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Community Food Bank in Toledo

If your family needs food this week, come in. If you can help, there's a place for you on the sorting line, at a drive, or in a monthly gift.

Find Food This WeekGive Or Volunteer
14,000 neighbors a monthA registered 501(c)(3)
hands packing lettuce, fruit and canned goods into a box
stacked cans beside bags of bread
a crate of fresh tomatoes and peppers
2.1M lbsFood Shared Last Year
14,000Neighbors Served Each Month
650+Volunteers
31 yrsFeeding Toledo
volunteers packing fresh produce into boxes
About Us

Started In A Church Basement In 1995

Larkfield began with six volunteers and one folding table in a North Toledo church basement. Today we share more than two million pounds of food a year through our pantry, our mobile truck and forty partner sites. What hasn't changed is how we do it: guests choose their own food, nobody has to explain themselves, and every volunteer shift ends with the shelves full for the next family.

  • ✓Client-choice pantry — guests pick their own groceries
  • ✓Fresh produce from local farms and grocers every week
  • ✓A registered 501(c)(3); donations are tax-deductible as the law allows
  • ✓Governed by a volunteer board of Toledo neighbors
Volunteer With Us
Your First Visit

What To Expect At The Pantry

1

Come During Pantry Hours

Tuesday or Thursday 10am–6pm, or Saturday 9am–1pm. No appointment needed.

2

A Quick Check-In

Your name, address and how many people are in your home. Bring ID if you have it — you won't be turned away if you don't.

3

Shop The Shelves

A volunteer walks with you while you choose produce, protein, dairy and pantry staples.

4

Come Back Weekly

Every household can visit once a week. We'll also tell you about other help nearby.

More Than Groceries

Help With The Next Step, Too

SNAP Sign-Up Help

Our staff can walk you through applying for SNAP food benefits, in person or over the phone.

Referrals That Work

Rent, utility and job-search help from partners we know and trust, not just a phone number.

Cooking On A Budget

Recipe cards with every pantry visit, built from what is on the shelves that week.

Ways To Give

Help Keep The Shelves Full

Because we rescue food and buy in bulk, gifts of money go further than cans. Send us a note and we'll share a secure giving link, set up a monthly gift or help you plan a drive.

Give Or Plan A DriveCall (419) 555-0127
Running A Food Drive?

Our Most-Needed Items

Shelf-stable, unopened, and within date. Please skip glass jars — they break on the sorting line.

Peanut Butter

Protein that lasts, in plastic jars.

Canned Tuna & Chicken

Pop-top cans are easiest for everyone.

Whole-Grain Cereal

Lower-sugar boxes for kids' breakfasts.

Canned Vegetables & Fruit

Low-sodium and no-sugar-added when you can.

Diapers & Wipes

Not food, but always in short supply.

Personal Care

Soap, toothpaste and period products.

Around The Food Bank

A Week At Larkfield

gloved hands sorting food into a donations box
SortingDrive donations
red apples piled in a wooden crate
ProduceFresh from local orchards
a volunteer holding a box of food supplies
VolunteersSaturday pantry
hands packing fresh greens into a paper grocery bag
PantryPacked to go
Where Your Gift Goes

Every Dollar Has A Job

01

Buying What's Missing

Milk, eggs and protein rarely come in through drives, so we buy them in bulk at wholesale prices.

02

Rescuing Fresh Food

Our truck collects produce and bread from grocers and farms that would otherwise go to waste.

03

Reaching Neighbors

Fuel for the mobile pantry and volunteer deliveries to seniors who can't come to us.

04

Keeping The Lights On

Refrigeration, rent and a small staff who make sure 650 volunteers have something to do.

Our Community

Guests, Volunteers And Donors

When my hours got cut I didn't know where to start. Nobody asked me to prove anything — they just asked how many people were at home and helped me pick out groceries like I was at a store.
TanyaPantry guest · East Toledo
Our office has run a food drive here every November for eight years. They tell us exactly what's running low, and they send back the numbers so the whole team can see what we did.
Mark DelgadoFood drive organizer · Maumee
I volunteer every Saturday morning with my son. It's two hours, it's well organized, and he's learned more about his own city on the sorting line than anywhere else.
Carla WhitakerVolunteer · Sylvania

Common Questions

Who can get food here?

Anyone who needs it. We serve households across Lucas County, and nobody is turned away on their first visit.

Do I need to bring anything?

An ID and something with your address help us keep records for our food partners, but if you don't have them, come anyway.

Can I volunteer with a group?

Yes — workplaces, schools, churches and families volunteer together. Send us a note with your group size and preferred dates.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Larkfield is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so gifts are generally tax-deductible as the law allows. We send a receipt for every gift.

Can I donate food from my garden?

Yes, during pantry hours. Fresh, clean produce goes out the same week.

How do I set up a food drive?

Tell us when and where, and we'll send a list of most-needed items, posters and a collection box, and pick up if you need us to.

Get In Touch

Need help, want to volunteer, or planning a gift or a drive? Send a note and someone from our team will reply within two business days.

  • Visit us1420 Lagrange Street, Toledo, OH 43608
  • Call us(419) 555-0127
  • Email ushello@larkfieldfoodbank.org
  • Opening hoursMon: Closed, Tue: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Wed: Closed, Thu: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Fri: Closed, Sat: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Sun: Closed

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