Ozarks Food Harvest challenges community to collect protein-rich fish
Ozarks Food Harvest is asking churches, businesses, schools or any interested group to participate in the third annual community Fish Drive during Lent, March 1 through April 13.
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Community organizations host Mobile Food Pantry for Zones 1 and 2
Community organizations are coming together to address the issue of hunger and food access in Zones 1 and 2 by hosting a monthly Mobile Food Pantry.
Ozarks Food Harvest to double distribution center to meet growing need
By the end of next year, Ozarks Food Harvest plans to double its distribution center to meet the growing need for food assistance across southwest Missouri. The Ending Hunger, Building Hope capital campaign will add a 56,000 square-foot warehouse addition to The Food Bank’s current O’Reilly Center for Hunger Relief in north Springfield.
Sen. Roy Blunt to visit Ozarks Food Harvest, sort food with volunteers
Sen. Roy Blunt is visiting Ozarks Food Harvest, the only food bank serving southwest Missouri, the week following Christmas.
Smart Chicken gifts protein to Ozarks Food Harvest just in time for the holidays
Ozarks Food Harvest is receiving a large donation of frozen chicken, thanks to Smart Chicken’s 14th annual Feed the Hungry campaign.
Springfield students collect food and funds for pantries during Food Fight
Twenty Springfield Public Schools and 13 partnering organizations battled this fall to win the sixth annual Food Fight competition to benefit Ozarks Food Harvest. Over 32,000 pounds of food and fund donations were collected.
Kevin & Liz of iHeartMedia’s 105.9 KGBX win local philanthropy award
Back in 1999, Kevin Howard and Liz Delany never imagined a new on-air fundraiser for Ozarks Food Harvest would be a success – let alone raise $1.66 million over the next 18 years.
Grocery stores partner with food bank to Check Out Hunger this holiday season
Nearly sixty southwest Missouri grocery stores are teaming up with Ozarks Food Harvest to help Check Out Hunger for the Ozarks during the 18th annual fundraiser that began yesterday and continues until Dec. 31.
Ozarks Food Harvest receives $125,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation
Forty-one pantries and eight feeding sites applied to receive the pass-through grants from Ozarks Food Harvest and Walmart. The agencies will have until March 1 to fundraise in their own communities to receive the dollar-for-dollar matching grant.
McDonald’s Cans for Coffee donations provide thousands of meals
Ozarks Food Harvest received a large truckload of nonperishable food items this week, thanks to the ninth annual McDonald’s Cans for Coffee food drive that ended Sept. 25.