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Our impact

Neighbors helping neighbors, by the numbers

For more than 150 years, Greater Cincinnati has shown up for its neighbors. Here's what that looks like in a year.
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

Stories & news

The people behind the numbers

Every figure above is a neighbor with a name. These are some of their stories — and the volunteers who walk alongside them.

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Neighbor StoriesFeatured

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 · · 4 min read

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Volunteer SpotlightFeatured

What two volunteers found on a routine home visit

A rent-assistance call turned into something bigger when Vincentians sat at the kitchen table and really listened.

Andy Ey · · 5 min read

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    News

    Winter coat drive tops 4,000 coats

    Thank you, Greater Cincinnati. This year's drive blew past its goal in three weeks.

    • #coat drive
    • #donations
    • #seasonal

    Communications Team · · 2 min read

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    Volunteer Spotlight

    Why I became a Vincentian at 67

    Retirement opened up time. A neighbor opened up a calling.

    • #join
    • #conference
    • #volunteers

    Guest Contributor · · 3 min read

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    News

    How a $4 sweater becomes a tank of gas for a job interview

    The thrift stores aren't a side business. They're the engine.

    • #thrift
    • #stores
    • #funding

    Communications Team · · 3 min read