Ozarks Food Harvest heads into the holidays by launching the Check Out Hunger campaign, which runs through the end of the year.
During the campaign, grocery store customers can add $1, $3 or $5 to their totals, which will help the food bank and its partner agencies feed those who need help.
Jordan Browning, director of communications at Ozarks Food Harvest, said they are seeing a higher demand from families this year for food.
“In August 2023, The food bank’s network of faith-based and community charities served more than 77,000 individuals in a month,” said Browning. “That’s 20,000 more than during the height of the COVID crisis.”
Browning said that Ozarks Food Harvest will spend more than $500,000 to purchase holiday food with $120,000 of those funds on turkeys alone.
For additional information visit ozarksfoodharvest.org
