Feed your artistic palette, conscience, and your belly The Canton arts community continues its collaboration with the Stark County Hunger Task Force to fight local hunger as we prepare to stage the fourth annual Palette2Palate charity art event on Saturday, November 5th. Many talented local artists featured have graciously donated their work to be displayed and offered for purchase in both…
What’s going on with the Stark County Hunger Task Force.
What’s Happening
Volunteer for our Backpack for Kids Program
Our Backpack for Kids Program is starting up and we need your help! Beginning September 14th and every Wednesday after from 12-1pm, we need 6-8 volunteers to come into our offices and help us stuff bags for the program. If you are interested in volunteering your time and helping to fill hungry bellies of local children,…
Open House
Stark County Hunger Task Force Open House Thursday, September 22nd, 11:30am-1:00pm We would like to show you our new SW Hub Pantry at the SCHTF offices in the Community Campus at Goodwill. Join us for a light lunch while we show you where your donations are spent. Join in on conversation on how we…
Junior Hunger Fighter Camp
Thanks for the overwhelming response to our Junior Hunger-Fighter Camp! Registration is now closed. Look for this event again in the future! Youth Service Day Join us on Thursday, August 11th from 1-3pm at the SCHTF Community Campus Pantry at Goodwill to decorate bags and stuff them with snacks for our Backpack for Kids Program…
Double Your Donation!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT TODAY: A generous donor has pledged a matching donation of $12,000 to fight local hunger and place free groceries into the hands that need it most in Stark County—thank you Allen Schulman of Schulman and Associates. NOW, all we need is your help to reach this matching goal. Donate today and double…
Spring to Action Service Day launches 2016 Campaign
The Stark County Hunger Task Force is proud to announce the launch of our 2016 Hunger at Home Campaign with a day of service! We’re kicking off this year’s campaign on April 1st (TODAY) with our Spring to Action Service Day, connecting members of our food pantry network across the county with several local businesses and groups. It might…
Impact on Local Hunger: 2015
Your 2015 Impact Alleviating Hunger in Stark County In honor of the SCHTF’s 35th anniversary and all those who’ve made our mission possible, we are proud to share with your our 2015 Impact Report. Thanks to the generosity of this community, we’ve grown and expanded to better meet the needs of our hungry neighbors and are proud…
Logan’s Lunches: Kids Shouldn’t Be Hungry
Logan’s Lunches: January & February 2016 Meet Logan Kuhn, the 7-year old student from Lexington Elementary who decided to make a difference and become a hunger-fighter. With the help of his grandmother, Logan started a program called Logan’s Lunches. Why? To raise money, and also bring…
35 Years for SCHTF: 1981-2016
Happy birthday, SCHTF! We’ve been feeding Stark County for 35 years! Let’s celebrate! In 1981, a group of Stark County residents founded the Stark County Hunger Task Force. Why? They looked at their community and what they saw made them pause: many of their neighbors did not have reliable access to adequate food for themselves…
SCHTF Community Campus Pantry: Holiday Schedule
With the holidays upon us, please be advised that the SCHTF Community Campus Emergency Food Pantry will be closed for several days during the season. In accordance with the schedule for the Goodwill Community Campus, our pantry’s upcoming holiday schedule is as follows. November 2015 The Community Campus Pantry will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and…