The effort was part of the fifth annual Rotary Cincinnati Do Days, a three-day initiative that brings together volunteers to support nonprofits and service projects across Greater Cincinnati.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation recently completed it Healthy People: Community & Cultural Vibrancy grant cycle, investing in 28 programs that are meant to strenghten physical and mental well-being, expand access to services and build healthier, more stable futures for individuals. This is part of a strategic plan to invest $1 billion into the region over the next decade.
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.
Each month, customers can take part in fundraising raffles benefiting a different local organization or nonprofit. With a $5 donation, customers are entered for a chance to win one burger per month for 50 years.
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 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.
The two-year initiative will establish neighborhood-based food and resource hubs in communities experiencing high rates of hunger and violence.
The grants went to 25 organizations that provide direct services such as summer reading programs, literacy tools for underserved students and essential resources for families in crisis.
Movers & Makers reached out this month to organizations working within the recycling and reuse space, asking them to help us showcase their notables, part of M&M’s continuing effort to recognize individuals making a difference within Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofit ecosystem.
The Joe Burrow Foundation and La Soupe have worked together for more than a year, delivering 178,254 servings of food to Greater Cincinnati and Athens, Ohio.
