While BACM’s primary efforts are oriented toward assisting needy households in the community, we also believe that our ministry is based in a community. The community is an integral part of BACM’s services, operations and support.

Many of the problems our clients experience are also community-based.  Lack of jobs, poor quality housing, limited transportation, low levels of education are all problems that may originate in the community, and require community-level solutions.

Poverty, its causes and its solutions are often misunderstood.  A complicated web of services, eligibilities, and limitations govern the lives of the poor, and put boundaries and burdens on services for them.  We believe that greater understanding of the dynamics of poverty will build a more compassionate and well-informed community, better able to develop creative responses.

 BACM provides several vehicles for public education:

A weekly Barberton Herald About You column shares with a variety of information about clients, services, opportunities and trends.

Six times per year BACM distributes a free newsletter, mailed to your home or available on this website.  This newsletter outlines current BACM news, upcoming events and programs, and issues  related to our community.

Both the Barberton Herald articles and the newsletter can be  accessed  on our NEWS page of this website.

BACM is also ready and able to share its knowledge of the community and its experience of assisting thousands of households each year.  We will be happy to speak to your club, group, church or event.
Please Contact Us to make arrangements. 

BACM also conducts training workshops for other food pantries, financial assistance programs and services focused on voluntary and direct aid to the poor.  We can help you design screening or application forms, develop systems to operate an efficient pantry, understand the rules of government eligibility, confidentiality, and related matters.

BACM can also answer your personal question about services that might affect you or your family.
See Services Coordination.

These services are all free of charge in the 44203 zip code area.