Franklin County COVID-19 Resource List 2020
Texting COVID-19 updates: Text: COVID-19 FC to #888-777
Free/Discounted Food Services
Piada: Free kids meals for K-12 students between 10:45am-1pm.
Smoked on High Barbeque: Starting 3/18/2020, kids can get an order of drummies or pulled chicken for free for the next 3 weeks.
Nasty’s Sports Bar and Restaurant in Hilliard: Kids eat free Sunday’s and Monday’s.
Uber Eats: waived all delivery fees.
Greek Express: free lunch to school aged kids Monday-Friday 11am-2pm.
Fusion: $1 Peanut Butter and Jelly Rolls through app and in-store.
El Rodeo Mexican: Free meals K-12 Monday-Friday from 2pm-5pm (no purchase necessary).
Roosters: Free kids meals age 12 and younger starting 3/16/2020 through 4/5/2020.
All People’s Fresh Market: open for regular hours #614-445-7342.
Free Meal Pick Ups at Schools
Columbus City School Locations: Monday-Friday (Breakfast 8am-9am and Lunch 11am-1pm)
Linden-McKinley Stem Academy
South 7-12
Buckeye Middle School
Independence High School
Columbus Afrocentric Early College
Sherwood Middle School
Centennial High School
Columbus Global Academy
Mifflin High School
Woodward Park Middle School
West High School
Starling PreK-8
Wedgewood Middle School
Dublin City Schools: Monday-Friday 9a-2p (grab and go)
Dublin Scioto High School
Riverside Elementary
Pickerington Local Schools: Monday-Friday 11:30a-12:30p (grab and go)
Tussing Elementary
Harmon Middle School
Ridgeview Jr. High
Groveport Madison Schools: Monday-Friday 11:30am-12:30pm for children under 18 years old
Asbury Elementary
Dunloe Elementary
Glendening Elementary
Madison Elementary
Middle School Central
Middle School North
Worthington Schools Monday-Friday 10a-1p
Thomas Worthington High school
Worthington Kilbourne High School
Slate Hill Elementary
Canal Winchester Local Schools: Monday-Friday (grab and go)
Check school website for full details (http://www.cwschools.org/)
Westerville City Schools
Starting 3/19/2020 will have food delivery. Check website
Hilliard City Schools
Pick up and Delivery details will be available on 3/18/2020.
On 3/16 and 3/17 from 10am to 1pm-grab a lunch (child that this is for must be present).
Bexley Schools
Breakfast and Lunch available 2x’s per week at 4 different locations.
(NOTE: only for students who qualify for free lunches)-Check website for details.
Reynoldsburg City Schools
-March 17-20 meals can be picked up between 11am-1pm
French Run Elementary
Hannah Ashton Middle School
Reynoldsburg High School Livingston Campus
-March 23-27 meals can be picked up between 11a-1p at French Run Elementary
Reynoldsburg High School Livingston Campus
-March 30-April 3 meals can be picked up between 11a-1p at French Run Elementary
French Run Elementary
Hannah Ashton Middle School
Reynoldsburg High School Livingston Campus
Grandview Heights Schools: Monday-Friday (grab and go meals)
Breakfast: 8am-8:15am at Edison Commons
Lunch: 11am-11:30am at Edison Commons
Gahanna Jefferson Schools: 11a-1p
March 18 (3 days worth of food) , March 23 (5 days worth of food) and March 30 (5 days worth of food)
Goshen Lane Elementary
Royal Manor Elementary
Middle School East
Middle School West
Lincoln High School
Other:
The LunchBox: will be passing out emergency bags of food throughout the duration of the school closures to families needing them most.
Transportation
COTA: As of 3/17/2020, COTA buses will only be running 1x per hour and will stop running at 10pm instead of 12am.
Child Care
Call Action for Children at #614.224.0222
Safe Families: for respite services #614-210-3267
Shelter
Overflow shelter: have to leave at 8am
Main Shelter: do not have to leave, but have to remain in the common area.
*Note: families need to call the shelter directly for more guidance
Star House: #614-826-5868
Closing everyday 11am-2pm. Taking temperature when enter the building. If you have a fever you will be given a goody bag and turned away. Not allowing usual partners or visitors inside except for medical personnel.
Huckleberry House: #614-294-8097
No longer accepting basic conflict situations. If there are significant allegations of PAB/SAB or homeless teens are able to utilize this service. Will continue to offer community based workers via telecommunication due to limiting the amount of younger population.
College students who are foster youth: Info@togetherwerise.org (will help provide or help find housing during the transition).
Educational
ABC Mouse: Free membership with code (SCHOOL7771).
WOSU: Click here for online resources and at-home lesson plans.
Utilities
AEP: Suspending shut offs.
Columbia Gas: Suspending shut offs.
Internet Services
-Spectrum: Free Wi-Fi for K-12 (for 60 days) #1-844-488-8395.
-Comcast: Available to all qualified low income households (English) #855-846-8376 (Spanish) #855-765-6995.
Employment
-Contact Amazon, Aldi, and other grocery stores.
Other
-Unemployment website is up to date with information.
JOIN:
Starting next week 10:30am-1:30pm (out of building by 2pm).
-Possible donated food.
-NO birth certificates due to vital office being closed.
Gladden Community House
PIP and HEAP with the Breathing Association: only contact via phone call and NO face to face.
After School Program: Monday-Friday from 1:30pm-4:30pm children can get dinner who are within the zip code.
Food Pantry: zip code only and will receive pre-boxed food.
Serving Zip Codes: 43204, 43222, 43223, 43215 and West of the Scioto River.
Food Pantries
Click here for a comprehensive list of food pantries in Franklin County.
St. Stephen’s Community House Food Pantry
Food Nutrition Center: available for all Franklin County Residents (no zip code restrictions). Families can visit 1x a week through March 2020. Food will be pre-boxed foods ONLY.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12pm-3pm.
Tuesday and Thursday 3pm-6pm.
**NOTE: if never been to the food pantry will need to bring proof of residency and ID
Diapers: available for children under 3 years old.
Go to SaintstephensCH.org for updated information and their blog.
Juvenile Court
Postpone ALL non-essential and non-emergency hearing.
Call clerk’s office for more information at #614.525.3600.
If court date was postponed 614.252.4407.
-Vital Statistics office is closed (NO birth certificate).
Healthcare
WIC:
-EVERYONE Contact via phone call before going to appointment.
-Do not have to see the infant, but will need to provide birth certificate.
-Children 1-5 years old have to be seen, but this will be a short 10-15 min visit and are eliminating medical portion (height/weight).
United Methodist Free Store: CLOSED until further notice.