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Summer Meals: Free meals for Kids 18 and under!

What is the Summer Meals Program? This year is Operation Food Search’s 10th year as a dedicated sponsor of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Funded…

ofsMay 17, 2022

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SNAP Proves Essential to COVID-19 Recovery

What is SNAP? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. SNAP provides monthly benefits…

ofsApril 1, 2022

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Missouri Legislative Mid-Session Update

We're Halfway There! Missouri Legislative Session Update The Missouri General Assembly returned to Jefferson City on Monday, March 21, 2022 after a week-long legislative…

ofsMarch 31, 2022

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USDA interviews OFS President & CEO

USDA Food and Nutrition Service Interviews Kristen Wild for Women's History Month This year's Women's History Month theme at the USDA is Providing Healing, Promoting…

ofsMarch 9, 2022

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What is Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization?

Strengthening Child Nutrition Programs is Essential to Addressing Child Hunger Each day child nutrition programs improve millions of children’s overall nutrition, health, development and educational…

ofsJanuary 7, 2022

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Integrating Food and Nutrition into Health Care

The vision of Operation Food Search is that all children and families have the nutrition, food and skills they need to live a healthy life.…

ofsNovember 19, 2021

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Regional Resource Maps Available Here

These interactive maps were created by the Clark-Fox Family Foundation as a regional resource. Click on the image of each map and you will be…

ofsSeptember 14, 2021

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Students Raise Cash for Fresh Rx Families

Students Focus on Cash as a Way to Help Families Participants in Our Fresh Rx Program Benefit from New Effort College students Teddy Vincent and…

ofsAugust 20, 2021

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2nd Phase of Fresh Rx Program Launched

Food insecurity during pregnancy has significant long-term health impacts on moms and babies. Mothers have greater risk of chronic conditions and complications during pregnancy, and infants are…

ofsAugust 12, 2021

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OFS Food Is Medicine Program Adds New Staff

Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently expanded its staff for the Fresh Rx "food is medicine" program. Three Fresh Rx care…

ofsAugust 9, 2021

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Summer Meals: Free meals for Kids 18 and under!

SNAP Proves Essential to COVID-19 Recovery

Missouri Legislative Mid-Session Update

USDA interviews OFS President & CEO

What is Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization?

Integrating Food and Nutrition into Health Care

Regional Resource Maps Available Here

Students Raise Cash for Fresh Rx Families

2nd Phase of Fresh Rx Program Launched

OFS Food Is Medicine Program Adds New Staff

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