | Advocacy | No Comments

Operation Food Search (OFS) utilized this year’s #GivingTuesday philanthropic event as an opportunity to increase awareness around childhood hunger and boost year-end donations. Operation Food…

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Aug 24
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GiftAMeal

By Operation Food Search | Advocacy | No Comments

As you wait for your food to arrive at a restaurant and look around, it becomes very clear that people love taking pictures of their…

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Jul 14
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Saturday Jubilee 2016

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Saturday Jubilee Region Wide Food Drive One Day – One Purpose – Heal Hunger Most children look forward to being out of school for the…

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Jul 13
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Tomato Explosion 2016 – Dine Out. One Month. Heal Hunger.

By Operation Food Search | Advocacy | No Comments

July is Ripe for Tomato Explosion!  Too hot to cook? Dine out throughout the month of July and help Operation Food Search, FEAST Magazine and 100 top…

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