About the Dublin Food Pantry
Dublin Food Pantry is dedicated to connecting people with food, essentials, and resources while educating the community about hunger's impact and collaborating with others who address basic human needs.
What is the Dublin Food Pantry?
Since 1976, the Dublin Food Pantry has been providing food, hygiene products, and resources to individuals and families in our community experiencing food insecurity and hunger. The pantry serves multiple zip codes and counties within the City of Dublin and Dublin City Schools District.
Our choice pantry allows families to have a dignified shopping experience with compassionate and exemplary customer service, choosing which items they would like to take home. We strive to provide high-quality and high-quantity fresh produce whenever possible.
"Hunger is a deep-seated trauma with lifelong consequences. Pantries and shelters are on the front line, addressing this national trauma with limited resources."
- Denise Youngsteadt-Parrish
Ways to Help
Help us to ensure Everyone Eats Here. We are embarking on a $3 million comprehensive capital campaign to purchase, renovate, and operate a permanent home for the Dublin Food Pantry.
Share the Need With the People in Your Circle
The Comprehensive Capital Campaign
Our New Pantry
Currently, we believe we are serving roughly 25% of the families and individuals in need. The need for our services is higher than ever before, and it's only going to grow. As a community that cares deeply about the well-being and health of our neighbors, our help is needed.
Let's close the food gap in Dublin. A connected community is a nourished community.
In order to meet the growing needs of our neighbors, the Dublin Food Pantry is launching a $3 million comprehensive capital campaign to purchase and renovate a larger, more accessible facility at 6608 Dublin Center Drive.
Our new home will be conveniently located off of Sawmill Road, making the pantry easily accessible for all families and individuals within the City of Dublin and the Dublin City School district. The new facility will allow us to expand our outreach, partner with other local nonprofit organizations to have resources in- house that are tailored to our neighbor's needs, grow fresh produce in-house through our garden, and allow our choice pantry to greatly expand. Please join us as we embrace our campaign to #feeddublin.
Current Pantry
New Pantry
1,800 sq. feet
7,750 sq. feet
Admin office on separate floor
An inclusive one-story building
In a congested area in Historic Dublin
Easily accessible off Sawmill Road by a bus line
Limited parking spaces
58 parking spaces plus 75 in overflow lot
No teaching kitchen
Community learning kitchen
No space for partners / wrap around service
2 flexible offices with AV equipment
Open 3 days a week
Open 4 days a week to start, then increasing to 5 days
182 volunteer hours per week
310 volunteer hours per week
Must close for 2 out of 3 days during election weeks
Will not need to close
Our Steering Committee
Dinky Youngsteadt-Parrish
Dublin Food Pantry
Jim Wilson
Dublin Food Pantry
Jenny Amorose
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Ingrid Fields
VMWare
Billy Harris
MAG Auto Group
Amy LaDu
Dublin Food Pantry Board Member
Imran Malik
Noor Islamic Community Center
Lisa Patt McDaniel
Workforce Development Board of Ohio
Beth Necamp
OSU Wexner Medical Center
Deb Papesh
Dublin Food Pantry Board Member
Armin Rahmanian
Dublin Methodist Hospital
Julie Erin Rinaldi
Syntero
Jennifer Schwanke
Dublin City Schools
Rev. Becky Sunday
Dublin Community Church
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Is there a need for a food pantry in Dublin?
While there has always been a need in the community, there has been a significant increase over the past two years.
- In 2019, the pantry served an average of 792 residents per month.
- In 2021, there was a 92% increase, with the pantry serving an average of 1,762 individuals and families.
- So far in 2022, there has been an additional 30% increase in the number of people being served by the pantry.
Who comes to the Dublin Food Pantry?
The Dublin Food Pantry serves community members living in the City of Dublin and Dublin City School District. The Pantry works daily to serve our neighbors in need, serving an average of 2,500 individuals, or 600 households each month. In 2021, 37% of our local population served were children, with 15% of our local population served were seniors ages 60+.
Nearly 70% of our shoppers are the working poor, struggling to make ends meet and make difficult choices daily; Food or rent? Food or utilities? Food or gas? Food or medical care? These questions haunt our community members constantly.
Many households experiencing food insecurity are not able to qualify for federal nutrition programs, so they must visit local food pantries like ours to get the help they deserve.
Where is the new home of the Dublin Food Pantry?
Located conveniently off of Sawmill Road, the new Dublin Food Pantry will be housed in a larger, more accessible facility at 6608 Dublin Center Drive. Our shoppers will have increased interior space, additional parking spaces, and direct access to other local nonprofits like Dublin Bridges, as the facility allows room for partner organizations to meet with individuals and families. The new building is surrounded by several COTA bus stops, making it accessible for Dublin residents and families.
What can you do?
Help us to ensure Everyone Eats Here. We are embarking on a $3 million comprehensive capital campaign to purchase, renovate, and operate a permanent home for the Dublin Food Pantry.
- Make a donation.
- Help us spread the word by engaging with us on social media.
- Be part of the conversation using #feeddublin
Assistance for Anyone Needing Pantry Services
The pantry serves community members from multiple ZIP codes and counties within the City of Dublin and the Dublin City Schools District.
Get food pantry details and identify additional community resources.
Thank You To Our Partners
We are grateful to our food network of donors, volunteers, and community partners!
