Adopt a Center
26 of Columbus’s 29 community centers serve neighborhoods with high rates of poverty. The Adopt a Center program creates direct, meaningful connections between donors, businesses, and the centers that need support most.
Family Gathering Place
To participate in holiday Arts, and Crafts
Critical Resources
To provide toys, warm clothing, hygiene items, and important information during the holidays.
Holiday Meals
To provide food and 6500+ meals during the holidays
About the Program
Support Your Local Community Center
Columbus Recreation & Parks operates 29 community centers that serve residents across the city. The vast majority of these centers are located in neighborhoods where residents face significant economic challenges.
The Adopt a Center program was created to better serve the unique needs of each community by enabling donors and businesses to direct their support to a specific center — ensuring that support reaches the neighborhoods that benefit most from it.
How to Get Involved
Three Ways to Support a Center
Financial Donation
Make a direct financial gift that supports meals, warm clothing, and hygiene items for families and toys for children. All gifts are tax-deductible.
In-Kind Support
Donate toys, hygiene items, and warm clothing to serve families at our community centers. Contact us to learn about current in-kind needs at specific centers.
Adopt a Center Sponsorship
Become an official sponsor of a community center with recognition, engagement opportunities, and a direct connection to the community you're supporting.
Sponsorship Levels
Adopt a Center Tiers
Presenting Sponsors
$15,000
Highest recognition level · Naming rights · Premier event visibility · Annual report feature · Board acknowledgment
Angel Sponsor
$10,000
Prominent signage · Website recognition · Event invitation · Annual impact report
Celebration Sponsor
$5,000
Center signage · Website listing · Event invitation · Quarterly updates
Festive Sponsor
CareSource
Walmart
$2,500
Website recognition · Center acknowledgment · Annual impact update
Holiday Sponsor
Center for Human Kindness
Cultivate
Grange Insurance
Jacobi Carbons
Mercy and Grace on Wheels
$1,000
Website listing · Center acknowledgment
Jolly Sponsor
Advanced Engineering Consultants
Grove City Vineyard
Hyatt Regency
Nationwide
$750
Website listing · Digital acknowledgment
Merry Sponsor
Aldi
Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter
Franklinton Cycle Works
Hensel Phelps
Homage
Nike - Easton
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Mu Iota Chapter
T&M Associates
United Way of Central Ohio
$500
Entry-level community center sponsorship · Website listing
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Become a direct community partner and help ensure Columbus community centers have what they need to serve their neighborhoods.