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  P.O. BOX 5746
Springfield, MO 65801-5746
P (417) 865-3411
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2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
 
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  Poverty remains a red flag in the Ozarks according to the Community Focus 2007: A Report for Springfield and Greene County. Your local food bank needs your help to bring more than $1.1 million of out-of-state funds to southwest Missouri! See how the food bank is working to Transform Hunger into Hope™ and support Ozarks Food Harvest’s Compassion in Action campaign.  
     
 
 
TRANSFORMING HUNGER INTO HOPE™ FOR 25 YEARS
 

What's New at the Food Bank?

Ozarks Food Harvest is moving to a new food distribution facility!  Click here for address information

Click here for progress photos

See news release: Next Era of Hunger Relief Begins for The Food Bank

   

HUNGERTHON 2009 nets record $123,315 for The Food Bank

Nation’s largest food bank radiothon returns for 11th year

Click here for more details

   
Last week as President Obama addressed the state of the economy, he acknowledged that many Americans are struggling with hunger and are turning to food banks for help. But as those people reach out, he noted, food banks across the country are often unable to keep up with demand. Click here for a special message and for more information about a nationwide campaign to end hunger.
   
Ozarks Food Harvest has been chosen to receive a $33,004 grant from the Louis & Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation. The Food Bank was 1 of 13 local agencies that were awarded grants by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks on Tuesday, February 3rd. This grant will support the ongoing Weekend Backpack Program™ in rural elementary schools. Ozarks Food Harvest is honored and grateful for this generous support. Click here to learn more.
   

We encourage you to voice your thoughts on hunger issues in the Ozarks. Please submit an original essay between 200-500 words telling us about your most memorable experience in either helping another person or how you yourself have been helped.

SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY HERE>>

   

Local schools are competing to collect the most food for Ozarks Food Harvest!  The winner will receive a traveling trophy and full bragging rights for raising the most food in the 2008-2009 school year. 

Click here for a list of competing schools and current rankings!

   

 
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