Ak Cant Foodbank 1

How food aid groups are working to hit Portage County meal targets

- Wendy DiAlesandro

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is ground zero when it comes to providing food for Portage County’s hungriest people.

The Foodbank partners with 25 local food pantries, five older-adult programs, seven youth and backpack programs, seven meal sites and shelters, and six other non-emergency programs.

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