Helping Hands Food Pantry

"We are here to serve others, and in doing so, serve the Lord Jesus Christ."  Helping Hands is a total volunteer organization and is part of St. Jude Church.  We are blessed to have a dedicated group of volunteers to support our mission.

Our food pantry is our primary endeavor.  A DRIVE-THRU food pantry is held twice a month, the third Saturday of each month from 11 am to 1 pm,  and the Tuesday following the third Saturday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.  Please do not arrive until 30 minutes before start time.

St. Jude Church and school are very supportive of our pantry.  On the first and third weekend of every month, parishioners are encouraged to bring donations of canned goods with them to Mass and drop them off in the white barrels in the Gathering Area.  Our school is also very supportive of our food pantry.  They do an awesome canned food drive for us each Thanksgiving, collecting thousands of canned goods.  Our two monthly food distributions are supported through our partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.

Helping Hands' other projects include FREE produce distributions held in the summertime in the St. Jude Church Pavilion, a program for back to school supplies to benefit St. Jude school children, a Thanksgiving basket program to benefit the entire food pantry, fundraising events and more.  We are supported entirely by donations.

We respond to calls the church receives from people asking for help with utility disconnections and rent evictions.  In short, we give aid whenever and wherever we can.

IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE HELPING HANDS OFFICE DIRECTLY AT 440-366-0118.  LEAVE A MESSAGE AND SOMEONE WILL CALL YOU BACK.