Fiscal Year 2023
IMPACT REPORT
(July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023)
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
60,000+ children
may go to sleep hungry
PROVIDED 38 MILLION MEALS
TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES:
11 MILLION POUNDS
of produce
7 MILLION POUNDS
of retail food rescue
Power Pack
191,725 Packs
101 Sites
5,526 Children served weekly
Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
in Partnership with
$154,709 Sales
11,828 Transactions
$31,396.34 in PRX coupons
SCHOOL / COLLEGE PANTRY
13,000 Households served
548,313 Pounds of
food distributed
63 Sites
KIDS CAFE
64,334 Meals provided
756 Children served
12 Sites
KIND PROGRAM
906 Pounds of formula distributed
9 Sites
CLINIC PANTRY
245,990 Pounds of food distributed
6,000 Households served
PRODUCE POP UPS
in Partnership with
874 Pop Ups
2.4 Million pounds of food
distributed
LIBERTY STREET MARKET
16,348 Distinct households served
3,161,423 Pounds of food distributed
SUMMER MEALS
19,518 Meals served
271 Children served
12 Sites
FREESTORE DIRECT
770 Families served
20,797 Deliveries
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
40%
GOVERNMENT FUNDED
18%
DONATED
22%
PURCHASED BY FREESTORE FOODBANK
20%
RETAIL FOOD RESCUE
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.
37,448 CLIENTS
served at the Customer Connection Center
542 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT
4,803 Medicaid enrollments
SOAR: 14 Applications; 13 approvals; 93% approval rating
BACK ON TRACK
2,018 Individuals served
1,411 Households served
BIRTH CERTIFICATES & IDS
2,757 Birth certificate
1,058 ID vouchers
122 Police checks
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
7,992 Bus tokens provided
1,257 Households served
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
706 Clients supported
SNAP
9,753 SNAP applications
submitted, representing
11,688,366 meals
RENT AND UTILITIES
$875,302 Spent in rental and
utility assistance
877 Households served
HOPE
To achieve a brighter future, we provide hands-on job training and support that allows individuals to gain skills and confidence.
90% OF LIFT GRADUATES
receive jobs in 90 days
CINCINNATI COOKS!
126 Graduates
64 Passed ServSafe exam
LIFT THE TRISTATE
43 Graduates
21 Received CLA Certificate
(Certified Logistics Associate)
SHELTER DIVERSION
197 Households supported
307 Individuals served
$1,080,318 In resources from STEH
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
266 Successfully completed program
64% Improvement in stability score
EVENTS
Sign up to Volunteer or call 513-482-7550
Cincinnati Hunger Walk
126 teams
$198,700 raised
Volunteers
7,936 Volunteers
A total of 60,096 Volunteer hours
Virtual Rubber Duck Regatta
200,438 ducks sold
$883,047 raised
40 restaurant partners
$293,550 raised
LOCATIONS
Our Mission: To improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community.
Freestore Foodbank Community Resource & Distribution Center on the Frank & Conny Gerson Campus
3401 Rosenthal Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45204
513-482-4500
Hours: 8am-4pm M-F
Freestore Foodbank Customer Connection Center & Liberty Street Market
112 E Liberty Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-241-1064
Hours: 8am-4pm M-F