Local Matters

Community showed up in a big way at the Big Summer Kickoff in Whitehall 💙🌞

Together with Bright Community Center, Local Matters Community, and the Whitehall Parks and Recreation, we helped distribute 700 meal boxes and hosted a free produce market to expand food access for families throughout the community.

This event was especially meaningful as it marked the final community gathering for Local Matters after 18 years of service. Through nutrition education, food access programs, and unwavering dedication to their neighbors, Local Matters has made a lasting impact on countless lives across Central Ohio.

As food insecurity continues to affect more families and funding challenges impact nonprofits nationwide, partnerships like these remind us what's possible when communities come together to support one another.

We're grateful to have stood alongside these incredible partners for this special event and to celebrate the legacy Local Matters leaves behind. Thank you for 18 years of service, advocacy, and care for your community.

Together, we distributed more than food, we shared hope, dignity, and support for families who need it most. 📦

Local Matters programming is a wrap.
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We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to spend with the people of Whitehall, and we're glad that we could tie a bow on our work on the warmest, sunniest Friday before weekend storms rolled through. It's fitting that Local Matters' final event was a Veggie Van market getting produce directly to the people.⁠
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Our final tally tells us that we distributed over 3,100 pounds of good, fresh fruits and vegetables. Visitors to our tent got to shop our humble market completely for free thanks to Shine Bright Whitehall. Our friends at Conscious Alliance made sure that everyone walked away with pantry staples to compliment that lovely produce.

We're proud to finish things off on such a high note and in such good company. We're actively winding things down at Local Matters, but we'll still be in our office until the end of June. Don't be a stranger.