Springfield-Clark Community Initiative

❗ Open Hands Free Pantry – Weather Closure Notice ❗

Due to hazardous road and weather conditions across Ohio, the Open Hands Free Pantry will be closed tomorrow, January 27th.

The safety of our volunteers and community members always comes first, and we appreciate your understanding.

Please stay safe, check on neighbors who may need assistance, and follow local weather updates.

We look forward to reopening as soon as conditions improve.

📢 Operation Hunger – January Schedule Update

We wanted to share a quick update with our community. Operation Hunger will take place on January 17 this month, one week later than usual. Our food delivery schedule was briefly shifted due to holiday timing, and this adjustment ensures we have everything needed to serve families fully and reliably.

As a result, grocery packing will also move back one week and will now take place on January 15 — and yes, pizza is still included for our amazing volunteers.

Thank you for your flexibility and continued support. We appreciate this community more than you know.

Snow isn’t stopping us today! Drive on through between 3 and 5 pm for your free groceries! All you need to bring is your ID.

🌟 It’s Giving Tuesday! 🌟

Today, we join millions around the world in celebrating generosity — and we invite you to be part of what neighbors helping neighbors looks like here in Springfield and Clark County, Ohio.

Through Springfield-Clark Community Initiative (SCCI), local churches, community groups, and volunteers come together to fight hunger, support families in crisis, and bring hope where it’s needed most. Every gift, no matter the size, strengthens this mission and directly impacts families right here at home.

If you’re able, would you consider supporting SCCI today?
💙 Give now: bit.ly/SCCI-Donate

Thank you for being a caring neighbor and making a difference this Giving Tuesday! 🙏💙

❗️Weather Update: Open Hands Free Pantry Closed Today

Due to the inclement weather and unsafe road conditions, SCCI’s Open Hands Free Pantry will be closed today for the safety of our volunteers and guests.

Please stay warm, stay safe! Thank you for your understanding!

🦃 Holiday Announcement 🦃

The Open Hands Free Pantry will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27 so our volunteers can spend time with their families.

We’ll reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, December 2.

We’re grateful for our community and wish everyone a safe and joyful holiday! 💛

🌟 – December 2, 2025

Next Tuesday is a global day of giving, and we invite you to partner with the Springfield-Clark Community Initiative (SCCI) to help support families right here in our community.

SCCI is a volunteer-driven, local nonprofit working to meet urgent needs in practical ways. Your support allows us to provide:

🍞 Weekly free groceries and personal items through our Open Hands Free Pantry
🚗 Monthly groceries through Operation Hunger
🎒 Weekend meal bags for students at Park Layne and Shawnee Elementary Schools

Every dollar makes a difference—and every gift stays local to help our neighbors facing food insecurity.

If you are able, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today:
💻 bit.ly/SCCI-Donate

Thank you for helping us make sure no neighbor goes hungry. ❤️

🧥 SCCI Winter Coat Program — We’re Collecting Coats!
As the temperatures drop, many of our neighbors are facing the cold without a warm coat. You can help.

We are currently collecting new or gently used coats for children, teens, and adults. Your donation will go directly to a neighbor who needs it this winter.

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It’s a beautiful day! Come grab some free groceries between 3 and 5 pm at 151 S Bird Rd, Springfield, Ohio.

👐 Neighbors Helping Neighbors — Now More Than Ever

As the government shutdown continues and food assistance programs wind down, many local families are struggling to put food on the table.

At Springfield-Clark Community Initiative, we’re doing everything we can to meet the growing need — but we need your help.

We’re looking for volunteers to:
🫶 Pack and distribute groceries
💬 Offer prayer and encouragement
🌟 Serve warm meals and share kindness

Every hour you give helps a neighbor in need experience hope and dignity.

If you can spare even a few hours a week — or one afternoon a month — you can make a difference.

📍 Volunteer with us today:
springfield-clarkcommunityinitiative.org/volunteer

Or send us a message right here on Facebook to get started.

❤️ Together, we can bring hope to Springfield and Clark County — one neighbor at a time.