Volunteer Connection – October 2018

Mayerson Distribution Center Located at 1250 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229. October is Power Pack production month at the Mayerson Distribution Center! During the school year, students receive food through their free and reduce breakfast and lunch programs and on weekends the Power Pack provides supplemental food until they can […]

Volunteer Connection – October 2018

Story In Pictures – October 2018

September was Hunger Action Month and we used the opportunity to raise awareness about hunger and to recognize some important partners and supporters in the community who have joined us in our fight against hunger. We also welcomed another class into the LIFT the TriState program. Welcome to a whole […]

Story In Pictures – October 2018

Compassion through Action John Isidor and Sandy Kaltman

John Isidor and Sandy Kaltman have been exceptionally generous in their longtime support of Freestore Foodbank and, through their support, have provided food, connection and hope to thousands of tristate neighbors. “My parents survived a concentration camp where they faced extreme hunger,” said Sandy. “We have the blessing of being […]

Compassion through Action John Isidor and Sandy Kaltman

Mt. Healthy Alliance – A Valuable Partner

If you happened to find a walk-in box on sale at an auction would you bid on it? Would you then dismantle it piece by piece, haul it home and then re-build it? That is exactly what the volunteers at the Mt. Healthy Alliance did! And lo and behold, they […]

Mt. Healthy Alliance – A Valuable Partner

A Community Chips In

It is 3:15 pm and school has just let out. I carefully pull into the parking lot and watch as excited and happy kids pour out of the front door of the school, soaking in the warmth and beauty of that summer afternoon. A few of them pile into cars […]

A Community Chips In

Story in Pictures – September 2018

August was one of the busiest months of the year as we prepared for our biggest fundraiser of the year, the Rubber Duck Regatta. In addition, US Congressman Thomas Massey visited The Giving Fields our farm in Melbourne, Kentucky, we celebrated another graduating class of Cincinnati COOKS! and executed a […]

Story in Pictures – September 2018

Volunteer Connection – September 2018

Mayerson Distribution Center Located at 1250 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229. School is back in session and Power Packs are needed to feed children on weekends! During the school year, students receive food through their free and reduce breakfast and lunch programs during the week and on weekends the Power […]

Volunteer Connection – September 2018

Grants Bring Fresh Produce to Food Deserts

As Freestore Foodbank works to solve the critical issue of hunger for the 273,060 food insecure residents of our region, increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables is essential. “I wish I could have fruit and vegetables at every meal,” said a visitor to our Liberty Street Market at the […]

Grants Bring Fresh Produce to Food Deserts

The Truck That Made A Difference

On a quiet shaded street, removed from the hustle and bustle of downtown Cincinnati, is a beautiful old building that houses the main office of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati (SVDP), a valuable partner to the Freestore Foodbank. Set back from the street, with a small […]

The Truck That Made A Difference
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