April was dedicated to recognizing our volunteers and thanking them for their dedication and support. The Freestore Foodbank organized a Volunteer Appreciation Event in early April to celebrate those who donated over 100 hours to us this past year. The 21st Annual Cincinnati Canstruction, one of our most popular events [...]

Snowflakes pelted down silently as Tracy visited the Freestore Foodbank that December morning.  It was the day before Christmas Eve. In the back of her car was a Holiday Box from the Freestore Foodbank filled with treasured supplies for a holiday feast . Turkey, stuffing, carrots, celery, sweet potatoes, cranberry [...]

It’s a lovely Tuesday spring morning. Dr. Jessica Taylor sits in her office dressed in jeans and a brightly colored sweater with her hair pulled tightly back in a ponytail.  She looks like an undergraduate student and for a moment it’s hard to believe she’s the Assistant Professor of Social [...]

March was productive and busy as the Freestore Foodbank gears up for a fun-filled spring and summer ahead.  The Healthy Harvest Mobile Market added a few new locations this month as a part of our efforts to improve access to fresh and healthy food in the community.  Cincinnati COOKS! graduated [...]

Jericho Rudolph is 19 years old and has a dream of becoming a vet someday. He joined LIFT the TriState because he plans to work for a few years in order to save money to go to college.  “This program has given me the skills I will need to find [...]

Matthew Behrensmeyer: Running the Race of Volunteerism at the Freestore Foodbank’s Hunger Walk & 5K Ask any runner and they’ll tell you, “When you’re in the race, it’s not always how much further you need to go that you focus on.  Sometimes, especially when you start getting tired, your focus  [...]

Tim Warton sometimes forgets to make time to eat lunch because he gets absorbed in his work. “I love the Freestore Foodbank and look forward to spending time here with the team,’ he says. Tim sits at the check-out counter in the Liberty Street Market at the Customer Connection Center.  [...]

On a Saturday, once a month, like clockwork you can watch members of the Riley Family trickle into the Freestore Foodbank’s Mayerson Distribution Center for their day of volunteering.  Sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, nieces and nephews, and everyone in-between, it seems, shows up to this standing appointment ready [...]

February was a busy month filled with activity and excitement.  We were thrilled to be involved in advocacy efforts both at home and in Washington DC. We are also very grateful for the support from generous donors. It was a huge honor to be visited by US Congressman Brad Wenstrup [...]