Fiscal Year 2025
IMPACT REPORT
(July 2024 - June 2025)
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
MORE THAN 274,000
TRISTATE NEIGHBORS INCLUDING OVER 82,000 CHILDREN ARE FOOD INSECURE.
47.2 MILLION MEALS
PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY
PRODUCE
15,200,000
pounds distributed
6 MILLION POUNDS
of retail food rescue
Power Pack
524,167 meals provided
193,000 Power Packs distributed
111 sites
Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
in Partnership with
7,800 transactions
56% of sales use SNAP benefits
SCHOOL / COLLEGE PANTRY
793,333 meals provided
58 schools/ 6 colleges
KIDS CAFE
79,000 meals provided
39 sites
KIND PROGRAM
4,000 pounds of formula provided
4 sites
CLINIC PANTRY
815,000 meals provided
40,000 families served
39 sites
PRODUCE
Over 13M pounds of
produce distributed
LIBERTY STREET MARKET
1,994,621 meals provided
49,466 families served
BEA TAYLOR MARKET
2,885,318 meals provided
53,904 families served
SUMMER MEALS
18,464 meals to
271 children
ORDER AHEAD
19,167 meals provided
306 families served
4 sites
SENIOR BOXES
1,916,667 meals provided
69,500 boxes distributed
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Network of 579 food pantries, service
centers, and program sites
FREESTORE DIRECT
in Partnership with
345,000 meals provided
1,200 families served
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
44%
GOVERNMENT FUNDED
20%
DONATED
20%
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.
58,000 households served
served at the Customer Connection Center
579 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT
6,028 Medicaid applications
9 SOAR applications approved
90.5% approval rating
BACK ON TRACK
10,209 neighbors served
VOUCHERS
1,794 Birth Certificates
19 ID Vouchers
53 Police Checks
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
1,357 households served
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
615 of neighbors supported
SNAP
10,748 SNAP applications submitted
11,855,078 meals provided
RENT AND UTILITIES
$888,980 in rent/utility payments
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
161 participants
50% showed improvement
SHELTER DIVERSION
$710,078 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!
104 COOKS! grads
81% graduation rate
LIFT THE TRISTATE
73 grads
76% graduation rate
DONORS
31,756 donors (5,571 new)
1,734 monthly donors
134 grants submitted
VOLUNTEERS
11,654 volunteers
82,160 hours
EVENTS
Sign up to Volunteer or call 513-482-7550
Cincinnati Hunger Walk
$149,00 raised
79 teams
TASTE OF THE BENGALS
$182,000 raised
749 attendees
Virtual Rubber Duck Regatta
181,669 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