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. Internal audits are completed annually. We are registered with the Ohio Attorney General as a charitable organization. Good Neighbors, Inc. has met all 20 Better Business Bureau Charity Accountability Standards.
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 sixteen 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 supplies, cleaning supplies, household items and have special distributions for the holidays.
Client visits are permitted every thirty days with a referral and identification. Written referrals from schools, churches, medical professionals, social services and government agencies are accepted. Online referrals can be obtained by calling Info-Line at 330-376-4850 for food or 330-376-6660 for clothing.
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] / [email protected]
Website: good-neighbors.org
Facebook Page: Good Neighbors, Inc. @ goodneighbors1957
Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors
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]
Website: cfgoodneighbors.org
Facebook Page: goodneighborscuyahogafalls
Instagram: cfgoodneighbors
Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Food and clothing unit.
Ellet Good Neighbors
Serving residents in Ellet, Lakemore and Mogadore.
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.
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 1456 Bingham Path, Akron, Ohio 44305.
Mailing address: 1453 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44305-4170
Open Monday through Thursday from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
Green Good Neighbors
Serving residents in the greater Green area.
Located in the Greensburg United Methodist Church.
2161 Greensburg Road, P.O. Box 155, Green, Ohio 44232
Phone: 330-899-9880
Website: greengoodneighbors.org
Open on Wednesdays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Food and clothing unit.
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.
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.
Leadership:
Good Neighbors, Inc. Governing Council 2022
President - Valerie Straw
Vice President - Pending
Treasurer/Secretary - Debi Foss
Assistant Treasurer - Wilma McMasters
Trustee Chairman - George Camilletti
Trustee Vice Chair - Jenny Siebert
Trustees - Toni Amos, George Camilletti, Kathy Frye, Robert Goldstein, Phil Martucci, Susan Reynolds, Bob Roberts, Jenny Siebert and
Alberta Veri. Bill Wise began serving as a trustee in April 2023.
Unit Chairs - George Camilletti (Food Center), Robert Goldstein (Cuyahoga Falls), Chris Krinjeck-Bolyard (Ellet), Patricia Stiles (Green), Lee Thomas and Wilma McMasters (Superior-Wooster),
Candy Lorkowski (Tallmadge).
Committee Members - George Camilletti, Debi Foss, Robert Goldstein, Charlene Krummel, Wilma McMasters, Susan Reynolds, Bob Roberts, Jenny Siebert, Patricia Stiles and Valerie Straw.
The governing council meets quarterly.
