Local Outreach Volunteers

Local Outreach Volunteers We are Local Outreach Volunteers (LOV). We provide outreach to the homeless and hopeless in Columbus,

We serve 40 people today. We had a taco bake from Jeanine and extra hot dogs, hamburgers and pasta salad donated from a ...
05/24/2026

We serve 40 people today. We had a taco bake from Jeanine and extra hot dogs, hamburgers and pasta salad donated from a baby shower. It was a rainy but busy day and many of our friends were very excited for dry shoes and socks.

Current needs-
Sweatpants
Athletic shorts
Men’s size 11-13 athletic shoes
Cat food
Dog food
Deodorant
Backpacks

We spent our Mother’s Day serving our friends on the streets. We served a great meal and gave out lots of shoes, clothin...
05/12/2026

We spent our Mother’s Day serving our friends on the streets. We served a great meal and gave out lots of shoes, clothing and supplies.

04/29/2026

A belated post to say--

We were grateful to serve 15 women this past Saturday night. Each woman was happy to receive tacos and a purse with snacks and hygiene supplies. "This is awesome!" was a common response to our stops. Thank you all for your support in allowing us to show LOV to our community!

Giving LOV on the streets and helping to meet basic needs, because everyone deserves to be cared for. “I was having some...
04/26/2026

Giving LOV on the streets and helping to meet basic needs, because everyone deserves to be cared for.

“I was having some bad thoughts before you pulled up. I was thinking maybe I should step in front of a car, but I didn’t want to put a driver through that.” We spent time talking and caring for Michael. He was feeling hopeless, cold, tired, and hungry. Sometimes a hot meal and some caring faces can make more of a difference than we could ever imagine.

Thank you to all who support us and to Jeanine Donaldson for the meal this week.

We fed around 45 today! So glad we had enough to go around. We didn’t make it to the south side. There were so many to c...
04/19/2026

We fed around 45 today! So glad we had enough to go around. We didn’t make it to the south side. There were so many to care for on the west end.
We gave out lots of clothing and shoes. Our cars were packed as usual. Thanks to all of you for keeping us well stocked!
We are running low on the following items if you could possibly donate:
Hoodies!
Men’s and women’s jeans in smaller sizes
Men’s and women’s gym shorts
Small toiletries (shampoo and conditioners)
Toothpaste!!
We LOV you all💕

Great day for outreach! We served 38 people and a lot of new faces. As Mr. Rogers once said, “ Look for the helpers. You...
03/29/2026

Great day for outreach! We served 38 people and a lot of new faces. As Mr. Rogers once said, “ Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” We had the best helpers today! I love it when kids join in. Thanks to Cyndi, Ben and Solly and Keith, Megan, Ben and Tana. We were able to give out a lot of shoes and clothing. The food was great. Thanks to Patty for the ham and Easter snack bags ( oops, forgot 📸) We appreciate all of you💕

03/22/2026

“I’m going to have a good night now."

That was the reaction from one of the eight women we met tonight. Another shared how much it meant just knowing someone "has her back." She talked about how important it is to have someone to rely on. LOV is that for her.

There was a lot of love out there! ❤️

Served 24 friends today on the west and south side. We had breakfast casserole with berries and bagels. We were also abl...
03/15/2026

Served 24 friends today on the west and south side. We had breakfast casserole with berries and bagels. We were also able to give out a lot of clothing, bowlers, towels and hygiene items.

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