Freestore food distribution up 16 percent

Business Courier of Cincinnati

The Freestore Foodbank distributed enough emergency food boxes on Tuesday to feed 5,851 people, a 16 percent increase over a year prior.

The Over-the-Rhine pantry will continue to pass out food through Dec. 24. In all, the Foodbank will provide more than 500,000 pounds of food to about 16,000 families this holiday season.