Ozarks Food Harvest, Incorporated

Ozarks Food Harvest, Incorporated is a non-profit organization that provides food and meals to those in need. Through various federal grants and subawards, they distribute commodity foods, provide meals in care facilities, operate summer food programs for children, and supplement the diets of low-income seniors.

Specific services and goods Ozarks Food Harvest has provided through federal grants include distribution of USDA commodity foods via The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. They have received multiple TEFAP grants from the Missouri Department of Social Services to distribute commodity foods to local food pantries and shelters. Additionally, Ozarks Food Harvest has been awarded federal pass-through grants from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide commodity food packages to over 60,000 low-income seniors per year. The organization also operates the Summer Food Service Program, which is funded by the USDA and administered in Missouri by the Department of Health and Senior Services. Through this, Ozarks Food Harvest supplies nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months to children in low-income areas. Finally, the organization receives federal funds to provide meals meeting nutritional guidelines to eligible child and adult care facilities across Missouri.