Why Paula Included Us in Her Estate Plan

“We Want to Give Back” Like many Greater Cincinnatians, Paula Steiner is passionate about community involvement. She’s been a Freestore Foodbank supporter for 20 years, with a special interest in feeding children. Recently, Paula decided to include Freestore Foodbank as one of several beneficiaries of her donor-advised fund. “I [...]

Why Paula Included Us in Her Estate Plan

A Lifesaving Gift

“A Lifesaving Gift” Having to wait in line for more than an hour is not most people’s idea of a good time. But Janice and Sherree are all smiles as they wait in the car for their local mobile pantry to open. Both live on a limited budget, and [...]

A Lifesaving Gift

Kurt’s Corner (2023 Spring)

I recently read that there were about 39.6 million Americans age 65 and up in 2009. That number grew to 54.1 million by 2019 — almost a 37% increase in just one decade. That’s just the beginning of the story. The 65-and-over population is projected to reach 80.8 million [...]

Kurt’s Corner (2023 Spring)

SNAP Emergency Allotments

We have been informed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments are ending after nearly 3 years. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, signed into law last week, ended the authority for SNAP emergency allotments. The last [...]

SNAP Emergency Allotments

Happy New Year, and THANK YOU!

The past year brought record high inflation and rising prices on just about everything around us, which hit families and seniors facing hunger especially hard. But once again, YOU stepped forward to help your neighbors, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thanks to your compassion and kindness, we were [...]

Happy New Year, and THANK YOU!

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Kurt’s Corner

Soaring prices in the grocery store and at the gas pump are creating additional hardships. And while no one should go hungry at any time of year, it seems to hurt more during the holidays.

Kurt’s Corner

Fiscal Year Impact Report

Learn more about how we continued our mission to improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community. Using food to create positive solutions for stability. Connecting people to programs and services. Providing hope with hands-on job training. Together we can solve hunger.

Fiscal Year Impact Report

A Different Kind of Food Truck

At a time when food prices are soaring out of sight, many neighbors are grateful for the Healthy Harvest Mobile Market (HHMM). The HHMM — a collaboration between Freestore Foodbank and Anthem — is a grocery store on wheels, giving new meaning to the term “food truck.” A Ford [...]

A Different Kind of Food Truck

Double Your Dollars on GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that unleashes the power of generosity. What started in 2012 as a simple idea to encourage people to do good has grown into a movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to donate, collaborate and celebrate giving. We hope you’ll join [...]

Double Your Dollars on GivingTuesday
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