Stories of Hope

Some Foodbank volunteers are so hands-on and ingrained in the organization’s work that you may think they’re staff members! Meet Kristen. She was a…

Earlier this year, the Foodbank opened The Venarge Family Food Pantry & Resource Center in its Main Campus in Akron. The pantry has replaced the…

Morris cares about his neighbors. As he boxes up the groceries he received from his local pantry, the person behind him spots a pre-made salad in…

It is a warm, sunny day. A line for the Foodbank’s pop-up pantry begins to form half an hour before the distribution is scheduled to start. Raeana…

We meet Jacqueline on a cold winter morning. It is just below 10 degrees outside — the windchill makes it feel subzero — but school is still in…

Pastor Mitch was asked to serve at Ellet Community Church 10 years ago. When he first came to the Ellet neighborhood, he was overwhelmed by the state…

We meet Vincent with his two sons at his local food pantry. He loves his kids more than anything. Vincent Jr. rambunctiously waits for their shopping…

Kerrie is resilient. The past few years of her life have been a rollercoaster, but she always persists, even through the most challenging times.…

In 2020, Helen was diagnosed with cancer. Her world turned upside down in what seemed like a blink of an eye. Before getting sick, she owned her own…

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is extremely grateful to call Dave and Cheryl Venarge good friends. Their extensive commitment to hunger relief…