Where shelf-stable meals are being distributed in Northeast Ohio
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CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Greater Cleveland Food Bank and partner agencies are working hard to make sure residents don’t go hungry after this week’s storms caused widespread power outages for residents across Northeast Ohio.
According to the food bank, more than 1,000 shelf-stable meals have already been handed out to residents at resource centers in the city and volunteers are preparing more.
On Saturday morning, the food bank will start packing 2,000 shelf-stable grocery boxes to be distributed at partner programs in the area.
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The food bank has compiled a list of distribution sites and pantries that will be open this weekend and beyond to help residents after the storms:
Produce Distributions
Saturday, Aug. 10
Fairhill Partners
12200 Fairhill Road, Cleveland, 10 a.m. to noon (216-299-9225)
Elizabeth Baptist Church
6114 Francis Ave., Cleveland, 10 a.m. to noon (440-349-9941)
Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church
5020 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, 10 a.m. to noon (216-401-0414)
New Second Metropolitan Baptist Church
2244 E. 55th St., Cleveland, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (216-374-1928)
St. Innocent Orthodox Church
8526 Usher Road, Olmsted Falls, 10 a.m. to noon (440-591-8156)
Volunteers Of Geneva
811 South Broadway, Geneva, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (440-466-2473)
Second St. John Baptist
717 East 125th St., Cleveland, noon to 3 p.m. (216-258-1232)
Monday, Aug. 12
May Dugan Multi Service Center
4115 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (216-631-5800)
Cuyahoga County Public Library – Brooklyn Branch
4480 Ridge Road, Cleveland, 10 a.m. to noon (216-398-4600)
North Olmsted Oxcart
25200 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (440-716-4165)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
1349 W. 78th St., Cleveland, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (216-255-4758)
Malachi Center
2416 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (216-771-3036)
Pantries
Saturday, Aug. 10
Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s Community Resource Center
15500 South Waterloo Road, Cleveland, 9 a.m. to noon (216-738-2067)
South Euclid United Church of Christ
4217 Bluestone Road, South Euclid, 9 a.m. to noon (216-658-4254)
Monday, Aug. 12
Brookside Family Center
3764 Pearl Road, Cleveland, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (216-541-1444)
Tuesday, Aug. 13
University Settlement
4800 Broadway, Cleveland, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (216-641-8948 ext. 136)
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The food bank said a $100,000 grant from the FirstEnergy Foundation is making it possible to help residents impacted by the storms.
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As of Friday evening, there are still more than 154,000 FirstEnergy customers without power in Ohio. Cuyahoga County has been hit the hardest, with 110,000 customers still in the dark. Most power is expected to be restored by Wednesday night.
On Friday evening, Cleveland Public Power confirmed that power had been restored to more than 28,000 customers with fewer than 5,700 to go. The utility company expects most customers to have power by this weekend.
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