Broad Street Food Pantry
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The Broad Street Food Pantry is dedicated to providing food to our urban neighbors who are hungry. Addressing the most basic human need, we help individuals and families put meals on their tables—providing food for their bodies, relief to their minds, and nourishment for their souls. We believe that engaging with and investing in our local community provides immeasurable return. We dedicate our resources to nurturing our neighbors in need.
In 2011, the Food Pantry:
- Served almost 20,000 individuals
- Provided nearly 308,000 meals
- An average of 5,900 meals per week!
That’s a more than 50% increase in meals served since 2006. And the need in our community continues to grow. The continued outreach of the Broad Street Food Pantry is dependent upon the generosity of our local community.
MARKET TIME
The Broad Street Food Pantry is partnering with Mid-Ohio FoodBank to provide free, fresh produce to all income-eligible families. Produce is essential for a healthy diet but often prohibitively expensive or difficult to find. Every second and fourth Wednesday from August to October, MOFB delivers 10,000-20,000 pounds of fresh produce – most of which was grown here in Ohio – to Broad Street. With the help of amazing volunteers, the Food Pantry is able to provide 30-50 pounds of fresh produce to 150-200 families each market day. The little bit we have leftover is shared with other pantries and agencies that care for the homeless.
The Broad Street Food Pantry is excited to be partnering with the Central Seventh Day Adventist Choice Pantry to host two winter produce markets. The SDA Choice Pantry is located at 18th & Oak and serves many of the same clients we do. They are fortunate to have a first floor fellowship hall where we will be able to unload 8,000-10,000 pounds of produce, bread & more from Mid-Ohio FoodBank. As with the summer produce markets, this is extra food, mostly fresh produce that will help our neighbors eat better and stretch their budgets a little further. The markets will be held March 1 and 8, 2012 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hour shifts from 2:30-7:00 pm to help unload, set up, serve and clean up.
Do you want to make a direct impact? Do you want to connect with those in need? Here are some ways you can help immediately:
VOLUNTEER
The Food Pantry is open Monday through Saturday, and volunteers are needed to register clients, assist clients with selecting their food choices, help stock the shelves, and unload the weekly food truck from the MidOhio Food Bank.
If you are interested in becoming a Food Pantry Volunteer, please click below or call 614-221-6552.
Volunteer Opportunities
DONATE
The Food Pantry's operating budget is made possible through generous donations and various grants.
Give Money
Financial gifts allow the pantry to purchase food and toiletries. Your financial gift is tax deductible.
Make a donation online
Donate Goods
The pantry also welcomes donations of non-perishable products, including toiletries. Toiletries are especially needed, as clients cannot purchase these with food stamps.
Fresh produce is always welcome - please call 614-203-2544 to arrange a drop off time so that we can keep the produce fresh as possible for our clients.
I WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOOD PANRTY
Broad Street Food Pantry
donaTE online
The Broad Street Food Pantry is dedicated to providing food to our urban neighbors who are hungry. Addressing the most basic human need, we help individuals and families put meals on their tables—providing food for their bodies, relief to their minds, and nourishment for their souls. We believe that engaging with and investing in our local community provides immeasurable return. We dedicate our resources to nurturing our neighbors in need.
In 2011, the Food Pantry:
- Served almost 20,000 individuals
- Provided nearly 308,000 meals
- An average of 5,900 meals per week!
That’s a more than 50% increase in meals served since 2006. And the need in our community continues to grow. The continued outreach of the Broad Street Food Pantry is dependent upon the generosity of our local community.
MARKET TIME
The Broad Street Food Pantry is partnering with Mid-Ohio FoodBank to provide free, fresh produce to all income-eligible families. Produce is essential for a healthy diet but often prohibitively expensive or difficult to find. Every second and fourth Wednesday from August to October, MOFB delivers 10,000-20,000 pounds of fresh produce – most of which was grown here in Ohio – to Broad Street. With the help of amazing volunteers, the Food Pantry is able to provide 30-50 pounds of fresh produce to 150-200 families each market day. The little bit we have leftover is shared with other pantries and agencies that care for the homeless.
The Broad Street Food Pantry is excited to be partnering with the Central Seventh Day Adventist Choice Pantry to host two winter produce markets. The SDA Choice Pantry is located at 18th & Oak and serves many of the same clients we do. They are fortunate to have a first floor fellowship hall where we will be able to unload 8,000-10,000 pounds of produce, bread & more from Mid-Ohio FoodBank. As with the summer produce markets, this is extra food, mostly fresh produce that will help our neighbors eat better and stretch their budgets a little further. The markets will be held March 1 and 8, 2012 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hour shifts from 2:30-7:00 pm to help unload, set up, serve and clean up.
Do you want to make a direct impact? Do you want to connect with those in need? Here are some ways you can help immediately:
VOLUNTEER
The Food Pantry is open Monday through Saturday, and volunteers are needed to register clients, assist clients with selecting their food choices, help stock the shelves, and unload the weekly food truck from the MidOhio Food Bank.
If you are interested in becoming a Food Pantry Volunteer, please click below or call 614-221-6552.
Volunteer Opportunities
DONATE
The Food Pantry's operating budget is made possible through generous donations and various grants.
Give Money
Financial gifts allow the pantry to purchase food and toiletries. Your financial gift is tax deductible.
Make a donation online
Donate Goods
The pantry also welcomes donations of non-perishable products, including toiletries. Toiletries are especially needed, as clients cannot purchase these with food stamps.
Fresh produce is always welcome - please call 614-203-2544 to arrange a drop off time so that we can keep the produce fresh as possible for our clients.
I WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOOD PANRTY