Bread Financial® supports increased access to food, critical services with $1.25 million gift to Mid-Ohio…

In 2020, Bread Financial made a $1.4 million dollar gift to support MOFC's operating budget and the development of a digital analytics platform. MOFC used insights from the platform to inform its Mid-Ohio Markets strategy, examining trends such as operating hours and Market placement. Through this initiative, MOFC identified a new Market location it will open in 2026 and will invest in the development and enhancement of existing Markets to strengthen its reach to more individuals and families in need.

"We have been proudly serving our neighbors for more than 2 years to fight hunger head-on and provide access to resources and aid for those who need it most," said Matt Habash, president and CEO, Mid-Ohio Food Collective. "This work is far from done, so support from partners like Bread Financial helps us further expand these functions so we can continue to tackle important issues like food insecurity at their root to build hunger-free and healthier communities."  

Bread Financial has been a longtime partner of MOFC, including initiatives such as Double Your Donation Day, summer meal challenges and increasing data and analytics capabilities. Associates from Bread Financial have volunteered a combined 10,725 hours of service to MOFC since 2012.

About the Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC)is the largest hunger relief organization in central and eastern Ohio. Through our five assets (the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Mid-Ohio Farm, Mid-Ohio Farmacy, Mid-Ohio Kitchen, and Mid-Ohio Market), MOFC addresses the root causes of hunger while working with more than 600 partner agencies in 20 counties to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry Ohioans every year.