Help provide meals with the Lent Fish Drive
Help provide meals for food insecure families in the Ozarks by hosting a Lent Fish Drive!
Archives for February, 2020
Springfield students collect record number of meals during 2020 Food Fight
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year’s Food Fight! Eighty-three schools and partners collected 22,777 pounds of food donations and $11,930 to help provide 66,614 meals.
Prairie Chapel UMC serves Urbana families with love and compassion
On the third Tuesday of every month, nearly 200 food insecure individuals line up outside of Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church in Urbana to receive food assistance. Distribution days are an important day in the community—they allow food insecure families to put a meal on the table.
The Challenges of Senior Hunger
More than 40,000 seniors (age 60 and older) in the Ozarks struggle with the issue of hunger.
The reality of winter for food insecure families
As temperatures begin to dip below freezing in January and February, many of us resort to cuddling up by the fire and sipping hot chocolate. But for families living in poverty, colder days are accompanied by a fear of hunger.
Volunteer passionately pursues hunger relief for the community
Every Wednesday, Fabio Heredia can be found sorting food in Ozarks Food Harvest’s warehouse. He also volunteers at Crimson House—one of Ozarks Food Harvest’s food pantries—twice a month during distribution days. His friends at The Food Bank know him as hardworking, kind and passionate about Transforming Hunger into Hope.
Hunger doesn’t stop after the holidays
In November and December, donors contributed financial gifts, local businesses hosted food and fund drives and new faces stepped into our volunteer center. There was an incredible outpouring of kindness and philanthropy during the holiday season throughout the Ozarks.
Teen Hunger in the Ozarks
Childhood hunger is often talked about, but teenagers, who exist in the upper end of the age spectrum, are often overlooked.
February is National Canned Food Month
Make a difference during National Canned Food Month this February.