The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is hosting two collection sites through Nov. 30 for the fall food drive supporting veterans receiving services through the Honor Home in Canton to serve local veterans and their families.

Nonperishable food items can be dropped off at the Stark County Sheriff’s Office Safety Building, 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NW in Canton, and at the Concealed Handgun License office at the Stark County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 143 First St. SE in Massillon.

The Veterans Service Commission of Stark County office also will be a drop-off location, 2955 Wise Ave. NW in Plain Township as well as the Louisville Police Department, 1150 W. Main St., in Louisville.

The Honor Home Stark County is transitional housing for homeless veterans in Stark County that helps veterans through support and programming, while assisting them to procure permanent housing. The two campuses in the county can house up to 16 homeless veterans: one campus is for male veterans and the other site is reserved for female veterans and children.

Items that can be dropped off include pasta and sauce, canned vegetables, soup, crackers, tuna, mayonnaise, seasoning packages (taco, chili, stew, etc.), various condiments, breakfast foods (cereal, pancake mix, oatmeal, etc.), dessert box mixes (brownies, cookies, cakes, etc.), snacks (such as chips, pretzels, etc.), individual-serving powder drink mixes, and healthy, kid-friendly nonperishable foods.

The community is invited to drop off nonperishable items Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Items will be collected and donated to the Honor Home at the conclusion of the drive.

For more information, contact the Stark County Sheriff’s Office’s Director of Community Engagement at 330-430-3889. Citizens can also communicate with the Stark County Sheriff’s Office using the mobile app, which can be downloaded for free via the app store on any smartphone by searching Stark Sheriff Ohio.