About Us

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Located at 939 Norton Ave, 

Barberton OH 44203

Office Hours Mon-Thurs 9am-4pm

Pantry Hours Tues & Thurs 1pm-5pm

Pantry provides services to low-income residents of Barberton, 

Norton, Clinton, New Franklin and Doylestown communities

Office Phone Number (330) 745-3693

Email dsomerville@bacm.org

Dorothy Somerville, Executive Director

Dawn Cobb, Pantry Operations Manager

Joy Polacek, Pantry Aide

Rae Ann Holley, Pantry Office Clerk

Dave Stephens, Board President

Rev. Dr. Michael Petrochuk, VP

Teri Dwyer, Treasurer

Dolores Juriga, Secretary

May 2026 Raffle Winner Bob Shaw

2025 Volunteers Gave 10,507 hrs of Service 

2025 Ralph Dowling, Esther Yousey Award for Board Member of Year

2025 Joe Muffet, Pat Mong Award for Volunteer of the Year

2025 Mark Snyder, Martha Jamison Award for Most Volunteer Hours Served  

2025 Cheryl Catalanotto,

Barbara Gercken Award for Positive Attitude

May 2026 Stats

990 Families Received Groceries

3,057 Individuals Took Home Food

815 Recipients Were Children

45,855 Approx. Meals Served

210 Home Delivery of Groceries to Seniors

118 Requested Non-Food Services

689 Hours Logged by Volunteers

463 Total Bags of Love Collected This Year

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Barberton Area Community Ministries extends its heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated partners whose collaboration is vital in addressing food insecurity and fulfilling basic needs within our communities.