Fiscal Year 2024
IMPACT REPORT
(July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024)
FOOD
Food is the single most important foundational element linking all people. Using food to create positive solutions for stability, our programs work to eliminate hunger in the community.
1 in 7 neighbors
is at risk of hunger
82,000+ children
may go to sleep hungry
254,380
PEOPLE IN THE TRISTATE ARE FOOD INSECURE
PROVIDED OVER 47 MILLION MEALS
TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES:
13 MILLION POUNDS
of produce
6 MILLION POUNDS
of retail food rescue
Power Pack
202,698 Power Packs
to 6,898 children
Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
in Partnership with
9,091 visits in 10 neighborhoods
SCHOOL / COLLEGE PANTRY
514,745 meals served in
9,495 households
KIDS CAFE
76,298 meals to
945 children
KIND PROGRAM
500 pounds of
formula to 258 infants
CLINIC PANTRY
331,618 meals
served at 28 sites
PRODUCE
Over 13M pounds of
produce distributed
LIBERTY STREET MARKET
3,260,191 meals to
20,034 households
BEA TAYLOR MARKET
1,323,190 meals served to
8,961 households
SUMMER MEALS
18,464 meals to
271 children
ORDER AHEAD
11,834 meals served
to 83 families
SENIOR BOXES
1,929,352 meals served
to 6,060 seniors
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
611 emergency food pantries,
social service centers,
and program sites
FREESTORE DIRECT
in Partnership with
341,474 meals served
to 1,086 households
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
48%
GOVERNMENT FUNDED
17%
DONATED
19%
PURCHASED BY FREESTORE FOODBANK
16%
RETAIL FOOD RESCUE
*6M pounds of food rescued
CONNECTION
We connect people to programs and services that provide support on a pathway to stability. By providing resources and connection to community partners, we help people avert crisis and reduce barriers to self-sufficiency.
30,984 neighbors served
served at the Customer Connection Center
611 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT
6,070 Medicaid enrollments
9 SOAR applications
BACK ON TRACK
2,837 households served
VOUCHERS
1,697 birth certificate vouchers; 60 police check vouchers
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
2,586 tokens provided to
1,779 households
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
681 clients supported with
financial management services
SNAP
10,711 applications submitted equal to 11,597,747 meals
RENT AND UTILITIES
$768,941 in rental/utility
payments for 765 clients
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
393 participants
54% showed improvement
SHELTER DIVERSION
$1,286,785 in STEH resources to 326 households
HOPE
To achieve a brighter future, we provide hands-on job training and support that allows individuals to gain skills and confidence.
CINCINNATI COOKS!
93 COOKS grads
62 Second Course grads
LIFT THE TRISTATE
74 LIFT grads
50 earned their CLA
(Certified Logistics Associate)
DONORS
32,157 donors (6,405 new)
1,800 monthly donors
148 grants submitted
VOLUNTEERS
23,139 volunteers with a total
of 80,975 hours
EVENTS
Sign up to Volunteer or call 513-482-7550
Cincinnati Hunger Walk
1,549 teams
$221,400 raised for our community partners
TASTE OF THE BENGALS
659 attendees
Virtual Rubber Duck Regatta
198,673 ducks sold
LOCATIONS
Our Mission: To improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE & DISTRIBUTION CENTER
3401 Rosenthal Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45204
CUSTOMER CONNECTION CENTER
112 E Liberty Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202