SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Ozarks Food Harvest provided 20 million meals in the past year through its network of community and faith-based charities across a third of the state of Missouri. According to the Food Assistance & Hunger in the Heartland report, Ozarks Food Harvest supplies 7 out of every 10 meals distributed by its network.
From July 2021 to June 2022, The Food Bank invested in their 28-county service area by increasing distribution through their Mobile Food Pantry program, drive-thru food pantries and Mobile Produce Pantry. They also awarded $1 million in grants to their network to help sustain and expand hunger-relief efforts across southwest Missouri.
More than 900,000 meals were distributed through Mobile Food Pantries to help feed more than 50,000 individuals facing hunger across the Ozarks. The Food Bank also spent more than $2.5 million in food purchases; half a million more than last fiscal year. In total, Ozarks Food Harvest has distributed more than 23 million pounds of food, including 4.2 million pounds of fresh produce.
Ozarks Food Harvest’s Retail Pick-Up Program had a record-breaking year by rescuing 7 million pounds of edible food from being wasted. The program coordinates pick-ups of food donations like fresh produce, frozen meat and dairy from more than 140 grocers every week.
One in 5 children and 1 in 6 adults face hunger in southwest Missouri, meaning they are unsure where their next meal will come from. Through its network of 270 charities, Ozarks Food Harvest serves 50,000 unduplicated children, families and seniors each month.
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