Harvest for Hunger

Harvest for Hunger is an annual springtime campaign and collaborative effort of four local food banks across 21 counties to help fight hunger in Northeast Ohio. It is coordinated by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley and Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.

The Harvest for Hunger campaign is one of the largest annual, community-wide food and funds drives in the nation. The campaign consists of workplace giving, corporate opportunities, cause-marketing, school engagement, volunteer opportunities and Check Out Hunger. Check Out Hunger, a cashier-led fundraising effort in grocery stores across the region, gives customers the option to make a donation at the register at local Buehler’s, Dave’s Markets, Giant Eagle, GetGo, Heinen’s, Lucky’s Market and Market District.

The 2023 campaign set a new record, collecting more than $9.775 million and thousands of pounds of food to provide over 29 million nutritious meals for local hunger relief.

Learn more at harvestforhunger.org.