NEEDS would like to thank three local schools for their support!
Just before Thanksgiving, families and faculty at Montgomery Elementary School donated over 600 food and personal care items to the NEEDS pantry.
Students from E.H. Greene Middle School not only held a food drive to support NEEDS and other groups, but made a trip to the NEEDS pantry to help organize donated items.
Madeira Elementary School welcomed NEEDS volunteers with colorful signs…and so much food that it could barely fit in the car!
NEEDS pantry coordinators Janie and Maureen say that it’s heartwarming to see young people eagerly serving others. These students’ energy and enthusiasm are infectious! NEEDS is so grateful for the generosity of families and faculty at each school.
1. Donate food and supplies to our pantry.
We are always in need of nonperishable food, as well as personal care
items like shampoo, deodorant, and feminine care products. You can drop
off your donation on Giving Tuesday from 9:00-4:00. (Can’t make it that
day? No problem – donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church
any Monday-Thursday.)
2. Share your time.
NEEDS is open to serve our community every Tuesday and Thursday from
9:00-1:00. We need volunteers to staff our pantry and desk each week,
greeting our clients and fulfilling requests.
3. Make a financial donation. Your contribution on Giving Tuesday will help us to support our community throughout the year.
The weather is getting colder. The holiday season is just a few weeks away. Many of us are making plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with family…and then celebrate all of the great shopping deals available on Black Friday and Cyber Monday!
This year, why not keep the fun going on Tuesday?
Mark your calendar for December 3, 2019 – Giving Tuesday!
Launched in 2012, Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for individuals and groups around the world to join in giving back to their communities. And investing in our community is exactly what we do at NEEDS – whether we’re providing food to the less fortunate, or offering financial assistance to keep local families in warm homes.
Please partner with NEEDS this Giving Tuesday!
How you can help:
1. Donate food and supplies to our pantry. We are always in need of nonperishable food, as well as personal care items like shampoo, deodorant, and feminine care products. You can drop off your donation on Giving Tuesday from 9:00-4:00. (Can’t make it that day? No problem – donations can be dropped off at Kenwood Baptist Church any Monday-Thursday.)
2. Share your time. NEEDS is open to serve our community every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00-1:00. We need volunteers to staff our pantry and desk each week, greeting our clients and fulfilling requests.
3. Make a financial donation. Your contribution on Giving Tuesday will help us to support our community throughout the year.
For the last four years, the students at St. Xavier High School compete with each other to see who can bring in the most non-perishable food items for NEEDS!
The students go in their neighborhoods and request non-perishable donations and then bring them to school where they are weighted to see who brought in the most!
This year on November 3, St X alumni) Tom Young and Dean Backscheider (in photo above) brought the donations of canned fruit, vegetables, cereal and other much needed supplies.
Over 3,700 pounds of food were donated!
NEEDS volunteers came in to sort and stock the generous donation. With the holidays coming up, this will help many families have a good holiday.
Thank you St. Xavier High School!!!
You can drop off a donation of nonperishable food, household supplies (laundry and dish soap), or personal hygiene items to:
Kenwod Baptist Church 8341 Kenwood Rd Cincinnati, OH 45241
Our volunteers are there Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am-1:00 pm. You can drop off donations at the church office Monday-Thursday 9:00 amd-4:00 pm.
Please send us an email cincyneedspresident@gmail.com or phone (513) 891-0850 to tell us you are dropping off a donation, so we can be prepared.
Faithful volunteers line up to sort, pack and distribute school items to at least 16 schools
August 12, 2019 found more than 20 faithful NEEDS volunteers gathered at 8 a.m. to unpack, sort, repack and deliver school supplies to the Deer Park, Sycamore, Princeton and Madeira school districts.
The annual event provides basic school supplies i.e. binders, backpacks, pencils, pens and crayons to students in those districts. Approximately 16 schools are reached.
The items are collected from the participating churches in the NEEDS (North East Distribution Services) organization which is housed in Kenwood Baptist Church.
Loyal Deer Park school district residents came out to help with the drive. Chris Huster (left) worked for 32 years in the Deer Park District and is now on the school board. Masha Huster (10 years old) and Jeff Pfohl (right), also on the school board, came out to lend a hand. NEEDS Board President Ann Barfels sorts piles of donated school supplies.
Canned chicken Canned vegetables of all kinds other than corn and beans (of any kind) Packaged side dishes (stuffing, rice and noodle mixes; mashed and au gratin potatoes, etc.) Canned meals (hash, ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, spaghettios, beef stew, etc.) Packaged dinner mixed (Hamburger Helper, add-meat baked dishes, etc.) Individual toothbrushes Laundry detergent
Please drop off these donations at NEEDS during business hours: Monday-Thursday 9 am – 4 pm and Friday 9 am -12 noon at Kenwood Baptist Church 8241 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241
NEEDS has volunteers at the church on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 9 am -1 pm.
Call 513-891-0850 to let us know you are dropping off a donation.
It reflects the helping hand that NEEDS gives to our neighbors with food, personal care items and emergency financial assistance.
It also reflects our support by many churches in the shape of the dove, the universal symbol of God’s Holy Spirit.
It represents God’s love being shown though the caring hands of our volunteers and donors.
North East Emergency Distribution Services (NEEDS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to do God’s work of caring for our neighbors in northeast Cincinnati by providing basic emergency assistance.
NEEDS is located in the lower level of Kenwood Baptist Church 8341 Kenwood Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
