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, Inc. 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 as a charitable organization. Good Neighbors, Inc. continues to meet the Better Business Bureau's 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Good Neighbors, Inc. is a volunteer-run organization with only one
part-time paid office employee who serves all Good Neighbors locations.
It was a simple beginning when friends Laura McClure and Nurse Frances Watson helped a family in need with clothing. Since 1957, Good Neighbors has grown from the basement of these two caring women, to the first organized unit in North Hill, to fourteen centers. Currently, more than three-hundred volunteers operate our six 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 neighbors helping neighbors, offering a hand-up, not a hand-out.
Families and individuals in need receive clothing and emergency food, free of charge. Some of our units offer pet food, layettes, diapers, school supplies, personal care items, cleaning supplies, household items and holiday gifts/food.
Good Neighbors relies on donations and financial contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, schools, churches, civic and social organizations to fulfill our mission.
Locations:
Good Neighbors, Inc. Central Office
1453 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44305-4170
Phone: 330-733-1453
Email: [email protected]
Website: good-neighbors.org
Facebook Page: Good Neighbors, Inc. @ goodneighbors1957
Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors
Serving residents in Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Peninsula, Silver Lake and Stow.
1742 2nd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 233, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222
Phone: 330-928-8057
Email: [email protected]
Website: cfgoodneighbors.org
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/goodneighborscuyahogafalls
Instagram: cfgoodneighbors
Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Food and clothing unit.
Visits are permitted every 28 days with identification and proof of residence (mail).
Ellet Good Neighbors
Serving residents in Ellet, Lakemore, Mogadore and Springfield Twp.
Located in the North Springfield Presbyterian Church.
2630 Albrecht Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44312
Open the second & fourth Tuesday of the month from 9:30 - 11:00 am.
Food and clothing unit.
Visits are permitted every 30 days with identification.
Good Neighbors Community Outreach and Food Center
Serving residents in the greater Summit County area.
The parking lot and food center entrance are located at 1460 Bingham Path, Akron, Ohio 44305.
Mailing address: 1453 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44305-4170
Open Monday through Thursday from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
Visits are permitted every 30 days with identification.
A referral is no longer needed for returning clients.
Green Good Neighbors
Serving residents in the greater Green area in Summit County only.
Located in the Greensburg United Methodist Church.
2161 Greensburg Road, P.O. Box 155, Green, Ohio 44232
Phone: 330-899-9880
Facebook Page: Green Good Neighbors
Open on Wednesdays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Closed on the 5th Wednesday of the month.
Food and clothing unit.
Visits are permitted every 30 days with a yearly referral, identification and proof of residence (mail).
Superior-Wooster Good Neighbors
Serving residents in the greater Akron area.
Located in the Centenary United Methodist Church.
1310 Superior Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44307
Open on Tuesdays from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Clothing unit.
Visits are permitted every 30 days with identification and a referral.
Tallmadge Good Neighbors
Serving residents in Tallmadge.
74 Community Drive, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278
Open on Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Food and clothing unit.
Visits are permitted every 30 days with a yearly referral, identification, proof of residence (mail) and proof of income.
Leadership:
Good Neighbors, Inc. Governing Council 2024
President - Jenny Siebert
Vice President - Kathy Frye
Treasurer/Secretary - Debi Foss
Assistant Treasurer - Wilma McMasters
Trustee Chairman - George Camilletti
Trustees - Toni Amos, Beth Stalnaker Burch, George Camilletti, Kathy Frye, Susan Reynolds, Bob Roberts, Jenny Siebert, Patricia Stiles, Alberta Veri and Bill Wise.
Unit Management:
George Camilletti - Food Center
Ted Mosko - Cuyahoga Falls
Chris Krinjeck-Bolyard - Ellet
Patricia Stiles - Green
Lee Thomas and Wilma McMasters - Superior-Wooster
Candy Lorkowski - Tallmadge.
George Camilletti - Ways & Means Chairman
Charlene Nevada Krummel - Grant Writer for our Central Office and Food Center.
Good Neighbors, Inc. Governing Council Updates for 2025:
Trustee Chairman - Bill Wise
Trustee Vice Chair - Beth Stalnaker Burch
Food Center Manager - Kathy Frye
Ways & Means Chair - Charlene Nevada Krummel
Our Governing Council meets quarterly.
