Archives for May, 2015

Garden program increases produce distribution

Garden program increases produce distribution

May 11, 2015 in Harvest Time Newsletter Major giving

When there isn’t enough money for groceries to last to the end of the month, struggling families often turn to less expensive, unhealthy food options.

For Pamela and her family, fresh fruit and vegetables are always the first things to go when money is tight.

“I just can’t afford it,” she shared at a recent Ozarks Food Harvest Mobile Food Pantry distribution in Springfield. “It’s hard on everyone.”

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Help provide more milk to families in the Ozarks

Help provide more milk to families in the Ozarks

May 5, 2015 in Cause marketing Donation drive

Ozarks Food Harvest is hosting the first-ever milk voucher fundraiser on Saturday, May 30 at Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park. The goal of the event, The Great American Milk Drive, is to raise funds to provide milk to Springfield children, families and seniors. Special thanks to sponsors of the Great American Milk Drive 2015, who have already donated funds to provide more than 1,400 milk vouchers to food insecure individuals locally. There are multiple opportunities to get involved and help provide more milk to families who are currently receiving, on average, less than one gallon of milk per year from Food Bank hunger-relief organizations.

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