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About Me

Ozarks Food Harvest is the ONLY food bank in southwest Missouri. We serve 325 hunger relief agencies such as shelters, soup kitchens, senior centers, pantries and daycares - reaching more than 41,000 people each month.
The Food Bank distributes nearly 5 million pounds of food annually to 29 counties across the Ozarks!

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Donate to Ozarks Food Harvest through change.org:

In addition to distributing food and supplies to nonprofits across the Ozarks, The Food Bank offers the following direct relief programs:

Our newest program utilizes an adapted beverage trailer to bring large truck-loads full of food and supplies directly to our clients in extremely impoverished communities where it is needed most.

Our fastest growing program which provides backpacks filled with nutritious, easy-open foods to at-risk children for the weekends, when they might otherwise go hungry.

Our after-school feeding program that provides hot evening meals to Ozarks' children who would otherwise go home to an empty dinner plate.

Click here for a Missouri Poverty map!

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I'd like to meet:

Did you know volunteering 1 hour a day feeds 105 people 1 meal?
We'd like to meet volunteers who would like to help sort donated food, build food boxes, participate in special events or even help out in the office!
We'd also love to meet community members and activists who want to help Transform Hunger into Hope for those who face poverty in the Ozarks.
Remember, some of our neighbors are food insecure year-round, not just over the holidays. As our holiday food drives wrapped up, food drives majorly declined. Please consider hosting a food drive for Ozarks Food Harvest!
Call (417) 865-3411 to find out ways to give to your local food bank.

My Blog

STALLED FARM BILL NEEDS YOUR HELP

STALLED FARM BILL NEEDS YOUR HELP Although efforts continue in the Congress to develop a final Farm Bill that will secure the support of a majority of Members and the President, further progress on pa...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:37:00 PST

"Idol Gives Back" to Ozarks Food Harvest

Ozarks Food Harvest receives more than $17,000 from "Idol Gives Back" to fight child hunger in the Ozarks Reality television is helping us get food to hungry children this summer! &nbs...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:19:00 PST

Come to Jeff City with us and ADVOCATE!

Your food bank is joining representatives from hunger relief organizations across the state for the 4th annual Food Bank Advocacy Day in Jefferson City on March 27.Last year, upon hearing the concerns...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:30:00 PST

4 SWMO counties rank in top half statewide for having the poorest child welfare indicators

Four southwest Missouri counties rank in the top half statewide for having the poorest child welfare indicators, according to the annual Kids Count report released on February 19, 2008. The 2007 Kids ...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:35:00 PST

RSVP to go to our art benefit auction!

You're invited to see one-of-a-kind hand-painted artwork from artists across the Ozarks! Join The Food Bank March 29 at 6:30 pm at Patton Alley Pub and take a look at what area artists have been desig...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:00:00 PST

The Food Banks new website launches Dec 1st!

You can now see the faces of hunger on the web! Ozarks Food Harvest recently collected more than 500 postcards with personal testimonials from clients and volunteers about their experience with hunger...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:31:00 PST

Donate food and get your picture with Santa!

Dillon's at 1831 West Kearney in Springfield is hosting a "Meet and Greet Santa" Saturday December 1 from 9 am to 6 pm to benefit Ozarks Food Harvest! Get your picture taken with Santa in exchan...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:25:00 PST

Check Out Hunger 2007

Check out hunger from the grocery line! Now through December 31, Ozarks Food Harvest's annual, Ozarks-wide fundraiser, Check Out Hunger allows you to add a $1 tax-free donation to your grocery bill. L...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:18:00 PST

CALL YOUR SENATOR AND URGE HIM OR HER TO SUPPORT THE FARM BILL

CALL YOUR SENATOR AND URGE HIM OR HER TO SUPPORT THE FARM BILLThe Senate began consideration of the Farm Bill the week of November 5th; however, debate has stalled due to disagreements over how to pro...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:00:00 PST

Obesity, poverty links discussed

Tuesday, November 06, 2007 Obesity, poverty links discussed from Tulsa Worldby: GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff WriterFood is a sensitive subject when it comes to reasons why people in poverty are dispr...
Posted by Ozarks Food Harvest on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:55:00 PST