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CHPL Summer Food Program for Kids and Teens

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As part of their commitment to provide discovery without barriers, CHPL partners with UMC Food Ministry to bring meals and snacks to select Library locations.

Check the Free Meals page at CHPL for the most up to date information

Summer Meals and Snacks for Kids and Teens

Free meals and snacks are available Mondays through Fridays during the summer. Participants must eat at the Library.

Select branches have food or snacks available on Saturday(*).

  • Avondale: Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m.| Snack 3:30-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Bond Hill: Meal 12:45-1:45 p.m. | Snack 4-5 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 13)
  • Cheviot: Meal Noon-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Clifton: Meal 3-4 p.m. (May 29-Aug. 15)
  • College Hill: Meal 1-1:30 p.m. (May 23-Aug.17)
  • Corryville: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Covedale: Meal 3-4 p.m. | Snack Noon-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Deer Park: Meal 12:30-1:30 p.m. (May 22-Aug. 11)
  • Elmwood Place: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 12)
  • Forest Park: Meal 4-5 p.m. (May 27-Aug. 17)
  • Groesbeck: Meal 12:30-1 p.m. (May 23-Aug.13)
  • Madisonville: Meal 2-2:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Mt. Healthy: Meal 3-3:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Northside: Meal 3:30-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 18)
  • Price Hill: Meal 1-2 p.m. Monday-Friday & 3-4 p.m. Saturday | Snack 4-5 p.m. Monday-Friday & 11 a.m.-noon Saturday (May 23-Aug. 19)*
  • St. Bernard: Meal 2:15-3 p.m. (May 23-Aug.12)
  • Walnut Hills: Meal 3:15-4 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • West End: Meal 1:15-1:45 p.m. | Snack 4:15-4:45 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)
  • Westwood: Meal 3-5 p.m. (May 23-Aug. 19)

Meal service locations and serving times are subject to change. 

Who is Eligible for Meals

All children ages 1 through 18 are eligible to receive free meals. Individuals ages 19 through 21 who have been identified as having mental or physical disabilities and are following Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) through their current enrollment in educational programs also are eligible for free meals. There are no other eligibility requirements.

About the Meals Service

According to Feeding America, over 42,000 children in Hamilton County live in a food insecure household. That means one in six children are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. Children facing hunger are more likely to struggle with school and exhibit behavioral problems.

The UMC meal service is made possible through federal funding, as part of the USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs.

Freestore Foodbank to Host Produce Pop-Ups in Partnership With Anthem®

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According to the USDA, half of every meal you eat should be made up of fruits and vegetables. However, many families have a difficult time easily accessing fresh fruits and vegetables.

Freestore Foodbank is working to change this. Produce Pop Ups in partnership with Anthem® bring a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with the option to add other items such as bread, to communities in need.

Produce Pop-Ups are scheduled throughout the month of February at the following locations:

  • Tuesday, February 9th starting at 11 a.m. @ The Welcome Project, 2936 Colerain Ave.
  • Wednesday, February 17th starting at 2 p.m. @ Community Action Agency, 1740 Langdon Farm Rd.
  • Monday, February 22nd starting at noon @ Tryed Stone Church, 5550 Reading Road
  • Thursday, February 25th starting at 3 p.m. @ Corinthian Baptist Church, 1920 Tennessee Ave.

For more information about Produce Pop-Ups, visit the Freestore Foodbank website or contact Sharon Watkins at 513-924-2021.

Hamilton County Food Pantry Collaborative

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collaborative-1-1Janet started the Hamilton County Food Pantry Collaborative in April of 2015.

The first meeting was held at the St. George Food Pantry. The mission statement is, “to come together quarterly as food pantry administrators to support one another, collaborate ideas, and network.”

All food pantry directors and administrators in Hamilton county are invited to join and there currently about 40 members. Pictured is Janet speaking at a breakout session at the FreeStore Foodbank All Agency conference in September 2016.

The next meeting will be help at CAIN Food Pantry in Northside.