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Month: May 2024
May Impact
More families visited NEEDS in May than in April, including 20 new families. Requests for emergency financial assistance also rose this month.
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of May, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 184 families – for a total of 648 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 17 families, distributing $6002.00 to cover housing and utilities.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need!
Freestore Hunger Walk: Donate Today!
Today is the Freestore Foodbank Hunger Walk! Freestore Foodbank helps more than 600 organizations in the tristate area — including NEEDS — provide food to our neighbors. The Hunger Walk is a great opportunity to support their mission of improving lives by eliminating hunger in our community.
Even if you’re not walking today, you can still make a difference! Donate HERE to help Freestore Foodbank and NEEDS fight hunger this Memorial Day!
Personal Care Items Needed!
While the NEEDS pantry primarily supplies food, coordinator Maureen notes that “we increasingly provide a range of personal care products to those seeking our help. Why? Everyone should be able to have what they need to keep clean and healthy. In addition, it’s hard to present yourself at a job interview if you don’t have what you need to look good.”
You can help us provide these crucial items to our neighbors! Please consider donating some of our most-needed items from the list below.
Most-Needed Personal Care Items:
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Pump hand soap
Bar soap
Shaving cream
Disposable razors
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Laundry detergent (Aldi currently has the lowest price in town for a small bottle of Tide: $3.44!)
Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). Thank you!
Current Pantry Needs
The NEEDS pantry is stocking up for the summer, a time when many families lose the subsidized meals they rely on during the school year. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!
This month’s top needs are canned beef stew, toilet paper, and paper towels.
Other much-needed items are listed below.
Nonperishable Food:
Pasta sauce
Canned collard greens
Canned pineapple
Peanut butter
Canned beans (kidney and pinto)
Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00). You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!
April Impact
April saw a sharp increase in requests for both food and emergency financial assistance. More than a dozen new families visited the NEEDS pantry for food, and requests for financial aid doubled!
Here are the latest totals:
During the month of April, the NEEDS pantry provided food to 173 families – for a total of 588 people!
NEEDS also provided emergency financial assistance to 16 families, distributing $5398.00 to cover housing and utilities.
To learn more about how you can help our neighbors in need, visit https://cincyneeds.org/donate-volunteer/