With God’s Grace Grocery Store Faces Potential Closure By January

Dayton, OH, October 13, 2026 —

The free grocery store operated by the nonprofit With God’s Grace in Harrison Township faces potential closure by January as the organization contends with rising operating costs, reduced donations and insufficient grant funding.

Although the store may close, With God’s Grace plans to continue its mobile food pantry services across the Miami Valley. The organization’s plans distinguish the possible end of the grocery store’s operations from the continuation of its mobile pantry work.

The information provided does not specify the amount of the store’s operating costs, how much donations have declined or how much grant funding is available. It also does not give a year for the January closure timeline or say whether a final decision has been made. The nonprofit’s name is provided, but no individual spokesperson or representative was identified.

No further details were provided about the store’s services, the number of people it serves, or the schedule and locations of the mobile pantry. The organization’s stated plan is to keep those services operating across the Miami Valley even as the grocery store faces the possibility of closing.

For now, the closure remains potential rather than confirmed based on the information available. The financial pressures cited are escalating operating costs, reduced donations and grant funding that is not sufficient to meet the organization’s needs. No additional funding plans or other next steps were provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Noelle Horn, WHIO.com, Xavier Hershovitz on www.whio.com, see more information here.

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