OFS IN THE NEWS

For media inquiries, contact Jocelyn Fundoukos, Director of Communications, at 314.944.5073 or jocelyn.fundoukos@operationfoodsearch.org.

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October 19, 2022

OFS discusses delays in Missouri P-EBT benefits

Missouri families still waiting for summer food benefits for low-income children Missouri is one of just seven states that still hasn’t been approved by the federal government…
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October 18, 2022

SLM, OFS discuss donations from cancelled events

Ask George: What happens to all the food prepped for events that get canceled, such as the recent Game 3 at Busch Stadium? What happens…
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October 18, 2022

Enterprise awards $25k to OFS for Fresh Rx

Enterprise Holdings Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Operation Food Search to Support Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts Program Enterprise Holdings Foundation has awarded Operation Food…
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October 7, 2022

OFS, Sen. Schupp, Rep. McCreery co-host CareFair

Operation Food Search hosts 8th annual health carefair State Senator Jill Schupp is teaming up with Rep. Tracy McCreery and Operation Food Search to host…
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September 29, 2022

OFS and The Kaufman Fund host Food for Vets

Operation Food Search and others help local veterans Several volunteers handed out food kits with fresh produce, soup, and pasta. Veterans also received emergency kits.…
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MetroMarketNews
September 27, 2022

Post-Dispatch goes in-depth on childhood obesity

Despite one big success, Missouri’s ambitious effort to stem childhood obesity fell short. Here’s why. Sarah Woods, a dietitian at a public health clinic in…
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September 27, 2022

OFS talks current state of food insecurity

Renewed stress over buying school meals for students School meals are no longer covered for everyone after a federal pandemic program comes to an end,…
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MetroMarketNews
September 8, 2022

Quinton Ward is one of 40 Next City Vanguard Fellows

Operation Food Search’s Quinton Ward Selected as a Next City Vanguard Fellow Operation Food Search (OFS) is pleased to announce that OFS’s MetroMarket Senior Manager…
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MetroMarketNews
August 29, 2022

HEC Media features STL MetroMarket

STL MetroMarket is putting fresh food back on the map Most of the time, much of Ferguson, Missouri is a health food desert. But once…
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August 25, 2022

OFS and SLCL will offer after school meals

After school meals available at 8 SLCL branches St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are teaming up to provide after school meals to…
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July 20, 2022

Bayer Fund awards OFS $212,500 Grant

Operation Food Search Receives $212,500 Grant from Bayer Fund Donation to help support Fresh Rx Program Operation Food Search announced that Bayer Fund, a philanthropic…
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July 18, 2022

RGA Awards Operation Food Search $25k Grant

RGA Awards Operation Food Search $25,000 Grant to Support Its Fresh RX: Prescribing Healthy Futures Program Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) has awarded Operation…
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July 12, 2022

Kristen Wild & KMOX talk drop in food donations

Economic pressures bearing down on food pantries and the families they serve The same economic pressures that are impacting households, are impacting the food pantries…
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MetroMarketNews
July 12, 2022

Schnucks gives $15k to MetroMarket

Schnucks Gives $15,000 to Operation Food Search’s MetroMarket Program Schnuck Markets, Inc. has donated $15,000 to Operation Food Search (OFS) to help the nonprofit organization’s…
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July 11, 2022

Prairie Farms & Chef Reid Make Donation to OFS

Prairie Farms and Chef Nathaniel Reid Make Donation to Operation Food Search During National Dairy Month   Regional dairy cooperative Prairie Farms and award-winning chef…
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June 27, 2022

OFS collecting formula for Feed the Babies Project

Feed the Babies Project fighting infant formula shortage Nurses for Newborns is assisting nearly 200 families unable to feed their babies due to the formula…
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June 22, 2022

OFS names Sherrie Hare to Executive Board

Sherrie Michelle Hare named to board of Operation Food Search Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, announced that Sherrie Michelle Hare, an advocate…
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May 23, 2022

OFS raises $70k + on Give STL Day

Operation Food Search Raises More than $70k, is one of Top 5 Nonprofits on Give STL Day Operation Food Search raised $71,809, including a $15,000…
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MetroMarketNews
May 6, 2022

MetroMarket’s Ward Featured in Biz Journal

St. Louis Character: Quinton Ward finds intersection between the nonprofit and art worlds It may not seem like a natural move for an artist to…
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May 6, 2022

N’Bliss and Missouri’s Own Support OFS

N’Bliss and Missouri’s Own partner to support Give STL In conjunction with Give STL Day, N’Bliss is happy to extend its donation efforts towards Operation Food Search…
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MetroMarketNews
May 4, 2022

St. Louis MetroMarket launches 2022 season

Operation Food Search Metro Market Bus Kicks Off 2022 Season St. Louis MetroMarket, a nonprofit “farmers market on wheels” that brings fresh produce to food…
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April 27, 2022

OFS and Phoenix Solutions Join for Earth Day Event

Phoenix Solutions celebrates Earth Day with electronic shredding event Phoenix Solutions celebrated Earth Day weekend with an electronic shredding event and awareness of food insecurity…
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April 15, 2022

Phoenix Solutions and OFS to hold recycling event

Earth Day Recycling Event to Help Put Food on Tables: Keep it and Electronics Out of Landfills In celebration of EARTH DAY, an Electronics Recycling…
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April 1, 2022

Community News spotlights OFS fight against hunger

Fighting Food Insecurity According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2020 the percent of households in the country experiencing food insecurity was at 10.5%.…
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March 23, 2022

Fresh Rx Addresses Diabetes & Food Insecurity in Kids

Hunger Relief Orgs Address Diabetes in Novel Ways The charitable food system may be a risky incubator for diabetes intervention, but hunger relief organizations are…
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March 23, 2022

WIC Innovation Project to Study Program’s Efficacy

Operation Food Search Launches WIC Innovation Project Operation Food Search (OFS) was recently awarded a $249,699 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to create…
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March 22, 2022

St. Louis City CDA Awards OFS $305k Grant

Operation Food Search Receives $305,000 Grant from St. Louis City Community Development Administration Operation Food Search (OFS) was recently awarded a $305,000 grant from the…
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March 8, 2022

BJC & OFS Provide Access to Healthy Food and More

BJC HealthCare plans work in poor communities to make St. Louisans healthier   BJC HealthCare, the hospital system that operates Barnes-Jewish Hospital and more than…
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February 28, 2022

OFS Receives $95k Donation from Bank of America

Operation Food Search receives $95,000 through Bank of America Employee Booster Initiative provides donation In Missouri, it is estimated that between 18 and 19% of…
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January 14, 2022

Warner’s Warm-Up Coat Drive Collects 11k + Coats

Operation Food Search and Warners’ Warm-Up Partner for Successful Winter Coat Drive Operation Food Search (OFS) was proud to partner with the Kurt Warner First…
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