Community Projects...

ABOUT IPM FOOD PANTRY

Reaching Further. Feeding More.  

Community has been a core value of IPM since its foundation. In 1964, Armstrong Chapel and three local churches joined together to help families living in impoverished conditions along the Little Miami River near Newtown, Ohio. The group realized that they could help more people by working together, so they formed a non-profit organization called Inter Parish Ministry (IPM) with the goal of helping neighbors during difficult times.

IPM Food Pantry feeds families in need and brings community members together to enhance lives throughout the Cincinnati area. IPM continues to transform the definition of a traditional food pantry.  We meet people where they are and treat each family with dignity, helping the entire community thrive.

As decades moved forward, we continue to help IPM expand its ability to impact more of the Cincinnati community!

Summer Picnic

Armstrong Chapel UMC volunteers grilled, prepared, packed, and served a hot meal for our neighbors.

We had 11 volunteers for the Drive-Through Pantry

Stocking Shelves

Our volunteers donate food and lend a helping hand by stocking shelves at the IPM pantry, helping care for those in need in our community.

Armstrong Chapel and Madisonville Braves Raking Volunteers

This mission helps low-income, elderly, and disabled homeowners prepare their homes for winter throughout the fall season. It's a great opportunity to help our neighbors in Madisonville! 

 

Thanksgiving Community Outreach

This community mission partners with Joshua’s Place (www.joshuasplace.cc). Joshua's Place is a locally based non-profit that comes alongside families to help them overcome the barriers in their lives that cause instability. We want to bless the families that are part of the Deer Park Food Co-op this holiday season by providing them with a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
Thank you for making this mission possible!

We collected 56 bags this year!  Thank you for all your support!

We have heartwarming Saturday morning filled with fellowship as women joyfully pack over 275 period packs every year. Their mission is to uplift women and girls facing financial hardships by offering access to essential sanitary products for their periods. The lack of these products can hinder their comfort, confidence, and even education or job opportunities.

These essential packs will go out to 3 mission partners - J. P. Parker School, Heritage School, and MEAC. 

 

Through partnerships with community housing organizations, we provide housing and financial support to help families in need regain stability.

ABOUT IHN, FOUND HOUSE INTERFAITH HOUSING NETWORK

Found House IHN began on October 26, 1991 as Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati (IHNGC), with a Day Center, and eight congregations who opened up the doors of their churches and synagogues to homeless families.
 
Since 1991, our network has grown to include over 100 congregational partners, representing people of Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Unitarian faiths. Congregations provide overnight shelter and meals for homeless families in our Emergency Shelter program.
 
Found House has also grown and enhanced the services offered over the years to provide wraparound support for the whole family that extends beyond Emergency Shelter.

ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Inspired by the national Habitat for Humanity movement, a group of local Christians founded the grassroots organization in Cincinnati in 1986. The early Cincinnati Habitat was entirely volunteer run with large involvement from our church and others.  Today, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati is the largest nonprofit homebuilder in the region. Together with homebuyer families, donors like us, and volunteers they have built over 680 high-quality modest homes and completed over 140 critical home repairs for low-income homeowners in our community!

Their mission is seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.