Current Projects

Celebrating High School Graduates with Fostering Further

Graduation for any teen is a big deal, but it is especially momentous for our young friends who have been in foster care. 25% of kids in foster care never graduate or get their GED, so we want to CELEBRATE the ones who do! You can participate in three ways:

• Purchase gift cards on our Sending Hope Ohio Amazon registry for graduation gifts sent directly to Fostering Furthe  by April 28th.
  
  
• Mail a graduation card (sign first names only) with a $25 gift card to Fostering Further PO Box 4682 Newark, Ohio 43058 by April 28th.
  
  
• Help foster care graduates make their first apartment a home as they age out of foster care. Shop Fostering Further’s Amazon registry and send items directly to the organization. Deadline is June 1st.

Food insecurity is becoming a very real and urgent concern in our communities.

Many of our neighbors are facing difficult choices between food, rent, medicine, and other basic needs. At Sending Hope Ohio, we believe in the power of community to make a difference — and we're asking you to take action.

Here are a few meaningful ways you can help today:

DONATE to a food pantry near you!
We recommend the following locations:

• LICKING County
  Food Pantry Network (FPN) of Licking County 1035 Brice St, Newark
• FAIRFIELD County
  Lutheran Social Services (LSS) 1681 E Main St, Lancaster
  Lutheran Social Services (LSS) 2045 E Main St., Lancaster
• FRANKLIN County
  Luthern Social Services (LSS) 1460 S Champion Ave, Columbus

VOLUNTEER at a food pantry near you!

• LICKING County
  Food Pantry Network (FPN) of Licking County 1035 Brice St, Newark
• FRANKLIN County
  Mid Ohio Food Collective in Grove City 3960 Brookham Dr., Grove City

PURCHASE food online!

Donate to the New Albany Food Pantry via their Amazon wishlist.

HOST a food drive!

Help any of the food pantries listed above by hosting a food drive or fundraiser! This is an EASY service project for scouting groups, churches, book clubs, and family get-togethers!

RUN for hunger!

Looking for something different? Make an impact by participating in The Hunger Run on April 27th in Lewis Center. This event supports  Neighborhood Services Inc. a food pantry located in central Ohio. Participants can either run the 5k or volunteer.

Have you heard?!

Sending Hope Ohio is rolling into your neighborhood on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!

Thank you to Webchick, Krile Communications, Fairfield County Transit, and Fairfield County Board of Commissioners for making this possible!