USDA Under Secretary Visit
Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, visited with the Freestore Foodbank on Tuesday, January 31. He held a roundtable discussion on hunger and nutrition efforts in the community at the Mayerson Distribution Center in Bond Hill. A small group of business leaders, individuals and program staff and service providers had the opportunity to share their thoughts and insights on what’s happening in the Tri-State and have Under Secretary Concannon take those messages back to Washington D.C. Our thanks to Mr. Concannon for his time!
Programs: KIND
In January of 2011, the Children’s Pediatric Primary Care Clinic and the Freestore Foodbank launched a program to combat the issue of mothers diluting baby formula to make it last longer. The program is called KIND – or Keeping Infants Nourished and Developing. The program helps doctors to identify food insecurity and connect families with the proper tools to ensure that babies and mothers are getting proper nutrition. To learn more about KIND…Click here.
Neighbors We Serve
Meet Nicole. Nicole is a single, working mother of three children. She works six days a week to make ends meet, but that’s still not enough to care for her children. Nicole says she doesn’t focus on material things; she just wants to provide her kids with the necessities in life. Nicole doesn’t have dental insurance, and recently took her eight-year-old daughter to a free dental clinic provided by Roselawn Lutheran Church, a Freestore Foodbank Member Agency. To learn more about Nicole’s story…Click here.
Thank You For Your Support
Dear Freestore Foodbank Supporters:
As 2011 comes to a close and we look to the New Year ahead, I would like to take the time to thank you for all that you have done to support our efforts of helping those who need it most in our community during the holiday season and throughout the year. 2011 was a milestone year for the Freestore Foodbank…Read more.
Neighbors We Serve
Meet Angela. Angela spent years struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. Eventually, she decided to take control of her life and went through the Freestore Foodbank’s Cincinnati Cooks program. Angela graduated from the 69th class. On December 23, 2011 (during the 103rd Cincinnati Cooks graduation), Angela received the $1,500 Fred Diamond/Cincinnati State Endowed Scholarship Award for 2011. The award was deposited in Angela’s name at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State. To learn more about Angela’s story…Click here.
