Going Big Places
Our Spring Community Service Social with Denison University was a giant success — eight projects, nearly 200 new friends, and a celebration of how far an idea started around a kitchen table in 2020 has come.
Welcome to Sending Hope Ohio
We are changing the world, one action at a time.
Making a difference starts with you.
Who we are
We believe everyone has the ability to change the world.
Sending Hope Ohio was created by four children to help fellow families spread
into our greater Central Ohio communities.
Our mission is to provide families, and their children, easily accessible, age-appropriate community service opportunities to give back to their world — with direct impact on our neighbors and communities.
Community service at a glance
A few of the ways families have sent hope
Birthday kits for food banks · smiles for critically ill children · easing childhood food insecurity · emergency perinatal support · supporting immigrant families · foster-care clothing & parent support · emergency child custodies · back-to-school assistance · clothing & feeding the homeless · private trick-or-treat for a critically ill child · house-fire assistance · foster-care alumni Thanksgiving · holiday & birthday toy drives · pediatric cancer research & patient support · feeding families during medical treatment · building relationships with seniors · bereavement support · blankets for the Ronald McDonald House · coat drives · supporting teachers · giving to food banks · perinatal-loss support · caring for moms-to-be.
Our mission
Changing the world, one action at a time
We provide families with easily accessible, age-appropriate community service opportunities to give back to their world — with direct impact on our neighbors and communities in Licking, Fairfield, and Franklin counties, Ohio.
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Ways to give back together
Special Projects
Projects based on a specific, often urgent, need of an individual or family in our community.
Group-led Projects & Events
Monthly projects built around a central theme — tea parties at nursing homes, kindness campaigns, and more.
Tailored for Your Group
Is your classroom, scouting group, or organization looking for a community service project? We can make one for you.
Independent Projects
Want to help your community on your own but not sure where to start? We can point you in the right direction.
Children’s Community Service Parties
Occasionally, the four founding children host community playdates with a service project. Families of all ages 0–99 welcome!
Sending Hope Ohio
For the love of our neighbors
Sending Hope Ohio is not affiliated with any political or faith-based organization. We simply aim to help our children make their world a better place, one step at a time.
New projects each month
Each month, Sending Hope Ohio designs and launches brand-new community service projects and events, based on the individual needs of real people in our communities. Join us in sending new hope every month!
This Month’s ProjectsGiving to Sending Hope
Hope is only possible because of you
Sending Hope is committed to creating a better future in our central-Ohio communities through our service projects — and that is only possible thanks to the love of others. Please consider a tax-deductible donation.
Learn MoreProjects & events
What we’ve been up to
With new projects completed every month, we have so many accomplishments to share.
Helping with Empathy
Our special projects stem from the urgent needs of individuals and families facing extraordinary circumstances — from pediatric cancer patients to families navigating bereavement, domestic violence, or sudden house fires.
By Kids & For Kids
The Templin Four have created a platform where young people are not just recipients of services but active agents of change — taking ownership of community issues and building leadership from a young age.
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