Stories of Hope

Every Wednesday morning at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, you’ll find Dennis Moroney folding or stuffing envelopes as a key Development team…

Standing outside the doors of the Brunswick Food Pantry in Medina County, Elba stands patiently with her walker, waiting in line for groceries with…

I recently needed to pick up 100 orange helium balloons to be used as decorations during Operation Orange, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank’s 24-…

Audreanna has always had a passion for giving. “I learned from a very early age that there were others more, and less, fortunate than myself,” she…

Addison Lockwood is a second-grader with a big heart.   Addison, who attends Chapel Hill Christian School South Campus, has raised more than $…

Six years ago, Linda Lazoran was introduced to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank by a friend who was collecting for a Thanksgiving food drive. Once…

The Stark County Fair is an institution for our community. Families in Stark County work yearlong preparing all aspects of the event; from various…

The Stark County Fair is an institution for our community. Families in Stark County work yearlong preparing all aspects of the event; from various…

Estella is 65-years-old and has spent her life living comfortably, working and raising her children and her grandchildren with her husband. She never…

Stephanie is a recent graduate of Kent State University and is currently searching for a job. Because of health issues, the search has been harder…