Our Goal To provide free meals to individuals and families who are otherwise unable to obtain an affordable, nutrious hot meal. Times and Dates: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Location: Summit County Office 501 West Market Street Akron, OH 44303

Providing Free Meals to Individuals and Families 
Living with limited financial resources often forces families to make difficult choices among food, shelter, health care and education. These families are forced to limit the number of meals they consume and to reduce the quality of their diets in the process. Red Cross Community Dinners provide free meals to individuals and families who are otherwise unable to obtain an affordable, nutritious hot meal. The Red Cross works with other congregate meal programs to ensure that the meals offered at the Chapter are provided on days and at times when other free meals are not available in the area.

A Community Need
Hunger is a condition of poverty. Approximately 25 percent of Ohioans do not earn enough to meet their basic needs for both food and shelter. Because their limited income often places them in a hardship gap, 65 percent are also not eligible for food stamps. As a result, families in poverty simply cannot afford to get enough to eat. In response to this problem, our Red Cross Chapter has been serving FREE hot meals for more than 10 years to local families and individuals.

In 2009, we served more than 3,600 meals to area residents, providing food and fellowship to individuals and families who turned to the Red Cross for help during challenging economic times.

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Employees of Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co. and their families provided kitchen and dining room support during the July 25 Community Dinner during which the Red Cross served 190 meals.