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Do Justice. Love Kindness. Walk Humbly.
Director: (614) 488-0681 ext. 106
Manager: (614) 488-0681 ext. 203
hearttoheart@FCchurch.com
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Tuesdays 9am to 12pm
Thursdays 9am to 12pm
First Community South
1320 Cambridge Blvd. Columbus, OH 43212
Monthly Archives

September 2023

September 23, 2023

By Weekly Update

Weekly Update

Statistics

Drive-Thru Households Served

  • 55 on Tuesday, September 19
  • 51 on Thursday, September 21

Pop-Up Households Served

  • 40 on Wednesday, September 20

Miscellaneous Reports

Donations Needed

The food pantry is running low and could use donations of the following items:

  • Jelly/Jam
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Canned Fruits
  • Pancake Syrup
  • Boxed Dinner Kits

Please visit h2h.FCchurch.com/donate for instructions

Volunteers Needed

These are the spots we still need filled for next week!

Monday, September 25

  • 8:30am- 9:30am Cold Stocking Shift (2)

Tuesday, September 26

  • 8:30am- 10:30am Drive-Thru: Opening Shift (6)
  • 10:00am-12:30pm Drive-Thru: Closing Shift (5)

Wednesday, September 27

  • 1:00pm- 2:00pm MOFB Shop Thru (1)

Thursday, September 28

  • 8:30am- 10:30am Drive-Thru: Opening Shift (3)

Friday, September 29

  • 9:30am- 10:30am Cold Stocking (2)
Sign up to Volunteer

Community Bulletin Boards

Does your favorite local café, library or bookstore have a community bulletin board? Let us know! We are always looking for more volunteers at Heart to Heart. You can help us spread the word about the opportunities by getting flyers on these bulletin boards. If you frequent an establishment with space to hang a flyer please get in touch with us. We can give you a flyer to take and hang up (example pictured), or we can send them information directly.

Special Skills

We understand not everyone can or wants to volunteer during our regular weekly shifts, but may still want to contribute to our overall success. Heart to Heart is on the lookout for a few volunteers with specialized skills to help with projects from time to time. Please let us know if you have a particular interest or are skilled in:

  • Woodworking, DIY, Building
  • Social Media
  • Community Advocacy
  • Elementary Education
  • One time assembly projects (eg. birthday bags)

While we may not have a related project in mind at the moment, these are some needs we have encountered over time and we would love to know who might be interested in helping with these things in the future. Have another skill or interest you think may be useful? Let us know!

Welcome Back FC Youth!

Upcoming Events

You’re Invited

Click image to RSVP by Tuesday evening

Art with a Heart

Submissions accepted through October 31

Volunteer Training Opportunities

Mid-Ohio Food Collective Trainings

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective offers regular training opportunities for food pantry staff and volunteers. Trainings on FreshTrak and Food Safety 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.

For most trainings, volunteers will need to register with an agency name and number: Heart to Heart Agency #1042

Register at MOFC Agency360

MOFC FreshTrak Basic Training

This online via zoom workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with FreshTrak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using FreshTrak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. For agencies already using FreshTrak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.

  • Thu, Oct 12, 2pm
  • Wed, Nov 15, 10am

MOFC Food Safety Training

Level 1 Person In Charge

We are excited to announce that MOFC/Agency Services is launching a brand new Person in Charge (Level 1) Food Safety Training developed by Feeding America and ServSafe.

This training is targeted to those who partner with foodbanks and is much more relevant to the work you are doing in your communities.

The new FA Food Safety will be offered, online, at no-cost to your agency AND even more exciting is the fact that once taken and successfully passed, the certification never expires for the person who takes the training!

The following dates and times will be available to choose from:

  • Thu, Sep 28, 2pm
  • Tue, Oct 10, 2pm
  • Mon, Nov 6, 10am
  • Tue, Dec 5, 2pm

September 16, 2023

By Weekly Update

Weekly Update

Statistics

Drive-Thru

  • 76 on Tuesday, September 12
  • 85 on Thursday, September 14

Pop-Up

  • 29 on Monday, September 11
  • 42 on Wednesday, September 13

More reports

Monday’s Incoming Order

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Volunteers Needed

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

Monday, September 18

  • 8:30am- 9:30am Cold Stocking (2)
  • 3:30pm- 5:00pm MOFB Order Unloading (3)

Tuesday, September 19

  • 8:30am- 10:00am Drive-Thru Volunteer (3)
  • 10:00am- 12:30pm Drive-Thru Volunteer (6)

Wednesday, September 20

  • 1:00pm- 2:00pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)

Thursday, September 21

  • 8:30am- 10:30am Drive-Thru Volunteer (4)

Friday, September 22

  • 9:30am- 10:30am Cold Stocking (2)

Social Media

In the News

Upcoming Events

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Volunteer Training Opportunities

Mid-Ohio Food Collective Trainings

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.

For most trainings, volunteers will need to register with an agency name and number: Heart to Heart Agency #1042

Sign up at Agency360

MOFC FreshTrak Basic Training

This online via zoom workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with FreshTrak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using FreshTrak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. For agencies already using FreshTrak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.

  • Thu, Oct 12, 2pm
  • Wed, Nov 15, 10am

MOFC Food Safety Training

Level 1 Person In Charge

We are excited to announce that MOFC/Agency Services is launching a brand new Person in Charge (Level 1) Food Safety Training developed by Feeding America and ServSafe.

This training is targeted to those who partner with foodbanks and is much more relevant to the work you are doing in your communities.

The new FA Food Safety will be offered, online, at no-cost to your agency AND even more exciting is the fact that once taken and successfully passed, the certification never expires for the person who takes the training!

The following dates and times will be available to choose from:

  • Thu, Sep 28, 2pm
  • Tue, Oct 10, 2pm
  • Mon, Nov 6, 10am
  • Tue, Dec 5, 2pm

August 2023 stats

By Statistics

Service Statistics

  • Households Served   725
    • Families Served by Drive-Thru Pantry 488
    • Families Served by Pop-Up Pantry  237
  • Individuals Served      2,478
    • Seniors Served 294
    • Adults Served  1,257
    • Children Served   927
  • Meals Served   22,302

Incoming Materials

(in pounds)

  • First Community Church 3,225
  • Giant Eagle 2,151
  • Marc’s 451
  • Mid-Ohio Foodbank (total weight) 22,925
    • Shop Thru weight 9,140
    • Order weight 13,785
    • Total Cost $5,662.62
  • Penzey’s  191

September 9, 2023

By Weekly Update

Weekly Update

2022 Statistics

Better late than never! Our 2022 annual report is now available on our website. Click image to view and download.

Pop-Up Pantry

This month’s schedule for the PUP.

Volunteers Needed

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

Monday, September 11

  • 8:30am- 9:30am Cold Stocking (2)

Tuesday, September 12

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

Wednesday, September 13

  • 1:00pm- 2:00pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)

Thursday, September 14

  • 8:30am- 10:30am Drive-Thru Volunteer (2)

Friday, September 15

  • 9:30am- 10:30am Cold Stocking (2)

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Training Opportunities

Mid-Ohio Food Collective Trainings

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.

For most trainings, volunteers will need to register with an agency name and number: Heart to Heart Agency #1042

Sign up at Agency360

MOFC FreshTrak Basic Training

This online via zoom workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with FreshTrak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using FreshTrak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. For agencies already using FreshTrak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.

  • Thu, Oct 12, 2pm
  • Wed, Nov 15, 10am

MOFC Food Safety Training

Level 1 Person In Charge

We are excited to announce that MOFC/Agency Services is launching a brand new Person in Charge (Level 1) Food Safety Training developed by Feeding America and ServSafe.

This training is targeted to those who partner with foodbanks and is much more relevant to the work you are doing in your communities.

The new FA Food Safety will be offered, online, at no-cost to your agency AND even more exciting is the fact that once taken and successfully passed, the certification never expires for the person who takes the training!

The following dates and times will be available to choose from:

  • Mon, Sep 11, 10am
  • Wed, Sep 13, 6pm
  • Thu, Sep 28, 2pm
  • Tue, Oct 10, 2pm
  • Mon, Nov 6, 10am
  • Tue, Dec 5, 2pm

Pop-UPdate: August 2023

By Pupdate

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

  • August 2:         Commons at Livingston – 29
  • August 9:         Hope Resource Center – 40
  • August 16:       Southpoint –  40
  • August 21:       Southpark Apts w/Franklinton Farms – 26
  • August 23:       Grant – 31
  • August 24:       Riverview International Center – 30
  • August 30:       Hope Resource Center – 41

Pop Up 2023 Monthly totals:

  • January:     153
  • February:    161
  • March:        190
  • April:           171
  • May:            226
  • June:           190
  • July:            188
  • August:        237

YTD:     Individuals/families served:  1,516

Our Pop Up team welcomed another guest volunteer.  Jennifer, Honorary Niece of Peg Roberts, came all the way from Houston, Texas, and was a part of our team for a day.  She was an expert bagger!  We all learned a few new things.  We enjoyed hearing about her work at NASA.

Heart to Heart/Pop Up Pantry had a very successful Backpack Drive.  We were able to deliver 131 filled backpacks on Thursday, August 17 to Riverview International Center and five more filled backpacks were delivered on August 24 and 31.  A grand total of 136 filled backpacks, some extra supplies and food storage containers made for a very successful School Supply Drive.  We are so very grateful to the congregation, family and friends who donated to this project.

We are also thankful for the many blessings the Share and Learn Garden has provided to the Pop Up Pantry.  The families we serve have been so happy to receive such wonderful and delicious produce.

Our 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.

~Rose and Melody

September 1, 2023

By Weekly Update

Weekly Update

Heart to Heart is closed

next week for client services!

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

  • 58 on Tuesday, August 29
  • 58 on Thursday, August 31

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

  • 41 on Wednesday, August 30

2022 Statistics

Better late than never! Our 2022 annual report is now available on our website. Click image to view and download.

Volunteers Needed

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

Wednesday, September 6

  • 10 am – 2 pm Pantry Workday (4)

Thursday, September 7

  • 10 am – 2 pm Pantry Workday (5)

Back to School

It’s that time of year again! Students are headed back to school and that means they can’t volunteer during the day. We are grateful for their service this summer and sorry to see them go. Can you help in their absence? We are looking for volunteers starting next week. Check out the link above to see where you might be able to help.

Donations Needed!

Heart to Heart is looking for these donations this week:

  • Jelly
  • Spaghetti
  • Skillet Dinners / Side Dishes
  • Soup

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.

More information at h2h.fcchurch.com/donate

Volunteer of the Month

 

Volunteer Training Opportunities

Mid-Ohio Food Collective Trainings

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.

For most trainings, volunteers will need to register with an agency name and number: Heart to Heart Agency #1042

Sign up at Agency360

MOFC FreshTrak Basic Training

This online via zoom workshop will provide the fundamentals to get started with FreshTrak at your agency. Participants with learn how to administer the intake process using FreshTrak and will be guided on best practices for developing an efficient process in registering your clients. For agencies already using FreshTrak, this workshop will be helpful as a refresher of the basics.

  • Sep 6, 10-11:30am

MOFC Food Safety Training

Level 1 Person In Charge

We are excited to announce that MOFC/Agency Services is launching a brand new Person in Charge (Level 1) Food Safety Training developed by Feeding America and ServSafe.

This training is targeted to those who partner with foodbanks and is much more relevant to the work you are doing in your communities.

The new FA Food Safety will be offered, online, at no-cost to your agency AND even more exciting is the fact that once taken and successfully passed, the certification never expires for the person who takes the training!

The following dates and times will be available to choose from:

  • Mon, Sep 11, 10am
  • Wed, Sep 13, 6pm
  • Thu, Sep 28, 2pm
  • Tue, Oct 10, 2pm
  • Mon, Nov 6, 10am
  • Tue, Dec 5, 2pm

Upcoming Events