Stories of Hope

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…

Naomi and her husband have been happily married for 35 years. Naomi’s husband works full time on an assembly line, but due to lingering health issues…

Ebony and her 7-month-old daughter, Heaven, are visiting Open M’s food pantry, a member hunger-relief program of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.…

The diverse faiths of the world share a common compassion to nourish the hungry and the vulnerable, especially children. That shared compassion finds…