J.O.I.N. provides material needs for low-income families in Franklin County, and emergency assistance to families throughout the Diocese of Columbus. It is operated under the Office of Catholic Charities of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Material need assistance includes prescriptions, personal care and household items, diapers, birth certificates, and utilities.
The Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs was blessed in 2007 to move to its current facility at 578 East Main Street. The current facility provides increased square footage, larger restroom facilities, a comfortable waiting area.
J.O.I.N. responds to calls from community organizations also serving low-income neighbors: men, women, and children.
- J.O.I.N. neighbors are often employed
- J.O.I.N. neighbors may receive or are awaiting government assistance.
- Some neighbors are transient.
- Others are children and parents whose resources have been depleted.
- Often, they have nowhere else to turn.
Our Hours, except holidays and Holy Days:
Monday through Friday
9:30 am-1:30 pm
For prescription assistance, call 614-241-2531
For other needs, call 614-241-2530
Birth Certificate assistance requires a referral from an agency that is to be emailed to joinbc@columbuscatholic.org.
The referral must be on the agency’s letterhead and include:
Name, date of birth, state of birth, and reason for need. If the person is a minor, it must also include the parent(s) name(s) and date(s) of birth as well.
Out-of-state birth certificates require an appointment.
*Please do not include a social security number*
Utility requests are addressed through phone interviews only, at 614-241-2530.
Gas and electric: Gas and electric: mid-April through the end of October, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 a.m.- 11:30 am.
Water: Year-round, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 a.m.- 11:30 am.
Eligibility starts with a disconnect notice and once in an 18-month period.