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February 17, 2021

Blues, Enterprise Center work with OFS

Blues, Enterprise Center provide more than one million donated meals Partnership with Levy Restaurants and Operation Food Search celebrates 15th anniversary Non-profit hunger relief organization…

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February 8, 2021

Repurpose for a Purpose

Renovating your office? Here's where to ditch that furniture. Operation Food Search has partnered with a pair of St. Louis-area companies to help businesses remove…

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February 4, 2021

Streetz 105.1 Interview with Brother DSmoovee

Brother DSmoovee interviews OFS Communications Manager Jocelyn Fundoukos about how OFS is getting food to the community. LISTEN HERE...

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January 28, 2021

16 institutions with milestone anniversaries in 2021

If the last year has taught us anything, it's that struggles can make us stronger. Raise a glass this year to these establishments and institutions…

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January 28, 2021

Dierbergs Donates $118K from Register Campaign to OFS

Dierbergs Markets, which recently held its annual “Hunger Never Takes a Holiday” campaign from Nov. 10 through Jan. 4, raised $118,230 for non-profit hunger relief…

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January 24, 2021

Boy Scouts Raise $21K+ for OFS

OFS recently received $21,473 from the Boy Scouts and its annual Scouting for Food drive.  This year’s event was modified due to the current pandemic,…

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January 11, 2021

Hydroponic Farms Help Battle Food Insecurity

Operation Food Search now has its own indoor farming operation.  The organization has received two Flex Farms, which are hydroponics units that can grow various…

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December 22, 2020

OFS Launches Breakfast Website

OFS recently launched its Missouri School Breakfast that provides extensive resources and detailed reports regarding breakfast participation trends and how they affect students statewide. READ…

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December 16, 2020

$159K CIN Grant Awarded to OFS

OFS recently received a $159,000 grant from Community Impact Network and its emergency coronavirus task force. READ MORE. . .

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December 11, 2020

OFS Hires HR and DEI Manager

Kristen Frazier was recently hired by OFS as its Human Resource and Diversity Equity Inclusion manager. READ MORE. . .

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December 3, 2020

OFS Receives CARES Act Funding

St. Louis County distributed a $3.5 million second round of CARES Act funding to tackle food security issues — including a $1.9 million grant to…

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November 25, 2020

OFS Studies Food for Health Benefits

OFS has begun a three-year study to demonstrate the economic and health benefits of providing healthy food to pregnant women. The organization began a two-year…

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November 14, 2020

OFS Golf Event Raises $77K+

OFS recently raised $77,123.80 at its 27th annual golf tournament held at WingHaven Country Club.  The day-long event for 115 golfers included an auction, lunch…

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November 9, 2020

Pasta for Packs Raises $21K+

OFS recently raised $21,465 for its first Pasta for Packs led by James Beard award-winning chef Gerard Craft.  Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Operation…

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October 28, 2020

OFS Named One of Nation’s Top Food Banks

Operation Food Search (OFS) was named one of the top five independent food banks in the nation based on revenue by Food Bank News. READ MORE.

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September 1, 2020

OFS Transforms Warehouse Distribution

OFS recently revolutionized its warehouse distribution process to more efficiently comply with COVID-19 requirements.  The newly created protocols enhance OFS’s food safety and social distancing…

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June 15, 2020

Lion’s Choice Donates Nearly $21K to OFS

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: Lion’s Choice recently donated $20,912 to Operation Food Search (OFS) to ensure children and their families receive vital food resources and additional…

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June 8, 2020

OFS Launches Summer Meals Kickoff

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: Today officially starts Operation Food Search’s ninth Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is funded by the USDA and ensures children continue…

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June 4, 2020

OFS Earns Highest GuideStar Recognition

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: Operation Food Search (OFS) recently received GuideStar’s 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, which is…

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May 28, 2020

Bayer Fund Donates $100K to OFS

Bayer Fund recently donated $100,000 to Operation Food Search (OFS) to strengthen growing food programs and community partnerships. READ MORE.  

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May 20, 2020

Bunge Donates $25K to OFS

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: Bunge recently donated $25,000 to Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, for its COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan that provides free…

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May 19, 2020

Catholic Charities and OFS Hold Food Distribution Event

Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, partnered with Catholic Charities of St. Louis along with Sysco St. Louis hosted their first free…

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May 18, 2020

Man Runs 100 Miles to Feed Families

Fox2now: Pouring rain over the weekend didn’t stop local runner Tim Burke from raising money for Operation Food Search. WATCH HERE. 

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May 14, 2020

OFS Receives $1.3M from CARES Act

St. Louis-Post Dispatch: St. Louis County awards $2.6 million in funds for nonprofits that provide meals. READ MORE.

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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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April 30, 2020

KMOV: St. Charles First Responders Feed Families

The St. Charles Community Ambulance District is raising money for Operation Food Search through their 8K in May campaign. WATCH HERE  

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April 24, 2020

Panel on Students and Food Security

OFS Executive Director Kristen Wild joins a panel discussion with Better Vessel Nutrition on the topic of getting food to students during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus)…

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April 23, 2020

Free Meals for Children During the Stay-at-Home Order

St. Louis Magazine: An estimated 172,000 children in the greater St. Louis area live with the chronic risk of going hungry. A range of organizations…

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April 21, 2020

Post Holdings Makes Generous Donation to OFS

Post Holdings Makes Generous Donation to Operation Food Search Nonprofit to use funds for COVID-19 Emergency Food Response (St. Louis, Mo., April 21, 2020) Post…

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April 20, 2020

KMOX: Charlie Brennan Show Features OFS

Our Director of Community Relations, Judy Coyman, speaks to Charlie Brennan and Amy Marxkors about how listeners can help get food to their neighbors in…

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