Local egg distributor donates 240,000 eggs just in time for Easter
Ozarks Food Harvest will receive a donation of nearly 20,000 one-dozen eggs from area egg distributor Opal Foods on Thursday to help feed families in southwest Missouri.
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Annual store fundraiser collects $44,000 for hunger relief in the Ozarks
Nearly 60 area grocery stores partnered with Ozarks Food Harvest for the 18th annual Check Out Hunger, raising $44,012 to provide more than 176,000 meals to people in need across southwest Missouri.
Texas-based Vital Farms donates four million eggs to Ozarks Food Harvest
Protein-rich food is one of the most requested items from Ozarks Food Harvest’s member pantries. So when Vital Farms, the leading producer of pasture-raised eggs in the U.S., asked if The Food Bank could benefit from a donation of fresh eggs, OFH staff were eager to start a partnership.
Boy Scouts go Scouting for Food all month to benefit Ozarks Food Harvest
Local Scouts are going door-to door this month collecting nonperishable food for the 28th annual Scouting for Food benefiting Ozarks Food Harvest and its network of 270 pantries and programs.
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.
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.