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.”
Looking for an easy way to help NEEDS feed families in our community? Donating grocery gift cards is a wonderful option!
NEEDS volunteers are experts at finding the best deals on food and household essentials from local stores. And thanks to partnerships with organizations like Freestore Foodbank, NEEDS is often able to stretch grocery dollars further than the average shopper. In other words, gift cards (and financial donations) can make a greater impact than donations of food.
NEEDS especially appreciates gift cards from: – Kroger – Meijer – Aldi – Walmart
How to deliver gift cards: – Drop off in person during our open hours (Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-1:00) – Place in envelope marked “NEEDS” and drop in bin at either entrance to Kenwood Baptist Church – Mail to: NEEDS c/o Kenwood Baptist Church, 8341 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati OH 45236
The NEEDS pantry serves hundreds of families each month. You can help by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!
Non-Perishable Food: Rice and pasta mixes Canned collard greens Canned mixed vegetables
Home and Personal Care: Diapers (size 5) Sanitary pads Deodorant (women’s) 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!
More than 200 families came to NEEDS for food and financial assistance in March, including over a dozen visiting for the first time. We are grateful for the donors and volunteers who help us to meet our neighbors’ emergency needs!
Our pantry coordinators share, “There’s never a dull moment at the NEEDS pantry. Just as we think we’re fully stocked, whole categories of items go missing in just a week!”
You can help restock the shelves by donating some of our most-needed items from the list below!
Non-Perishable Food: Hamburger Helper (or store brand) Rice and pasta mixes Clam chowder Peanut butter Canned tomato sauce
Home and Personal Care: Shampoo 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 facing a sudden shortage of sanitary pads and men’s deodorant. Can you help to restock these items?
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!
