Month: January 2025

Current Pantry Needs


The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items!

Non-Perishable Food:
Canned collard greens
Canned pineapple
Canned mixed vegetables
Rice and pasta mixes
Broth (chicken, beef, vegetable)

Home and Personal Care:
Shampoo
Pump hand soap
Diapers (size 5)
Laundry detergent
Women’s deodorant

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!

Toothpaste Needed!


The NEEDS pantry has just a few tubes of toothpaste left! Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance.

Thank You, Good Shepherd Parish!


Our pantry coordinators shared this note of gratitude to Good Shepherd Catholic Church Parish, a faithful supporter of NEEDS:

“We are so very thankful for the donation you collected over Christmas. You filled 3+ SUVs – WOW! We were very busy over the holidays so the timing of this donation was perfect to help restock our shelves. Many thanks to Bishop Joe Binzer and Anne Fialko for coming up with the idea of a food drive and making it happen. We’d also like to thank the volunteers who brought it to the pantry. That helps us so much.

The NEEDS pantry has been operating for over 40 years, serving our neighbors in northeast Hamilton County. In 2024 we served 2300 families at the pantry, a number that continues to increase each year. We rely on donations from schools, churches, and businesses to meet the need. Good Shepherd is such a wonderful partner through your generous donations and our SVDP partnership. Together we are helping serve the underprivileged in our community.

The NEEDS volunteers and the families we serve thank you!  We appreciate all that the Good Shepherd parish does to support the NEEDS mission.”

Click HERE to find out how you can help NEEDS serve our neighbors in northeast Cincinnati!

Current Pantry Needs


The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month — adding up to more than 2000 families in the past year! You can help by donating some of our most-needed items.

Non-Perishable Food:
Canned peas
Canned collard greens
Canned pineapple
Canned beef stew
Rice and pasta mixes

Home and Personal Care:
Shampoo
Pump hand soap
Feminine hygiene pads
Diapers (sizes 6 and 7)
Laundry detergent

Donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church, either at the drive-through during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or in the marked boxes at each entrance. You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List, and your donation will be shipped directly to the pantry!

December Impact


NEEDS provided food and emergency financial assistance to more than 2000 families in 2024. You can help in 2025! Click HERE to learn more.