As northeast Ohio continues to contend with a massive power outage following Tuesday's storms, days without refrigeration have led to those without power needing to dispose of what food they stored in their fridges and freezers.

While there are systems for families to be reimbursed for that food waste, they may not have received that funding yet. For those in need, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank has released the list of pantries and produce distributions going on for the next few days. 

This is the list of produce distributions:

Aug. 9, 2024

  • MetroHealth Parma - 12301 Snow Rd., Parma, from 9 to 11 a.m.
  • Gates Mills Villa - 6755 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, from  9 to 11 a.m.
  • Bethany Baptist Church - 1211 E. 105 St., Cleveland, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • North Star Neighborhood Reentry Resource Center - 1834 E. 55th St., Cleveland, from 1 to 4:00 p.m.

Aug. 10, 2024

  • Fairhill Partners - 12200 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Elizabeth Baptist Church - 6114 Francis Ave., Cleveland, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church - 5020 Mayfield Rd., Lyndhurst, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • New Second Metropolitan Baptist Church - 2244 E 55th St, Cleveland, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • St. Innocent Orthodox Church - 8526 Usher Rd., Olmsted Falls, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Volunteers Of Geneva - 811 South Broadway, Geneva, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
  • Second St. John Baptist - 717 East 125th St., Cleveland, from 12 to 3:00 p.m.

Aug. 12, 2024

  • May Dugan Multi Service Center - 4115 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • CCPL- Brooklyn Branch - 4480 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • North Olmsted Oxcart - 25200 Lorain Rd., North Olmsted, from 2 to 4 p.m.
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church - 1349 W. 78th St., Cleveland, from 5 to 7 p.m.
  • Malachi Center - 2416 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Here is the list of food pantries in the area and their hours of service:

Aug. 9, 2024

  • Brookside Family Center - 3764 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • University Settlement - 4800 Broadway, Cleveland, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank's Community Resource Center - 15500 South Waterloo, Cleveland, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Aug. 10, 2024

  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank's Community Resource Center - 15500 South Waterloo, Cleveland, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • South Euclid United Church of Christ - 4217 Bluestone Rd South Euclid from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Aug. 12, 2024

  • Brookside Family Center - 3764 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Aug. 13, 2024

  • University Settlement - 4800 Broadway, Cleveland, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services recentlty issued a reminder via press release that those using the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) who had food go bad during the outage are eligible to have those benefits replaced.

“Households that lost food purchased with SNAP benefits due to a power outage of four hours or more can apply to receive replacement SNAP benefits for the amount of food the household lost, as long as it does not exceed their monthly allotment,” a press release reads. “Replacement SNAP benefits will be added to the Ohio Direction Card of the recipients.”

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