LOCAL IMPACT

Lower Lights Ministries

Lower Lights Ministries is a non-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio – breaking cycles of poverty and addiction for youth, adults and ex-offenders.

https://www.lowerlights.org

Pickerington Food Pantry

The mission of the Pickerington Food Pantry is “Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope.” The purpose of the organization is to provide emergency food assistance to income eligible clients (at or below 200% of Federal poverty guidelines) who reside within the boundaries of the Pickerington Local School District (excluding zip code 43068).

Contact: Renee Roberts, renee@pickeringtonfoodpantry.org

Pickfair Square Retirement Village

Pickfair Square Retirement Village serves and houses elderly residents in the area. Ways to serve them include dropping off games, puzzles, coloring books, snacks, and dinners.

Contact: Kelly Hensel, KHensel@uchinc.org

Lower Lights Ministries

Lower Lights Ministries is a non-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio – breaking cycles of poverty and addiction for youth, adults and ex-offenders.

https://www.lowerlights.org

Pickerington Food Pantry

The mission of the Pickerington Food Pantry is “Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope.” The purpose of the organization is to provide emergency food assistance to income eligible clients (at or below 200% of Federal poverty guidelines) who reside within the boundaries of the Pickerington Local School District (excluding zip code 43068).

Contact: Renee Roberts, renee@pickeringtonfoodpantry.org

Pickfair Square Retirement Village

Pickfair Square Retirement Village serves and houses elderly residents in the area. Ways to serve them include dropping off games, puzzles, coloring books, snacks, and dinners.

Contact: Kelly Hensel, KHensel@uchinc.org

Pregnancy Decision Health Center (PDHC)

We offer free and confidential services to women and children in central Ohio, including free pregnancy tests.

https://pdhc.org

G.R.I.N. (Gahanna Residents in Need)

GRIN’s mission is to alleviate food insecurity for Gahanna-Jefferson school district residents. Their vision is to provide compassionate, short-term food and financial assistance.

Contact: https://www.grin4gahanna.org/volunteer

Center of Hope

Center of Hope is a Christian organization that seeks to partner with like minded people to provide helpful tools for the community members in need. They want to be a constant source of aid and support for those in crisis, and their call and mission is to break poverty’s cycle by addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of economically disadvantaged families in all of Central Ohio.

Contact: Beth Gibson, beth@victorycoh.org

Canal Winchester Human Services

Canal Winchester Human Services exists to connect people, resources, and compassion together in order to support and serve our local community in life-changing ways. Our goal is that whoever walks through our doors, whether it is to serve or be served, feels valued and connected, not just to a building or a program, but to the community at large.

Contact: Aletha Mullins, aletha.cwhs@gmail.com

Canal Winchester Human Services also provides for The Community Food Pantry servicing not only Canal, but the Bloom Carroll School District, Lithopolis, and underserved rural areas of Fairfield County.

Lancaster Fairfield Community Action Agency

Their purpose is to establish a better focusing of all available federal, state, local, and private resources upon this goal: To enable low-income families and individuals of all ages to obtain the skill, the knowledge, and the motivation to secure the opportunities needed for them to become fully self-sufficient.

Contact: Courtney Vandyke, cvandyke@faircaa.org

Bloom Carroll Pantry Mission

This local food pantry serves families in the Bloom Carroll School District.

Contact: Matt Gish