Cincinnati Cooks Volunteer

"Cincinnati Cooks Volunteer."Jerry Ling served as a volunteer with the Cincinnati Cooks program for 10 years, teaching a cake decorating class to students. He got involved after retiring from his job. To learn more about how Jerry found out about Cincinnati Cooks and what inspired him to get involved with the program…Click here. To find out more about volunteer opportunities with the Freestore Foodbank…Click here.

The Giving Fields

"Giving Fields."It seems we just finished the start-up year for the Giving Fields and we are already into the planning and preparation stage for next year. During our first year of operation we accomplished much of what we planned. Our harvest was very good. To find out how much produce was grown in the first year…Read more.

Neighbors We Serve

"Neighbors We Serve: Nicole."Meet Nicole. Nicole is a single, working mother of three children. She works six days a week to make ends meet, but that’s still not enough to care for her children. Nicole says she doesn’t focus on material things; she just wants to provide her kids with the necessities in life. Nicole doesn’t have dental insurance, and recently took her eight-year-old daughter to a free dental clinic provided by Roselawn Lutheran Church, a Freestore Foodbank Member Agency. To learn more about Nicole’s story…Click here.

Thank You For Your Support

"Kurt Reiber Thank You."Dear Freestore Foodbank Supporters:

As 2011 comes to a close and we look to the New Year ahead, I would like to take the time to thank you for all that you have done to support our efforts of helping those who need it most in our community during the holiday season and throughout the year. 2011 was a milestone year for the Freestore Foodbank…Read more.

7,063 Families Served During Three-Day Distribution

"Holiday Distribution Day 3."The third day of December holiday food distribution just wrapped up for the evening. Enough holiday boxes were handed out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to feed 7,063 families (or 9,713 adults and 9,834 children). Ms. Claus and her elves were also on hand on Corwine Street Friday, passing out gifts to families who aren’t able to afford them otherwise. To learn more about our holiday distribution and for a special message from the Freestore Foodbank…Click here.

Food

Before there can be a conversation on possibilities and potential, we must provide food. It is the single most important foundational element linking all people.

Connection

Addressing hunger allows us to have conversations on other issues affecting individuals, families and communities to help create stability and self-reliance for those in need.

Hope

By connecting those in need to services that create stability, we work to determine the root causes of hunger and poverty and build hope in our community.