GWHOH Fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Food Collective!

Mission: The mission of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective is to end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating communities where everyone thrives.

Vision: The vision of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective is hunger-free and healthier communities. MOFC wants a future where no one worries about their next meal and where every neighborhood is healthy and strong.

Here’s how they use your support:
Getting fresh food to families
Running markets and farms
Teaching about healthy eating
Creating new ways to end hunger

They’re more than a food bank—they’re part of Mid-Ohio Food Collective, working to end hunger in new ways. The advanced logistics system and warehouse at Mid-Ohio Foodbank made it possible to distribute more than 83 million pounds of food in 2024—about two-thirds of it fresh! Through their network of over 600 local partners, they get fresh, healthy food to people who need it. Together, they provide enough food for 193,000 meals every day across central and eastern Ohio.

Here’s how it works: Food banks get their food from donations, grocery stores, food manufacturers, farmers, government programs, and more. They collect surplus, unsold, or donated food to distribute to people in need. A food bank works like a warehouse. The food stored there is distributed to pantries and markets.

How Your Donation Helps: When you give food, you make a big difference.

Here’s how:
You help local families who are having a hard time
Less food goes to waste, which helps our environment
More people can eat fresh, healthy food
Our neighborhood food supply gets stronger

As low-income people struggle to pay utility bills and make rent, many fall back on the charitable food network to help pay for groceries. But food banks and pantries are still scrambling to recover from nearly $1 billion in federal funding cuts earlier this year — and from the chaos resulting from the pause in SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

Hunger is a complex issue. Ending it will take all of us. Mid-Ohio Food Collective is committed to building support for addressing hunger and the systemic challenges that contribute to it, such as housing, transportation, wages, and access to healthcare. Foodbanking alone can’t end the factors that drive hunger and poverty. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective advocates to ensure every Ohioan in need has the food they need to thrive. Please help Girls Who Hike Ohio support Ohioans in need this holiday season through your support of our fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Food Collective!

Learn more here: https://mofc.org/who-we-are/our-commitment/