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
Jessica Garren
November 2026 Volunteer of the Month
TUFF Bags Volunteer of the Month for November is Jessica Garren!
* Jessica has been volunteering with us for 3 years.
* She heard about our program from her previous employer and wanted to get involved.
* Jessica says her favorite part of volunteering is how much she enjoys doing something alongside members of her community to help others.
* When asked why it's important to be involved in our community, Jessica says "We cannot better our community if we are not involved in making it better. Even something small can make a difference." (Oh how we LOVE this mindset!!
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* Jessica's encouragement to anyone who hasn't volunteered with us is that volunteering will not only help the community, but you might also connect with some amazing people. She says there are no restrictions or requirements so the community can come together to fill bags.
Thank you Jessica, for giving your time, support, and love to TUFF Bags. We appreciate you!
* Jessica has been volunteering with us for 3 years.
* She heard about our program from her previous employer and wanted to get involved.
* Jessica says her favorite part of volunteering is how much she enjoys doing something alongside members of her community to help others.
* When asked why it's important to be involved in our community, Jessica says "We cannot better our community if we are not involved in making it better. Even something small can make a difference." (Oh how we LOVE this mindset!!
)* Jessica's encouragement to anyone who hasn't volunteered with us is that volunteering will not only help the community, but you might also connect with some amazing people. She says there are no restrictions or requirements so the community can come together to fill bags.
Thank you Jessica, for giving your time, support, and love to TUFF Bags. We appreciate you!