Freedom House Kent

10/24/2026

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This Thanksgiving, we are reaching out to our wonderful community to help provide a special holiday meal for the veterans at Freedom House!
We are asking individuals, families, churches, businesses, and community organizations to to prepare or donate one or more Thanksgiving dishes so our can enjoy a delicious, home-cooked Thanksgiving meal without having to worry about cooking.

We currently have 14 Veterans we would love to provide a special homecooked Thanksgiving meal for!

We are humbly requesting:
🍗 Main Dishes
- Turkey
- Ham
- Rotisserie chicken
- Fried chicken

🥘 Side Dishes
- Macaroni and cheese
- Mashed potatoes and gravy
- Stuffing
- Green bean casserole or green beans
- Corn
- Cranberry sauce
- Dinner rolls and butter

🥧 Desserts
- Sweet potato pie
- Pumpkin pie
- Apple pie
- Vanilla ice cream

🥤 Beverages
- Assorted drinks
- Bottled water

❤️ Do You Have a Special Dish You Love to Make?
We would love that too! If you have a favorite homemade Thanksgiving dish, family recipe, casserole, dessert, or something special that isn't listed, you are more than welcome to contribute it!
You can sign up for one item or multiple items. Every donation, big or small, is appreciated!

📍 Donation Drop-Off Locations- Freedom House
1213 Anita Drive
Kent, OH 44240

📅 Donation Drop-Off Dates
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Thanksgiving Day
If your dish needs to be heated, cooked, or finished preparing, our staff will gladly assist with getting everything ready for Thanksgiving dinner.

📝 How to Sign Up
Contact Cassie Guthrie, Program Manager, at 234-830-1410 or [email protected]

If you would like to contribute, please comment below or send us a private message with:
Your name, the dish or items you would like to donate, approximately how many people your donation will feed, and your planned drop-off date and approximate time.

🧡 Thank You for Making a Difference! Together, we can make this Thanksgiving extra special for our Veterans!

10/19/2026

We are asking for help from our amazing community! On October 30th from 10:00AM to 2:00PM we are running a food drive to fill our pantry for our veterans here at Freedom House! Drop off location is at the Walmart in Ravenna located at 2600 State route 59 Ravenna, OH 44266.

We look forward to coming together with our community to help feed our Veterans!

10/07/2026

We are organizing a Meal Train for Freedom House and we need your help to fill the calendar. Whether it’s a giant pot of chili or a stack of pizzas, your contribution makes a massive difference for the families staying with us.

📍 Sign up here: https://mealtrain.com/vdkg76

📅 Dates available: Starting this Today!

Let’s show them some love, one plate at a time!

Freedom House is a transitional housing program for homeless Veterans in Akron, OH. Our facility provides safe, clean, warm place for Veterans to call home until they find their forever homes. We are requesting assistance providing daily meals.

09/23/2026

🇺🇸 A Huge Thank You from Freedom House! 🇺🇸

We had such a wonderful time at the Car Show & Raffle at the A&W Root B**r Stand in Ravenna on September 16th! 🚗❤️

We are incredibly grateful for the generous $1,000 donation to Freedom House. Your support will go directly toward helping the veterans we serve, and we truly appreciate everyone who helped make this possible.

A very special thank you to Ida Patch for inviting our veterans to be part of the event and for providing them with a free meal. Our veterans were able to enjoy some great food, amazing cars, and an all-around wonderful time together.

Thank you for supporting and showing appreciation for our veterans. 🇺🇸❤️

We had a great time, and we will definitely be back!

09/23/2026

We attended the Summit County Stand Down ! This two-day initiative connects veterans with over 70 supporting organizations, offering free health screenings, dental care, legal assistance, housing and employment resources, meals, and essential supplies.

09/23/2026

A huge thank you to Lisa Wright with Cooks Club of Aurora! They brought our veterans an amazing meal of spaghetti w/meat sauce, ham, devilled eggs, meatloaf, veggie tray and dip, cheesy garlic bread. The guys were loaded up! They also brought Pillows, Laundry baskets, paper towels, hangars and cleaning products!

thank you for your support!

09/09/2026

❤️🇺🇸 BIG SHOUT-OUT TO VALERIE! 🇺🇸❤️

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to Valerie, who comes to Freedom House every week and generously volunteers her time to support our veterans.

Valerie is always willing to jump in and help — whether she’s cleaning around the shelter, cooking delicious meals, or bringing in her specialty baked goods that our veterans absolutely LOVE! 🧁🍪❤️

It means so much to have someone who continues to show up week after week and gives her time simply because she cares about our veterans and Freedom House.

Thank you, Valerie, for your kindness, generosity, hard work, and huge heart for our veterans. We appreciate you more than you know! 🇺🇸❤️

👏 Freedom House is lucky to have you as part of our family!