Food Assistance
Food assistance is offered in Ohio through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) To find out more, click on link:
https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1588
https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/topic/food-SNAP
Meals-on-Wheels – https://www.lifecarealliance.org/programs/meals-on-wheels/
Find Food Now
FreshTrak – https://freshtrak.com
Community Shelter
24 Hour Homeless Hotline – 614-274-7000
https://www.csb.org/about-us/contact-us
Resource Lists
Columbus Library – https://www.columbuslibrary.org/social-services/
Office on Aging – https://officeonaging.org/resources/files/handbooks/u60guide.pdf
The Children’s Advocacy Project – https://cap4kids.org/columbus/
Franklin County Auditor – https://www.franklincountyauditor.com/AUDR-website/media/Documents/COVID-19/Franklin-County-Community-Resource-Guide.pdf
Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Help
ADAMH Board of Franklin County – https://adamhfranklin.org
Addiction Resource – https://addictionresource.com
Alcoholics Anonymous – https://alcoholicsanonymous.com
Syntero (Care, Counsel, Support) – https://www.syntero.org/groups/
North Community Counseling Centers – https://www.northcommunity.com
Live Another Day – https://liveanotherday.org/
Detox Local – https://www.detoxlocal.com/
Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery – https://startyourrecovery.org/
Legal Help
Ohio Legal Help – https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/about-ohio-legal-help
Suicide Prevention + Information
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Call or text 988 for free and confidential help
Cornell Chronicle – Hunger and Suicide Information: https://news.cornell.edu/
NIH National Library of Medicine – Food Insecurity & Suicide Research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30716616/
Medicaid Transportation Assistance
Ohio’s five Medicaid Managed Care Plans (Buckeye Health, CareSource, Molina Healthcare, Paramount Advantage, and United Healthcare) offer free transportation services to and from food pantries. For more details, please call 800-324-8680 or click visit https://cohhio.org/no-cost-rides-to-access-food-resources-for-medicaid-members/.
For Dublin City School District Residents
If two visits to Dublin Food Pantry each month is not meeting your family’s needs, or if you need more help, please email the Executive Director for assistance (director@dublinfoodpantry.org). Dublin Food Pantry can connect customers with resources offered by various nonprofits and government assistance agencies.
Dublin City Schools Meal Help – https://www.dublinschools.net/Page/1454
Forever Dublin – Aging in place assistance – https://foreverdublin.com
SHARE Mobility – Local transportation assistance – https://sharemobility.com/dublin/