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UMC Food Ministry Is Making Headlines

We love sharing the story of how UMCFood is feeding children through partnerships across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Here are the latest articles featuring our work.

Dec. 10, 2020
Mission Moment: UMC Food Ministry and OneSource Center Partnership
UMC Food Ministry, a regional outreach of the United Methodist Church, has been a leader in feeding hungry kids in our region, operating through more than 300 sites in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati and…

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Sept. 14, 2020
Cincinnati Public Library Giving Away Free Monday Meal Boxes
The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library and UMC Food Ministry have partnered to hand out free meal boxes to children under 18 and young adults 19-21 in Individualized Education Programs...

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Aug. 25, 2020
UMC Foods on the Levee!
The Ohio River Valley District brings you a tour of UMC Food Ministry, their process, and notes on how the pandemic has changed they way they work to meet the needs of their community.

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June 4, 2020
UMC Food Ministry to oversee summer food distribution
With assistance from the Owen County School District, the UMC Food Ministry will see that hundreds of local children continue to receive free meals this summer….

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June 3, 2020
UMC to handle food distribution
With assistance from the Owen County School District, the UMC Food Ministry will see that hundreds of local children continue to receive free meals this summer. The school district began its weekly food deliveries in mid-March…

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May 28, 2020
Area Students in Need Can Receive a Week’s Worth of Meals
No one should go hungry in our community. While many face what is known as "food insecurity" all year, even more families are finding themselves in need of help during the current crisis…

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May 17, 2020
How you can help those in need during coronavirus pandemic
During these uncertain times, our community's needs are greater than ever. If you want to help out in some way but are unsure where to begin, you can start with these great causes…

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April 24, 2020
Meal within a Mile: CPS meal distribution targets high-poverty areas
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati Public Schools set a lofty goal: Feed the hungry where they are. The goal starts with a bag, some fruits and an assembly line…

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April 17, 2020
The scramble to feed the kids left hungry by the coronavirus crisis
As coronavirus has shut down the United States, schools have had no choice but to close and move classes — or at least, some semblance of them — online. But some school services can’t be delivered remotely…

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March 25, 2020
Hungry? CPS food pick-up sites provide relief in many ways for Cincinnati's children
The strain of social isolation is building for families, but there's a bright spot to be had most weekdays at the two dozen Cincinnati Public Schools food distribution sites…

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March 23, 2020
UMC Food Ministry: Filling the gap
UMC Food Ministry, a ministry of the Northern Kentucky District of our Kentucky Annual Conference, is in its second decade of serving meals to children in Kentucky and Ohio. On a typical day, we serve more than 5,000 meals…

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March 14, 2020
Coronavirus: Plans to feed Cincinnati schoolchildren involve dozens of food pick-up sites
Cincinnati schoolchildren will still have access to food during the state-ordered school closure to combat the new coronavirus…

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UMC Food Ministry - Making God's Love Edible
When Gov. Mike DeWine issued the stay-at-home order for the state of Ohio, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in the Ohio River Valley District partnered with UMC Food Ministry to serve 400 meals daily to the…

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