Ozarks Food Harvest has committed financial aid to several of its nonprofit member pantries, awarding grant money totaling $86,000 to 19 organizations.
The infrastructure grants, which range from $2,500 to $5,000 apiece, were awarded to Ozarks Food Harvest member agencies in its 28-county southwest Missouri service area, according to a news release. The funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Infrastructure funding was provided to:
- Crosslines–Springfield;
- Heart of the Ozarks/Hand Extended–Springfield;
- Southwest Missouri Indian Center–Springfield;
- Ash Grove Food Pantry;
- Calvary Temple Love Center–Mountain Grove;
- Community Baptist Church–Lebanon;
- Crosslines–Lebanon;
- God's Storehouse–Hartville;
- Helping Hands Community Food Pantry–Eagle Rock;
- L-Life Inc.–Lebanon;
- Liberty Grace Mission–Granby;
- Lifeway Center/Shepherd's Nook–Salem;
- My Neighbor's Pantry dba Christian Action Ministries Food Pantry of Forsyth;
- Ozark County Food Pantry–Gainesville;
- Rock Springs Baptist Food Bank–Seligman;
- St. Clair County Food Pantry;
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church–Billings;
- West Central Missouri Community Action Agency–St. Clair County; and
- WCMCAA–Hickory County.
Ozarks Food Harvest President and CEO Bart Brown said in the release the grant funding will help each pantry purchase a refrigerator, a freezer or both, and some pantries will use the funding for food purchases and existing feeding programs.[[In-content Ad]]