Fiscal Year 2021
IMPACT REPORT
(July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021)
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
in our tristate area is at risk of hunger
More than 90,000 children
in our tristate may not know where they will find their next meal.
PROVIDED 41.7 MILLION MEALS
TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES:
10 MILLION POUNDS
of produce
5 MILLION POUNDS
of retail food rescue
Power Pack
191,687 Packs
104 Sites
706,446 Pounds of food
Healthy Harvest Mobile Market
14,991 Customers
$128,326 Sales
72% Customers use a benefit
SCHOOL / COLLEGE PANTRY
16,810 Households served
801,000 Pounds of food
65,400 Individuals
56 Sites
KIDS CAFE
8,114 Meals
9 Sites
KIND PROGRAM
1,375 Cans of formula
12 Sites
CLINIC PANTRY
11,456 Individuals served
4,699 Households served
9 Sites
PRODUCE POP UPS
In Partnership with Anthem®
756 Pop Ups
104 Agencies
LIBERTY STREET MARKET
12,055 Distinct households
23,169 Distinct clients
2,177,980 Pounds of
food provided
SUMMER MEALS
14,299 Meals served
21 Sites
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM?
52.1%
GOVERNMENT FUNDED
12.4%
DONATED
22.3%
PURCHASED BY FREESTORE
13.2%
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.
264,000 MONTHLY INDIVIDUALS SERVED
574 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
BENEFITS ENROLLMENT
1,673 Medicaid enrollments
SOAR: 21 Applications and 17 approvals
BACK ON TRACK
2,086 Clothing distributions
865 Households served
BIRTH CERTIFICATES & IDS
613 Birth certificate vouchers
673 ID vouchers
91 Police checks
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
3,100 Bus tokens provided
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE
695 Clients supported
SNAP
8,857 SNAP applications
submitted, representing
8,021,076 meals
RENT AND UTILITIES
$1.73 Million given in rent
and utility assistance
2,174 Households
HOPE
To achieve a brighter future, we provide hands-on job training and support that allows individuals to gain skills and confidence.
76% OF LIFT GRADUATES
receive jobs in 90 days
CINCINNATI COOKS!
64 Graduates
34 Passed ServSafe exam
8 Second Course graduates
LIFT THE TRISTATE
32 Graduates
22 Received CLA Certificate
(Certified Logistics Associate)
SHELTER DIVERSION
130 Households supported
425 Individuals served
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
101 Successfully completed program
27% Improvement in stability score
EVENTS
Sign up to Volunteer or call 513-482-7550
Virtual Hunger Walk
$108,240 Raised
72 Teams
Volunteers
11,667 Volunteers
Annually provided 47,840 Hours
Virtual Rubber Duck Regatta
200,000 Ducks sold
$1,384,427 Net Revenue
Virtual Fall Classic
$92,998 Net Revenue
24 Local restaurants
supported
COVID-19 Increase: 138,000 emergency boxes, representing a 55% increase from our prior year’s historic distribution.
The Ohio National Guard provided 47,217 hours of service to our community assisting Freestore Foodbank with emergency food distribution.
LOCATIONS
Our Mission: To improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community.
JEFF & DARLENE ANDERSON FAMILY BUILDING
1141 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 482-4500
CUSTOMER CONNECTION CENTER & LIBERTY STREET MARKET
112 East Liberty Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 241-1064
MAYERSON DISTRIBUTION CENTER
1250 Tennessee Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 482-4500
NORTHERN KENTUCKY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
100 Beacon Drive
Wilder, KY 41076
(859) 572-8122