Ways to Help

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Supporters can make a donation by cash, check, or credit card. Payable to BACM, sent to 939 Norton Ave, Barberton OH 44203. 

 Families, businesses, churches & groups can collect non-perishable foods to donate directly to the food pantry any time of the year. 

 Drop off clean, hole-free plastic or paper bags during office hours or add to the outside bag barrel anytime. We can also use strong, handled Aldi-style bags for home deliveries. 

 Help is needed to unload the food truck at 10am on Mon; stock shelves, fill grocery bags on Mon & Wed and assist during the pantry on Tues & Thurs. ​Call the office to complete a Volunteer Application. 

 We encourage you to fill a gift bag with party items, such as cake mix, icing, party hats, supplies, decorations, small gift, etc. Bags are given to clients having a birthday.

 Order your pet supplies from Chewy and they will donate $20 to BACM. Go to www.chewy.com/rp/10182 to register. 

 Do you own or manage a store nearby? Consider donating your surplus foods, items close to expiring, products that didn't meet quality control but didn't affect the food, etc. Thanks to Leach's Meats & Sweets, Giant Eagle, Big Lots, and Dollar General for giving. 

 Drop your spare change in the coin jars around town; Barberton Local Tees, Leach's Meats & Sweets, Hookers Towing, Enchanted Cafe and Barberton Farmers Market.  

During 2022, we raised $1,317.30.  

 Facebook users can create a fundraiser to benefit BACM. From your menu page, select Community Resources, Select Fundraisers, tap raise money, search Nonprofit for Barberton Area Community Ministries. Then encourage your friends & family to donate. 

 We encourage the community to fill brown paper bags with essential toiletries in Jan & Feb to be given to families visiting the pantry.  We received 566 bags in 2023! 

People Check and Block 7 Bar & Grill hosted the 3rd Annual Poker Run on Sat. July 29 raising nearly $45,000! Thank you to all volunteers, sponsors, donors & riders!

 BACM Bingo profited over $7,200 for the food pantry. Our thanks to all volunteers, donors & supporters for your contributions! We will plan for another event in the spring.  Join us!

 Would you like to make a donation, but you are unable to deliver to us? Consider placing an order through Instacart, DoorDash, or Amazon and have items delivered directly to BACM, 939 Norton Ave, Barberton OH 44203.

  Local gardeners and farmers are welcome to donate their extra fresh veggies to BACM. Please drop off Mon-Thur 9am-Noon. Due to safe handling concerns, we cannot accept 

milk, cheese or eggs. 

 BACM does not spend donated funds on toiletries or paper goods. We will gladly accept donations from the community; such as toilet paper, soap, shampoo, laundry soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste. 

  BACM volunteers manned the Beer Garden at the Barberton Labor Day BBQ & Music Festival. Fri Sept 1 from 5-9pm; Sat Sept 2 from 12-9pm; and Sun Sept 3 from 12-9pm. A portion of the proceeds were given to BACM. 

Members of the Barberton Moose Lodge have selected BACM as their charity to benefit from club bingo sales. Each time members play at the Moose, they are benefitting BACM.

 Please save your Acme Fresh Market receipts from Aug 1, 2023 - Feb 15, 2024. When you purchase store brands, Acme will share 5% of your spending with BACM.

Norton Kiwanis have pledged $12,000 to BACM, if we can raise $12,000 matching funds from the community. If you want to give, write Kiwanis on your memo line.

BACM has been selected as the charity to receive donations from the Christmas Crawl taking place Sat. Nov. 25 in downtown Barberton. We will also host a 50/50 drawing at all downtown bars & restaurants.