About Feed and Read Ohio

Jacques Angelino, founder of Feed & Read Ohio, has been fighting hard to deliver food and books to underserved areas in Ohio. For more than 15 years, Angelino has been driving down to Athens County every Monday to deliver food to fight hunger, and books to fight illiteracy. In February 7, 2017, Feed & Read Ohio was formalized under a 501 (c)(3) and with it its work in central Ohio was started.

We operate on simple principles: every person deserves dignity, food to eat and the right to literacy. Currently, Feed & Read Ohio provides food and books for 85 families every week and donates additional food to food pantries in Athens, OH, we donate backpacks full of school supplies for back-to-school, and hand out turkeys and hams for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter every year.

Consider making a donation to our organization as everything and anything goes a long way! Donations of food, children’s books, feminine hygiene products, infant & adult diapers, and dog & cat food can be made by arrangement.

Jaques Angelino

FOUNDER/CEO

Jacques Angelino, a former special needs educator and nurse, has worked to serve people in his community by providing food and literature for over 15 years without the formal structure of a 501(c)(3). When asked in an August 3, 2015 article on the Columbus Dispatch about why he goes through all the trouble to help people, Angelino responded by saying, “because it’s the right thing to do. It’s that simple.” At Feed & Read Ohio, Angelino hopes that you will join him in doing the right thing.

Hunger and Food Waste

In the past three years, we have rescued/purchased and delivered 116,000 lbs. of food to communities in Linden, Whitehall, Clintonville, and rural Athens county. Poverty affects many facets of life, including access to reliable transportation. That’s why we deliver the food directly to the communities that have the greatest need and the biggest barriers to access nutritious food.