Feeding America’s 2026 Map the Meal Gap study found food insecurity in Freestore Foodbank’s service area rose 6.2%, with child food insecurity up 10.3% – prompting the nonprofit food bank to invest $500,000 in its Summer Initiative.
The investment included funding for renovations and upgrades intended to make the food assistance experience feel more like a traditional grocery store.
Last Mile Food Rescue and La Soupe announced a new initiative to streamline how rescued food moves from donors to La Soupe’s kitchen, where chefs transform it into prepared meals for people facing food insecurity.
GO Pantry has taken over a new facility at 7453 Empire Drive in Florence, more than doubling its space as it works to serve more children facing food insecurity across the region.
Siobhan Taylor is a current board member and former president and CEO of DePaul Cristo Rey High School.
The nonprofit’s new, larger facility in Independence, Kentucky, gives it more capacity to distribute food locally to those in need.
Keesee most recently served as interim chief financial and operating officer at The Springer School and Center. He previously held executive roles at Cold Jet, Michelman, Sun Chemical and Procter & Gamble.
The Cincinnati-based nonprofit received $30,000 from the R.C. Durr Foundation and $10,000 from the Butler Foundation, both organizations dedicated to improving quality of life in the region.
The donation comes at a critical time, said Kurt Reiber, the food bank’s president and CEO, noting that concerns about food insecurity have grown more urgent nationwide.
The effort will create food hubs and urban farms for residents most at risk, focusing on gun violence survivors, youth in the justice system and school students.
