Our Mission

Be Concerned is deeply com-
mitted to honoring the dignity
and humanity of all persons.

Its purpose is to assist low-
income people of Northern
Kentucky in obtaining basic
necessities for life.

Tuesday, February, 9, 2010

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Easter Wish List


Be Concerned is in need of the following items for our Easter Program:  
Laundry detergent, Dishwashing liquid, All purpose cleaner,
Shampoo. Conditioner, Deodorant, Lotion
and do I need to say Easter candy.

Christmas Store brings hope for the holidays... again

Christmas Store headerAbout 800 families received food, new toys and clothing, cleaning supplies, health and hygiene products and other gifts during Be Concerned's 42nd annual Christmas Store in December.

More than 125 volunteers greeted shoppers during the four-day program, which was made possibly by financial and in-kind gifts from hundreds of donors.

Be Concerned helped an estimated 300 more families after the Christmas Store with gifts of food and toys.

The Store, started in 1968 at the request of Msgr. Thomas Finn of Catholic Social Services, is one of the oldest continuously operated Christmas programs in Northern Kentucky.

In lieu of wedding gifts, Edgewood newlyweds request donations for Be Concerned

the banksBlessed with each other and all they needed materially, Bill Banks and Frances Kroboth advised their loved ones when they wed in July: No wedding gifts, please. Instead, they asked friends and family to support Be Concerned.

How can you help? One family’s simple plan

The O'Connor family parlayed e-technology with an old-fashioned concern for their neighbors in a project that generates food every month for Be Concerned.

O'Connors

Longtime Be Concerned volunteer Helen O'Connor, left, provided the inspiration
for her daughter-in-law, Beth, to start an ongoing family food drive for Be Concerned.

New Haven students get creative for Be Concerned

Heather Jones' fourth-grade students at New Haven Elementary School in Union, Ky., learned a lot more than they realized in a two-week project that generated food, clothing and hygiene products for Be Concerned.

What do our customers think of Be Concerned?

Client survey logoWe thought we knew, but earlier this year we decided to find out for sure. We surveyed 642 families who shopped in our pantry program over the course of a month, and they responded overwhelmingly that we are making a real difference in their lives.