Canton Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Canton, Ohio that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Ohio page.
Legal aid
| Community Legal Aid | Free civil legal help |
|---|---|
| Website | communitylegalaid.org |
| Phone | 800-998-9454 |
| Address | 401 Market Avenue North, Suite 103, Canton, OH 44702 |
| Hours | HelpLine: Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
Community Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Stark County and seven nearby counties. Its Canton office, the John M. Petit Legal Advocacy Center, handles housing, family law, public benefits, and other civil matters. New clients apply through the HelpLine or online.1
Food
| Stark County Hunger Task Force | Food pantry and pantry network |
|---|---|
| Website | starkhunger.org |
| Phone | 330-455-6667 |
| Address | 408 9th Street SW, Suite 1637, Canton, OH 44707 |
| Hours | Monday, 9:15 AM to 2:35 PM; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:15 AM to 3:35 PM; Thursday, 9:15 AM to 2:35 PM; Friday, 9:15 AM to 1:35 PM |
The Stark County Hunger Task Force runs the Community Campus Food Pantry at the Ken Weber Community Campus at Goodwill, and supports a network of 37 food pantries across Stark County. The pantry gives free food to people who qualify under federal emergency food income guidelines.2
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank | Food bank with an onsite pantry in Canton |
|---|---|
| Website | akroncantonfoodbank.org |
| Phone | 330-535-6900 |
| Address | 1365 Cherry Avenue NE, Canton, OH 44714 |
| Hours | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank supplies food to nearly 600 hunger-relief programs across eight Northeast Ohio counties. Its Stark County Campus in Canton has the Keith D. Monda Family Food Pantry, which gives food directly to people in need.3
Social services
| Stark County Community Action Agency | Emergency help and self-sufficiency programs |
|---|---|
| Website | sccaa.org |
| Phone | 330-454-1676 |
| Address | 1366 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44714 |
The Stark County Community Action Agency is the county’s designated anti-poverty agency. Its programs include Head Start and Early Head Start, help with home energy bills through HEAP, home weatherization, and workforce development.4
| Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties | Social services and basic needs help |
|---|---|
| Website | catholiccharitiesps.org |
| Phone | 330-491-0896 |
| Address | 832 McKinley Avenue NW, Suite C, Canton, OH 44703 |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties provides basic needs help, a food pantry, rent and utility help, and parenting education for families with newborns. Call ahead before visiting in person.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Community Legal Aid, Home page and HelpLine . The Canton office address, HelpLine hours, and the John M. Petit Legal Advocacy Center name rest on listings, not the firm’s own site: the address and hours appear in the Stark Help Central county resource directory and the WomensLaw.org Ohio legal aid list, which also lists the HelpLine number. Older listings show a prior address, 306 Market Avenue North, and a local number, (330) 456-8361. ↩
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Stark County Hunger Task Force, Programs . The pantry address, phone, and hours rest on listings, not the task force’s own site: the Stark Help Central county resource directory lists the Goodwill Campus pantry at 408 9th Street SW, Suite 1637, with the hours in the table. Other listings give different closing times on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the City of Canton directory lists the ZIP code as 44702. Call ahead before a first visit. ↩
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Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Food Distribution FAQs and Contact . ↩
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Stark County Community Action Agency, Mission and history and 2025 annual report . ↩
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Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties, 2025 Resource Guide and Stark Help Central listing . The Canton office address, phone, and hours rest on these listings, not the agency’s own site. Older listings show a prior address, 800 Market Avenue North, Suite 1150. ↩
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