Broad Street Food Pantry

08/19/2026

Storm damage?

Council is teaming up with Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, to help our community recover from last week’s severe weather.

Starting this week, Team Rubicon volunteers will be in our city helping with cleanup and we need your help taking care of them.

Donations of the items listed on the graphic can be dropped off at the Fran Ryan Center during regular hours to support the volunteers working in our community.

08/13/2026

Good news: the power is back on! 🎉

Our team is all hands on deck, cleaning up and restocking after the outage. We’ll be ready to welcome our neighbors back Monday, August 17 at 8:30 a.m.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we get everything ready to serve again. 💚

08/13/2026

Good information

If Tuesday’s severe weather affected you, we’re here to help. Resources are available for any neighbor in need, from meals and housing to getting power back on. When residents reach out, Columbus comes together.

LEARN MORE: https://bit.ly/4fUnofE

08/11/2026

🚨 PANTRY CLOSURE: The Broad Street Food Pantry is temporarily closed due to a power outage.

We do not yet know when power will be restored. We’ll share an update as soon as we are able to reopen.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

07/31/2026

What if a meal kit could do more than make dinner easier? 🤔

After winning The Ohio State President's Prize, Christina Allen founded Food Leads to make healthy eating more accessible through fresh, locally sourced meal kits. 🥕

When she's not helping others eat well, you'll find Christina growing cucumbers and lettuce in her community garden, or enjoying Ethiopian food with a side of broccoli.

Meet Christina and other local farmers at our Farmers Market on Sunday, August 16, from 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

07/17/2026

Stop by our Farmers Market this Sunday, July 19, from 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. to meet Te'Lario and other local farmers, shop fresh mushrooms and seasonal produce, and support local growers.🥕🥬

📍at the Food Pantry Driveway

What started as a Cub Scout project at age 6 turned into something much bigger.

By 7, Te'Lario had started Tiger Mushroom Farms. At 12, he founded The Garden Club Project to help young people grow food and address food insecurity.

More than a decade later, Te'Lario is still growing mushrooms, now alongside fresh produce. And after a day on the farm? He'll happily choose a bowl of ramen.🍜

Meet Te’Lario Watkins II, and shop his fresh mushrooms and produce at our Farmers Market this Sunday, July 19, from 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

06/29/2026

It's going to be dangerously hot the rest of this week. The Food Pantry will be open 8:30-10:30 Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday this week. For the safety of all, we will do in person shopping the rest of this week. Park your car and come in the building. Doors will open at 8:15.

06/11/2026

Yesterday we celebrated Bevelyn's 10 year anniversary at BSPC. We should have taken more pictures - there were so many people there to share the celebration. Thanks, Bev, for your dedicated service.