Wooster Hope Center Mobile Food Pantry Launches June 10 in Rittman

RITTMAN – The Wooster Hope Center’s mobile food pantry officially launches Friday, June 10, when it will hand out large boxes of food to area residents at Anchor Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, 81 E. Ohio Ave. The Mobile Food Pantry will be distributing food from 3 to 4 p.m. Executive Director Richard Frazier said […]

Wooster Hope Center Receives $40,000 Matching Grant

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WOOSTER — The Wooster Hope Center received a $40,000 matching grant from an anonymous local donor, and the donations will be used to expand its scope of services and the number of people it serves. For every dollar donated to the Wooster Hope Center through the end of 2021, the benefactor will match it. The […]

Podcast: Hope Center receives $75,000 matching grant

The Wooster Hope Center received a $75,000 matching grant from an anonymous local donor. For every dollar donated to the Wooster Hope Center during October, November, and December, the benefactor will match it.  Director Richard Frazier talks about the grant and so much more in a recent podcast. You can listen to it in its entirety […]

Podcast: Wooster Hope Center Receives $100,000 Matching Donation Challenge

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The Wooster Hope Center recently received a $100,000 matching donation from someone who wishes to remain anonymous. For every dollar donated during October, November and December, the benefactor will match it. So, if you can give $10, it is really worth $20. If you give $100, then it becomes $200. Because of the generosity of the […]

Wooster Hope Center Volunteers Come From Near and Far

Wendy Liebhart gathered a group of volunteers together one recent Thursday night shortly before the Greater Wayne County Food Pantry opened to the public. The pantry manager let the volunteers know that the Wooster Hope Center is merely a building, but the work they do to serve the community is what makes it come alive. […]