Mission Statement:
The purpose of Good Neighbors is to help families and individuals in times of crisis and need with clothing, emergency food and support.
Organization Information:
Good Neighbors is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3), charitable organization.
Form 990 is filed with the IRS annually. We are registered with the Ohio Attorney General and BBB. Audits are completed annually. As of May 2017, Good Neighbors has met the Better Business Bureau's 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Good Neighbors is a volunteer-run organization with only one part-time paid employee that serves as the treasurer and secretary.
Over three-hundred volunteers operate our seven locations.
It was a simple beginning when friends Laura McClure and Frances Watson helped a family in need with clothing.
Since 1957, Good Neighbors has grown from the basements of these caring women, to the first organized unit in North Hill, to fourteen centers. Currently, Good Neighbors operates seven locations.
Good Neighbors emphasizes the person-to-person approach, believing that the people we serve need the personal interaction of our caring volunteers, rather than an impersonal hand-out. We are people helping people, offering a hand-up, not a hand-out.
Families and individuals are helped with clothing and emergency food, free of charge. Some of our units offer personal care items, dental supplies, household items, layettes, diapers, back-to-school supplies and have Christmas giving programs.
Visits are permitted every thirty days with a referral and identification. Written referrals from social service agencies, churches, schools, hospitals and doctors are accepted. Referrals
can be obtained from calling Info-Line at 330-376-4850.
Good Neighbors relies on donations and financial contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, schools, churches, civic and social organizations.
Donations of non-perishable food, clothing, coats, shoes, diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, blankets, personal care items, cleaning supplies and small household items are always needed.
Donations and financial contributions are tax deductible. Financial contributions can be mailed to our central office or to a Good Neighbors Unit in your community. Please specify which unit you would like your contribution to benefit.
During the 2016 year, our seven locations gave groceries to more than 21,000 families and clothing to more than 10,000 families.
Approximately 1,400 families were helped with Christmas gifts and back-to-school supplies. Our volunteers gave more than 43,000 hours of their time to help serve those in need.
Locations:
Central Office
1453 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44305-4170
Phone: 330-733-1453 / Fax: 330-794-8832
Email: [email protected]
Website: good-neighbors.org / Facebook: Good Neighbors, Inc.
Cuyahoga Falls
Serving residents in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Silver Lake, Munroe Falls, Hudson and Peninsula.
1742 2nd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 233, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222
Phone: 330-928-8057
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors
Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm for
food and clothing.
Donations are accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
8:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Ellet
Serving residents in Ellet and Lakemore.
Located in North Springfield Presbyterian Church.
2630 Albrecht Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44312
Open on Wednesdays from 8:30 am - 11:00 am for food and clothing.
Goodyear Heights Community Outreach and Food Center
Serving residents in the greater Akron area.
1453 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44305
The parking lot is located at 1456 Bingham Path, Akron, Ohio 44305.
Phone/Fax: 330-794-8832
Open Monday through Friday from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm for food.
Green
Serving residents in the greater Green area.
Located in Greensburg United Methodist Church.
2161 Greensburg Road, P.O. Box 155, Green, Ohio 44232
Phone: 330-899-9880
Open on Wednesdays from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm for food and clothing.
Spicer
Serving residents in Akron.
Located in Trinity Lutheran Church.
50 North Prospect Street, Akron, Ohio 44304
Open on Thursdays from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm for clothing.
Superior
Serving residents in Akron.
Located in the Centenary United Methodist Church.
1310 Superior Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44307
Open on Tuesdays from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm for clothing.
Tallmadge
Serving residents in Tallmadge.
74 Community Drive, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278
Open on Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for food and clothing.
Leadership:
Good Neighbors Governing Council and Trustees
2016
President - Valerie Straw
Vice President - Alberta Veri
Treasurer/Secretary - Debi Foss
Assistant Treasurer - Wilma McMasters
Trustee Chairman - Ted Mosko
Trustees - Frank Copeland, Jay Hershey, Flo Iacobucci, Ted Iler,
Susan Reynolds, Dave Taylor, Mike Trinko, Alberta Veri and
Robert Wilson
Unit Chairmen - Kim Gaug, Linda Pearson, Ella Krinjeck,
George Camilletti, Richard Young, Dorothy Cormany Patricia Stiles, Kathryn Burkins, Wilma McMasters, Lee Thomas, Candy Lorkowski
Committee Members - Valerie Straw, Alberta Veri, Debi Foss,
George Camilletti, Richard Young, Ted Mosko, Mary Pallone,
Jenny Siebert, Ted Iler, Lew Meeker, Jerry McCarty, Flo Iacobucci
2017
President - Valerie Straw
Vice President - Alberta Veri
Treasurer/Secretary - Debi Foss
Assistant Treasurer - Wilma McMasters
Trustee Chairman - Ted Mosko
Trustees - George Camilletti, Frank Copeland, Flo Iacobucci,
Ted Iler, Phil Martucci, Susan Reynolds, Dave Taylor, Mike Trinko, Alberta Veri and Robert Wilson
Unit Chairmen - Kim Gaug, Linda Pearson, George Camilletti,
Ella Krinjeck, Dorothy Cormany, Patricia Stiles, Kathryn Burkins, Wilma McMasters, Lee Thomas and Candy Lorkowski
Committee Members - Valerie Straw, Alberta Veri, Debi Foss,
George Camilletti, Ted Mosko, Flo Iacobucci, Jerry McCarty,
Ted Iler, Mary Pallone and Jenny Siebert
Trustee and council meetings are held quarterly.
Annual membership banquet is held in April.
