NNEMAP Food Pantry is committed to the families who trust us for food and other services each week.  Over the last 3 years the number of families we served has tripled.  That means more food is necessary to feed the over 56,000 families and over 188,000 individuals in those families.  At the same time, just as you are experiencing increased food costs at the grocery, we also have experienced an almost 400% increase in food costs since before the pandemic hit. We anticipate that food costs will continue to increase in 2025 and beyond.

To help with the high cost of food we have been purchasing, beginning in March 2025 NNEMAP will introduce our Produce Protein Express (PPE) one week per month for most months.  During PPE week, we will provide fresh produce, protein and bread, as available; personal care items will also be available as we have been providing.  During those weeks, visits by our SNAP outreach team, insurance companies, and others will continue to occur.  The only change during PPE week is your shopping cart will not have any shelf stable items (canned foods, pasta, rice, etc.)  – the items’ with costs that have risen dramatically over the last 3 years.

To help you plan, our PPE weeks will be the first full week of each month as follows:

March 3-8                      June 2-7                         October 6-11

April 7-12                      August 4-9                    November 3-8

May 5-10                       September 2-6              December 1-6

We realize this change could take some adapting and we will do everything we can to help make the adjustment during those weeks as easy as possible for you and your family.

NNEMAP will be OPEN regular hours on PRESIDENT’S DAY, FEB 17, 2025

NNEMAP Food Pantry is proud to announce the opening of our refrigerated pick-up lockers! The lockers are available for order requests starting now.

To request a pick-up order, you MUST have either a phone that accepts text messages or an email you check regularly. To place an order, fill out the following form:

Request a Food Locker Pick-Up

The lockers are available for order pick-up 24/7. The lockers are located at the southwest corner of the building at NNEMAP Food Pantry (closest to Oxford St).

After filling out the request form, you will receive a text message and an email, notifying you when your order is ready for pick-up. Please be sure to check your spam folder for the email notification. You will have 48 hours to pick up your order from the time that you receive the notification.

PLEASE NOTE it may take several days after submitting a request for your order to be ready for pick-up, due to the volume of requests we receive.

For questions about how to pick up your order, please refer to the following:

Gifts for the Holidays 2023!
Gratefully accepting donations of NEW, UNWRAPPED GIFTS for Children
***Donors Like You Helped NNEMAP Food Pantry Provide Gifts for Nearly 1,400 Kids in 2022!
We Need Your Help Again!!!***
Gift Suggestions

• Footballs, Basketballs, Soccer Balls, Other Sports Equipment
• Dolls and Stuffed Animals • Board Games • Kitchen Toys • Art Supplies
• Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Socks • Watches, Costume Jewelry, Nail Polish
• OSU / Team Apparel • Ear Buds / Headphones • Fragrances / Cologne / Perfume
• Remote Control / Battery-Powered Toys (and Batteries!)

DELIVER GIFTS MON., DECEMBER 4 thru SAT., DECEMBER 16 TO…
NNEMAP Food Pantry • 677 E. 11th Ave • Columbus, OH 43211
(NOTE: DELIVERIES ACCEPTED BETWEEN 10AM AND 1PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TO MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS, PLEASE CALL 614-297-0533)
Cash donation? Visit NNEMAPPantry.org/give or mail a check to NNEMAP, Inc. to the address above
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Gift Shoppe is Open December 18 thru December 22, 2023, 9am-1pm
Hosted by Linden Life Fellowship • 877 E. 11th Ave • Columbus, OH 43211

TO VOLUNTEER: Please contact Roy Clark at director@nnemappantry.org or call 614-297-0533

THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THE HOLIDAYS A SPECIAL TIME FOR OUR YOUNGEST CUSTOMERS!