Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO NOURISH AND EDUCATE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED TO HEAL THE HURT OF HUNGER
FOUNDED IN 1981, OPERATION FOOD SEARCH (OFS) IS A HUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE FOOD, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS PROVEN TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY. WITH A STRATEGIC FOCUS AIMED AT ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER, OFS EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. THE AGENCY PROVIDES FOOD AND SERVICES TO NEARLY 200,000 INDIVIDUALS ON A MONTHLY BASIS - ONE-THIRD OF WHOM ARE CHILDREN - THROUGH A NETWORK OF 330 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 30 MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS COUNTIES.
THE OUT OF SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT CHILDREN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS MEALS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. OUR SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH MEALS THROUGH STATIONARY AND MOBILE SITES THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS REGION DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. OUR AFTERSCHOOL REFUEL PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH A MEAL AFTER THE BELL RINGS, EITHER AT SCHOOL OR AT PARTNER LOCATIONS SUCH AS LIBRARIES. THESE MEALS PROVIDE THE FUEL NEEDED FOR CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
IN RESPONSE TO THE RISE IN FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OPERATION FOOD SEARCH INCREASED ITS EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS. THIS WAS CHALLENGING BECAUSE DONATIONS FROM GROCERY STORES AND RESTAURANTS FACING DISRUPTIONS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS MADE IT NECESSARY FOR US TO FORM NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO SOURCE FOOD. IN ADDITION, WE PURCHASED FOOD AND MADE USE OF MONEY FROM THE CARES ACT SO WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEED. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 1 MILLION MORE MEALS. OUR NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALSO ENABLED US TO PROVIDE MORE PRODUCE THAN EVER BEFORE: NEARLY FOUR MILLION POUNDS WORTH. WE MADE USE OF NEW MODELS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION BY PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS FOR DRIVE-THROUGH FOOD GIVEAWAYS AND BY ADAPTING OUR MODEL TO INCLUDE WALK-UP SERVICE AT VARIOUS DISTRIBUTION SITES. OPERATION FOOD SEARCH ALSO SERVED AS A SOURCE OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO OUR HUNGER HOTLINE AND FIND FOOD MAP, WE CREATED A CHILD MEAL MAP THAT DISPLAYED MORE THAN 600 SITES WHERE CHILD MEALS COULD BE ACCESSED. WE CREATED FLYERS LISTING RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WE HAD TRANSLATED INTO SIX LANGUAGES. OUR WEBSITE DIRECTED VISITORS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SNAP BENEFITS AND OTHER SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. FINALLY, OPERATION FOOD SEARCH SERVED ON THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM, COORDINATING WITH REGIONAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF AT-RISK POPULATIONS, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kristen Wild | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $138,115 |
| Lucinda Perry Jones | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | 40 | $115,523 |
| Jessica Stephan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Spratt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nik Brym | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Bryant | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Schultz | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Stevens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Hoff | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Skip Spielberg | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Jim Goebel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Cuba | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Altholz | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Pelikan | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Erin Brooks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Kelvin Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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