Jerry and Marilyn Corson
Marilyn Corson started volunteering with Ozarks Food Harvest’s Glean Team the same month she retired, encouraging her husband, Jerry, to join her.
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School is back in session, which means uncertainty of food for many kids
If you asked ten-year-old Chy what the effects of food insecurity are, she’d be able to tell you.
Help Ozarks Food Harvest provide more meals to children this year
Improving federal child nutrition programs is one of the best ways to ensure children don’t go to bed hungry. This is important as an estimated 219,000 Missouri children face hunger in 2021.
Ozarks Food Harvest offers valuable benefits to partner charities
As the only food bank in southwest Missouri, Ozarks Food Harvest is the primary source of food for a network of 270 hunger-relief organizations across 28 counties in Missouri. This means the network depends on the food they receive from us every month. We rely on them to distribute that food to the thousands of individuals facing hunger across the Ozarks. It is our job to supply the food, but we do a lot more.
Partnerships fight hunger and raise awareness during Hunger Action Month
Hunger Action Month is always an exciting time at the Food Bank. Each September, we partner with local businesses and ask them to take action against hunger. Whether they choose to host fund drives, offer special promotions or raise awareness through social media, our partners demonstrate a passion to Transform Hunger into Hope.
Missouri State University Living-Learning Students Give Back
Missouri State University is an important part of our community. And volunteering is an important part of the campus culture.
Hungerthon Wrap Up
Ozarks Food Harvest is extremely thankful for every individual, foundation and business that contributed during the 23rd annual Hungerthon.
Spreading hope in Polk County
A woman experiencing homelessness came to Community Outreach Ministries in Bolivar for food assistance. She not only received the food she needed, but she also worked with a case manager to help pull herself out of homelessness.
Coming soon: September is Hunger Action Month
Hunger Action Month is Ozarks Food Harvest’s annual advocacy and education campaign. Community members and business partners help The Food Bank bring attention to the issue of hunger in southwest Missouri.
A volunteer’s dedication to a better future
During Dewayne Cossey’s first visit to The Food Bank, he read a testimonial on the volunteer bulletin board from a child who had been helped by Ozarks Food Harvest.