Giving back and spreading the love this holiday season is sure to make your friends, family and loved ones smile.

Whether donating money or time, giving back has been shown to make a positive impact that goes far beyond the initial act of giving.

On Giving Tuesday, every contribution counts, whether monetarily or otherwise. Check out these ways that you can participate in Giving Tuesday 2020 and beyond.

As the weather outside takes a downward dive, there are plenty of ways to lift spirits this holiday season. It’s time to spread warm wishes and cheer.

Road to Work Customer Testimony by Madelyn - All in all, the Roads to Work program was a great experience for me. I gained a skill, learned some lessons, and with the help of IMPACT, created an opportunity for unlimited success.

The weather is getting cooler which means we are getting closer to the winter months. As you think about shopping for new winter coats and mittens, here are a few ways you should consider preparing your home for winter, too.

IMPACT provides HOPE through our doors and on the big screen at a Drive In Movie: featuring the mini-documentary My Great Day in Harlem and the movie 42!

The IMPACT Community Action HOPE FUND is currently at capacity. We currently have 3,000 applications in our queue that our team and partners are working diligently to process. At this time, we are no longer accepting any new applications for rental or mortgage assistance.

Most of the things that impact all of our daily lives happen on a local level and are influenced by local politics, but because we are bombarded by ignorant POTUS tweets and national stories every moment of every day, we get distracted thinking nationally, not locally. It’s time for that to change.

Mayor Andrew Ginther alongside Councilwoman Shayla Favors announced that the City of Columbus will provide an additional $7.5M to IMPACT Community Action’s IMPACT Hope Fund, which now totals over $10M, to continue to help Columbus residents avoid eviction and homelessness.

Earn up to $200 per day.This independent contractor role that will evaluate the COPE videos (Columbus Oral Police Evaluation) as a part of the police officer selection process.BE A VOICE IN THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO BE COLUMBUS POLICE OFFICERS.

The Ohio Development Services Agency and IMPACT Community Action will help income-eligible Ohioans stay cool during the hot summer months. The Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for central air conditioning repairs. The program runs from July 1 until September 30.

There are letters being sent to the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons calling on the agencies to immediately release incarcerated individuals, who are either elderly or have chronic health conditions, to reduce the risk posed by Covid-19. The request came as the number of coronavirus cases grow throughout Ohio jails. As of the writing of this article there are 23 coronavirus related deaths at Pickaway Correctional Institution in central Ohio, according to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. A guard and a prison nurse have also died.

IMPACT Community Action requests bids from Central Ohio Dealerships for a white 2020 Super 4 door Cab pickup truck by Friday, June 12, 2020.

While we agree The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) needs a renovation, the solution is not the Trump administration’s proposed partial demolition.

IMPACT Community Action CEO, Robert ‘Bo’ Chilton Calls on Community Leaders to Raise a Voice Against Trump Administration Proposed New CRA Reform; “These proposed changes decrease accountability and diminishes the community-based focus of the Act,” says Robert ‘Bo’ Chilton, CEO at IMPACT Community Action. “

IMPACT Community Action (IMPACT) will continue to provide essential services to people in Franklin County from 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, while remaining mindful of health and safety precautions, social distancing guidelines, and mandates regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19).

As part of our commitment to the community, we are announcing the opportunity to review our 2020-2021 Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Application.

IMPACT Verses is a fun and engaging lip sync battle, which will take place September 19, 2019.

No matter what time he was told to be on the work site, Joseph Love Jr. arrived early. His supervisors noted that the habit held during the coldest and snowiest days.

“I’ve been incarcerated, and I turned it around,” Love said. “When I got out, I told myself, ‘I’m going to do the right thing. No matter what.’”