The Puzzle Piece Golf Scramble

Join Bridgeway Academy for the 3rd annual Puzzle Piece Golf Outing! All proceeds support summer camp scholarships for students at Bridgeway Academy. Space is limited - register your foursome today!

Give the Gift of Music

The purpose of this drive is to place musical instruments in the hands of our school children and to assist budget diminished schools to make positive differences in the lives of so many deserving young people.

Please help the Columbus Music Commission make this a major success for Columbus City Schools.

Big Night of Bourbon 2021

Welcome to the Big Night of Bourbon benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware County. We are so excited to be hosting our 2nd virtual bourbon tasting on Saturday, August 28th! This year we will be tasting Old Forester Bourbons including Old Forester Signature 100 Proof, 1870 and 1910.

Give the Gift of Music

The purpose of this drive is to place musical instruments in the hands of our school children and to assist budget diminished schools to make positive differences in the lives of so many deserving young people.

Please help the Columbus Music Commission make this a major success for Columbus City Schools.

Give the Gift of Music

The purpose of this drive is to place musical instruments in the hands of our school children and to assist budget diminished schools to make positive differences in the lives of so many deserving young people.

Please help the Columbus Music Commission make this a major success for Columbus City Schools.

Eat Up Columbus!

Eat Up Columbus is a culinary adventure celebrating community, collaboration and cause cuisine. The annual event shares a “dinner party” theme, basking in the spirit of underground supper clubs which debuted Freedom a la Cart to the Columbus dining scene. Eat Up Columbus is a celebratory evening for guests, and supports an important cause in our community: Freedom a la Cart’s work to empower and employ survivors of human trafficking. 

Give the Gift of Music

The purpose of this drive is to place musical instruments in the hands of our school children and to assist budget diminished schools to make positive differences in the lives of so many deserving young people.

Please help the Columbus Music Commission make this a major success for Columbus City Schools.

Breakfast with the Bishop

Join Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop for the Diocese of Columbus and Rachel Lustig , President and CEO for CSS, in person, (as we follow safety guidelines) to once again gather together for this annual educational and awareness event.

This year's keynote address will be delivered by Fr. Michael J. Rozier, SJ, PhD as he presents to us how the social determinants of health affect people in poverty.

The monthly meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Human Service Chamber.

Beer Tasting with Wolf's Ridge Brewing

One Package is a tasting for two. It includes:

• A live tasting co-hosted by our local craft brewers
• 4-6 beers (depending on the brewery)
• A tasty snack
• Two 5oz tasting glasses

Delivery or pick-up will take place within the week prior to the event. You will be contacted to arrange the date/time.

Quarterly Community Health Advocacy Breakfast

We'd like to invite you to participate in a very serious topic that will address a specific Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) Murder/Homicide- A Public Health Crisis, Pain, Pathology and Trauma. Our speakers include Dr. Kevin Dixon, Lecturer, OSU College of Social Work, Dr. Sara McIntosh, Medical Director, Alvis, Inc. and Staci Swenson, Director of Behavioral Health and Social Work, PrimaryOne Health.

Village Maker Festival

Central Community House is celebrating 85 years of service to the community at our first ever Village Maker Festival! 

Join us for this outdoor celebration with local vendors, live performances, art showcases, activities, and more, while honoring the everyday heroes, dedicated volunteers, and selfless professionals who work to make our community a better place. 

40th Anniversary Fall Benefit & Gala


This year marks the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio's 40th year of advocacy for Ohio's children. We know that challenges to child wellbeing exist everywhere and may look different depending on where once lives. We are incredibly proud of the work and the accomplishments made on behalf of children who live in every part of the state - rural, urban, and suburban. Our focus on making sure that children who are Black, Brown, experiencing poverty, marginalized in society remains and is strengthened by our unwavering commitment to leveling the playing field for all children. Of course, none of this possibly without the relentless work of the incredible CDF team, community volunteers, supporters, and leaders - who share in our belief in Ohio's future - our children. We hope you can join us for this inspiring event.

Groundbreaking Ceremony


You are invited to be part of the Alvis Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Alum Creek Expansion and Renovation Project that provides second chances here in Central Ohio.

Octoberfest Celebration

Celebrating 50 Years of CRC!

Please join The Clintonville Beechwold Community Resources Center and North Broadway United Methodist Church for our Oktoberfest Fundraiser to celebrate “CRC’s 50 Years of Service” on Saturday, September 25th from 2pm – 6pm in the church parking lot at 48 E. North Broadway.

Admission is free, beer wristbands are $10 each and includes 1 beer ticket. Additional Beer tickets are $5 each! Barley’s Brewing Company, Lineage Brewing and Seventh Son Brewing will be offering their signature ale’s and The Deeptones will be performing live music! We’ll also have a mini cornhole tournament, seasonal kid’s activities, and a local food truck! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the important work CRC provides for our community!

Eviction Prevention Workshop

3.25 CLE/CEU credits (pending)
(lawyers/counselors/
social workers/therapists)

Youth Mental Health Conference

MHAOhio’s annual conference serves as an opportunity for mental health professionals and community leaders to come together and learn emerging best practices in youth and young adult mental health care. Featuring Dr. Adrienne Kennedy (Transforming Education, Inc.), Erin Upchurch, MSSA, LISW-S (Kaleidoscope Youth Center), and the Family and Children First Council’s Building Better Lives Initiative team this year’s virtual event will be centered on understanding the impact of racial trauma on youth and emerging adults. CE application has been submitted.

We will be gathering *outside* of the Wells Barn at Franklin Park Conservatory for a purely social gathering for you and your peer leaders in the health and human services sector.

More details to come.

Your RSVP to this invitation is appreciated so that we can ensure we have the appropriate amount of food and drink.

Campfire 2021

The Flying Horse Farms 10th Anniversary Campfire event will celebrate ten years of camp healing, transformative magic, campers first, fearless freedom, and heartfelt gratitude. It will bring to life a decade of silly singing, post-dinner dancing, and cabin chats.

It will be precisely what a Flying Horse Farms camp experience is - joyful, rejuvenating, and full of surprises. For this special milestone event, guests are invited to an upscale camp experience at Flying Horse Farms in pastoral Mt. Gilead, Ohio.

The upscale camp event will include entertainment, inspiration, self-guided camp experiences, signature cocktails, and gourmet camp bites - all topped off with a s'more and the biggest smile you'll have all year.

Annual Bed Race!

THE BED RACE IS BACK! As a supporter of the Furniture Bank, we proudly invite you to join us for our famous Bed Race presented by Sauder Woodworking on October 2, 2021 at Easton Town Center! 


All you need to join the fun is some friends or coworkers for a team, the skill to race a twin bed, and a little imagination! Costumes and themed beds make this a rolling good time. SEE YOU AT THE STARTING LINE!

Women of Promise

We are so excited to welcome a limited number of in-person guests to this hybrid event. We have carefully planned an inspirational evening while keeping your safety paramount. The Peak at Edison is a stunning 4th floor facility with a panoramic view of the Columbus skyline and sizable open air spaces. Our event will occupy well under the total capacity of the venue. 

In-person guests will enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent auction, a live auction including fabulous trips, and an inspirational presentation of the 2020 and 2021 Women of Promise Awards. 

Girls Without Limits

It’s our 10th birthday and you’re invited to celebrate this milestone at ROX’s annual fundraising event Girls Without Limits. This unique outdoor evening will bring together strong female leaders dedicated to empowering the next generation of confident girls. Learn about where we’ve been, what we’ve learned through data, and where we’re going on our journey to make the world a better place for girls.

In conjunction with this year’s event, ROX is proud to also celebrate the launch of the latest ‘Girls Without Limits’ book authored by ROX Founder & CEO Dr. Lisa Hinkelman.

This in-person event location provides a 100% outdoor, open air environment where COVID-19 protocols can be safely implemented. in-person event location provides a 100% outdoor, open air environment where COVID-19 protocols can be safely implemented.

Bravo Celebration: A Story of Impact

Marching for More

For 12 years, The Best Damn Band in the Land (TBDBITL) has teamed up with Gladden Community House to host Marching for More, an evening of celebration to raise awareness and vital funds for Gladden’s work on behalf of children and families in Franklinton. Partnering through tradition, music and community service, this annual event with The Ohio State University Marching Band has helped Gladden raise over $1.6 million dollars in support of Gladden’s life-impacting work and mission.

This year space is limited, but we’d love to have you, your family, or business marching with us. 

Transforming Care Conference

The Equitas Health Institute will host the 2021 Transforming Care Conference on LGBTQ+ & HIV Health Equity, October 14-15, at the Fawcett Center on the Ohio State University Campus in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s conference theme—We see us!—challenges the LGBTQ+ community, queer people of color, people living with HIV, caretakers, and activists to hold up one another’s experience, to validate the knowledge that comes from living, doing, and being, and to acknowledge ourselves as relevant witnesses. The conference will feature dozens of presentations including live plenary speakers and breakout sessions that offer attendees the opportunity to view LGBTQ+ and HIV service provision from the perspective of the patient, the social worker, the caregiver, the test counselor.

Included in this year’s conference registration–a public screening of the film CURED at the Gateway Film Center. CURED chronicles the battle waged by a small group of activists who forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses in 1973.

The Transforming Care Conference is known for the unique opportunity it has provided for professionals and community members to come together learn not only from research and best practices but from each other’s life and healthcare experiences. We hope you will join us for the 6th annual TCC!

Transforming Care Conference

The Equitas Health Institute will host the 2021 Transforming Care Conference on LGBTQ+ & HIV Health Equity, October 14-15, at the Fawcett Center on the Ohio State University Campus in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s conference theme—We see us!—challenges the LGBTQ+ community, queer people of color, people living with HIV, caretakers, and activists to hold up one another’s experience, to validate the knowledge that comes from living, doing, and being, and to acknowledge ourselves as relevant witnesses. The conference will feature dozens of presentations including live plenary speakers and breakout sessions that offer attendees the opportunity to view LGBTQ+ and HIV service provision from the perspective of the patient, the social worker, the caregiver, the test counselor.

Included in this year’s conference registration–a public screening of the film CURED at the Gateway Film Center. CURED chronicles the battle waged by a small group of activists who forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses in 1973.

The Transforming Care Conference is known for the unique opportunity it has provided for professionals and community members to come together learn not only from research and best practices but from each other’s life and healthcare experiences. We hope you will join us for the 6th annual TCC!

Evening of Promise

This Year's Evening of Promise will take place at The Fives, in addition, it will be streamed for virtual guests. We are very excited to announce our Champions as well as provide ticket prices and links very soon, so keep checking back!

The monthly meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Human Service Chamber.

Voice & Vision Award Celebration

We invite you to join us for our Voice & Vision virtual celebration to honor State Auto Insurance Companies and support Homeport’s mission of quality affordable housing and critical homebuyer education. This is the seventh year of the Voice & Vision program, an event that recognizes supporters and honors a leader or organization closely aligned with Homeport’s mission. This year’s theme is “Making Room for Affordable Housing.” Join us in honoring State Auto Insurance Companies! 

Annual Meeting

Join us virtually on Thursday, October 21 for A Family Tradition: Jewish Family Services Annual Meeting to help us bid farewell to the year 5781 and welcome 5782!

We'll share stories of innovation and chesed (loving-kindness) demonstrated by our staff and the impact on individual lives and the central Ohio community.

We'll also honor some special "friends of the family" who were instrumental to our work last year.

This short and sweet program begins promptly at 8:00PM and concludes by 8:30-ish, so don't be late! We can't wait to share how we put the "Family" in Jewish Family Services during a year like no other.

Open Mic Night

Freedom a la Cart is partnering again with the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective to bring you two more Open Mic Nights this fall. Each event will be hosted by the amazingly talented poets, Barbara Fant and J. Dontah. A limited menu of food and drink will be available for purchase.

If you have a poem, song or narrative to share, please come and sign up at the event. If not, just come, listen and experience the power of spoken word. We look forward to sharing space with you! Doors open at 7p. 

Activists & Agitators

Activists and Agitators is an annual YWCA Columbus event dedicated to uniting the Columbus community, inspiring attendees to pursue greater social change together than we can achieve alone. Activists and Agitators fosters dialogue, provides practical resources and educates the community on how to promote empowerment and inclusion.

During this year’s event, we will build on conversations happening across our community to redefine the future of housing, education, and community safety. We’ll look at the intersections of each of these systems and envision a future where they work equitably for everyone. And, we’ll consider the role of self in building an equitable, inclusive Columbus.

Our event will include engaging speakers, artists, experts, and community organizers to guide us in discussing what a more equitable Columbus would look like. We will redefine the role of systems in building our community and how we can build anew to create a Columbus of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

2021 Healthcare Justice Awards

Racial and ethnic populations have had limited access to the healthcare field due to many factors. This year's event will support the newly created Healthcare Justice Scholarship Fund for racial, ethnic, and cultural under-represented populations who are entering or advancing in healthcare populations.

We look forward to sharing this special day with you. 

NEW this year- We are offering a Hybrid option for you and/or guests, which will include a lunch-to- go, and a dedicated LIVE stream to our event. If interested please check the appropriate box when registering.

Give Mom the Mic

For the past ten years, the annual Give Mom the Mic event has attracted a sold-out crowd of Central Ohioans who care deeply about healthy moms and families. The hilarious and heartwarming event supports programs and services Mental Health America of Ohio (MHAOhio) offers to help people on their journey to mental wellness, including POEM (Perinatal Outreach and Encouragement for Moms), which aims to support moms experiencing maternal mental health complications.

3rd Annual Bright Brunch

Open Mic Night

Freedom a la Cart is partnering again with the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective to bring you two more Open Mic Nights this fall. Each event will be hosted by the amazingly talented poets, Barbara Fant and J. Dontah. A limited menu of food and drink will be available for purchase.

If you have a poem, song or narrative to share, please come and sign up at the event. If not, just come, listen and experience the power of spoken word. We look forward to sharing space with you! Doors open at 7p. 

Empowerment Day

Empowerment Day, CUL’s signature annual event, recognizes and celebrates businesses and individuals who champion the principles of equal opportunity, social justice, and economic mobility for all … and whose financial support sustains CUL’s core programs and services for over 70,000 African American and under-resourced urban families and minority small businesses each year.

We will build on last year's themes of empathy and awareness by educating and mobilizing our community around CUL's revitalized mission of:

• Economic Empowerment— developing a game-changing ecosystem that creates social entrepreneurial talent and leaders that drive tomorrow's innovation.
• Education— Invest in closing the digital divide in education, equipment, training, engagement, and broadband.
• Social Justice & Innovation— Equity Now Coalition, advocating for reform, Partnerships to solve complex issues, Effective community education

The monthly meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Human Service Chamber.

Eviction Prevention Workshop

3.25 CLE/CEU credits (pending)
(lawyers/counselors/
social workers/therapists)

The monthly meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Human Service Chamber.

The annual social get-together for our member CEOs/EDs returns, Covid-permitting.

Annual Gala: Learning Through a Lifetime

Please join us for an incredible evening supporting the Columbus Early Learning Centers' mission to help young learners develop, families succeed and neighborhoods thrive.

We are thrilled to share that Caldecott Award Honoree, Oge Mora is the keynote for the event. Oge is a collage artist, storyteller and grew up in Columbus.

Our Learning Through A Lifetime Gala will feature dinner, drinks, hot chocolate bar, a silent auction featuring the theme "When I grow up I want to be....", and much more!

27th Annual Menu of Hope

Over 700,000 – or 1 in 4 – children in Ohio struggle with hunger. Children’s Hunger Alliance, in collaboration with community and corporate partners, helps provide millions of meals each year to children in need. Please join us at the 27th Annual Menu of Hope as we work together to fees Ohio’s kids.

Race for the Cure