A Human Services Hub in Southeast Columbus (Opening 2026)
With our neighbors and partners, Mid-Ohio Food Collective is leading a bold vision for hunger relief and community in southeast Columbus. The Eastland Prosperity Center will combine a free food market with a community health center, city services, and other supports under one roof to create a one-stop destination for social services.
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WHAT IS THE EASTLAND PROSPERITY CENTER?
Located near Refugee and Hamilton Roads, the Eastland Prosperity Center will turn a former Kroger shopping center into a 67,000 square-foot human services hub. We estimate it will help at least 100,000 people each year from Eastland and the surrounding region. The new Center will include:
A Mid-Ohio Market offering fresh, healthy food at no cost to eligible customers.
On-site help applying for SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs.
A community health center operated by a heath care partner.
Referrals to the Mid-Ohio Farmacy program.
WIC and CelebrateOne offices operated by the City of Columbus.
Reservable community space.
And more!
A full list of services will be announced before the Center opens in 2026. Together in one place, these services will help address the root causes of hunger in Eastland and the surrounding region.
PODCAST
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Eastland Prosperity Center: co-creating a space where everyone can thrive
Everyone at the Table. A Mid-Ohio Food Collective podcast
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Many Voices, One Vision: A Community Where Everyone Can Thrive
MOFC purchased the shopping center that will become the Eastland Prosperity Center in 2023. Since then, we’ve been asking our neighbors what kinds of help they need most. The most common answers are healthy food, accessible health care, maternal and infant care, and other social supports. That feedback was considered at every step along with key findings from the Eastland Community Plan led by the city’s Department of Neighborhoods. Now—with support from the City of Columbus, the State of Ohio, the U.S. federal government, The Columbus Foundation, and private donors—MOFC is working to offer the resources our neighbors need.
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Columbus Dispatch: Former Eastland Kroger to house OSU health clinic, free grocery market
May 23, 2025 | Eastland residents will soon be able to get their groceries in the same place they get their health care, thanks to the new Eastland Prosperity Center.
10TV: Mid-Ohio Food Collective partners with Ohio State for southeast Columbus health clinic
May 23, 2025 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective is teaming up with The Ohio State University to bring health care to their new Eastland Prosperity Center off Refugee Road.
Columbus Business First: The Punch List: Columbus hopes to refocus on Eastland. What does that mean?
January 3, 2025 | The city of Columbus plans to refocus on Eastland in the new year.
A key piece of the planning is the Eastland Prosperity Center, which will transform a former Kroger on Refugee Road into a hub of neighborhood resources. It is a partnership between the city and Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
WOSU: Planned facility in former Eastland shopping plaza will provide food, health and human services
October 23, 2024 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective and the City of Columbus plan to turn an abandoned shopping center into a 67,000-square-foot resource center with food, city services and more.
