Hunger Stories
How to Help Hungry Veterans for 4th of July
Independence Day is just around the corner, and Americans are getting ready to celebrate the holiday weekend with fireworks, parades, cookouts, and gatherings with friends and family. But beyond the red, white, and blue displays of patriotism, thousands of local veterans are still living in…
Read MoreGleaners Food Bank launches ‘Hunger Free Summer’ program to provide free meals to kids
Originally posted on WXYZ Gleaners Community Food Bank will provide meals to children all summer in hopes of providing a “Hunger Free Summer” for kids in Southeast Michigan. “Summer has…
Read MoreOriginally posted on WDIV According to projections from Feeding America, one in six people — including one in five children — across Southeast Michigan are at risk of facing hunger…
Read MoreOriginally posted on americas.aramco.com The donations fund the purchase of food and help expand the capacity of distribution networks and special programs for those in need in Houston, New York,…
Read MoreOn a cold Saturday evening in February, Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr. of Liberty Temple Baptist Church turned on the local news as he prepared for Sunday church services. When…
Read MoreThe Suburban Collection donates 1 million meals to Drive Away Hunger
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across southeast Michigan, it set forth a chain of events that caused food insecurity to skyrocket overnight. Children lost access to free and reduced meals…
Read MoreFood insecurity increasing during the pandemic
“When you’re food insecure, you have one problem. You don’t have two”
Read MoreFood Banks Receive Boost from Stimulus Package
Originally posted on FREEP More than a million Michiganders who receive federal food assistance will see extra benefits loaded onto their Bridge cards later this monthand food banks and pantries…
Read MoreDetroit Lions own Adrian Peterson gives to Gleaners
Read MoreHow Community Organizations Are Changing to Meet the Needs of Food Insecure Detroiters
The pandemic has exacerbated pressures on local food pantries, but Detroit’s robust aid networks are expanding to get fresh food to people who need it.
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