Beacon Journal reporter Tawney Beans and photojournalist Mike Cardew spent a year delving into Akron's food deserts.

Stark and Summit County nonprofits that help people facing food insecurity fear cuts in funding could leave their programs ...

HUDSON - Wife, mother, grandmother, and retired licensed professional counselor, Barbaranne Gervais Mitchell, 82, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Barbaranne was ...

The Akron Canton Regional Food Bank helps supply ... The money from the state of Ohio helps the regional food banks mostly collect produce from Ohio farmers. A lot is perfectly edible food that ...

The annual campaign unites the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Second Harvest Food Banks of the Mahoning Valley and North Central Ohio. Together ...

Funding was cut for two programs: the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program for schools and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program for food banks. More than ...

The Wayne County Health Department, in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, will host its next monthly pop ...

food pantries and local meal programs. Now, we want to hear from you: How are you saving money on food and groceries? Read the story and share your ideas here. Akron has a food desert problem.