Kurt’s Korner

How You’re Giving Students Peace of Mind

“It’s Really Awesome” Hannah and her partner recently moved back to the area after spending a few years in Texas with family. Hannah is a student at Northern Kentucky University working to finish her degree. While the couple is grateful to be back in the tristate, they’re trying to [...]

How You’re Giving Students Peace of Mind

Sheth Family Leads Fight Against Hunger

Sheth Family Leads Fight Against Hunger Meet the Sheths, a family who does so much for Freestore Foodbank — and brings others along! Uday and Nandita Sheth are 10-year donors and central drivers of the Gandhi Food Drive in Cincinnati’s South Asian and Indian community. “My wife and I [...]

Sheth Family Leads Fight Against Hunger

How You Keep Neighbors From Needing to Make Impossible Choices

“It’s Great There’s a Resource” Liberty Street Market is a Freestore Foodbank pantry that is designed to work and feel like a grocery store. Clients can peruse the aisles to find the food choices that meet their specific needs and tastes… without feeling like they’re merely getting a handout. [...]

How You Keep Neighbors From Needing to Make Impossible Choices

Kurt’s Corner (2024 Holiday Edition)

With the holiday season just around the corner, I feel an overwhelming sense of thankfulness for all we accomplished this past year. Together we ensured that the growing number of individuals and families facing hunger in the tristate area had the food and relief they needed when they needed [...]

Kurt’s Corner (2024 Holiday Edition)

Meet Quacky the Spokesduck

A Spokesduck With a Purpose It’s not every day that you get to sit down and talk with a 5-foot-tall duck about helping children get nutritious food. So when the opportunity arose to interview the tristate area’s coolest duck, we jumped at the chance! Quacky, how long have you [...]

Meet Quacky the Spokesduck

Kurt’s Corner (2024 Summer)

As spring turns to summer, many of us — and our kids — start to think about summer vacations, swimming pools, grilling out and travel. It’s a great time to take a break from the routines of the school year. It’s a great break, that is, unless you have [...]

Kurt’s Corner (2024 Summer)

See How Your Gift Helps Generations

“It’s So Needed” Patrick has worn many hats throughout his life. He served in the Marines for four years until he was medically retired. He also worked as a supervisor at a nearby casino. Today, he’s a proud grandparent. Patrick is retired now, and he and his wife live [...]

See How Your Gift Helps Generations

Meet Two Long-Time Donors

“Ensuring Freestore Foodbank’s Future” Sandy and John share a long and fruitful relationship with Freestore Foodbank and have been generous supporters for more than 30 years. Their connection stems from their friendship with Frank Gerson, the founder of Freestore Foodbank, and is rooted in their belief in the importance [...]

Meet Two Long-Time Donors

It Has a Great Impact

“It Has a Great Impact” Lori spends much of her week going into homes and visiting families in the rural community of Vevay, Indiana. As family preservation facilitator for Vevay’s INcompass Healthcare, formerly known as Community Mental Health Center, she makes sure children’s needs are met and connects families [...]

It Has a Great Impact

See How You Help in Food Deserts

“This Is So Good for Kids” Not all tristate area families live near grocery stores, and with prices continuing to remain high, fresh produce isn’t always an affordable option. Through your generosity, Freestore Foodbank can support programs like the Healthy Harvest Mobile Market (HHMM), a mobile grocery store that [...]

See How You Help in Food Deserts
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