Welcome to Oberlin Community Services

OFFERING CARING SUPPORT SINCE 1955

Times are tough. So many families are struggling to make ends meet, especially in rural southern Lorain County. Our mission is to empower area residents through emergency assistance, food programs, and other services while promoting systemic change.

Since 1955, Oberlin Community Services has been working to create a sustainable and thriving environment where everyone flourishes.

Today, about 350 to 400 families get food each week from the OCS choice pantry and other food programs — that’s roughly 7,000 people who might otherwise not have enough food on the table.

In September 2023, we moved from a very crowded 5,600-square-foot facility to our new 27,000-square-foot Cooper Community Resource Center at 500 E. Lorain St., Oberlin. Now we have a dedicated space for our indoor choice pantry, ample parking, loading docks, large cooler and freezer units, a pavilion, more outdoor space for our People’s Garden, a community room, a large kitchen, and lots of offices. In fact, we have enough space to share with others! The Cooper Center is becoming a “one-stop shop” for meeting people’s basic needs, putting more social safety net services within reach of southern Lorain County residents.

 

In FY24…