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2021 Annual Meeting Video

We hope you’ll join us virtually to celebrate our work together. We’re so grateful for your generous support to bring food, connection and hope to our tristate neighbors. Your support has already made such a difference, but we know there is so much more to do.

2021 Annual Meeting Video

Best of Quacky

MORE BEST OF QUACKY VIDEOS DONATE MONTHLY Quacky the Duck is Freestore Foodbank's loveable mascot, and always up to something fun when out out helping the community! Yes, there’s a day for everything... and January 13 is Rubber Duckie Day! Even though today is all about [...]

Best of Quacky

I can’t begin to explain how much this means to me

LIFT the Tristate Graduate Many people know that Freestore Foodbank partners with 500+ partner agencies like food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens. We also have two job training programs to help people address the main reason for hunger -- poverty. These workforce development programs help unemployed and [...]

I can’t begin to explain how much this means to me

How Food Insecurity Impacts Children

SIGN UP How Food Insecurity Impacts Children Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food insecurity can stem from many factors, including the affordability of food items, the location of places to purchase food and the availability of quality, [...]

How Food Insecurity Impacts Children

The COVID-19 Hunger Crisis

The COVID-19 Hunger Crisis As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe and throughout the United States one unanticipated consequence is becoming abundantly clear: the COVID-19 hunger crisis.  Since the pandemic took root in March of 2020, the number of households experiencing food insecurity and hunger has [...]

The COVID-19 Hunger Crisis

What is Food Insecurity?

What is Food Insecurity?  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Put simply, food insecurity is a measure of the availability of food and a person’s ability to access it. Food insecurity can [...]

What is Food Insecurity?

And so it began…

And so it began. Locally, in greater Cincinnati, our mild winter was trying to transition to Spring and we were aware of coronavirus outbreaks around the country. Sporting events began cancelling and governors began asking people to work from home. Businesses began closing,...

And so it began…

Your support is a lifeline to tristate families

This year, with people losing income or facing unexpected medical bills due to COVID-19, the number of neighbors struggling to make ends meet has increased significantly. In fact, we’ve distributed more than 18 million meals in our community since the crisis began.

Your support is a lifeline to tristate families

Donate Stock or Through your IRA Instructions

Donate Stock Thank you for considering a gift of stock to support the Freestore Foodbank. Your contribution can have many benefits, for the community, the Freestore Foodbank, and for you. You may be able to reduce your tax burden through gifts of stock. Call Libby Coletta at (513) 482-7093 to [...]

Donate Stock or Through your IRA Instructions
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