Volunteer Opportunities | Akron-canton Regional Foodbank

Actively seeking volunteers for food drives, food product recovery (ensures food is safe for distribution), bottle and repackage personal care items, special events (such as Taste of the Pro Football Hall of Fame event and Harvest for Hunger campaign), transportation, and clerical assistance (such as mailings, phone calls, computer projects, and other administrative assistance work).

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211 Summit

Physical Address

1365 Cherry Avenue Northeast, Canton, OH 44714

Hours

Varies based on the needs of the agency and the availability of the volunteer.

Voice

(330) 436-3175

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Application process

Call the office and speak with the volunteer coordinator for more information. Information is also available online at www.akroncantonfoodbank.org/volunteer.

Fee

Not applicable.

Eligibility

Accepts volunteers age 16 and over. Age 10 to 15 may volunteer with a parent or guardian. Call the volunteer coordinator for details.

Languages

None.

Service area

Summit County, Ohio Tuscarawas County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio

Agency info

Akron-canton Regional Foodbank

Provides food and other essential items to network partners in eight (8) Northeast Ohio counties: Summit, Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne. Network partners operate more than 500 programs like food pantries, hot meal sites, shelters, and other hunger-relief programs in the neighborhoods and communities where people need food.