Life Issues / Social Concerns

CLINTONVILLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER (CRC)

14 W. Lakeview Avenue (couple of blocks south of E. North Broadway on High Street)
614-268-3539 http://www.ClintonvilleCRC.org
business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday until 7:00 p.m.

CRC's Mission is to improve the quality of life for all people in the Clintonville-Beechwold community in the best tradition of Settlement Houses.Through the generous support of our caring citizens and businesses we provide assistance through our food pantry, child and youth programs, senior services, and kinship care program. CRC is a helping hand during hard times and works to help individuals and families become self-sufficient.

Note: requests involving volunteer time require a background check and fingerprinting by CRC. If you have had a background check and fingerprinting for Protecting God's Children, then this may be substituted as long as you give CRC a copy for their files.

The homepage link provides link to "Support CRC" with drop down menu for most current general and critical needs and how to donate http://www.clintonvillecrc.org/crc/

We are always in need of household paper products, diapers, soaps and other items that clients cannot purchase with food stamps.

Other items needed: hats and gloves for children through adult sizes, blankets and socks for winter (especially for homeless folks, primarily men's sizes). Daily COTA bus passes and gift cards are always needed especially gift cards to grocery stores that can also be used at the pharmacy for purchasing prescription medication. Thank you!

OPEN SHELTER MINISTRY

A group of twenty-five to thirty-five parish families prepare, transport, and serve dinner monthly to
150-175 homeless guests---men, women, and children---at the Broad Street United Methodist
Church in downtown Columbus, intersection of Broad and Washington. This takes place
the second Thursday of the month from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Most Pressing Need: new families/individuals willing to join our team and prepare a complete
dinner. 4-6 families/individuals would be great; they would need to be willing to cook every month
12 months a year, or every other month 6 months a year.

Bonus items needed : New families/individuals willing to supply what we call bonus items like
fresh vegetables (cherry tomatoes, carrot and celery sticks and garden vegies in summer) and
fresh fruit like apples, oranges and bananas. Or large containers of sour cream, or grated
cheese, or tortilla chips, or bags of Fritos, or large jars of pickles&/or olives, or jars of
peanut butter and jelly. The non-perishable donations could be placed into a box at the back
of the church in the Gathering Space. Perishable items need to be dropped off @ OLP parking lot
4:50-5:00 p.m. 2nd Thursday of the month.

For those who don't want to cook, you can help by purchasing paper goods, bonus food items, or make a monetary donation.
Letter for those interested in volunteering
To help in any way, contact:
Veronica Milam Garrity 614-268-6626 [email protected]

ST. VINCENT de PAUL MINISTRY

The Our Lady of Peace Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides food, clothing, and emergency
assistance to those in need.
Needed are new members to support the current 12 active members.
Needed your financial support given in quarterly church collections...

Needed people to help make sandwiches for St. Lawrence Haven Food Pantry downtown
(families with children are welcome to help) usually 15-30 minute time commitment
3rd Sunday of the month in the School Cafeteria after 8:30 a.m. Mass
4th Sunday of the month in the School Cafeteria after 10:00 Mass
Please contact Judy Leahey at 459-8925 for additional information
Needed canned food donations 365 days of the year
taken to St. Ladislas Food Pantry Reeb Ave Columbus' Southside
leave canned items back of church sanctuary between confessionals any time
special food collections during Advent and Lent

Needed household goods and small appliances annually third Sunday of May
Items go to the Bishop Griffin Center located at Christ the King Church East Livingston Ave.
Recipients include unemployed, low income, recent immigrants, and fixed income seniors.

Needed good, clean used clothing for the annual collection each fall.
Items go to the St. Francis Center in McArthur, Ohio.

Contacts: 
Judy Leahey 614-459-8925 [email protected]
Barbara Gentile 614-846-5105 [email protected]
Ann Milem 614-451-7217 [email protected]