KIND Program
In January 2011, Freestore Foodbank and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Pediatric Primary Care Clinic launched Keeping Infants Nourished and Developing – also known as the KIND program. Since then, the program has expanded to 10 clinics within 4 health care systems.
School Pantries
School Pantries were designed to provide permanent on-site food assistance at local schools with high food insecurity rates. This newer method of addressing food insecurity for families places pantries on school grounds with the purpose of having year-round accessibility to meal prep items, student-friendly snacks, and health and hygiene items.
A Choice Pantry Experience
At our Bea Taylor Market and Liberty Street Market, we offer a Choice Pantry experience. This means families facing food insecurity can select the items that best suit their dietary needs and preferences, just as they would in a traditional grocery store. By providing this level of choice and dignity, we aim to alleviate one of the many burdens families carry while working to overcome food insecurity.
Kids Cafe is a federal program operated through Freestore Foodbank which provides free, complete & nutritious meals to children at the end of the school day so that they aren’t going hungry in the evenings. Kids Cafe provides hot meals each week to 13 after-school sites in Hamilton County ( OHIO) and Kenton County ( Kentucky).
