01/17/2024
Press Release: 1/17/2023
Hand Extended Food Pantry, a program of Heart of the Ozarks, receives a capacity-building grant from Ozarks Food Harvest!
The grant will allow Hand Extended Food Pantry to sustain hunger-relief efforts for families in Greene County, Springfield, Mo. This capacity-building grant was thanks to Ozarks Food Harvest’s $1 million investment in agency infrastructure in southwest Missouri. The grant funding enabled us to purchase a new chest freezer, which will help maintain our frozen food capacity and feed families in Greene County. We also received a $2500 credit to our account allowing us to purchase additional food through the agency. Heart of the Ozarks was one of more than 70 organizations chosen by Ozarks Food Harvest toreceive an agency capacity grant to assist with hunger relief efforts.
“We couldn't do it without Ozarks Food Harvest and appreciate everything their organization has done. Through OFH blessing us we can bless those that come to the food pantry” said Susan Dobony, Director of Hand Extended Food Pantry.
Ozarks Food Harvest is the Feeding America food bank for southwest Missouri, serving 270 charities across
28 Ozarks counties. This capacity-building investment is part of The Food Bank’s multi-faceted strategy to address needs
identified in Missouri’s Food Assistance and Hunger in the Heartland 2021 report conducted by the MU Interdisciplinary
Center for Food Security.
“These grant funds are an investment in the future of our community’s food system,” said Bart Brown, president/CEO of
Ozarks Food Harvest. “Increasing access to food is key as our network of hunger-relief charities continues to deal with the
expanding cost of food and fuel.”
About Heart of the Ozarks- We are a nonprofit organization serving the Ozarks, offering a wide variety of programs dedicated to helping individuals and families in need. The goal of each of our programs is to give temporary assistance while providing individuals with the tools they need to change their own lives.
About Ozarks Food Harvest — The Food Bank
Ozarks Food Harvest is the Feeding America food bank for southwest Missouri, serving 270 charities across
28 Ozarks counties. The Food Bank reaches 50,000 individuals monthly and provides more than 20 million meals annually.
Learn more at ozarksfoodharvest.org, Ozarks Food Harvest or twitter.com/ozksfoodharvest.
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