Stepping Up to Help Neighbors in Need 
Funding for SNAP benefits are scheduled to end 10/31. ICO recognizes the potential humanitarian crisis of millions of people being without access to food. Now is the time for all of us to step up to help our neighbors! Please consider making a donation to one of these organizations. 

• Mid-Ohio Food Collective: cash donations (to our own ICO link) are most wanted as they have buying power in bulk and can provide more food for people.  

• Clintonville Beechwold Community Resources Center, providing meals directly to people in need.

Due to the government shutdown, there are 330 TSA employees at the Columbus airport who are not receiving paychecks despite being required to show up for work. We have a connection with TSA management at the airport and have organized to support employees with gas cards so they can get to work. So far we have managed to purchase 30 $20 cards. Contact Megan Thomas at megangthomas@outlook.com to arrange to drop off gas cards, or send her cash for cards to her Venmo,  @MeganThomas424, or Zelle megangthomas@outlook.com. 

Finally, we would like to ask people to consider more informal supports by joining your local community's Buy Nothing/Pay Nothing Facebook sites and Moms helping Moms groups and offer to be a "Grocery Buddy." Example post: "Give: we are able to give a "grocery buddy" the month of November. We'd love to provide groceries throughout the month including anything you would need for Thanksgiving to a family who needs the help. Feel free to message me privately if it's you or you know someone who could use."