PROGRAMS
ABOUT OUR BASIC NEEDS BANK
(FORMERLY CALLED “DIAPER BANK”)
The Basic Needs Bank at Project MKC exists to fill an unmet critical need for diapers, wipes, toiletries, and period supplies among the most vulnerable in our community. None of the “safety net” programs pay for or provide diapers, not WIC, Food Stamps or Medicare, leaving those with the fewest resources even fewer options. Project MKC distributes over 130,000 diapers, 210,000 wipes, 75,000 period supplies 1,800 toiletry items to our partner agencies.
Below is a list of our partner agencies listed by county. Project MKC DOES NOT distribute diapers from their office. Basic needs are distributed to the partner agencies who then distribute items to those in need at their discretion.
Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley
6505 Market Street Youngstown, OH 44512
330-746-8700
Alta Behavioral Healthcare
711 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44502
(330) 793-2487
Beatitude House
238 Tod Lane, Youngstown, OH 44504
(330) 744-3147
Big Reach Center of Hope
11767 Lisbon Rd. Salem, OH 44460
(330) 533-3278
Catholic Charities
319 W. Rayen Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44502
(330) 744-3320
Clothed in Strength
P.O. Box 14614, Youngstown, OH 44514
(412) 329-8650
Compass Family and Community Services
535 Marmion Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 44502
(330) 747-4040
Evolve Innovation Center
2351 Goleta Avenue
(330) 942-7608
Family Success Network
1344 Fifth Avenue
(330) 718-7824
Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries
1402B Dogwood Lane, Youngstown, OH 44509 (Rockford)
(330) 744-1446
211 Redondo Road, Youngstown, OH 44504
(330) 744-2000
Needle’s Eye
74 Kenmore Ave. Youngstown, OH 44507
330-744-1582
MCBDD
4781 Woodridge Dr Austintown, OH 44515
330-797-2825
Mahoning County Children Services
222 W. Federal Street, Youngstown, OH 44503
(330) 941-8888
Mahoning County Help Me Grow – Mahoning County ESC
7320 N. Palmyra Road, Canfield, OH 44406
(330) 533-8755
Mahoning County Pathways Hub
50 Winchester Drive, Austintown, OH 44515
(330) 270-2855 X136
Mahoning County WIC
Austintown – 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown, OH 44515
(330) 792-2397
Boardman – 3910 Hillman Way, Boardman, OH 44512
(330) 788-1485
Youngstown – 345 Oak Hill Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44502
(330) 743-3333
MYCAP (Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership)
1325 Fifth Ave, Youngstown, OH 44514
(330) 747-7921
OCCHA-Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana, Inc.
3660 Shirley Road, Youngstown, OH 44502
(330) 781-1808
OEI Infant Vitality Program
50 Westchester Drive Austintown, OH 44515
(330) 270-2855
Mahoning County Ohio CAN (Change Addiction Now)
330-507-5213
PEACC
920 Dryden Ave. Youngstown, OH 44506
33-=743-1339
Promise Community Hub
496 Glenwood Ave. Suite 106 Youngstown, OH 44502
234-254-8015
Resource Mothers
1002 Covington Street, Youngstown, OH 44501
(330) 480-2783
Salvation Army Youngstown
1501 Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44511
(330) 270-5999
St. Angela Parish
397 S. Jackson Street, Youngstown, OH 44506
(330) 747-6080
St. Vincent de Paul
317 Via Mt Carmel Ave, Youngstown, OH 44505
(330) 746-1128
United Way of Mahoning County
255 Watt Street, Youngstown, OH 44505
(330)746-8494
Youngstown City School District
474 Benningtown Ave. Youngstown, OH 44505
(330)744-6940
Youngstown Health Improvement Zones
9 W. Front Street Youngstown, OH 44503
330-742-8285
Youngstown Office of Minority Health
9 West Front Street Youngstown, OH 44503
330-742-8264
Catholic Charities Trumbull
175 Laird Ave. N.E. Warren, OH 44482
(330) 393-4254
Emmanuel Community Care Center
2 N. State Street Girard, OH 44420
(330) 545-4301
Northeast Ohio Adoption Agency
5000 E. Market St. Suite 26, Warren, OH 44484
(330) 980-5084
Our Kids
604 Austin Avenue, Warren, Ohio 44485
(330) 824-1108
Rust City Church
5555 Youngstown Warren Rd 105B Niles, OH 44446
330-299-8686
Salvation Army Warren
270 Franklin St SE Warren, OH44483
(330) 392-1573
Someplace Safe
(330) 393-3003 x104
Thrive 10:10
22 N. Market St. Girard, OH 44420
(330) 980-0729
Trumbull County Community Action Program
1230 Palmyra Rd. SW Warren, OH 44485
(330) 393-2507 x345
Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Fairhaven)
45 North Road, Niles, OH 44446
(330) 652-9800
Trumbull County Children Services
2282 Reeves Rd N.E. Warren, OH 44483
(330) 372-2010
Trumbull County Help Me Grow – Trumbull County Combined Health District
176 Chestnut Ave. N.E. Warren, OH 44483
(330) 675-2489
Youngstown Air Base
3967 King Graves Rd Vienna, OH 44473
(330) 609-1305 x1201
Centro San Pablo – St. Paul’s Church, Hispanic Ministry
935 E. State Street, Salem, OH 44460
(330) 332-0336
Columbiana County Help Me Grow
7360 Ohio 45 Lisbon, OH 44432
(330) 424-0288
Columbiana County Children Services
110 N. Nelson Avenue, Lisbon, OH 44432
(330) 424-7781
East Liverpool Community Resource Center
940 Pennsylvania Ave. East Liverpool, OH 43920
(330) 385-1301
Family Recovery Center
964 N Market St. Lisbon, OH 44432
(330)424-1468
Nina’s Closet – Columbiana County Ohio CAN (Change Addiction Now)
342 West Pidgeon Rd Salem, OH 44460
330-277-9625
Resources for Parents
114 W. Washington Street, Lisbon, OH 44432
(330) 503-9781
Salem City Schools
1226 E State St. Salem, OH 44460
330-332-8905
Salvation Army – East Liverpool
413 East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920
(330) 385-2349
Salvation Army-Salem
1249 N. Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, OH 44460
(330) 332-5624
The Way Station Columbiana
909 Heck Road Columbiana, OH 44408
(330) 482-5072
The Way Station East Liverpool
125 West Fifth Street East Liverpool, OH 43920
(330) 426-2417
The Way Station East Palestine
109 Rebecca St East Palestine, OH 44413
(330) 932-0353
Utica Shale Academy of Ohio
2 Church Street, Salineville, OH 43960
330-843-5224
Ashtabula County Children Services
3914 C. Court Ashtabula, OH 44004
(440) 998-1811
Ashtabula County Help Me Grow
3225 Lake Ave. Ashtabula, OH 44003
(440) 997-6015
Ashtabula County WIC
3225 Lake Ave. Ashtabula, OH 44004
(440) 998-7515
Catholic Charities Ashtabula
4200 Park Ave. Third Floor Ashtabula, OH 44004
440-992-2121 x 7049
Corpus Christi Church
744 Mill St. Conneaut, OH 44030
(440) 313-4809
What If? Network
563 Foothill Rd. Jefferson, OH 44047
(440) 812-6629
Akron Children’s Hospital Main Campus
1 Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308
330-543-1740
Akron City Schools
(330) 761-1357
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
100 W Cedar St Akron, OH 44307
330-376-9699
Akron St. Vincent De Paul (Sacred Heart Church)
260 Broad St. Wadsworth, OH 44281
330-714-6731
Embrace Clinic & Care Center
180 1st St. Northwest, Barberton, OH 44203
330-825-1900 x 101v
Greenleaf Family Center
580 Grant Street, Akron, Ohio 44311
(330) 564-1422
Dare to Love More Ministries (formerly Holy Trinity Lutheran)
50 North Prospect St. Akron, OH 44304
330-376-5154 x213
House Three Thirty-The I PROMISE Movement Emergency Pantry
3800 Embassy Parkway, Suite 360 Akron, OH 44333
216-771-2323
Humility of Mary Housing
2251 Front St #210 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
330-467-1403
International Institute of Akron
530 S. Main St. Suite 127 Akron, OH 44311
330-376-5106 x127
LINKS Community and Family Services
756 Upson St, Akron, OH 44305
(330) 760-0915
National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP)
30 Northwest Ave, Ste 120 Bld. A Tallmadge, OH 44278
330-633-4187
Open M
941 Princeton Street, Akron, OH 44306
330-434-0110
Project Ujima
1015 S Hawkins Ave Akron, OH 44320
330-529-5672
Shalom Victory Church
1098 Avon Street, Akron, OH 44310
(757) 236-4948
Summit County Public Health
1867 W. Market Street Akron, OH 44313
330-926-5700
Summit County Children Services
264 S. Arlington Street, Akron, OH 44306
330-379-1994
The Emergency Assistance Center
9433 Olde Eight Road Suite B Northfield, OH 44067
330-467-7945
Bright Beginnings
6393 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 201, Independence, OH 44131
216-698-7500
Catholic Charities Help Me Grow Home Visiting
7911 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102
216-334-2900
Case Western Reserve University-Physical Resource Center
10900 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106
216-368-1527
Cuyahoga County Children Services
3955 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
216-881-5301
Catholic Charities First Step Program
206 W. Main Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266
(330) 297-7745
Portage County Children Services
449 S. Meridian Street, Ravenna, OH 44266
330-389-7510
Smithfield Food Pantry (Smithfield Evangelical Friends Church)
1599 Main St, Smithfield, OH 43917
740-633-0358
QUESTIONS
If you need help, we have a list of frequently asked questions and answers. Please look for the answer to your question here before calling our office. If you still have a question about our basic needs bank that has not been answered below, please call our office at (330) 758-3434.
Can I come to the office to pick up diapers?
No, the Project MKC Diaper Bank DOES NOT distribute diapers to individuals at our office. The diapers are delivered to our partner locations and the partner locations distribute the diapers.
Do your partner agenices have to give me diapers?
No, we leave full discretion up to the partner agencies as to who recieves diapers and we do not have any say individually who receives diapers.
Please contact the agency prior to going to their offices to make sure that you qualify and to check their office hours. Each agency may have its own set of requirements for qualification in order to receive diapers.
What size/brand of diapers do you distribute?
The Project MKC Basic Needs Bank carries sizes Newborn through Size 6, as well training pants in the sizes 2T-3T, 3T-4T, and 4T-5T. Since, MKC holds a number of diaper drives every year, the diaper bank carries many different brands!
What size/brand of period supplies do you distribute?
The Project MKC Basic Needs Bank carries distributes a variety of period supplies based on access to donations and products we’re able to purchase. We typically carry some version of pads AND tampons, but the brand and variety can vary.
Do you accept donations?
Yes, we definitely do! We accept any size, any brand of diapers and or period supplies or any monetary donation toward our ever expanding basic needs bank. We will also accept packages of clean, opened diapers, so if your little one has grown out of a size, we will gladly take the remaining diapers from that package!
Are diapers repacked or distributed in original packaging?
The Project MKC Basic Needs Bank Volunteers repack the diapers in quantities of 25 diapers per size with saran wrap and labels. This ensures that more people are able to receive a pack of diapers and that the diapers are being distributed as more of an “emergency” supply.