Weekly Update

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.

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:

Volunteers Needed

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

Tuesday, May 30

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (4)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (6)

Wednesday, May 31

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (4)

Thursday, June 1

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (7)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (3)

Friday, June 2

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (2)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Monday, June 19

• 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Mission Workday

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 63 on Tuesday, May 16
• 37 on Thursday, May 18
• 60 on Tuesday, May 23
• 57 on Thursday, May 25

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 39 on Wednesday, May 17
• 27 on Wednesday, May 24

Pop-Up Pantry

Next month’s schedule below. Click to enlarge.

This Sunday

In honor of Mother’s Day, we will be collecting diapers and wipes at First Community Church during worship.

If you are attending services at North, please look for the donation station sign in the parking lot and drop off your donations before you come inside! If you’re attending services at South, please look for the donation cart at Crane Welcome Center, where you can drop off your donation with our volunteer. If you prefer to give online, click here.

Last year on Mother’s Day we collected over 400 pounds in donations of diapers and wipes. This year our goal is to collect over 500 pounds! All diaper sizes and wipes are welcome!

Take advantage of some retail sales we found before this Sunday! Check out retailer websites for details:

• At Target through May 13: $15 Target GiftCard when you buy 2 select enormous diaper packs.
• At Kroger through May 13: Save $2.00 on Huggies Diapers when you buy ONE (1) Pkg
• At CVS through May 13: Huggies, Pull•Ups and Goodnites Diapers BOGO 50% off* WITH CARD
• At Sam’s Club through June 4: Pampers Swaddlers $4 off with Instant Savings 3 items savings limit
• At Meijer through May 13: $20.00 off when you spend $75 or More in Baby Dept
• At Meijer through May 13: Pampers Swaddlers $4 off with Instant Savings

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:

• Canned Soups
• Snacks
• Canned meats
• Canned veggies
• Canned fruits

Kroger Rewards

Through the Community Rewards program, Kroger makes a contribution to Heart to Heart every time you shop. In the quarter beginning February 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023 we earned $962.35 from the 257 participating households.

Enroll your Kroger customer loyalty card in the program today. Visit kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards and choose Organization #TB926 (First Community Church).

See how much your participation earned for us last quarter!

Volunteers Needed

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

Monday, May 15

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (3)

Tuesday, May 16

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

Wednesday, May 17

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (4)

Thursday, May 18

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (4)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (2)

Friday, May 19

• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru (78)

• 54 on Tuesday, May 9
• 24 on Thursday, May 11

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry (59)

• 20 on Monday, May 8
• 39 on Wednesday, May 10

Monthly Statistics

Our service stats for April:

• Households Served  497
  • Drive-Thru 352
  • Pop-Up Pantry     145
• Individuals Served 1,751
  • Seniors 222
  • Adults 876
  • Children 653
• Approximate Meals Served 15,759

Check out all our monthly statistics available at h2h.FCchurch.com/stats

Pop-Up Pantry

From Rose and Melody

To our wonderful Pop Up Pantry Volunteers,

~Rose and Melody

Hunger & Poverty Activism and Education

If you’re passionate about issues surrounding hunger and poverty, you may consider subscribing to and reading the following publications.

• RISE Center Resource Roundup
• E-Newsfeed (Monthly General MOFC Newsletter)
• Food Advocacy Network (FAN) Monthly Update

The newsletters regularly include useful updates and resources on these topics.

Volunteers Needed

Please check to see when you can help, then use the click the link for SignUpGenius!

Monday, May 8

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 3:30 pm- 5:00 pm MOFB Order Unloading (5)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (3)

Tuesday, May 9

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (5)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (4)

Wednesday, May 10

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (8)

Thursday, May 11

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (5)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (5)

Friday, May 12

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (2)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 37 on Tuesday, May 2
• 53 on Thursday, May 4

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 27 on Wednesday, May 3

Monday’s Order

Click image to enlarge.

Pop UPdate

In April, the Pop-Up Pantry, delivered to the following sites:

• April 5: Commons at Livingston – 31
• April 10: Franklinton Farms – 14
• April 12: Hope Resource Center – 33
• April 19: Southpoint – 40
• April 26: Grant – 27
• April 27: Riverview International Center – 26

Pop-Up 2023 Monthly totals:

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

YTD:     Individuals/families served:  675

Letter from MOFC to Partner Agencies

Click image to enlarge.

Mother’s Day

Memorial Day

Volunteers Needed

Please check to see when you can help, then use the click the link for SignUpGenius!

Monday, May 1

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (2)

Tuesday, May 2

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

Wednesday, May 3

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

Thursday, May 4

• 8:00 am- 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (5)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (2)

Friday, May 5

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (2)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 37 on Tuesday, April 25
• 53 on Thursday, April 27

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 27 on Wednesday, April 26

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

• May 9, 2pm, FreshTrak

Mother’s Day

Memorial Day

Shred Day April 22

Social Media

Volunteers Needed

Please check to see when you can help, then use the click the link for SignUpGenius!

Monday, April 24

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am Cold Stocking (2)
• 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Shop & Stock (2)

Tuesday, April 25

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (5)

Thursday, April 27

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (7)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (2)

Friday, April 28

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickup (1)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Click here to sign up>>

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 36 on Tuesday, April 11
• 51 on Thursday, April 13
• 35 on Tuesday, April 18
• 48 on Thursday, April 20

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 14 on Monday, April 10
• 33 on Wednesday, April 12
• 40 on Wednesday, April 19

Last Monday’s Order

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Pop-Up Pantry May Calendar

Click image to enlarge

Volunteers Needed

Please check to see when you can help, then use the button to access the Sign-Up Genius!

Monday, April 10 Closed

Tuesday, April 11

• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (4)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (6)

Wednesday, April 12

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

Thursday, April 13

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (4)

Friday, April 14

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickups (1)
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cold Stocking (2)

Click here to sign up>>

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 41 on Tuesday, April 4
• 40 on Thursday, April 6

Households served via Pop-Up Pantry

• 31 on Wednesday, April 5

Social Media

Volunteers of the Month

Brent and Susan Davis are the volunteers of the month for April 2023. Click here to read more.

Pop UPdate

Volunteers Needed

Please check to see when you can help, then use the button to access the Sign-Up Genius!

Monday, April 3

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

Tuesday, April 4

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

Wednesday, April 5

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

Thursday, April 6

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am MOFB Shop-Thru (1)
• 8:30 am – 10:30 am Drive-Thru (3)
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Drive-Thru (7)

Friday, April 7

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Direct Retail Pickups (2)

Click here to sign up>>

Weekly Numbers

Households served via Drive-Thru

• 32 on Tuesday, March 28
• 45 on Thursday, March 30

Monday’s Truck

Click the image to enlarge.