Good Samaritan Hunger Center

Hot Meal Program – temporarily suspended until further notice

Fresh Produce Program

Good Samaritan Hunger Center, in collaboration with the Akron Urban League will be distributing produce on the following days:

• July 17, 2019
• July 24, 2019
• July 31, 2019
• August 14, 2019
• August 21, 2019
• August 28, 2019.

Distribution at 440 Vernon Odom Blvd, Akron, will begin at 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. We ask that you arrive no earlier than 10:30 AM as there will be no one available to accommodate you until 10:30 AM.

Be sure to bring your own bags and/or boxes or laundry baskets to take your produce.

Produce will distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Grocery Bag Program

• Last 3 Tuesdays of the month

  
  Summit Lake Community Center
  380 W. Crosier St., Akron, OH 44311
  From 2:30 to 3:30 pm: registration from 2:30-3:00 pm, distribution begins at 3:00 pm

• Last 3 Fridays of the month

  
  Patterson Park Community Center
  800 Patterson Ave., Akron, OH 44310
  From 2:30 to 3:30: registration from 2:30-3:00 pm, distribution begins at 3:00 pm. First come, first served basis up to the first 50 adults. Please bring Photo ID.

• Last 3 Thursdays of the month

  
  Summit Lake Community Center
  380 West Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311.
  From 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm: registration from 4:30-5:00 pm, distribution begins at 5:00 pm.

Our Grocery Bag Program distributes nutritionally balanced bags of food. 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!)

• Everyone is welcome
• Photo I.D. is required
• 2 Sturdy, re-usable grocery bags, a box, or some other sturdy item to take your groceries
• First come, first served basis
• All adults from each household that are present may 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
• Line may form no earlier than 15 minutes before start of program
• Referral: None
• Fees: None