Hunger Stories
2024 National Volunteer Week – Part 2
Gleaners South Warehouse We continue our celebration of National Volunteer Week by shining a spotlight on some of our regular volunteers who are essential to our operations at the Gleaners…
Read More2024 National Volunteer Week – Part 1
Spotlight on Livingston County April 21 through April 27, 2024 is National Volunteer Week! To celebrate, we’re highlighting some of our longtime volunteers – allow us to introduce you to…
Read MoreDave Zarek: Lifelong Leader, Inspiring through Action
A life-altering wrestling injury ended community activist Dave Zarek’s plans to attend the Naval Academy. “At 19 years old, I died on the operating table,” he said. Multiple major surgeries…
Read MoreFox 2 Detroit – a Newsworthy Partner in our Efforts to Solve Hunger!
As 2023 comes to an end, we look back with gratitude for every volunteer, donor, community organization, business and friend whose support helped power our work throughout the year. Gleaners…
Read More12 Ways Gleaners is Serving Livingston County
From November 11 through November 22, 2023, we’re celebrating the 12 Days of Gleaners with 12 specific examples of how Gleaners is working throughout Livingston County to address food insecurity. …
Read MoreMetallica Donates $100K to Detroit Charities Following Concerts
Originally posted on WXYZ.com Metallica donated $100,000 to several Detroit charities following the band’s shows at Ford Field in Detroit over the weekend. The band’s charity, All Within My Hands,…
Read More10,000 Meals – A Diwali Celebration of Light
After providing care to local children for more than 100 years (combined) as pediatric specialists, Drs. Ashok and Ingrid (Sharada) Sarnaik may be officially retired – but they haven’t stopped…
Read MoreHelp ‘Turn the Page’ on Hunger with Metallica
Metallica is headed to Detroit to perform at Ford Field on November 10 and 12, 2023, as part of their M72 World Tour – and they’re inviting fans to volunteer…
Read MoreRick Young – A True Hunger Hero
For the last 15 years, Rick Young has been a reliable, passionate collaborator in our work to solve hunger in Southeast Michigan. The owner of Rick Young Insurance in Rochester…
Read MoreDetroit Public Library and Gleaners join forces!
Originally posted on WDIV’s YouTube channel: Two iconic institutions in Detroit have joined together to close the hunger gap in the metro area. An estimated 316,000 students in the metro area…
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