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Click here for a listing of emergency food assistance sites.
CONTACT US
  P.O. BOX 5746
Springfield, MO 65801-5746
P (417) 865-3411
F (417) 865-0504
2810 N. Cedarbrook Ave.
Springfield, MO 65803
 
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Resources

Feeding America
www.feedingamerica.org
Learn about the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization – a network of more than 200 food banks!

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
www.frac.org
National hunger advocacy and research organization. The site contains extensive information about hunger policy, news and reports.

Hunger Awareness Day
www.hungerday.org
Each day, individuals make a difference by fighting hunger in their communities – we need more people like you to join in this effort.

Missouri Department of Economic Development
http://www.ded.mo.gov/cd/nap.htm
If you are interested in tax credits, visit the MO DED.

Missouri Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/fstamp/index.htm
If you or someone you know needs information about qualifying for food stamps, please visit this site for a prescreening tool and for other important information about applying.

Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation
http://www.oacac-caa.org/ha
The Food Bank often receives calls for help with needs other than food assistance. OACAC, a non-profit serving the Ozarks, has a Housing Assistance Program which helps pay rent for low income residents so that they can live in a house, apartment or mobile home which is decent, safe, sanitary and affordable.

United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
Federal agency that administers food stamps, school meals and the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The site features publications, participation requirements and program data.

United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
www.ers.usda.gov
Provides extensive research concerning federal food and nutrition assistance programs.