We thought all of our Victory Christian family and friends should know our view of the current health situation around the world. Therefore, we are posting an email from our Connect Team leader and share what he had to say to his teams: I am writing this post to you to keep you in the…
Freestore Foodbank has bought more food as the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools and businesses. Through April, when CEO Kurt Reiber addressed the public at a city of Cincinnati news conference, the nonprofit had shelled out $3 million to keep up with rising demand from people whose livelihoods had become pandemic casualties. That’s 30 times…
The Junior Woman’s Club of Wyoming came to the rescue. The day after Heartfelt Tidbits shut down its programs, Executive Director Sheryl Rajbhandari wasn’t sure if the organization was going to make it. It was the women at JWC that said “let us take this off of your plate.” A team of volunteers was contacting our…
Karena Cash, 1N5 intern, talks about her battle with depression and wants people to know they are not alone when they are stuck at home.
During the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, Maslow’s Army sheltered over 229 individuals, families, and veterans experiencing homelessness. The individuals that were placed into hotel rooms also had regular health screenings, daily temperature checks, and 3 meals a day served by our amazing volunteers. We don’t know how many lives this program saved but…
When we, the Governing Board of Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF), embraced racial equity as the core of our mission, we did so understanding that the road would be long. We have centuries of deeply entrenched systemic racism to address. Today we are called to accelerated action by the people of our community and nation who…
By David Holthaus A drive down Beekman Street is a drive through the heart of Cincinnati and a drive through neighborhoods that have endured decades of decline. Along three miles or so of Beekman sit communities that have lived through more than their share of population flight, housing loss, unemployment, poverty, and environmental hazards. For…
In any normal year, the Freestore Foodbank’s Hunger Walk would pack the streets in Cincinnati on Memorial Day. Usually, the walk raises about $200,000, but the walk has only raised about $80,000. Since the Freestore Foodbank started the walk in 2004, it has raised more than $2 million, which is equal to about 6 million…
The Y is experiencing a movement altering event, and we will need your patience and partnership as we lean in to support our achievement, relationships, and belonging. For a better us. We haven’t really been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sure, some Y programs and services were put on hold and the general public has…
The Cincinnati Arts Association (which manages and operates the Aronoff Center and Music Hall) and the resident companies at our venues continue to closely monitor the evolving impact of the coronavirus pandemic. We are following the directives of the State of Ohio (including the ban on large public gatherings), as well as the recommendations of other government…