We'll continue to update information on this page as more churches and organizations are lifting COVID restrictions.
Area Food Pantries
Well-Help, THRIVE! Partner
DRIVE-THROUGH ONLY 127 Park Place (ground floor of First United Methodist Church) Wellington, OH 44090 Tel. 440-647-2689 Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday,10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Holiday food distributions for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Helping Hands Food Pantry New as of February 2022: Come in and "shop" but you'll need to wear a face mask. Otherwise, St. Patrick's would be happy to select your items and load them into your vehicle. The Old St. Patrick Church 510 North Main Street (lower level) Wellington, OH 44090 Tel. 440-647-4375 www.stpatrickwellington.com Open: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. Also, Tuesday following the third Saturday, from 6 to 8 p.m. Open to those living within zip code 44090 only. Oberlin Community Services, THRIVE! Partner 285 South Professor Street Parking Lot Oberlin, OH 44074 Tel. 440-774-6579 THE CHOICE PANTRY HAS RETURNED! Fridays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. (starting April 15) Note: masks must be worn inside the building. Contact-free drive-up food distributions will continue on: Mondays, 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Open to all Lorain County residents. Holiday food distributions in November and December are open to Oberlin residents only. |
Community Meals
The Wellington Community Meal Program is an association of churches, coordinated by The Salvation Army, which provide a free meal for the hungry. Some have resumed meals and others have not.
YES, MEALS HAVE RESUMED First United Methodist Church, THRIVE! Partner; 127 Park Place, Wellington; tel. 440-647-3263 Last Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. Fellowship Church, 44777 Route 18, Wellington; tel. 419-651-1487. DRIVE-THROUGH ONLY Hot, pre-packaged full meal. Last Friday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to whenever food runs out. Thanksgiving and Christmas meals will take place the Saturday before. New Life Assembly of God, 108 West Street, Wellington; tel. 440-647-3483. DRIVE-THROUGH ONLY. Last Sunday of every month, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, THRIVE! Partner;140 South Main Street, Wellington; tel. 440-647-3308 DRIVE-THROUGH ONLY “What’s Cookin’ Wednesdays” Each Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. $10 per person, includes entrée, salad and dessert. NO, MEALS ARE SUSPENDED St. Patrick Parish, 512 North Main Street, Wellington; tel. 440-647-4375. United Church of Huntington, 26677 OH-58, Wellington; tel. 440-647-4491 Grafton United Methodist Church, 973 Mechanic Street, Grafton; tel. 440-926-2034 |
Food Deliveries, Free
Food Delivery Project,
Oberlin Community Services, THRIVE! Partner For those who are incapacitated or home-bound, you can have groceries delivered to you. No charge for delivery. Food is delivered the 3rd Friday of every month by volunteers of the Wellington Kiwanis Club. Call 440-316-2063 to check for eligibility and sign-up. Village Market Tel. 440-647-2169 Free delivery to seniors only. Food delivered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Noon to 3 p.m. YOU MUST CALL NO LATER THAN 11 A.M. ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY OR BEFORE. Deliveries are limited to 4 or 5 bags. |
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