Summer Hunger Food Drive runs through June — drop non-perishables at any thrift store. See seasonal programs

Get help in Greater Cincinnati

Tell us where you are. We'll take it from there.

Food, medicine, and help paying a bill — from the neighbors closest to you. One step, no account.

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If you need help

Food, medicine, and a way through a hard month.

Whatever you're facing, there's a program and a person ready to help — most of them run through the Neyer Outreach Center.

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Charitable Pharmacy

Free, life-saving prescription medication for neighbors without coverage.

Cincinnati's first charitable pharmacy fills prescriptions at no cost for people who can't afford them and have no insurance. Since opening, we've dispensed more than a million prescriptions across three access points.

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Choice Food Pantries

Shop a pantry like a grocery — pick the food your family actually eats.

Our choice-model pantries let neighbors select their own groceries with dignity, including fresh produce and culturally specific foods. Fourteen parish-based pantries serve every corner of the region.

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Homelessness Prevention

Help with rent, utilities, and the bills that keep a roof overhead.

When an unexpected bill threatens to put a family on the street, neighborhood Vincentians provide short-term rent and utility assistance — plus a personal home visit to understand the whole situation.

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Social Services & Referrals

One conversation that connects you to everything you qualify for.

Our social-service team at the Neyer Outreach Center helps neighbors navigate benefits, find longer-term resources, and stack the help they're entitled to — so one visit goes further.

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The need, and the response

A safety net the size of a city.

Years serving neighbors
150+Years serving neighborsFounded in Cincinnati in 1869
Prescriptions dispensed
1M+Prescriptions dispensedThrough the Charitable Pharmacy
Choice food pantries
14Choice food pantriesAcross the parish network
Active Vincentian volunteers
1,200+Active Vincentian volunteersOn neighborhood home visits
Thrift stores
9Thrift storesFunding the mission
Direct assistance a year
$11M+Direct assistance a yearRent, utilities, food, medicine

Our impact

The people behind the numbers.

A million prescriptions and countless home visits add up to one thing: neighbors, helped by neighbors.

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Neighbor Stories

The prescription Maria couldn't afford — until she could

A retired home health aide on a fixed income found her heart medication free at the Charitable Pharmacy. Her story is one of more than a million.

Anne Jones · May 12, 2026 · 4 min read
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Volunteer Spotlight

What two volunteers found on a routine home visit

Apr 28, 2026 · 5 min
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News

Winter coat drive tops 4,000 coats

Feb 2, 2026 · 2 min

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Help and hope, across the region.

Thrift stores
9
Thrift stores
Charitable pharmacies
3
Charitable pharmacies
Food pantries
4+
Food pantries

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