TUFF Bags is working to eradicate childhood hunger, as well as provide education, skill building, and community service for at-risk youth in the juvenile justice system. Approximately 3,800 children in Tuscarawas County experience food insecurity, which refers to a lack of regular access to nutritional food.
The food these children receive through TUFF Bags not only nourishes their bodies, but helps them reach their full academic and social potential by allowing them to leave school on Friday without the worry of going hungry until returning to school on Monday.
TUFF Bags is currently serving approximately 1,900 children in six school districts in Tuscarawas County: Indian Valley, Newcomerstown, Dover, Claymont, Tusky Valley, and Tuscarawas Central Catholic, as well as STAR Alternative School, Quaker Digital Academy, four HARCATUS Pre-school Learning Centers, Buckeye Career Center and Strasburg Area Homeschool Co-Op.
100% of every donation is used to help provide weekend meals for food insecure children in our community.
Interested in volunteering? Donating? Hosting a food drive? Contact us for more details!
For more information:
Call: 330-401-3283
email: tuffbags@npnaz.org
The food these children receive through TUFF Bags not only nourishes their bodies, but helps them reach their full academic and social potential by allowing them to leave school on Friday without the worry of going hungry until returning to school on Monday.
TUFF Bags is currently serving approximately 1,900 children in six school districts in Tuscarawas County: Indian Valley, Newcomerstown, Dover, Claymont, Tusky Valley, and Tuscarawas Central Catholic, as well as STAR Alternative School, Quaker Digital Academy, four HARCATUS Pre-school Learning Centers, Buckeye Career Center and Strasburg Area Homeschool Co-Op.
100% of every donation is used to help provide weekend meals for food insecure children in our community.
Interested in volunteering? Donating? Hosting a food drive? Contact us for more details!
For more information:
Call: 330-401-3283
email: tuffbags@npnaz.org
TUFF Bags Salutes our
Volunteer of the month
Kelly Monigold
June 2026 Volunteer of the Month
TUFF Bags Volunteer of the Month for June is Kelly Monigold!
* Kelly has been volunteering with us for 7 months.
* Her daughter's boyfriend signed up to volunteer with us through his employer and invited Kelly to join them. Since that first time, she has become quite a familiar face around here and a core volunteer.
* Kelly says she loves talking with our other volunteers and has reconnected with several friends who she hasn't seen in a long time. (We absolutely love that!)
* When we asked why being involved in our community is important to her, Kelly said that after recovering from a major health scare in July of 2025, she decided she wanted to do something to help others. (What a gem!)
* Kelly's encouragement to anyone who hasn't volunteered with us before is that it is very rewarding and will bring you joy, as well as a sense of gratitude for your own life. She says it is 2 hours well spent.
Thank you Kelly, for giving your time, support and love to TUFF Bags. We appreciate you!
* Kelly has been volunteering with us for 7 months.
* Her daughter's boyfriend signed up to volunteer with us through his employer and invited Kelly to join them. Since that first time, she has become quite a familiar face around here and a core volunteer.
* Kelly says she loves talking with our other volunteers and has reconnected with several friends who she hasn't seen in a long time. (We absolutely love that!)
* When we asked why being involved in our community is important to her, Kelly said that after recovering from a major health scare in July of 2025, she decided she wanted to do something to help others. (What a gem!)
* Kelly's encouragement to anyone who hasn't volunteered with us before is that it is very rewarding and will bring you joy, as well as a sense of gratitude for your own life. She says it is 2 hours well spent.
Thank you Kelly, for giving your time, support and love to TUFF Bags. We appreciate you!