The Akron Snow Angels, an all-volunteer nonprofit that offers winter clothing, shoes, toiletries and food to people experiencing or facing homelessness, has added mission trips this year to help meet demand.
, an all-volunteer nonprofit that offers winter clothing, shoes, toiletries and food to people experiencing or facing homelessness, has added mission trips this year to help meet demand.
The organization holds two missions per month through March, 2023 and serves Akron’s Middlebury and Grace Park neighborhoods. Approximately 40-60 volunteers help with each mission -- passing out coats, winter clothing, toiletries, shoes and serving lunch. The volunteers also aim to show the community members they help compassion, respect and “friendship through conversation,” according to Victor.At its last mission on Nov.
“There are different definitions of homelessness but we just want to help people in need,” she said. “We’ve had a major influx of people just having a hard time and needing a place to live. We also try to help people stay in their homes so they aren’t back out on the street.”
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