Posts by Sarah-Grace Motley
Gleaners Food Bank awarded $20K after Good Day Detroit wins Gardner White’s Twinkle Town
Originally Posted on Fox 2 Detroit SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – The Gleaners Food Bank provides shelf-stable food to almost 350 pantries across Southeast Michigan. This year, as more families seek help…
Read MoreHow you can celebrate Giving Tuesday with Gleaners Community Food Bank
Originally Posted on WDIV Local 4 News/ClickOnDetroit It’s Giving Tuesday — a day to make a real difference in people’s lives. While The Heat and Warmth Fund is holding a…
Read MoreMatch 4 Meals: Your donation to Gleaners gets doubled to help families have a happy, not hungry Thanksgiving
Originally Aired & Posted on WDIV Channel 4 by Natalie Newman Watch the video here. It’s the season of giving, and one way to give back is by donating to…
Read MoreOpinion: Feeding people should never be partisan
Op-Ed Originally Posted on The Detroit News By Gerry Brisson and Angelique Power / Shared by The Skillman Foundation Right now, as the federal government remains shut down, nearly 42…
Read MoreMichigan lawmakers weigh intervening as food assistance cutoff looms
Originally Posted in The Detroit News by Craig Mauger, Anne Snabes and Beth LeBlanc Democrats who control the state Senate said Wednesday they are exploring the possibility of intervening and…
Read MoreMichigan nonprofits scramble to fill gap as feds set to cut off food aid
Originally Posted in Crain’s Detroit Business by Sherri Welch More than 1.4 million Michigan residents — one in eight people statewide — will lose food assistance starting Saturday when the…
Read MoreMichigan families, food banks brace for looming SNAP pause
Originally Posted in The Detroit Free Press By Nushrat Rahman and Susan Selasky The looming pause in food assistance benefits for 1.4 million Michiganders next month has families all across the…
Read MoreFood banks, pantries brace for impact with SNAP benefits close to running out
Originally Posted on Fox2 Detroit By Brandon Hudson and David Komer In the past week online chatter has been growing about people who could potentially lose SNAP benefits, where they…
Read MoreGleaners Community food bank receives $2 million gift to expand services
Originally Posted in The Macomb Daily Gleaners Community Food Bank received a $2 million leadership gift from the Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation. According to the news release, this is…
Read MoreFood assistance to be delayed in Michigan amid federal shutdown
Originally Posted in The Detroit News by Melissa Nann Burke, Anne Snabes, and Max Bryan Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed in November due to a lack…
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