{"id":12702,"date":"2012-03-28T19:09:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T23:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cap4kids.org\/columbus\/2012\/03\/28\/891658025\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:01:35","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/impact\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT Community Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Provides income-based case management services, emergency assistance services, financial services, computer literacy and workforce development programs. Most of the programs are for Franklin County residents living at or below\u00a0125% of the Federal Poverty Level. Visit the website or call for more information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Housing Stability &amp; Supportive Services<\/strong>: Case management for individuals and families in Columbus and Franklin County experiencing housing instability or are at risk of homelessness. Supports include housing placement assistance, landlord engagement and advocacy, financial coaching, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Assistance<\/strong> <strong>Services<\/strong>: The Home Energy Assistance Summer and Winter Crisis Program and the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), which helps Franklin County residents manage their energy bills year-round.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy Assistance Services<\/strong>: Free home repairs through their Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) and energy efficient lighting and refrigerator\/freezer replacement through their AEP Program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empowerment Services<\/strong>: Computer classes, financial services, re-entry program, workforce development\/employment, vocational training and certification, and Smart Tax Prep. The Achieve More and Prosper (AMP) program provides youth mentorship and workforce development training for ages 16-24.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Columbus Food Rescue &amp; Ro&#8217;s Kitchen<\/strong>: Fights food waste and inequity by rescuing excess foods to distribute to shelters and those facing food insecurity. Click the link to learn about donating food, requesting food for your organization, or volunteering.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/local-matters.org\/columbus-food-rescue\/\">Local-Matters.org\/Columbus-Food-Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Southside: 711 Southwood Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43207<br \/>\nWestside: 4129 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43228<br \/>\nGeneral: (614) 252-2799<br \/>\nAMP (Achieve More &amp; Prosper): (614) 252-2799<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.impactca.org\/\">IMPACTCA.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provides income-based case management services, emergency assistance services, financial services, computer literacy and workforce development programs. Most of the programs are for Franklin County residents living at or below\u00a0125% of the Federal Poverty Level. Visit the website or call for more information. Housing Stability &amp; Supportive Services: Case management for individuals and families in Columbus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[373,368,386,582,628,416,393,422,570,405,401,392,387,536,592],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-education-and-dropout-prevention","category-education","category-employment-training-volunteering","category-fair-chance","category-financial-assistance-for-transportation","category-financial-legal-help","category-food","category-tax-help","category-hunger","category-home-maintenance-and-repairs","category-housing","category-job-skills-and-training","category-programs-for-teens-and-young-adults","category-transportation","category-bills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12702"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46525,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions\/46525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}