Hilliard Food Pantry Plus serves households living in seven zip codes: 43026, 43228, 43221, 43016, 43002, 43119, and 43204. Anyone in one of those zip codes is welcome to come in and shop.
Bring a photo ID and a recent utility bill or other proof of address with your name on it. Reusable shopping bags are also helpful to carry your items home. New visitors are assigned a keycard at check-in for easy look-up on future visits.
Households may visit the pantry twice per month.
When you arrive, a parking greeter will take your cell phone number, sign you up, and hand you a puck. Keep the puck on your dashboard or in your hand. It will buzz when it's your turn to shop. Then head inside to the check-in station and return the puck. If you have mobility issues, let the staff know and they'll do their best to help. Reviewers describe the pantry as welcoming and non-judgmental, and many note that volunteers are friendly and happy to help first-time visitors.
The pantry is a choice pantry, meaning you pick your own items from the shelves. It offers a wide selection of fresh produce, dairy, meat, shelf-stable goods, baby items, and personal care products. Specific items that have been mentioned for donation include canned fruit, kid-friendly cereal, jam or jelly, canned chicken, canned tuna, boxed pasta, chunky soups, diapers in sizes 4, 5, and 6, feminine pads, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and toilet paper. The pantry also distributes books at the pantry through a library program.
This is a choice food pantry where you shop for your own items. After checking in and getting your puck buzzed, you walk through the pantry and select what you need from the available fresh produce, dairy, meat, and shelf-stable items. Volunteers and staff are there to greet you and help create a comfortable shopping experience.
The pantry offers several services beyond food:
The pantry accepts financial donations and food or personal care product donations. Financial donations stretch further thanks to volume purchasing discounts through the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, where every $1 donated provides $6.31 worth of groceries. You can donate online at hilliardfoodpantry.harnessgiving.org, mail a check payable to Hilliard Food Pantry Plus at P.O. Box 1251, Hilliard, OH 43026, or give via PayPal or Venmo (@hilliard_food_pantry). You can also contribute to their endowment fund through The Columbus Foundation, sign up for the Round-Ups program to round up your credit card purchases, enroll in Kroger Community Rewards, or buy Meijer Simply Give donation cards. Food and personal care product donations are accepted at Warehouse 839 between 9 am and 12 pm Monday through Saturday, or anytime at the Norwich Township Fire Department (5181 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard, OH 43026). Most-needed items include canned fruit, cereal, boxed pasta, jam or jelly, canned chicken and tuna, chunky soups, diapers, feminine pads, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and toilet paper. To organize a food drive, call (614) 363-4159 or email Adam Householder.
The pantry has a wide range of volunteer opportunities for every interest, skill level, and time commitment. Volunteers sign up and schedule shifts through the POINT app at pointapp.org/orgs/403. Once registered, come to the pantry at your assigned time, sign in at the volunteer desk, and the pantry coordinator will get you oriented. Youth aged 8 and up are welcome. Those 14 and older may volunteer independently, and those between 8 and 13 may volunteer with a parent or guardian.
Specialty roles include greeters, intake specialists, DRP drivers who pick up food donations from local grocery stores, volunteers who help with heavy lifting, pantry librarians who organize book donations, grocery shoppers, and parking lot guides (Welcome Wagon). For questions about specialty roles, reach out to Erin West at (614) 363-4159 or ewest@hilliardfoodpantry.org. A Volunteer Handbook and a Release/Waiver of Liability are available online.
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