If you’re looking for ways to provide hope for generations to come, consider Ozarks Food Harvest’s planned giving opportunities. A planned gift is a great way to extend your charitable giving beyond your lifetime and leave a legacy of hope.
When times are tough and budgets are tight, nutritious food is often the first thing households sacrifice to make ends meet. But when someone can only afford food with low nutritional value, it can impact their health over time – especially for children and older adults. That’s why Ozarks Food Harvest is piloting a Food is Medicine approach to help seniors maintain a balanced diet.
Currently, one-third of the people served by Ozarks Food Harvest’s network of hunger-relief charities are 65 or older. Many of these seniors live on fixed incomes that limit their access to basic necessities like food.
As adults over age 65 become one of the largest groups served by Ozarks Food Harvest’s hunger-relief network, we’ve made it a priority to ensure they have the food they need – the same way caretaker Bobbi prioritizes the well-being of her client, 87-year-old Charlotte.
Food Fight is an annual two-week competition between multiple Springfield Public Schools and their partner organizations. The teams that raise the most food and funds per student will win the title of Food Fight Champions.
In the past year, Ozarks Food Harvest provided more than 23 million meals to children, families and seniors facing hunger across southwest Missouri through its network of faith-based and community charities.
A single mom of three, Kathrine moved herself and her kids to the Ozarks to help care for her grandparents as their health declined. Their new life in southwest Missouri looks a lot different from their old home on the east coast, trading oceans and rivers for hills and cows, the Outer Banks for a mini farm – and one job for three to make ends meet.
This holiday season, many families in southwest Missouri are facing hunger. Some families will have to choose between putting food on the table and heating their homes. Your generous year-end gift to Ozarks Food Harvest can change that.
As you gather with loved ones to celebrate this holiday season, I encourage you to consider an investment in Ozarks Food Harvest. In southwest Missouri, 1 in 5 children and 1 in 6 adults don’t know where their next meal will come from, much less a warm holiday meal. Your act of generosity can make a life-changing difference.
For more than 30 years, Texas County Food Pantry has been a lifeline for neighbors facing hunger in Missouri’s largest county. That’s why Ozarks Food Harvest is proud to celebrate our 36-year-long partnership with a great pantry this December.