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Dozens of social services and nonprofits throughout Columbus and Central Ohio are looking to help people with housing, health care or even just a hot meal. Below is a list of resources you can ...
The new Health Community Center at 1600 E. Long St. on Columbus' Near East Side will open Wednesday to help address the community's wellness needs.
Eighteen million American households struggled with food insecurity in 2023, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Ohio, help is coming from an unexpected place: the ...
Social services include cash- and housing-related assistance, case management, treatment for mental health and substance abuse, and legal and budget/credit assistance. Amid food insecurity in Columbus, with several neighborhoods as food deserts, nonprofit organizations operate several no-charge groceries, pharmacies, and stores in the city.
This is a list of notable food banks.A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens.
The program is authorized under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (P.L. 98-92, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.). In addition to authorizing funding to buy commodities, the program also requires specifically that $100 million of food stamp funds be used annually for that purpose.
Roshelle Pate, better known as 'The Food Soldier,' organized hundreds of food giveaways and fed thousands of people across central Ohio since 2015.
Columbus Public Health is the health department of Columbus, Ohio. The department is accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. [2] The department dates to 1833, when the city's mayor appointed five citizens to help with its cholera outbreak. It became a permanent body to activate whenever health emergencies arose. [3]