Impact Stories
For Kimberley and her family, giving back has always been a part of life. She and her sister often volunteered with their mother at St. Vincent de Paul, one of…
For the third year, the Sarnaik Endowment will help Gleaners provide more than 25,000 meals to local families in celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, beginning October 20. Through…
Once a month at Center Line Public Schools, dozens of cars arrive to pick up free food from one of Gleaners’ 34 School Food Mobiles. A Gleaners team member checks…
Charlie Oliver of Oliver Sod Farm has helped grow our impact since the very beginning. Charlie co-owns the family farm in Macomb with his brother Ron. While the Oliver’s are…
As the new school year begins, we’re celebrating the amazing impact of last year’s Hunger Heroes School Challenge. Students, faculty, and families across Southeast Michigan came together with energy and…
Clay Rusch first visited the Gleaners’ Shared Harvest pantry as a pre-teen, when his family was facing challenging times and needed a little extra help. “I remember being embarrassed at…
Originally published here | Joe Provenzano | 07.01.25 “During COVID, I was the one waiting in line to pick up food for my neighbors. Years later, when given the chance…
At Gleaners, we believe hunger can be solved in Southeast Michigan—especially when we come together. For the past 15 years, Citizens has been a steady partner helping ensure local students…
“We ask ourselves: what can we do to improve at every level—for our partner agencies, our volunteers, our guests? It’s all about making Gleaners as valuable as possible to the community.”
Tucked beside Brighton NC Machine off Whitmore Lake Road, Gleaners’ Victory Garden is a hidden gem of Livingston County, and its impact is felt across the community. Each season, Gleaners’…
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