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Summer Harvest 2010
Rene's Story
Rene’s story starts in 2004 when a stroke, followed by a bad fall, left him physically disabled. Near-blindness in one eye and severe back troubles cost him his job and his ability to earn a living. Unable to work, he was barely making ends meet.
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Summer Harvest 2010
Ina's Story
Ten years ago, Ina and her husband Brandon had a food budget of $25 a week for themselves and their five-year-old son. Ina was constantly worried about her son not having enough nutritious food. “I bought one gallon of milk a week, and when it was gone, it was gone. Sometimes I didn’t have any milk for him for a couple of days. It was a really a bad situation at that time.”
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Fall Harvest 2009
Turn of Fate Moves Family to Give Back
In 1995, Lisa and her husband Brian had almost hit rock bottom. But their challenges began much earlier in 1993 when their second son Kevin was born. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and seizures. “Life changed for us,” says Lisa, remembering the complexity of having a toddler, Darren, and an infant with special needs.
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Fall Harvest 2009
Giving Begins when Substance Abuse Ends
At one point in Steve LaFraniere’s life, he had a hard time just looking at food. “When you’re drinking heavily every day, it’s difficult to keep food down,” Steve remembers. One submarine sandwich would last him three days.
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Spring Harvest 2009
Feeding Southeast Michigan
As the economic downturn pummels our region, Gleaners gets down to business
Feeding Southeast Michigan is no small job - and the number of people getting emergency food from Gleaners and its partner agencies continues to skyrocket. In fact, last fall we saw a 19.6 percent increase in food distributed compared to the prior year - amounting to 1 million more meals in just a three-month stretch.
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