Finding Purpose in Helping Others

Finding Purpose in Helping Others Miss B will tell you firsthand: she didn’t have much of a game plan going into retirement. Her only goal was to learn how to play the guitar. But when a co-worker suggested she volunteer with Cincinnati COOKS!, a free culinary training program [...]

Finding Purpose in Helping Others

Grateful for the Extra Help

Grateful for the Extra Help As a senior undergraduate at Northern Kentucky University, Jessica has her sights set on an ambitious future. Right now, she’s deciding between two career paths: athletic training or exercise science. “I want to do research … so that takes a Ph.D. to do,” [...]

Grateful for the Extra Help

Kurt’s Corner (2025 Fall Edition)

Kids need a lot of nutritious food to learn, grow, and thrive all school year. Thanks to you and your tremendous support, we can help provide the nutritious meals they need. I hope you enjoy this edition of Connection and are reminded of the vital difference your support means to families in our community.

Kurt’s Corner (2025 Fall Edition)

Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy for Freestore Foodbank Last Updated: July 1, 2025 This Cookie Policy explains how Freestore Foodbank ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, freestorefoodbank.org (the "Site"). By continuing to use our Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with [...]

Cookie Policy

Kurt’s Corner (2025 Summer Edition)

Summer is an especially challenging time of year for Tristate families facing hunger. School is out, and kids don’t have access to free and reduced-price school meals. That’s why your support is so important! Every dollar you give helps provide three meals – enough to feed a kid all day!

Kurt’s Corner (2025 Summer Edition)

A Life-Changing Difference

Adriane embodies the spirit of giving back to her community. Adriane’s house is never quiet. And that’s a good thing! Adriane and her husband have seven kids. Their lovely, blended family is a result of Adriane’s vow to keep as many kids out of the foster care system [...]

A Life-Changing Difference

Unilever’s Legacy of Compassion

Unilever’s Legacy of Compassion Unilever is not just one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies — they are also one of our valued local partners, investing time and resources to improve access to nutritious food for our tristate neighbors. Over the past 10 years, Unilever has donated [...]

Unilever’s Legacy of Compassion

Like You, Ruth Steps Up To Help Others

Like You, Ruth Steps Up To Help Others Ruth is the type of person that would give you the shirt off her back. She always leads with kindness and strives to help others. That’s just who she is! That’s why there were no questions about her stepping in to [...]

Like You, Ruth Steps Up To Help Others

Feeding America Map the Meal Gap

The Map the Meal Gap study, providing estimates of local food insecurity and food costs on an annual basis to better understand people and places facing hunger and to inform decisions and actions that will help us achieve our mission.

Feeding America Map the Meal Gap

Kids Cafe

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 and Kenton County.

Kids Cafe
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