June 2023

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 53 on Tuesday, June 27
• 43 on Thursday, June 29

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 39 at Southpoint on Wednesday, June 21
• 27 at Grand on Wednesday, June 28

Volunteers Needed

Click the button below to view open shifts and sign up to volunteer online!

Monday, July 3

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mission Workday

Thursday, July 6

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (1)

Friday, July 7

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (1)

Happy Independence Day

We will be closed July 3 through 5 for regular volunteer shifts, but Amy will host a Mission Workday on Monday, July 3. Click the image below to sign up.

Food Assistance Eligibility

Every year, the TEFAP Eligibility and TEFAP Guidelines are updated resulting in the creation of new forms to be used by food assistance programs. These new forms have been released and beginning today, Saturday July 1st, we MUST begin using the new 2023 forms for TEFAP Eligibility and TEFAP Guidelines. Since our agency uses PantryTrak/FreshTrak the form will be automatically updated and our procedure will remain the same.

Should the FreshTrak system (or simply should our WiFi go down), Heart to Heart is required to use paper forms to replace electronic check in. Check the bottom left side of the form for the correct date. The new forms should read: JFS 04221 (Rev. 7/2023) or JFS 04224 (REV. 7/2023) All other forms that do not have the Revised Date need to be discarded and no longer used.

You are encouraged to take this opportunity to educate yourself about food assistance eligibility and poverty guidelines. Please review the table below or click the links to view complete forms.

Eligibility Guidelines

ODJFS Eligibility Form

Pop-Up Pantry July Calendar

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Pancake Breakfast

The Tri-Village Lions Club will hold a Pancake Breakfast:

• Saturday, July 22nd, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
• Grandview High School, 1587 Third Ave.
• Tickets are $8/adults, $4/children 5-12.

You can also donate tickets so Heart to Heart food pantry clients can enjoy an old-fashioned pancake breakfast, and the Tri-Village Lions will match your donation! For just $20, 6-8 adults/children will eat.

To pledge $20 and get information on payment, contact Jane Jarrow at lionjjarrow@gmail.com or 614-571-5681.

Please note that donations for this activity cannot be accepted at Heart to Heart food pantry. You must use the contact information above to make a donation!

MOFC Podcast

Did you know Mid-Ohio Food Collective has a podcast? Since January, MOFC has been producing their podcast Everyone At The Table.  If you’re interesting in advocacy work, this is an informative listen.

The podcast’s most recent episode “The $15 Million Question: The statehouse’s impact on hunger and how to be an advocate”focuses on the potential impact of the state budget and what it could mean for the future of hunger in Ohio.

Training Opportunities

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective offers regular training opportunities for food pantry staff and volunteers. For volunteers, the most useful trainings are FreshTrak and Food Safety. These trainings, specifically, will help you learn more about pantry operations and make you an even more effective volunteer! They also occasionally offer training on advocacy, and other topics that may be of interest to you.

Some of these classes are in person on the MOFC campus in Grove City. However, many are Zoom meetings, so you can participate from home. If you would like to take advantage of these opportunities to learn, please visit the Agency360 website for detailed information and links to sign up.

For most of the classes, you’ll need to sign up with our pantry name and ID:
Heart to Heart, Agency #1042

Upcoming Trainings

• June 26, 1 – 2:30 pm, Advocacy
• July 13, 3 pm, FreshTrak
• August 1, 9 am, Social Media
• August 1, 11 am, Communications
• Food Safety Training:
  • Jul 10, 2023 10:00 am
  • Jul 12, 2023 2:00 pm
  • Jul 17, 2023 10:00 am
  • Jul 24, 2023 10:00 am
  • Jul 27, 2023 2:00 pm
  • Jul 31, 2023 10:00 am

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 57 on Tuesday, June 20
• 47 on Thursday, June 22

Volunteers Needed

Click the button below to view open shifts and sign up to volunteer online!

Monday, June 26

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm MOFB Truck Unloading (9)

Tuesday, June 27

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (1)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (1)

Wednesday, June 28

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)

Friday, June 30

• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 11:00 am- 12:30 pm Shop & Stock (8)

Volunteer Covenant

We agree to foster a welcoming culture of kindness and respect that upholds the worth and dignity of every person, striving to listen with empathy, and use teamwork to carry out the mission and vision of Heart to Heart.

Save the Date

A Message from Mid-Ohio Food Collective

6/16/2023
Rally for Ohio’s Future
Wednesday, June 21, Noon– 1 p.m.
Ohio Statehouse West Lawn

Dear Partner Network-

On Wednesday, June 21, from noon to 1 p.m., human services advocates from across the state will gather for a “Rally for Ohio’s Future” on the West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse (1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio 43215). MOFC and our community are joining the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and other organizations who care about the daily needs of working Ohioans. Please join us to Rally for Ohio’s Future!

Ohio’s anti-poverty and hunger relief agencies have been stepping up to give help and hope to our communities at record levels for more than three years. Our work is not done!

In the next two weeks, state lawmakers will decide whether Ohio parents and caregivers, kids, workers, jobseekers, older adults, and people with disabilities will be able to count on more staple foods and Ohio-grown fruits and vegetables from local hunger relief providers and access needed support services to lift our neighbors and communities.

The Ohio Legislature will have the opportunity to fund Ohio’s foodbanks to foster healthy, nourished communities; to provide free school meals to more of Ohio’s students; to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers; and to invest in affordable housing, healthy aging, quality childcare and public schools, and so much more.

But some in the Ohio Legislature are working to do the opposite—to limit access to food assistance and health coverage, cut investments in basic services and safety net programs, and endanger revenue needed to pay for basic needs down the road. The current budget proposal would strip funding for foodbanks that was previously in the state budget bill and add onerous restrictions for a variety of programs that support the Ohioans we serve each day.

Share if you can make it. Fill out this brief form if you would like a free seat on a charter bus to travel to Columbus with other rally participant from your area.

Let’s show up and speak up together!

Questions? Contact the MOFC Government Relations Team
Phone 614.317.9480
Email TWhite@mofc.org, HCarrino-lee@mofc.org

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 61 on Tuesday, June 13
• 40 on Thursday, June 15

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 25 on Monday, June 12
• 38 on Wednesday, June 14

Volunteers Needed

Click the button below to view open shifts and sign up to volunteer online!

Monday, June 19

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mission Workday
• There are no other volunteer shifts on Monday, as the church is closed for Juneteenth

Tuesday, June 20

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (2)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (1)

Thursday, June 22

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (1)

Friday, June 23

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (1)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 11:00 am- 12:30 pm Shop & Stock (4)

Please note this change of plans!

All volunteer shifts outside the Pop-Up Pantry will be canceled July 3 through July 5 for the holiday. Yohan will be taking a much-deserved vacation! More info to come.

Volunteer Covenant

We agree to foster a welcoming culture of kindness and respect that upholds the worth and dignity of every person, striving to listen with empathy, and use teamwork to carry out the mission and vision of Heart to Heart.

Save the Date

2023 Calendar

Click here for complete list of Holidays 2023

Donations Needed

Heart to Heart gladly accepts donations of goods in addition to monetary donations. All non-perishable donations are to be delivered directly to First Community South. Please leave them on the red cart marked for this purpose, which is in the alley across from the dumpsters, beneath the overhang, near the kitchen doors. This is the only area Heart to Heart can accept donations outside the building. Donations left elsewhere may not be received.

If you have a perishable donation (fruit, meat, etc.), please drop it off during these times so our volunteers can properly and immediately store them:

• Mondays 8:30 am – 10:30 am, 4 pm – 6 pm
• Wednesdays 4 pm – 6 pm
• Fridays 9 am – 11 am

Please call (614) 488-0681 x203 upon your arrival, or to make arrangements ahead of your delivery.

In addition to the diapers and wipes drive, we are running low on these items and would appreciate donations of the following:

Monday’s Order

This order will arrive from MOFC on Monday, June 12.

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 16 on Tuesday, May 30
• 49 on Thursday, June 1
• 52 on Tuesday, June 6
• 47 on Thursday, June 8

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 31 on Wednesday, May 26
• 39 on Wednesday, May 31
• 32 on Wednesday, June 7

Volunteers Needed

Click the button below to view open shifts and sign up to volunteer online!

Monday, June 12

• 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm MOFB Order Unloading (5)

Tuesday, June 13

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (4)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (3)

Wednesday, June 14

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)

Thursday, June 15

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (1)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (2)

Friday, June 16

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (1)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 11:00 am- 12:30 pm Shop & Stock (4)

Monday, June 19

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mission Workday

Pop-Up Pantry

In May, the Pop Up Pantry, delivered to the following sites:

• May 3:        Commons at Livingston – 31
• May 8:        Franklinton Farms – 20
• May 10:      Hope Resource Center – 39
• May 17:      Southpoint – 39
• May 24:      Grant – 27
• May 25:      Riverview International Center – 31
• May 31:      Hope Resource Center – 39

Pop Up 2023 Monthly totals:

• January:     153
• February:    161
• March:        190
• April:           171
• May:            226

YTD:     Individuals/families served:  901

Once again, Wickliffe has become a big part of the Pop Up Pantry’s service.  The school chose to do a service project for their end of you ‘Love Out Loud’ theme.  Wickliffe donated 100 Decorated Birthday Boxes!  We plan to deliver to 79 children at Southpoint and 21 children at South Park Apartments.  We are excited to be able to give these children a way to celebrate their special day.  Each box has cake mix, icing, candles, some balloons and a special decorated card.  Serving with Wickliffe…’Love Out Loud’!

Our Pop Up Team welcomed our newest volunteer, Peg Roberts.  Friend of Carla Edlefson.  Peg jumped right in!  We are so thrilled to have her join us.

Each month our Pop Up gives many who come to Hope Resource Center the nourishment they need with love, compassion and hope.  However, we are only a small part of what happens at Hope. All those devoted individuals who work and help at Hope Resource Center do amazing work.  Big things happen!  Read the testimony from Robert in this newsletter:

Happenings at Hope – Spring 2023 (thehoperesourcecenter.org)

Our Pop Up team is continually blessed and grateful for everyone who contributes to Heart to Heart and the Pop Up Pantry with their continued donations and service.