
Missouri voters have the opportunity to expand Medicaid during the August 4 primary election. The ballot measure would help 230,000 people access health care in…
Missouri voters have the opportunity to expand Medicaid during the August 4 primary election. The ballot measure would help 230,000 people access health care in…
New voting options are available to Missourians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Missouri General Assembly passed legislation that allows older adults and people with serious…
On Friday May 15, the Missouri General Assembly gaveled out, marking the end of the 2020 legislative session. This session was far from normal. The…
St. Louis-Post Dispatch: St. Louis County awards $2.6 million in funds for nonprofits that provide meals. READ MORE.
Tim Ezell talks to OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild about the partnership with GiftAMeal and the new #STLMade Selfie Challenge.
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….
Great coverage of our work to provide meals to kids during the COVID-19 crisis in St. Louis County Community News. READ HERE.
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,…
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…
See news coverage of OFS’s partnership with the SLCL HERE.
See St. Louis Business Journal’s coverage of our partnership with the St. Louis County Libraries HERE.
To the Food Industry: It’s hard to imagine the challenges you all are dealing with in the face of this pandemic. To the restaurants that…
OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild talks to John Carney about our response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Interview begins at 28:50.
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…
1. Why did you develop the Operation CHEF program? We wanted to be proactive in helping the community. We used input from every member of our…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
1. You’ve just completed your first year at OFS. What are you most proud of in that time? The team at Operation Food Search achieved A…
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…
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….
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…
Q & A With Trina Ragain, OFS Director of Policy & Innovation 1. You are Director of Policy and Innovation at OFS. How do those…
Operation Food Search Executive Director Sunny Schaefer will retire Dec. 31 after 22 years at the nonprofit hunger-relief organization. Operation Food Search provides food and…
Established in 1981, Operation Food Search (OFS) helps to feed 200,000 individuals each month who struggle with hunger and food insecurity. The nonprofit organization offers…
Are you a dedicated and community-oriented individual who wants to help kids have access to nutritious meals? We are seeking ten candidates to serve as…
Operation Food Search Raises $105,000 at Purses for Pantries Fundraiser Event proceeds to feed area’s hungry (St. Louis, Mo., March 28, 2017) Operation Food Search…
How many of us have gone into the new year saying “this is the year I will eat more veggies!”, only to get burnt-out and…
Operation Food Search, a hunger relief organization that helps the needy, is in its new headquarters in Overland. The organization is based at 1644 Lotsie…
Operation Food Search (OFS) recently raised $9,500 at its 18th annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser. The empty bowls signify hunger in our community and bring light…
Consider Buying into Ugly Ugly. It’s a word regularly associated with all things negative. In the world today, however, it has a secret power…
The Mistake: Not being more confident in championing the cause. I wish I had a better sense of assuredness of our work earlier on and…
The ice cream truck parked curbside on a simmering summer day drew just a handful of young customers despite the carnival music tumbling from its…
Sunny Schaefer’s creative thinking took Operation Food Search’s mission to new levels. “I didn’t know 20 years ago (when I joined Operation Food Search) hunger…
One by one, they file out of Operation Food Search, offering a heartfelt thank you and a smile. We’ll be back soon, they say. These…
Who is Operation Food Search? Before I came to intern at Operation Food Search, my answer to this question would be simple: Operation Food Search…
As dietitians, our role is to assist and provide education to the community as a whole. This role is not limited to our responsibilities at…
The truth about hunger in St. Louis is not pretty. The truth about hunger is statistics and numbers, and it is stories, experiences, and emotions….
As a dietetic intern at the St. Louis VA Healthcare System, my main job is to use nutrition to promote a healthier lifestyle. Through Operation…