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If your family is in transition, please reach out to our school social worker Mrs. I and visit the CCS District support page HERE for additional support.
If your family is in transition, please reach out to our school social worker Mrs. I and visit the CCS District support page HERE for additional support.
Columbus City Schools Join City of Columbus, Franklin County and Mid-Ohio Food Collective to Support Families
Columbus City Schools Join City of Columbus, Franklin County and Mid-Ohio Food Collective to Support Families
Partnering with the City of Columbus on a $125,000 grant to distribute more than 46,000 ready-to-eat meals weekly to families in need.
Meal pick-up at the five sites for CCS families will be on Friday, November 7, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
CCS staff will volunteer at five sites throughout the city to distribute food.
CCS initially plans to offer student meals at these five sites, pending final confirmation:
West High School, 179 S. Powell Ave.
South High School, 1160 Ann St.
Walnut Ridge High School, 4841 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus International High School, 4077 Karl Rd.
Linden McKinley STEM Academy, 1320 Duxberry Ave.
Each meal has a guaranteed 120-day lifespan, ensuring families have long-term availability.
Hazel Health
Hazel Health
Hazel Health is available free of charge to all CCS students. Hazel provides telehealth behavioral healthcare, with clinicians fluent in over 40 languages.
CAP4Kids
CAP4Kids
2025 Thanksgiving Assistance - City of Columbus.pdfSalvation Army Christmas Cheer Toy & Food Program 2025 (ENGLISH).pdf
emergency-resource-list_2.21.2025.pdfINFORMATION ON ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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Columbus Area Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
Emergency Resources
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Job Help
Resources for Pregnant Women, Families and Individuals
Mental Health & Substance Use Resources
Prescription Help
Health Care Resources
The Buckeye Ranch
The Buckeye Ranch
In person walk in services available at the E. Main Street Location
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 9am- 3pm
Wednesdays 9am-6pm
After School Program Famed Columbus 2025.pdf
NEED INFORMATION ON ASSISTANCE?
NEED INFORMATION ON ASSISTANCE?
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Columbus Area Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
Columbus Area Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
Emergency Resources
Emergency Resources
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Job Help
Job Help
Resources for Pregnant Women, Families and Individuals
Resources for Pregnant Women, Families and Individuals
Mental Health & Substance Use Resources
Mental Health & Substance Use Resources
Prescription Help
Prescription Help
Health Care Resources
Health Care Resources
Rise Up Program
Rise Up Program
A Homeport advisor can help you determine if you qualify for downpayment assistance. Some families receive up to $25,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance. Downpayment assistance is forgiven after five or six years of home ownership.
Introducing the Rise Up Program - A Program designed to assist first generation, first-time buyers achieve homeownership by providing grants of $25,000. Funds can be utilized for the buyer’s downpayment, closing costs or principal reduction.
Eligibility Requirements
Purchasing a home in Franklin County, Ohio
Total household income must be at or below 120% of the Multifamily Tax Subsidy (MTSP) Income Limit
Buyers must contribute a minimum of $500.00 to the purchase transaction
Property must be used as primary residence
Grant can be used in conjunction with other programs: FHA, VA, and USDA/Rural Housing
Learn more here
Summer EBT/SUN Bucks are now available for Ohio students up to the age of 19
Summer EBT/SUN Bucks are now available for Ohio students up to the age of 19
SOUTH SIDE MEAL SITES
MON 8:30 9:30 11:30 12:30 COMMUNITY KITCHEN 640 S. OHIO AVENUE
MON, TUES, THURS 11:00 1:00 HAND TO HAND FEEDING 1547 PARSONS AVENUE
MON-FRI 10:00 OPEN SHELTER 1037 PARSONS AVENUE MON FRI 11:00 2:00 SOUTH SIDE ROOTS CAFE 280 REEB AVENUE MON-FRI 11:00 12:30 STOWE MISSION 888 PARSONS AVENUE South Side Thrive Collaborative
Find more resources at: https://sutsidethrive.org/health/
Food Assistance/Emergency Food Resources
Food Assistance/Emergency Food Resources
Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) provides free access to nutritious food through a network of hundreds of agency partners to qualifying customers regardless of county of residence.
Visit www.mofc.org/get-help to find food close to you; get information about local pantries; learn about SNAP, WIC, and other nutrition supports; and find links to general social wellness programs in Central Ohio.
For more information about MOFC, visit www.mofc.org/get-help.
Freshtrak is a free online search engine of food pantries and community meal sites that lists results by ZIP code. The interface is available in several languages, including English, Spanish, Somali, and Nepali.
Visit www.freshtrak.com and enter your ZIP code to find food pickup or meal opportunities near you. For more information about Freshtrak, visit www.freshtrak.com.
Food Pantry List HERE
This website provides simple, reliable, and easy-to-access links to the Central Ohio programs that keep us safe at home. This website also dispels common myths, provides eviction info customized to Franklin County, and highlights some of the places you can go to get even more help. Use the link above to visit the website.
2022 Veggie Van Overview-2.pdfVeggie Van
Veggie Van
See flyer for more details
LSS 211 Hot Card.pdfCommunity Resourses
Community Resourses
Visit the website here for information on resources from LLS 211 Central Ohio
The Right to Recover program
The Right to Recover program
Offers city of Columbus residents the financial resources they need to take time off of work, isolate, and recover in order to return to the workforce and mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19. Visit the website here to learn more.
Offers city of Columbus residents the financial resources they need to take time off of work, isolate, and recover in order to return to the workforce and mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19. Visit the website here to learn more.
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