Hunger Network

We’re so grateful to our friends at Beck Center for the Arts—and to everyone who has already donated to the Mean Girls Hygiene Drive! 💕

There are only TWO weekends left to help stock out pantry shelves with much-needed hygiene and household essentials. If you’re headed to Mean Girls, bring an item to donate—and stop by the Hunger Network table to say hello!

Let’s finish strong before August 9! 💖

Only TWO weekends left to support our Mean Girls Hygiene Drive! 💗

Thank you to everyone who has already donated—your generosity is making a real difference for the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland. 🫶

Coming to see Mean Girls? Bring along a hygiene item to donate before the show! And if you're joining us for a Sunday matinee, be sure to stop by the Hunger Network table in the lobby to learn more about their incredible work in our community.

Let's finish the drive strong before August 9! 💕

Earlier this month, our Hunger Relief Site Managers came together at Bethany Baptist Church for a morning of connection, collaboration, and delicious snacks prepared by our chefs in our Food Rescue Kitchen, the ! 💚

Led by our Program Director, Emma Messett, the meeting focused on what our partners are seeing right now: increasing demand for food and the inventory needed to meet it. We also covered annual July compliance requirements and put our heads together to brainstorm new volunteer sources and services we could purchase collectively at lower rates.

We appreciated having guest speakers Jess Morgan, Chief Programs Officer, and Vontrice Jones, Vice President of Community Partnerships, at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, join the conversation and share their insights.

We also welcomed medical students from Case Western Reserve University’s Horizons Clinic, who shared information about the free care they provide for uninsured and underinsured Clevelanders.

These gatherings give us time to share ideas, learn from one another, and find new ways to strengthen our network. Thank you to Bethany Baptist Church for hosting us and to all of our site managers and partners for everything you do! 🍏

🍏💚 Hunger doesn’t wait — and the need for food support is often highest during the FIRST week of the month. Now is the perfect time to sign up so you’re ready to help your community in August.

Whether you volunteer once a month or every week, your time helps neighbors access the food they need. Take a few minutes today to sign up — your future volunteer shift could make someone’s month 🍏

Apply now and get involved 💚
https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1116593540

We’re Best of Cleveland finalists—IN TWO CATEGORIES! 🎉🍏

Hunger Network has made the final voting round in two Cleveland Magazine Best of Cleveland categories, and we need your help to bring home both wins!

🏃 BEST RACE/FUN RUN
Vote for Hunger Network’s Walk for Hunger & 5K Run:
https://bit.ly/4wgFMVv
Select Entertainment → Best Race/Fun Run

🍏 BEST LOCAL CHARITY/NONPROFIT
Vote for Hunger Network:
https://bit.ly/4vK3WXG
Select Personalities → Local Charity/Nonprofit

You can vote once per category every day through July 31—so please vote today, come back daily and share this post with your friends, family and colleagues!

Every vote helps shine a brighter light on Hunger Network’s mission and the incredible community making our work possible. Let’s bring home two Best of Cleveland wins! 💚

We had a wonderful time at Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition’s first Family Fun Day, connecting with families and community partners while sharing Hunger Network resources. Swipe through for a look at the day! ☀️💚

Missed the fun? There’s another opportunity to join us!

📅 Saturday, July 25
⏰ 12–3 p.m.
📍 Michael J. Zone Community Center

Bring the kids and enjoy free food, games, prizes, live music and helpful community resources. Free children’s lead screening and testing will also be available onsite courtesy of MetroHealth.

Be sure to stop by the Hunger Network table and say hello! 🍏

Thank you to Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, Lead Safe Resource Center, Starting Point, PRE4CLE, Cleveland Clinic Children's and Cleveland Water for bringing families and community resources together.

Good food should feed people — not landfills. 🍏💚

Hunger Network is proud to join U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Feed It Onward initiative, a national effort that recognizes organizations working to recover and repurpose surplus food.

Through food rescue and community partnerships, we help keep good food in use and get it to neighbors who need it. Reducing food waste helps families, supports our community, and is better for the environment.

We’re excited to be part of this national effort—and to keep showing how surplus food can create meaningful impact when we feed it onward.

Big thanks to Beck Center for the Arts for partnering with us this summer! Through August 9, drop off hygiene and household items in the lobby when you catch Mean Girls — every donation helps a neighbor in Greater Cleveland.

Find us at our table during Sunday matinees to learn more. 🎭

Help us make a difference while you see Mean Girls!

Now through August 9, Beck Center is partnering with Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland to collect much-needed hygiene and household essentials for our community.

Thanks to the generosity of our audiences, we've already had a great response, but there's still time to make an even bigger impact!

Bring your donations with you when you come to see Mean Girls, or stop by Beck Center anytime during the run to drop them off. Donation bins are located in the lobby throughout the week.

If you're joining us for a Sunday matinee, be sure to visit the Hunger Network table in the lobby to learn more about their work and how you can help.

Thank you for helping us support our neighbors and making an impact beyond the stage. 💕

More food rescued. More lives impacted. 💚🍏

The first half of 2026 brought incredible momentum for Hunger Network :

🍏 3,544 food rescues completed
💚 $1.7 million worth of food saved
🌎 1.8 million pounds of CO₂ mitigated

From January through June, we rescued 88,399 more pounds of food than during the same period in 2025—the equivalent of 73,669 additional meals reaching our community.

Since the program began in 2018, our Food Rescue Heroes, food donors and nonprofit partners have worked together to rescue 9 million pounds of food, equal to approximately 7.5 million meals.

Every rescue adds up. Every volunteer makes a difference. And every partnership helps good food reach our neighbors.

Sign up to become a Food Rescue Hero: https://bit.ly/4pj8iDz