Rotary Club of Cincinnati Board of Directors at their meeting April 9 approved a program to provide assistance to Girl Scout Troops and Cincinnati Public School families. Area Girl Scout troops have lost an average of $900/each in sales which were to be used to support their goals and activities because they have been unable…
In late March, the La Soupe team was working out of a small building on Round Bottom Road. They were running out of space for their radically changing mission. Before COVID-19, La Soupe rescued and transformed perishable food donations for hungry kids so they’d have good, nutritious meals on weekends. Since the coronavirus pandemic, the…
May We Help volunteers are making face shields to help our local healthcare workers stay safe! Here’s how! May We Help volunteer Katie Seibert wanted to help our community’s healthcare workers stay safe by providing face shields to help offset the shortage. So, she made a few prototypes and delivered them to a team at…
Like all our long-term care ombudsman staff, Jimmy is working from home. He is pictured here with his four-legged assistant, Shorty, who participates in Jimmy’s FaceTime calls with nursing home residents. What happens on a virtual visit? “I set up calls with the administrators and discuss our role amid the crisis,” says Jimmy. “Although it…
We mobilized quickly on the front end of this crisis, shifting operations and communications quickly in order to meet the changing needs of those we serve. Our Off the Street participants and Anna Louise Inn residents have found a safe and self-contained community of support, with our staff responding to provide supplemental food, secure required…
Working with Loveland City Schools to deliver meals to students, NEST has been able to travel to all low income areas of Loveland, not just pockets with the highest concentration of students living in poverty. As a result, NEST has learned of an emerging population of English Language Learners who are in need of academic…
The mission at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly is to relieve isolation and loneliness among our elderly friends. We have been around since 1946 when LBFE was founded in Paris, came to Chicago in 1959 and Cincinnati in 1997. We have worked to alleviate the loneliness experienced by the elderly who do not have a…
Matthew 25: Ministries is providing emergency supplies including hand sanitizer, wipes, gloves, paper products and masks to local nursing homes, assisted care facilities, healthcare facilities, fire departments, police departments and more as part of their COVID-19 relief efforts. These desperately needed supplies will help to support and supplement these organizations’ tireless efforts as they care…