Thursday, September 15, 2011

Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties Launch Mobile Food Pantry

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties on Tuesday launched a mobile food pantry. Check out this story and photo on the Ohio Benefit Bank central region blog:

OBBservations in Central Ohio: Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties Launch Mobile Food Pantry

Thursday, September 1, 2011

A year you won't forget

OASHF is currently accepting applications for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) members to start in November. VISTAs, who are the domestic counterparts to overseas Peace Corps volunteers, are passionate and enthusiastic individuals who dedicate a year of their lives to fighting poverty here at home.

Our SHARECorps program will be placing up to 30 VISTA members across Ohio, focusing on alleviating hunger and poverty by building the capacity of local nonprofit organizations. To search for our available positions and to apply, visit www.americorps.gov, but first, go to http://www.oashf.org/docs/programs/AmeriCorps_Application_Instructions.pdf and check out the instructions for finding OASHF positions on the AmeriCorps website.

One lucky VISTA will be based here, in the OASHF office downtown Columbus. We are seeking a Community Organizer, who will work with the Ohio Benefit Bank sites in central Ohio to increase the financial security of low-income community members by assisting them in accessing public benefits and tax credits and by increasing financial literacy. A complete description is here:
Central Ohio AmeriCorps VISTA 
 
For questions about the VISTA positions, contact VISTA Leader Alesha Rademan at 614-221-4336 x253 or arademan@oashf.org.

30 Days in September, 30 ways to fight hunger in Ohio

September is Hunger Action Month!

Ohio's foodbanks have organized events, volunteer opportunities, and ways for you to help and get involved in fighting hunger in our communities. You can get ideas for how to help fight hunger every day this month with your foodbank's Hunger Action Month calendar.

To find out which of Ohio's foodbanks serves your county, check out this map on the OASHF website.