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Food Security & Independence for Older Adults—Understand Proposition S AdvocacyBlog - Main

September 30, 2026

Food Security & Independence for Older Adults—Understand Proposition S

Proposition S would establish a dedicated senior services fund in St. Louis County to support programs for residents aged 60 and older. 

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Missouri plans food benefit restrictions, but grocers say details remain unclear AdvocacyBlog - Main

June 2, 2026

Missouri plans food benefit restrictions, but grocers say details remain unclear

Missouri Independent reported on May 28, 2026 Missouri plans food benefit restrictions, but grocers say details remain unclear The Missouri Department of Social Services applied…

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Feedback Needed About Missouri SNAP Changes AdvocacyBlog - Main

May 6, 2026

Feedback Needed About Missouri SNAP Changes

Feedback Needed About Missouri SNAP Changes Missouri SNAP recipients, retailers, and community partners: Your feedback is needed. Missouri has approved new SNAP purchase restrictions scheduled…

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Healthy food is cheaper than chronic disease. Missouri should act like it AdvocacyNews

April 24, 2026

Healthy food is cheaper than chronic disease. Missouri should act like it

Missouri Independent published on April 24, 2026 Healthy food is cheaper than chronic disease. Missouri should act like it After passing with overwhelming bipartisan approval…

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OFS and Community Food Systems AdvocacyBlog - Main

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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Navigating Legislation: Missouri & Illinois AdvocacyBlog - MainUncategorized

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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Missouri Midsession 2024 Legislative Update Advocacy

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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How the Federal Child Tax Credit Could Help MO Families Advocacy

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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SNAP Proves Essential to COVID-19 Recovery AdvocacyBlog - Main

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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Missouri Legislative Mid-Session Update AdvocacyBlog - Main

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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What is Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization?  AdvocacyBlog - MainUncategorized

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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Integrating Food and Nutrition into Health Care AdvocacyBlog - Main

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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Let’s Talk About WIC in Missouri AdvocacyNews

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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2021 Missouri Legislative Wrap-up AdvocacyNews

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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OFS Recognized for Advocacy Work AdvocacyNews

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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Missouri Legislative Round Up Advocacy

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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Food & Resource for Your Family During the Pandemic AdvocacyBlog - MainNews

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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OFS POLICY TEAM IN D.C. AdvocacyBlog - MainNews

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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Cookin’ in the Capitol AdvocacyBlog - MainUncategorized

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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Nourishing Healthy Starts AdvocacyBlog - MainUncategorized

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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Q & A With Trina Ragain AdvocacyBlog - MainUncategorized

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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Getting to the point Advocacy

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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Providing Flood Relief Advocacy

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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GivingTuesday Raises Nearly $57,000 for Operation Food Search Advocacy

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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GiftAMeal Advocacy

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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Saturday Jubilee 2016 Advocacy

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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Tomato Explosion 2016 – Dine Out. One Month. Heal Hunger. Advocacy

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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