February 19, 2025
OFS and Community Food Systems
OFS Builds Relationships with Local Farmers and Strengthens Community Food Systems For more than 40 years, Operation Food Search has worked to address hunger by…
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June 14, 2024
Navigating Legislation: Missouri & Illinois
Navigating Legislative Landscapes: Advocating for Food Security in Missouri and Illinois Operation Food Search provides food and services to 200,000 people each month through a…
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April 1, 2024
Missouri Midsession 2024 Legislative Update
Bills Related to Food Security The recent Missouri legislative spring break marked the midpoint of the legislative session. Of particular interest to our work at…
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March 6, 2024
How the Federal Child Tax Credit Could Help MO Families
One of the federal policies that could benefit families in the community is the Child Tax Credit. The Child Tax Credit is a federal tax…
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April 1, 2022
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…
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March 31, 2022
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…
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January 7, 2022
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…
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November 19, 2021
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.…
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July 7, 2021
Let’s Talk About WIC in Missouri
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, is a federal public health nutrition program that provides food assistance, nutrition education, breastfeeding support,…
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July 7, 2021
2021 Missouri Legislative Wrap-up
INTRODUCTION The Missouri state legislature wrapped up the last day of regular session on Friday, May 14. While still grappling with challenges of the global…
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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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June 12, 2020
Missouri Legislative Round Up
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…
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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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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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January 13, 2020
Cookin’ in the Capitol
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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January 13, 2020
Nourishing Healthy Starts
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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January 13, 2020
Q & A With Trina Ragain
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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January 4, 2018
Getting to the point
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, 2017
Providing Flood Relief
"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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December 12, 2016
GivingTuesday Raises Nearly $57,000 for Operation Food Search
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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August 24, 2016
GiftAMeal
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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July 14, 2016
Saturday Jubilee 2016
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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July 13, 2016
Tomato Explosion 2016 – Dine Out. One Month. Heal Hunger.
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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