Good Samaritan Hunger Center

Hot Meal Program – 3 to 4 p.m.

• Mondays

  East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation
  550 S. Arlington St., Akron, OH 44306-1740

Our Hot 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, two vans, 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.

• Everyone is welcome
• No identification is required
• There are no limits on the number of visits
• Line may form no earlier than 2:30 pm

Grocery Bag Program

• Last 3 Tuesdays of the month

  Summit Lake Community Center
  380 W. Crosier St., Akron, OH 44311

• Last 3 Fridays of the month

  Patterson Park Community Center
  800 Patterson Ave., Akron, OH 44310

• Last 3 Thursdays of the month

  Summit Lake Community Center
  380 West Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311.
  From 5:00-6:30pm the last 3 Thursdays of the month. First come, first served basis up to the first 50 adults. Must have photo ID. Begins Aug. 23, 2018.

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
• 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