Two St. Louis organizations will receive a combined $877,626 in federal grants to help pregnant women and new mothers access nutritious food.
Hosco Shift will receive $492,773 and Operation Food Search will receive $384,853 through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal Produce Prescription Program.
The funding will support produce vouchers or prescriptions and nutrition education for low-income and medically underserved families. The Missouri awards are part of a $12.7 million national initiative aimed at improving maternal and infant health.