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SNAP Benefits Program

Starting on November 1, 2025 METRO will temporarily waive fares on METRO Direct & ADA services for Ohio Direction cardholders, until further notice. 

Who can ride?
Any Ohio Direction/SNAP/EBT Card recipient and members of their household can ride METRO Direct & METRO ADA for FREE. The card holder must be present to use this free ride program.

How to ride METRO for FREE?
Show your valid Ohio Direction/SNAP/EBT Card to the bus operator on any METRO Direct route or when using METRO’s ADA service and your ride will be free.

What is METRO Direct & ADA? METRO Direct is METRO’s fixed route service (including X61 Northcoast Express to Cleveland). METRO’s ADA service is for persons with a qualifying disability who have applied for and been approved to use this service.

When can I ride?
Free rides with the Ohio Direction/SNAP/EBT Card program are valid starting Saturday, November 1, 2025 until further notice. Free rides are valid whenever the METRO Direct route is in service.

Did you know?
If you are new to riding METRO, call 330.762.0341 with questions. You can also click here to view routes, times, how to plan your trip, and other available resources.

Please note: METRO is unable to refund or replace tickets and passes that have already been activated through the farebox or the EZFare app.

For additional resources and information, visit www.211summit.org or co.summitoh.net 

Food Pantries along METRO Direct Routes

Over 70 food pantries and distribution locations can be found within 1/4 of a mile of a METRO Direct route. For a full list, see below or click here. 

  1. Akron Food Pantry Map
  2. Barberton Food Pantry Map
  3. Cuyahoga Falls Food Pantry Map
  4. Fairlawn & Wallhaven Food Pantry Map
  5. Macedonia & Twinsburg Food Pantry Map
  6. Tallmadge & Lakemore Food Pantry Map

Full view of food pantries along METRO Direct routes throughout all of Summit County

METRO Direct RoutesPantry NameAddressCityPhoneDistribution Days Times and Notes
9 ACRFB Main Campus Pantry 350 Opportunity Parkway Akron (330)535-6900 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am-1pm
2, 23, 55 ASIA 370 East Market Street Akron (330)535-3263 2nd and 4th Tuesday 12pm-3pm
13, 15 Akron Bible Church 340 E South St Akron (330)319-1922 2nd and last Saturday 9am-10am
1 Akron Christian Reformed Church (The Landing) 50 Marshall Ave Akron (507)360-9627 Friday 1pm-3pm
3, 8 Barberton Adventist Community Services 223 2nd St NW Barberton (330)848-3225 Monday, Tuesday 9am-2pm: Geographic restrictions - Barberton
8 Barberton Area Community Ministries 939 Norton Ave Barberton (330)745-3693 Tuesday, Thursday 1pm-5pm: Geographic restrictions - 44203
20 Blessed Trinity Parish 300 E Tallmadge Ave Akron (330)475-0321 Tuesday 1pm-4pm, Thursday 3pm-6pm: Geographic restrictions - Summit County, Appointment required
8 COB Outreach 754 Kenmore Blvd Akron (330)604-3441 1st and 3rd Monday 5:30pm-7:30pm: Geographic restrictions - Zip codes in Kenmore School District
6 Caring Hands Charity 2208 E. Market St. Akron (330)208-8447 1st and 3rd Tuesday 12pm-1pm: Appointment required
16 Centenary UMC 1310 Superior Ave Akron (330)376-9648 Thursday 11am-2pm
27 Christ Woodland UMC 444 N. Hawkins Akron (330)836-9777 Wednesday 10am-1pm
1 Church of Our Saviour 471 Crosby St Akron (330)535-9174 Last Monday 7:30am-10am
3, 8 Common Threads Closet (Lakeview UMC) 211 3rd St. NW Barberton (330)634-6749 1st, 2nd, 3rd and if there is a 5th Thursday 4pm-6pm
8 Cornerstone Christian Assembly 1531 Ettle Dr Barberton (330)825-1199 Thursday 9:30am-10:30am: Geographic restrictions - 44203
10 Cuyahoga Chapel Church of God 2106 4th Street Cuyahoga Falls (330)929-7555 2nd Saturday 5pm-6pm
31 Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors 1742 2nd St Cuyahoga Falls (330)928-8057 Tuesday, Thursday 10am-2pm: Geographic restrictions - 44221, 44223, 44224, 44236, 44262,44264
2, 20 Dare to Love More Ministries 50 N. Prospect Street Akron (234)334-4700 2nd Saturday 11am-12:30pm
29 Eagle Ministries Chapel Inc 830 Rood Dr Akron (330)753-5700 1st and 3rd Thursday 5pm-6:30pm
6 Ellet Community Church of God 2700 Priscilla Ave. Akron (330)733-9231 Tuesday 10am-12pm
2, 25 Faith Temple Church (FTC Foundation Academic Charity) 701 Sylvan Ave Akron (330)724-6823 4th Saturday, 3rd Saturday November and December 10am-12pm
2 First Congregational Church 292 E Market St Akron (330)666-5238 Monday 6:30pm-7:30pm, Tuesday 9am-12pm
16 First Faith Development Corp (First Apostolic Faith Church) 790 Easter Ave Akron (330)762-9139 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30am-2pm
10, 31 First United Methodist Church (Cuyahoga Falls) 245 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls (330)923-5241 3rd Saturday 11:30am-12:30pm
13 Focus Community Development Corp 1241 Grant St Akron (330)724-8163 2nd and 4th Saturday 12pm-2pm
13, 25 Forever R Children PO Box 1201 Akron (330)714-0259 3rd Saturday 10am-11am, 69 S Balch St, 12pm-1pm, Corner of Copley Rd and Nome St.
23 Good Neighbors 1453 Goodyear Blvd Akron (330)733-1453 Monday-Thursday 12pm-3pm, arrive by 2:45pm
26 Good Samaritan Hunger Center 420 S Hawkins Ave Akron (330)864-8520 Last 3 Fridays of the month 1:30pm-3pm, 260 Greenwood Ave, Akron, Last 3 Mondays of the month 1:30pm-3pm, 825 James Ingram Way, Akron
3 Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1010 S. Hawkins Ave Akron (330)786-5538 2nd Tuesday 12pm-2pm
23 Goodyear Heights Presbyterian Church 1430 Goodyear Blvd. Akron (248)766-1661 3rd Thursday 12pm-3pm
55 Greek Orthodox Church of Annunciation 129 S Union St Akron (330)434-0000 2nd Wednesday 8am-9:30am
1 Guys & Gals Community Partnership Inc PO Box 5191 Fairlawn (330)689-8816 4th Tuesday 12pm-2pm
10 Harvest Food Pantry (Community Vineyard Church) 2543 State Rd Cuyahoga Falls (330)928-5134 1st and 3rd Wednesday 6:30pm-7:15pm
10, 20 He Brought Us Out Ministry 526 N Howard St Akron (330)375-5065 3rd Thursday 1:30pm-4:30pm
19 Heart 4 the City/Direct Distribution 954 Eastland Ave Akron (330)784-1350 2nd Friday 5pm-7pm
10 Immaculate Heart of Mary (Ministry for the Needy) 1945 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls (330)929-8361 On-Call Hours, appointment required
29 Jake's Reach 1601 S. Main St. Akron (330)618-8774 Last Saturday of the month, 3rd Saturday in November and December 11am-2pm
16, 3 Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church 1225 Vernon Odom Blvd Akron (330)864-6635 2nd Saturday 9am-12pm
23 JoAnn's Pantry (First Church of God Tallmadge) 1690 Hillside Terrace Akron (234)571-5444 Last Tuesday and Thursday of the month 9am-3pm, moves up one week in November and December
6 Kings Kitchen (Springfield Assembly of God) 1551 Canton Rd. Akron (330)733-8701 2nd Thursday 3pm-4pm
6 Lakemore UMC 1536 Flickinger Rd. Akron (330)733-6531 Last Wednesday 5pm-6pm: Geographic restrictions - Springfield and Lakemore
2, 23, 6 Middlebury Assembly 82 S. Arlington St. Akron (330)253-1921 Sunday 1pm-3pm
2 New Exodus Christian Fellowship Church 1063 S. Arlington St. Akron (234)678-9823 Tuesday 4pm-5:30pm
16, 3 New Hope Baptist Church 1706 S. Hawkins Ave. Akron (330)865-9472 4th Saturday 11:30am-1pm
23 Open Door Assembly of God 745 Upson Street Akron (330)794-7948 Last Saturday 10am-11:30am: Geographic restrictions - 44305, 44306
32 Our Community Hunger Center 9737 Ravenna Rd, Ste. C Twinsburg (330)963-3663 Monday-Friday 10am-3pm: Geographic restrictions - 44087, 44241, 44056, 44202, 44236, 44067, 44139, 44224, 44264
8 Patricia Ann Cargill Charities 1823 Manchester Rd. Akron (234)571-1372 Wednesday 1pm-3pm
29 Pavilion of Praise Baptist Church 976 W. Waterloo Rd Akron (330)753-1458 Last Friday 5:30pm-7pm
13 Pentecostal Fellowship Church 270 E. Wilbeth Rd Akron (330)807-7345 Thursday 12pm-5pm: Appointment required
29 Peter Maurin Center Food Pantry 1088 S Main St Akron (310)493-7611 2nd and 4th Saturday 10:30am-12pm
31 Peter Maurin Center/North Hill 915 N. Main St. Akron (310)493-7611 2nd and 4th Saturday 10:30am-12:30pm
19 Phillips Chapel CME Church 413 Iroquois Ave Akron (330)784-8964 Monday, Wednesday after the 15th of the month 11am-1pm: Geographic restrictions - 44305, 44306
3 River of Life Assembly of God Akron Inc 133 5th St SE Barberton (234)718-3328 4th Thursday 12pm-1pm
31 Rooted in Christ Community Church 916 Patterson Ave. Akron (330)923-5634 Last Friday 4pm-6pm: Geographic restrictions - 44310, Appointment required
19, 23, 6 SVDP/Fr Hilkert Ozanam Center 93 Kent St. Akron (216)272-4671 Saturday 9:30am-12pm
9 SVDP/Immaculate Conception Church 2101 17th Street SW Akron (330)753-8429 Thursday 12pm-2pm: Geographic restrictions - 44314, Appointment required
16, 3, 9 Sarah's House 414 Pine St Akron (330)535-7272 1st Sunday 2pm-4pm, 3rd Saturday 8am-10am
2 South Arlington United Methodist Church 790 S Arlington St Akron (330)724-1334 3rd Friday 10am-12pm
1, 2, 55, 9 St Bernard Parish Food Pantry 44 University Ave Akron (330)253-5161 Thursday 9am-10:30am
13 St Paul Holiness COG 734 Grant St Akron (330)221-3343 Last 3 Sundays of month 1pm-2pm
15 St Paul Missionary Baptist Church 1350 Virginia Ave Akron (330)773-0999 3rd Saturday 10am-1pm
20 Tallmadge Lutheran Church 759 East Ave. Tallmadge (330)633-4775 2nd Monday 9am-12:30pm: Appointment required
31 The Emergency Assistance Center 9433 Olde Route 8, Ste B Northfield (330)467-7945 Monday-Friday 9am-3pm: Geographic restrictions - 44067, 44056, 44087, 44236, 44264, 44286, 44202
10, 19 The Remedy Church 1700 Brittain Rd. Akron (330)441-4481 4th Saturday 12pm-2pm
3, 8 The Salvation Army (Barberton) 560 Wooster Rd. W. Barberton (330)745-2836 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am-12:30pm: Geographic restrictions - 44203, 4th Friday 10am-1pm: No restrictions
9 The Sanctuary (Church of God of Prophecy) 847 Lakewood Blvd Akron (330)745-5277 Sunday 12pm-1:30pm: Registration 7am, Wednesday 6:30pm-8:30pm: Registration 3pm
16 Tower of Prayer 1334 Diagonal Rd Akron (330)475-4504 4th Saturday 8am-11am: Geographic restrictions - 44307, 44320
1 Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron/CaringCupboard 3300 Morewood Rd Akron (330)836-2206 Sunday 8:30-10am
31 United Presbyterian Church 2819 Hudson Drive Cuyahoga Falls (330)923-9735 4th Saturday 9am-11am: Geographic restrictions - Cuyahoga Falls and surrounding areas, Infoline referral required
8, 9 Unity Holiness Ministries 1019 Harpster Ave. Akron (330)753-1509 Tuesday, Thursday 11am-1pm
3 Village Keepers of Ohio (Mt. Haven Missionary Baptist Church) 545 Noble Ave. Akron (330)253-2923 3rd Saturday 12pm-2pm
1, 2 Zion Lutheran Church 139 S. High St. Akron (330)253-3136 Wednesday 10am-11am: Geographic restrictions - 44302, 44303, 44304, 44308, 44311