Photograph courtesy Freestore Foodbank
ESTABLISHED 1971
MISSION Freestore Foodbank’s mission is to improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community, and our vision is to create a hunger-free, healthy, and thriving community. To achieve this vision, our objectives are to provide nutritious food, connect to support services, and offer a pathway from crisis to stability.
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY The Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food and services provider to children and families in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana. The organization distributes over 47.2 million meals annually to low-income individuals and families. The Freestore Foodbank supports 579 community partners in 20 counties throughout Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, including food kitchens, homeless shelters, emergency food pantries, social service centers, and food distributions. The Freestore Foodbank responds to the issue of poverty and food insecurity in our community and provides an array of services including SNAP Assistance, Medicaid outreach, and more. Last year the Freestore Foodbank rescued 6 million pounds of food from local retailers.
LEADERSHIP
Kurt Reiber, CEO
Trish Rayner, VP Chief Development Officer
Tim Weidner, VP CFO
Valarie Boykins, VP Human Resources
Board
Dwinelva Zackery, Board Chair – St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Marty Dunn, Past Board Chair, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
• Donate at Freestorefoodbank.org
• Volunteers are vital to the Freestore Foodbank. Every time you volunteer, you will leave knowing that you helped to provide Food, Connection, and Hope for our neighbors in need. Go to freestorefoodbank.org/volunteers/ to learn about opportunities.
Leave a Legacy
• Talk to one of our team regarding stocks, its, DAF, Wills and Planned Giving and more – donorsupport@freestorefoodbank.org
Attend or sponsor one of our events:
• Hunger Walk – 5K Walk & Run on Memorial Day at Schmidlapp Lawn – cincinnatihungerwalk.org
• Taste of the Bengals – tasteofthebengals.org for more information
• Rubber Duck Regatta – Sunday of Labor Day Weekend – Event is Virtual – rubberduckregatta.org
Virtual Food Drives: Host a Virtual Food Drive – to learn more go to https://give.freestorefoodbank.org/campaign/virtualfooddrives/c589651
3401 Rosenthal Way
Cincinnati, OH 45204
(513) 482-3500
https://freestorefoodbank.org
