How to Become a Partner Agency

Nonprofit organizations wishing to receive food from Gleaners to distribute to clients must apply to become a Gleaners partner agency. Organizations must also attend one of our First Step meetings during our New Partner Enrollment season, which runs from April through the first week of August. At this 1 hour meeting, you will learn how Gleaners food distribution system works, the types of support we provide our partners and what is expected of your organization as a Gleaners partner agency.

To apply, your organization must:

Have a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation from the Internal Revenue Service
Have a history of distributing foods or other goods to those in need at absolutely no cost
Have a clean building with pest control
Have workers with proper food safety credentials
Be willing and able to provide food to those in need without requiring the recipient to pay, pray, or work in order to eat or gain admission to the food distribution setting.

If you have additional questions, or if you can demonstrate all of the above and you are interested in becoming a partner agency, please contact one of the following Gleaners team members to get the specific dates, times, and places for the First Step meetings:

Margarita Ovalle (Pontiac):
movalle@gcfb.org or 866-GLEANER, ext. 405

Darryl Hicks (Detroit):
dhicks@gcfb.org or 866-GLEANER, ext. 248

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