The NEEDS pantry would like to provide each of the families we serve with a turkey for Thanksgiving. Since a family can only visit once every four weeks, we need to begin stocking turkeys now. You can help!
Donate a turkey: If you would like to donate an actual frozen turkey, please drop it off at the pantry (within Kenwood Baptist Church) during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00) until the week before Thanksgiving.
Donate funds: If you prefer to donate money toward the purchase of turkeys — which would enable us to buy them as needed and not overwhelm our freezers! — you can mail your check to NEEDS c/o Kenwood Baptist Church, 8341 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati OH 45236. Just put “turkeys” in the memo line.
Every family deserves to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for making that possible!
The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of people each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!
Canned Food: Pasta with meat Pasta sides (Knorr, Pasta Roni, etc.) Broth Bean with bacon soup
Home and Personal Care: Shampoo Sanitary pads and tampons Women’s deodorant Pump hand soap Paper towels Toilet paper Toothpaste
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. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!
Would you like to make a difference in our community? Volunteering with NEEDS is a great way to help!
NEEDS is currently seeking volunteers for three roles:
1. Pantry volunteer: This person is responsible for filling client orders. A volunteer is needed for the first Thursday of the month and the second Thursday of the month.
2. Desk volunteer: This person is responsible for registering new families and signing in returning families. A volunteer is needed for the first Tuesday of the month. This role requires computer work; training and ongoing support are provided.
3. Financial volunteer: This person is responsible for helping families who are facing eviction and/or disconnection of utilities. A volunteer is needed for the fourth Tuesday of the month. This role also requires computer work; training and ongoing support are provided.
NEEDS asks volunteers for a commitment of one day per month. (Other volunteers are willing to switch or substitute in case of illness, vacations, etc.).
Please call NEEDS at (513) 891-0850 to learn more. Thank you!
Home and Personal Care: Shampoo Tampons Deodorant Pump hand soap Paper towels Toilet paper
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. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!
NEEDS is holding our annual Student Assistance Drive!
Students in the Deer Park, Sycamore, Princeton, and Silverton districts have returned to school – but many families in these districts cannot afford school supplies or other essentials. NEEDS is seeking gift cards and monetary donations to help these families. Gift cards and funds give school administrators flexibility to assist students with a variety of needs throughout the year, from school supplies and transportation to food and warm clothing. You can help!
What to donate: – Gift cards from stores such as Walmart, Target, and Kroger ($25 cards work best, but all denominations are appreciated!) – Visa and Mastercard gift cards – Shell gas cards (many families live in areas where busing is not available) – Check (marked for Student Assistance Drive)
Please drop off your donation during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00), or mail your gift card or check to:
Summer is the most challenging season for the NEEDS pantry. Donations decline, while families struggle without access to subsidized school meals for their children.
You can help by donating some of our most-needed items! Our current top need is laundry detergent. Other crucial items are listed below.
Home and Personal Care: Laundry detergent Paper towels Toilet paper Sanitary pads and tampons
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. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!
The NEEDS pantry is entering the most challenging months of the year. Summer means the end of the school year, and the end of kids’ subsidized school breakfasts and lunches. That leaves more mouths to feed at home. We also lose the support of the schools that regularly hold food drives for the pantry. Other regular donors are away on vacation. Our shelves will soon need to be replenished!
You can help by donating some of our most-needed items! Our current top need is laundry detergent. Other crucial items are listed below.
Home and Personal Care: Laundry detergent Paper towels Toilet paper
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. Prefer to order online? Click HERE for more options. Thank you!
The NEEDS pantry is hosted by Kenwood Baptist Church. Recently, volunteers from the church teamed up to provide an amazing service for the pantry: a much-needed deep cleaning! Our pantry coordinators shared this letter of appreciation:
“Thank you so much for including NEEDS in your service day last Saturday. The team of folks (Chelsea, Maria, Jon, and kids) did a GREAT job of deep-cleaning the pantry. It’s always challenging to find time to do this in our busy pantry schedule.”
The team emptied and cleaned refrigerators and freezers. They cleaned and scrubbed our tables with Mr. Clean Eraser pads…I’ve never seen them so white! They did the same with all of our carts and tubs and they helped reorganize the cereal. Then came the biggest job…they moved EVERYTHING off the floors (boxes, carts, tubs, containers) and then vacuumed and mopped the floors. The pantry hasn’t been this clean since the day we moved in almost a year ago.
Kenwood Baptist has been an amazing partner in our shared ministry of serving others for many years. We can’t thank you enough for all you do to support us by providing space, utilities, services, on-going donations, and support. We could not serve the families who made 2300 visits to our pantry last year without you.
The NEEDS pantry is facing a sudden shortage of toothpaste. Can you help to restock this crucial item?
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 order via our Amazon wish list, and your donation will be shipped directly to NEEDS. Thank you!
Each year, students, families, and faculty at Ursuline Academy hold a food drive to benefit NEEDS. This year’s drive was a huge success! Our pantry coordinators shared this letter of gratitude:
“WOW!!! You outdid yourselves this year! The first day you dropped off at our pantry you brought six or seven carloadsfull. You then called days later to see if we could use more, so you filled another car! Amazing!! We just can’t thank you enough for your continued support in helping the NEEDS pantry serve our neighbors. We are so blessed to be a part of your program each year.
Your food drive comes at a critical time for us. As we approach the summer, our donations drop off and our shelves start to look sparse. Your donation is one of the largest we receive and the variety of products that you collected this year was outstanding. Thank you so much for sorting and delivering the product to us. You saved us hours of effort.
It’s no surprise that this event is so successful. The preparation work and the enthusiasm of the students is impressive. We’d like to give special thanks to Addie and Elodie for their coordination of the event this year. Great job ladies! And many thanks to Megan Knapke for your leadership over the years. You have made a lasting impact on these young women and our community.
NEEDS has been serving our community for 40+ years. Each year the number we serve increases. With the price of groceries continuing to rise, it is tough for families to make ends meet. Your donation will go a long way in helping needy families in our area. Please share our thanks with the students, families, and faculty who made this food drive successful. The volunteers who keep our pantry running and the families we serve thank you all.”
