Park grounds open daily, 9am–4pm; house tours when the Taft Education Center is open
William Howard Taft National Historic Site · Cincinnati
The birthplace and boyhood home of President William Howard Taft in Mount Auburn is a National Park Service site with no entrance fee. Start at the Taft Education Center for the park film and exhibits, then take a guided or self-guided tour of the restored house. Free parking on Auburn Avenue and behind the house.
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum is open to visitors every day from 8am to 6pm. Pick up a map or self-guided walking tour brochure at the Customer Service Center just inside the main gate (open Monday–Saturday), or download them online. No pets; riding a bike needs a permit from the office.
Freestore Foodbank Liberty Street Market · Cincinnati
Freestore Foodbank's Liberty Street Market is a choice pantry where you pick your own groceries for free, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm. Protein items are for people who shop in person. Bring a photo ID and household verification (address, birth certificate or medical card). Shopping ends 30 minutes before closing; if you can't shop in time you may get a pre-packed emergency box.
Verified Oct 27 · freestorefoodbank.org
Catch: Bring photo ID and household verification (address, birth certificate or medical card)
ServicesFree (worth about $200)For people who qualify
Phone intake Monday–Friday, 8:45am–4:30pm: 513-241-9400 or 1-800-582-2682
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati (by phone)
Legal Aid helps low-income people with civil legal problems: protection orders, custody and divorce, evictions and foreclosures, utility shutoffs, unsafe housing, consumer debt and tax disputes, unpaid wages, veterans' disability claims, benefits, and special education. Call intake Monday–Friday, 8:45am–4:30pm. It doesn't take criminal or traffic cases.
Verified Oct 27 · lascinti.org
Catch: Only for: households under 200% of the federal poverty guidelines · Eligibility decided at an intake interview · No criminal or traffic cases
Brighton Center's Family Center in Newport helps Campbell and Kenton County residents in crisis with a choice food pantry, diapers and hygiene items on Mondays 11am–4pm, and food assistance for seniors 55+ on Wednesdays 11am–4pm. On Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30–4:30pm, customers can get help with housing, jobs and benefits and also shop the pantry. Bring ID and proof of household members, income and address.
Verified Oct 28 · brightoncenter.com
Catch: Only for: Campbell and Kenton County residents · Bring ID and proof of household members, income and address
Free itemsFree (worth about $5)For people who qualify
Campbell County Public Library (all branches) · Cincinnati
Campbell County Public Library hands out free one-day TANK (and TANK/Metro Zone 1) bus passes to anyone who needs a ride to a medical appointment, job interview, housing or social-service appointment. No library card or county residency needed. Bring proof of the appointment (an email, text, letter or card with the date and your name). One pass per person per week.
Verified Oct 27 · cc-pl.org
Catch: Proof of an appointment required (medical, job interview, housing or social services) · One pass per person per week
Sundays and Mondays, 10am–5pm (museum closed Tuesdays)
Taft Museum of Art · Cincinnati
The Taft Museum of Art, a 200-year-old historic house with the Duncanson murals and a collection of more than 800 objects, is free on Sundays and Mondays. On other days adult admission is $15. Youth 17 and under, students, teachers and military with ID are free every day.
The UC Choruses (Alta Petit, Juncta Juvant and the Cabaret Singers) sing choral classics and new works on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30pm in Corbett Auditorium at UC's College-Conservatory of Music. About 60 minutes. Admission is free.
The CCM Wind Ensemble plays music spanning 112 years, from Holst's Second Suite in F to Gala Flagello's punchy Bravado, on Monday, November 16, at 7:30pm in Corbett Auditorium. About 75 minutes. Admission is free.
"Romantic Titans: Faith and Fire": the CCM Concert Orchestra performs Berlioz's Le Corsaire overture, Schumann's Konzertstück for four horns and Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony on Tuesday, November 24, at 7:30pm in Corbett Auditorium. About 75 minutes. Admission is free.
Downtown Lebanon's 37th annual Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade is Saturday, December 5: decorated carriages roll through the historic downtown in a 1pm daylight parade and a 7pm candlelight parade. The Christmas festival runs 10am–8pm. Watching is free; food and shopping cost extra.
The UC Symphony Orchestra, made up of students and faculty from across the University of Cincinnati, plays its winter concert on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30pm in Corbett Auditorium. About 90 minutes. Admission is free.
Request any time through Cincinnati 311; installs scheduled as alarms are available
Cincinnati Fire Department (request via 311)
The Cincinnati Fire Department and the American Red Cross install free smoke alarms in homes within the City of Cincinnati. Request one through the city's 311 service; requests are filled on a rolling basis as alarms become available. Residents outside the city can call the Red Cross at 1-844-207-4509.
Verified Oct 27 · cincinnati-oh.gov
Catch: Only for: residents within the City of Cincinnati · Request through 311; filled as alarms are available
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