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Gleaners seeking volunteers for annual School Food Mobile

September 5, 2024

Originally posted on CBSNews.com Getting kids ready for the school year also includes making sure they have the proper brain food. Nonprofit organization Gleaners Food Bank is working to help…

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Food bank helping people in need by raising hunger awareness

September 5, 2024

Originally posted on ClickOnDetroit.com Gleaners Community Food Bank was featured on WDIV Detroit recently! Click here to watch the video on their website.

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Summer Food Drives Can Pack a Punch

August 28, 2024

Originally posted on foodbanknews.org While some food banks have downplayed traditional food drives in recent years, others have found that a combination of engagement, community, and collaboration has made their traditional food…

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Cooking Matters at the Store: Education in the Grocery Aisle

August 28, 2024

On a rainy Tuesday at Kroger in Grosse Pointe Woods, about 15 people gather to embark on a Cooking Matters at the Store (CMATS) class. This educational walking tour, part…

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Kroger celebrates renovated store in Pinckney

August 13, 2024

Originally published by TheLivingstonPost.com The Kroger Michigan Division celebrated the grand reopening of its newly renovated store on Chilson Commons Circle in Pinckney today. During the grand reopening, Ken DeLuca,…

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Gleaners Partners with Chillbox to Fuel Hope in Southeast Michigan 

August 9, 2024
Gleaners Partners with Chillbox

At Gleaners Community Food Bank, our mission to solve hunger and nourish communities is strengthened by the support of dedicated partners like Chillbox, a chain of family-owned convenience stores located…

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Gleaners opening market-style store for those in need of food assistance

May 16, 2024

Originally posted on WXYZ Channel 7 Gleaners Community Food Bank announced Tuesday it is opening a retail-like experience to help emergency food services in metro Detroit. It will be called…

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Revolutionizing Food Assistance with a Retail Twist in Michigan

May 16, 2024

Originally posted on WJR by Chris Renwick Chris Renwick and Gleaners Community Food Bank’s Gerry Brisson discuss “Fresh! by Gleaners,” a novel approach in Michigan to tackle food insecurity, providing…

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Gleaners announces new market-style facility for families in need of food assistance

May 16, 2024

Originally posted on Freep.com by Nushrat Rahman A market-style emergency food assistance facility — with a drive-through, curb-side pick up and fresh produce and dairy — is in the works…

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Spreading Kindness to Kids in Need – One Cereal Box at a Time!

May 13, 2024

For the last eight years, the Wilcox family home has been overrun by cereal boxes every May. Their daughter Harper, turning nine at the end of the month, explains, “Every…

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