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, [...]
Food insecurity is defined as the lack of access to enough quality, nutritious food necessary for a healthy, active life. Food insecurity can be impacted by many factors, including the affordability of food items, distribution and location of places to purchase food, and availability of healthy food options. Across the Cincinnati region, more than 270,000 households experience food insecurity.
Please meet Mikala Greene, our Extra Mile Award recipient from Freestore Foodbank’s Cincinnati COOKS class 191! Ms. Mikala is a 22 year old Cincinnati native who currently lives with her grandmother in Silverton. She is a single mother raising a 2 year- old son with Down Syndrome. She did [...]
While our Holiday Meal Distribution may look different this year, it is off to a great start! On Monday, November 2nd, we saw 300 customers who went through Liberty Street Market in Cincinnati! This year our customers will be able to shop for the fixings for their Thanksgiving meal, in addition to their regular...
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 [...]
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 [...]
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,...
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.
2019 FISCAL YEAR REPORT Dear Friends, I am humbled and honored to serve as the Board Chair of the Freestore Foodbank Board of Directors. In heart, mind and deed, I am a volunteer. My hope is that each of you that come in contact with our organization will [...]
$30 MILLION FOR BRIGHTER & HEALTHIER FUTURES Our goal is ambitious — but within our grasp. We want to move our region beyond hunger. We’re pursuing a bold strategy to enhance and expand vital support services to get at the root causes of hunger and poverty. We’re increasing our capacity [...]
