TOLEDO, Ohio — Even with the promise of a $600 check most Americans will get as a result of a $900 billion stimulus bill signed by President Trump on Sunday, many people are still struggling to keep food on the table.
Food banks have seen a massive increase since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier in 2020.
Earlier in December, an Associated Press analysis of the anti-hunger organization Feeding America’s food banks found a nearly 57 percent increase in food distribution compared with last year.
If you are facing food insecurity and need help, WTOL 11 has put together this list of food banks from across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, along with links to their website or their phone number.
If you know of a program that we may have missed, please send us a text with the information to 419-248-1100.
OHIO
LUCAS COUNTY
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
Toledo Seagate Food Bank
Food for Thought (Toledo)
Equality Toledo
Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio (Toledo)
Helping Hands of St. Louis (Toledo)
Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor (Toledo)
University of Toledo Student Food Pantry
St. Joan of Arc - St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (Toledo)
Greater Grace Christian Church (Toledo)
Emmanuel Baptist Church (Toledo)
New Heights Food Pantry (east Toledo)
Life Station Food Pantry (south Toledo)
Under One Roof (Maumee)
Anthony Wayne Food Pantry (Whitehouse)
Jerusalem Township Food Pantry (Curtice)
University Church Food Pantry (Toledo)
Sylvania Area Family Services (open to all Lucas County residents)
WOOD COUNTY
Moms Mobile Mission (Perrysburg)
Grace United Methodist Church (Perrysburg)
Kitchen of Hope - Zoar Lutheran Church (Perrysburg)
Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (Perrysburg)
Bowling Green Christian Food Pantry
First United Methodist Church Food Pantry (Bowling Green)
St. Aloysius Church Food Pantry (Bowling Green)
St. Thomas More Food Pantry (Bowling Green)
God's Storehouse - Scott Trinity UMC (Bradner)
Pantry Plus (Fostoria)
Sharing Kitchen (Fostoria)
Otsego Food Pantry (Grand Rapids) - 419-830-1051
New Life Community Wesleyan Church (Grand Rapids)
Community Food Pantry – Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Pemberville)
Foundation Stone Church (Northwood)
Bridge Fellowship Church (North Baltimore)
Christ United Methodist Church (Portage)
All Saints Catholic Church (Rossford)
St. John’s Lutheran Church (Stony Ridge)
God's Storehouse (Wayne)
Brown Bag Food Project (Bowling Green)
FULTON COUNTY
FISH Archbold
Templo Cristiano Asambleas de Dios (Archbold)
FISH Wauseon/First Christian Church
Oasis Christian Fellowship (Wauseon)
True North Church (Wauseon)
St. Vincent DePaul - Wauseon, Pettisville, Tedrow
Helping Hands Food Pantry (Fayette) - 419-357-7457
United Methodist Church of Fayette
Delta Community Outreach - (419) 822-4407
Shiloh Christian Union Church (Delta)
St. Vincent DePaul - Swanton, Delta
St. Vincent DePaul - Lyons, Metamora
HENRY COUNTY
St. John's United Church of Christ (Holgate)
St Peter's Lutheran Church (Holgate)
Holgate United Methodist (Holgate)
Heavenly Angels Food Pantry at True Believers Fellowship (Holgate)
Liberty Chapel UMC (Liberty Center)
Caring Cupboard (Liberty Center)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Malinta)
Deshler/Hamler Area Food Pantry (Deshler)
Parkside Christian Fellowship (Deshler)
Zion Lutheran Church (Ridgeville Corners)
Apostolic Christian Center (Napoleon) - 419-592-9339
St Vincent De Paul (Napoleon)
St John Episcopal Church (Napoleon)
Christ United Methodist Church (Napoleon)
St Paul Lutheran Church (Napoleon)
Bread From Heaven-St Johns (Napoleon)
DEFIANCE COUNTY
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Defiance)
Hebron Ministries (Defiance)
New Jerusalem Church (Defiance)
Restoration Church (Defiance)
St. John Lutheran Church (Defiance)
St. Paul United Methodist Church (Defiance)
Temple of Praise (Defiance)
Sherwood United Methodist Church
Christ’s Cupboard Ministries (Hicksville)
WILLIAMS COUNTY
Merging Streams Food Pantry (Stryker)
Open Hands Caring Hearts (Bryan)
Helping Hands Food Pantry (Montpelier)
Butler United Methodist Church (Butler, IN)
SENECA COUNTY
Christ Church at Tiffin Food Pantry
Fish of Tiffin Food Pantry
Salvation Army Tiffin Food Pantry & Meal Site
Harmony UMC Food Pantry (Tiffin)
Pantry Plus (Fostoria)
Sharing Kitchen (Fostoria)
Attica Community Food Pantry (Attica)
Bloomville UMC Food Pantry (Bloomville)
Republic Community Food Pantry (Republic)
HANCOCK COUNTY
Chopin Hall (Findlay)
Lutheran Social Services of N.W. Ohio (Findlay)
Salvation Army Feeding Soup Kitchen (Findlay)
Maranatha Bible Church (Van Buren)
Pantry Plus (Fostoria)
SANDUSKY COUNTY
The Family Worship Center (Fremont)
The Lords Storehouse Compassion Ministries (Fremont) - 419-355-0534
Sandusky County Food Pantry (Fremont)
Hayes Memorial United Methodist Church (Fremont)
Pontifex (Fremont)
Clyde Back Door Food Pantry - 419-547-6232
Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel
Woodville Good Samaritan
Bellevue Fish and Loaves
Grace Lutheran Church (Elmore)
OTTAWA COUNTY
United Way in Ottawa County (Port Clinton)
Oak House (Port Clinton)
Seed Faith Missions and Food Pantry (Gypsum)
Church of Truth Ministries (Gypsum)
Christ Community Church (Genoa)
Grace Lutheran Church (Elmore)
Food for Thought Toledo as well as Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel (Oak Harbor)
The LIGHT Neighborhood Pantry at Elliston Zion UMC
MICHIGAN
MONROE COUNTY
LENAWEE COUNTY
Damascus Road Ministries (Adrian) - 517-265-1900
Daily Bread of Lenawee (Adrian)
St. Vincent de Paul (Adrian)
Lenawee County Mission (Adrian) - 517-759-4421
Saint Mary Of Good Counsel Pantry (Adrian) - 517-266-0378