Fiscal Year 2026
IMPACT REPORT
(July 2025 - June 2026)
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
90,740 children
are food insecure
291,990 PEOPLE
IN OUR TRISTATE INCLUDING 90,740 CHILDREN ARE FOOD INSECURE.
47.1 MILLION MEALS
PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY
PRODUCE
13,373,518
pounds distributed
RETAIL FOOD RESCUE
20% our food source
Power Pack
520,174 meals provided
174,030 Power Packs distributed
104 sites
Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
8,239 transactions
SCHOOL / COLLEGE PANTRY
522,075 meals provided
57 sites
KIDS CAFE/summer meals
233,082 meals provided
19 sites
KIND PROGRAM
7,158 pounds of formula provided
5 sites
CLINIC PANTRY
453,867 meals provided
23,100 households
26 sites
PRODUCE
13,373,518 pounds distributed
LIBERTY STREET MARKET
2,778,938 meals provided
53,224 visits
BEA TAYLOR MARKET
3,990,084 meals provided
69,410 visits
ORDER AHEAD
15,487 meals provided
155 families served
1,290 orders
SENIOR BOXES
1,947,378 meals provided
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
544 network of food pantries, service centers, and program sites
FREESTORE DIRECT
in Partnership with
342,723 meals provided
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
34%
GOVERNMENT FUNDED
15%
DONATED
31%
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.
128,163 households served
served at the Customer Connection Center
544 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT
5,854 Medicaid applications
70% approval rating
BACK ON TRACK
11,113 neighbors served
2,646 households
VOUCHERS
3,409 Birth Certificates
41 Police Checks
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
2,298 transportation clients
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
535 of neighbors supported
SNAP
10,818 SNAP applications submitted
6,620 applications approved
11,844,278 meals
RENT AND UTILITIES
$807,317 in rent/utility payments
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
354 participants
SHELTER DIVERSION
$843,326 in STEH resources
161 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!
94 COOKS! graduates
51 graduates passed ServSafe
76% graduation rate
LIFT THE TRISTATE
89 LIFT graduates
40 passed CLA exam
76% graduation rate
DONORS
32,981 donors (7,588 new)
1,967 monthly donors
147 grants submitted
VOLUNTEERS
13,519 unduplicated
24,234 duplicated
78,586 hours
EVENTS
Cincinnati Hunger Walk
$234,972 raised
65 teams
TASTE OF THE BENGALS
$271,569 raised
842 attendees
Rubber Duck Regatta
$695,661 raised
158,108 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