Food Pantry
OUR MISSION at the Ellet Community Church is to see that no one in goes hungry in the Ellet Community! We do this in partnership with the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank.
OUR STORY in feeding those in need began in 2016 when we started volunteering for the Food Cupboard at Arlington Memorial Baptist Church. This opened our eyes to hunger going on around us and just how much our community needs a pantry in the Ellet Community. In February of 2022 we were informed the Arlington Memorial Baptist would be merging with Grace Church and the Food Pantry/Cupboard was not part of their new vision for ministry. At that point the leadership of the Ellet Community Church of God knew the ministry and mission of the Food Pantry needed to continue in the Ellet Community. After much prayer, and the Lord supplying the immediate needs to move the pantry into our church, we moved the pantry to its new home at Ellet Community Church of God.
WE SERVED our first clients on May 3rd, 2022, and continue to serve those in need in the Ellet Community. Since we opened in May, we've added A Senior Pantry service that specifically serves Seniors who are 60+ years old that meet the income guidelines for the program at the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank. We've also added a Door Dash program through the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank that serves those who have no transportation to our weekly food distribution on Tuesdays.
A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS to the Arlington Memorial Food Cupboard for their 40 years of service with the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank. They were the longest continual operating pantry with the Food Bank since it began in 1982. Also, we thank all those from Arlington who made it possible for the Food Pantry/Cupboard Ministry to continue its mission here at Ellet Community Church.
Special Information: Under the grant rules that help pay for the food we receive for distribution at our pantry, we may only serve those residing in Summit County, Ohio.
Ellet Food Pantry
Tuesday's - 10am till noon
This is the average cart for our weekly food distribution at the Ellet Community Church.
We are open on Tuesdays, from 10am until 12pm. We begin check in at 9am and it ends at 11:45am.
Senior Food Box Program
Our senior food box program is for seniors who are age 60+ living at 130% of the poverty level. We now have Amazon Flex Home Delivery for the Senior Food Box Program. Please contact us for more information.
Amazon Flex Home Delivery
This is approximately 30lbs of shelf stable Food. You must sign up through Akron Canton Regional FoodBank
Cat & Dog Food
We have a limited amount of emergency pet food available on Tuesdays during our regular pantry service. We do not give out pet food on any other days or times. For cat food, we give out a quart size bag, For dog food, we give out a gallon size bag.
More Information
If you need more information on our Food Pantry services or would like serve as a volunteer, please fill in your name and email below and someone will contact you.