Many people know that Freestore Foodbank partners with 500+ partner agencies like food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens. We also have two job training programs to help people address the main reason for hunger — poverty. These workforce development programs help unemployed and underemployed people gain the skills they need
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries December 15, 2020
The holidays are upon us. They’re a time of joy and celebration but can also be a time of stress for many. And this year with the hardship caused by COVID-19, they’ll present a bigger challenge than ever for our neighbors facing hunger. Will you join us with a gift
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries December 13, 2020
DONATE NOW X2 It’s Double Your Dollars Day! Double Your Dollars Day has arrived—24 hours dedicated to ending hunger in the tristate. Our goal this year is $350,000 ($700,000 matched). It’s our most ambitious goal ever, and for good reason. We need every dollar to continue to respond
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries December 9, 2020
Since March, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Freestore Foodbank has coordinated and produced emergency food distributions in neighborhoods throughout Greater Cincinnati. Beginning Wednesday, December 9 Freestore Foodbank will offer drive-up food distribution with a varying menu from week to week at our Freestore Foodbank Mayerson Distribution Center
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries December 4, 2020
SIGN UP 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, nutritious food options. Currently, one in six
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries November 23, 2020
SIGN UP 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.
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries November 23, 2020
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 an
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries November 16, 2020
DONATE NOW 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
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries November 13, 2020
Dear Friends of the Freestore Foodbank, As the Power Pack Program Manager for the Freestore Foodbank I am often fortunate to see hope become tangibly realized. I get to be at the connection point where the generosity of donors, the sweat, effort and time of volunteers, meets the child
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries November 9, 2020
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 increased dramatically, with an
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Shared by Freestore Food Bank, Trisha Rayner for Media Inquiries October 28, 2020
