In the past year, Heart of the City Foundation served over 35,000 people in downtown Columbus with free services provided by a variety of partners. All people are welcome to receive these services regardless of race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, family configuration, mental capacity, age, or religious affiliation. While all programs serve the whole person, they are intended to meet needs in specific ways.

Serving Physical Needs:

Manna Café: Manna Café is an outreach ministry of Broad Street United Methodist Church (BSUMC). For twenty years, Manna Café has served food, fellowship, and love for those in need in downtown Columbus. Over 100,000 meals have been served.

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Serving Justice:

Interfaith Legal Clinic: Provides free legal services by volunteer attorneys to an average of 35 people a month.

 
 
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Serving Children, Families, and the Community:

Support of Freedom School (with Ohio Children’s Defense Fund): This program provides a six-week, five-day-a-week, literacy-based, multicultural enrichment program for elementary age children that maintains reading ability through the summer, fosters engagement in social action, motivates community service, and hires six college-age servant leader interns to lead the school.