Welcome to the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach!
We are located at 423 W Wheeling St. Lancaster, OH, 43130.
We are open Wednesdays, 3:00pm-6:30pm.
We do not provide a delivery service.
We are a ministry of Lancaster Vineyard Church
and our mission is:
Transforming People,
Transforming Our City,
Together in Christ
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The heart behind the Food Pantry & Outreach originated from our founding pastor, Joel Seymour, and his wife Kristi as they began to see why God called the Lancaster Vineyard Church into existence in 1998. They saw that people in our community need to experience a taste of heaven. In heaven there is no poverty, there is no hunger, there is no struggling to get by, and this is God’s heart for the people in our community. In the beginning, it was by word of mouth that we would hear of neighbors in need. Everyone would pitch in for groceries and we did drive by deliveries to families.
In 2000, the operation of the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry began when a couple from our church began to invite people into their walkout basement and garage to shop for free food.
In 2001, we started to operate the pantry out of a small office, and by 2007, the pantry moved to its current location at 423 West Wheeling Street.
In 2021, we changed our name to the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach. Our focus has always been to provide food, but we also recognize that people are hungry for more. The people in our community have a variety of needs. In everything we do, our heart is to build connection, inspire hope, and be a tangible expression of God’s love with the people in our community. Everyone we serve has the opportunity to secure not only food, but also emotional and spiritual support.
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At the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach we serve people who are in need including individuals and families, single parents and couples, people with limited income, elderly and homeless of Fairfield and surrounding counties. We see about 480 family visits at our food pantry every month.
We are a choice pantry, like a neighborhood market located on the west side of Lancaster where anyone is welcome to come and shop for groceries.
We create space for deeper connection and growth with the people we serve by offering one-on-one support and by regularly hosting neighborhood gatherings, workshops and outreaches.
All individuals of every creed, race, gender, sexual preference, and economic group are welcome to participate and will be served equally.
GET HELP
The Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach provides food for the hungry. If you or somebody you know is struggling or in need, we are here to provide practical help and support to navigate life’s challenges!
We serve people by offering connection, investing in their lives, and introducing them to the life changing power of God's love. Everyone we serve has the opportunity to secure not only food, but also emotional and spiritual support.
There are many opportunities to get connected!
GIVE HELP
When you contribute to the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach you are choosing to come alongside us to reduce hunger and inspire positive change in our community.
We operate solely by volunteers and contributions that we receive from local churches, organizations, businesses, grants and gifts.
You can partner with us in our Mission to Transform People and Transform our City. There are many opportunities for you to get involved!
What’s Happening
at the Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach
Thanksgiving Meal Box Giveaway
Annual Outreach event for our community
Christmas Meal Box Giveaway
Annual Outreach event for our community
COMMUNITY IMPACT
COMMUNITY IMPACT
PB & Joy at Tallmadge Elementary
The Food Pantry & Outreach collaborates with United Way of Fairfield County and Victory Center Food Pantry to serve those in need and make sure our county's most vulnerable, our children, aren't without food. We support the hunger needs of children by putting together a package of food for the students in need at Tallmadge Elementary School to take home every month. The package includes a variety of foods that can be prepared by a child such as fruits and veggies, canned pasta, soup, and cereal.
FEEDING Fairfield County
H3 Alliance - (Hunger, Health and Hope Committees)
The Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach is a part of The Fairfield County Hunger Coalition, also known as H3. We are working to build a healthy, educated community by providing information and resources to those dealing with food insecurity in our community.
H3 has two major goals. The first goal is educating low-income families and individuals in our community about their ability to eat healthy on the limited funds they receive through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aka food stamps. Our second goal is to provide education and training opportunities to everyone in the community in regards to hunger and hunger related health issues so that our community can be healthy and strong.
Over 18,000 residents of Fairfield County are food insecure. Food insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. The cost of a meal in Fairfield County is around $2.80 per person, per meal but through the SNAP (food stamp) program, folks only receive around $1.40 per person, per meal. Even though there is a large discrepancy between the cost of a meal in Fairfield County and the amount of assistance folks receive, we want to educate SNAP recipients and show them that healthy eating is an option. We also want to teach families that through healthy cooking and eating habits we can lower the risk of hunger related health issues, such as, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach
Our food pantry provides connection and support along with food, hygiene and household cleaning items for people in our community. We are open to the public every Wednesday from 3:00p - 6:30p. Check out the GET HELP section of our website for more details.
March
we served
13,401
Meals
in
491
Family Visits
to
1,489
People
THANK YOU
to our
Partners & Contributors
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Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC)
Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach is a member agency that directly distributes food from MOFC, which provides more than 170,000 meals each day for hungry people in Ohio.
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Panera Bread
Day-End Dough-Nation programs donates unsold baked good from Panera to local pantries including Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach on a weekly basis.
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Target
Target Local Stores care about the communities they serve. We receive weekly donations of food items from our local Target, in Lancaster.
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Kroger Marketplace
Zero Hunger Zero Waste is a social impact plan, committed to ending hunger in our communities and ending waste. We receive weekly donations of food items from Kroger in Lancaster.
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Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up provides diapers to over 70 food pantries in Ohio including Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry & Outreach
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Hugus Farms
Hugus Orchard has invited our volunteers to come and pick apples at their orchard in the fall to giveaway at our food pantry. They also donate various food items when they have surplus.
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Menards
Menards supplies the Food Pantry with durable plastic bags with which our clients use as they shop.
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Aldi
Aldi makes positive contributions to the community through supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to food insecurity. We receive weekly donations from our local Aldi.
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Save-a-Lot
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Northwoods Foundation
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Fairfield County Foundation
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South Central Power
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Picktown Palooza
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Kokosing
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Buckeye Ready Mix
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TruFit Athletic Club
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Rawdon Myers Inc
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First Presbyterian Church
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Steris
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Life Church Vineyard
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Universal Enterprises
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Powerhouse Gaming
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Sampson Maintenance Services Inc.