Backpack program growing, care to donate?

With Spring Break creeping up on Wayne County schools, those who participate in the Wooster Hope Center’s Backpacks of Food program will be receiving extra food to help nourish them while they are away from school for a week. When this school year began, the Wooster Hope Center expanded its partnership with schools throughout Wayne […]

Wooster Hope Center Needs Volunteers to Help Feed Community

Sometimes the numbers can be staggering when you hear the Greater Wayne County Food Pantry of the Wooster Hope Center has helped about 19,000 families in a year; it distributes more than 1.2 million pounds of food in a year (with a retail value of more than $2 million); or it helps 500-600 families in […]

Video: Anthony Gonzalez Volunteers at Wooster Hope Center

Former Ohio State wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, who is running for Congress in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, stopped by the Wooster Hope Center Wednesday to volunteer. Executive Director Richard Frazier gave Gonzalez a tour of the facility, introduced him to the volunteers, and then worked with him to help clients of Wayne County’s largest food […]

Former Buckeye visits Wooster Hope Center

WOOSTER — Ohio 16th Congressional District Republican candidate Anthony Gonzalez visited Wooster on Wednesday to help Pastor Richard Frazier and volunteers of the Hope Center’s Greater Wayne County Food Pantry distribute food items.  Gonzalez, who played football for The Ohio State Buckeyes and was later drafted into the NFL by the Indianapolis Colts, is the […]

Wooster Hope Center’s hygiene pantry now first Monday of the month

The Wooster Hope Center changed the day of the month it offers personal hygiene products through its hygiene pantry. Since June 2018, area residents have been able to pick up hygiene items, like toothpaste and soap,  from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Wooster Hope Center, 807 Spruce St. Free […]