Ozarks Food Harvest donates food in wake of power outages

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Ozarks Food Harvest will be donating food to residents impacted by the continuing power outages due to the April 29 severe weather.

"The last 24 to 48 hours have been very challenging for a lot of families who've been forced to throw out food that's gone bad just due to lack of refrigeration freezers." Says Jordan Browning, Director of Communications. “And so, we've luckily been able to work with all of our agencies in green County and surrounding areas to make sure that they're getting the food they need and that they're available to all families that are in need."

Ozarks Food Harvest has also received more food from their partners, including Dollar General donating $13,000 worth of food that otherwise would have gone to waste due to them having power outages, as well as Tyson Chicken providing $39,000 worth of protein, which has been in high demand.

Most of the food donated is canned, which will keep it from spoiling throughout the outages.

Ozarks Food Harvest will continue to give out food until power is restored for residents.

If you wish to donate, please visit the Ozarks Food Harvest website.