Help Kids Grow

Children who lack access to healthy food are more likely to struggle with educational setbacks and further health-related hardships down the line, such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity.

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley understands that a regular diet of nutritious food not only helps kids grow but it also helps them stay alert and focused in the classroom. With the help of our donors’ food donations, we can provide healthy meals to children through school pantry programs.

School Pantries

School Pantries are located on school grounds and intended to provide a more readily accessible source of food assistance to students at risk of going without food in the evening and over the weekend. The School Pantry is student focused and open to all students in the building. Participants are able to “shop” the pantry’s food donations and choose items that will best meet their needs at home. The Food Bank currently operates at over 35 sites in the tri-county area, having served  62,075 throughout those sites. For more information, please call Kim Brock at 330-792-5522 x107 or kbrock@shfbmv.org.

School Pantries are intended to service students and are not for the general community.

List of School Pantries

Austintown Middle School
Boardman Local Schools
Campbell K-7 School
East Palestine Schools
Girard City Schools
Harding Elementary
Howland “Paw” School Pantry

Hubbard Schools
LaBrae Schools
Leetonia K-12 School
Liberty Schools
Mathews Schools
McDonald Local Schools
Niles City Schools
Potential Development

Rivergate High School
Sebring Local Schools
Southern Local Schools
St. Nicholas School
Struthers City Schools
Warren City Schools
Wellsville Local Schools

Mobile Food Pantry

Feeding Families

The Food Bank partners with nonprofit organizations in our three-county service territory to provide healthy foods to food deserts and underserved areas in the Mahoning Valley. Seniors, families and individuals can pick up shelf stable food donations, fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) and dairy, as they would from a regular food pantry.

HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING FOOD ASSISTANCE MUST BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON CURRENT FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Feeding Seniors

Second Harvest Food Bank has been selected as a Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) partner by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. CSFP is a federally funded program that provides nutritious food to seniors age 60 and older whose household income falls below federal poverty guidelines. The Food Bank has been awarded 775 program slots, with participants picking up a monthly food box at a designated distribution site near them. Check out the manual for more info.

To qualify:
✔ Must be age 60 or older
✔ Must live in Columbiana, Mahoning, or Trumbull County
✔ Must meet income guidelines (at or below 150% of federal poverty level)
✔ Must provide proof of age and address

If you or someone you know could benefit from this program, download the application form here, fill it out, and return it by email to kbrock@shfbmv.org or mail to 5805 Salt Springs Road, Youngstown, OH 44509.