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
COVID-19 infections are spiking. So to stay safe, our holiday celebrations this year will look a little different. The big holiday meal may be a little smaller. Visits with family via zoom. No matter how you celebrate, we wish you a happy and healthy holiday season. For many of our
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Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness November 20, 2020
COVID-19 Health Advisory Issued: November 19, 2020 Hamilton County is experiencing exponential growth in the number of COVID-19 cases. Positivity rate has climbed above 10 percent and hospital staff and physical facilities are becoming taxed beyond capacity. It is more important than ever to follow guidance from local, state, and
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Shared by Hamilton County Public Health November 19, 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
Winter Weather and COVID-19 Each year Strategies to End Homelessness addresses the significantly increased need for shelter beds in Cincinnati at two times of the year. The coldest days of winter for individuals and in the summer when family homelessness spikes. Our role is to provide the additional funds needed
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Shared by Strategies to End Homelessness November 12, 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
Letter from Chair of the Board and CEO Central Clinic Behavioral Health was launched in 1923, five years after the global pandemic of 1918. Whoever thought we would see another pandemic of that magnitude? As the president/CEO of one of the leading behavioral health nonprofits, it was an easy pivot
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Shared by Central Clinic Behavioral Health November 4, 2020
Dr. Dwonna Thompson, Director of the Young Child Institute at Central Clinic Behavioral Health discusses how to get your child or a loved one’s child into services, what to expect during the admissions process, and what type of services are provided. The post Dr. Dwonna Thompson Interview with Urban One
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Shared by Central Clinic Behavioral Health November 2, 2020