Our Hot Sit-Down Meal Program serves a nutritious, multi-course meal three days a week, fifty-two weeks a year. The meals are prepared under the direction of our Kitchen Manager of over twenty years. What began in 1982 as a Monday night potluck for fifty people, now requires the talents of over one-hundred volunteers who come from all over Summit County to serve! In order to do this we use: one commercial-grade kitchen, one van, one box truck, three community dining rooms, and a countless number of wonderful volunteers. It all adds up to over 12,500 meals annually, served in an environment of encouragement and respect. Our Grocery Bag Program distributes nutritionally balanced bags of food two days a week, fifty-two weeks a year. Each adult receives a bag of food and a 32 oz. container of delicious, homemade soup made that day by our Kitchen Manager and volunteer staff. This program gives away thousands of bowls of soup annually. (That is a lot of homemade soup!)
Serving Schedule:
Mondays - Hot Sit-Down Meal Program East Akron Community House 550 South Arlington Street, Akron, OH 44306 Serving time 3pm to 4pm
Tuesdays - Grocery Bag Program Summit Lake Community Center 380 West Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311 Hand out is from 3:30pm to 4pm
Wednesdays - Hot Sit-Down Meal Program Van Buren Homes 410 Pasadena Place, Barberton, OH 44203 Serving time 3pm to 4pm
Thursdays - Hot Sit-Down Meal Program Miller Avenue United Church of Christ 1095 Edison Avenue, Akron, OH 44301 Serving time 3pm to 4 pm
Fridays - Grocery Bag Program Patterson Park Community Center 800 Patterson Avenue, Akron, OH 44310 Hand out is from 3:30pm to 4pm
Eligibility:
Hot Sit-Down Meal Program - Everyone is welcome - No identification is required - There are no limits on the number of visits per month - Line may form no earlier than 2:30pm
Grocery Bag Program - Everyone is welcome - Photo I.D. is required - All adults from each household that are present receive groceries and soup - One member of each household must sign a form stating they are at or below the poverty level according to The Emergency Food Assistance Program guidelines - There are no limits on the number of visits per month - Line may form no earlier than 2:45pm
Referral: None required Fees: None
“…that one day no man, woman or child would go hungry.”