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30th Annual Women’s Power Breakfast: A Legacy of Empowerment and Impact

May 26, 2023
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Originally posted on www.thejewishnews.com Dulcie Rosenfeld is the powerhouse behind the 30-year-old Women’s Power Breakfast. A line of cars, seemingly a mile long, streamed into the parking lot of the…

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Metro Detroit food pantries see increased need as pandemic food benefits end

May 26, 2023

Originally posted on www.detroitnews.com Food donation organizations in Metro Detroit are dealing with increasing need after the end of hiked federal food benefits that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

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Letter Carriers Make Strides to Stamp Out Hunger

May 16, 2023

Originally posted on candgnews.com METRO DETROIT — Letter carriers across southeastern Michigan will be making strides to Stamp Out Hunger during their 31st annual food drive on Saturday, May 13.…

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Working Alongside our Partners: a Harvest Magazine Feature

May 12, 2023

An excerpt from the 2022 Annual Report “Gleaners Harvest” Our experiences from the Great Recession to the Great Lockdown – and the subsequent supply chain and economic challenges – have taught…

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Facing Inflation: a Harvest Magazine Feature

May 12, 2023
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An excerpt from the 2022 Annual Report “Gleaners Harvest” Everyday expenses rose drastically in 2022, and food banks saw increased visitors month after month. Last summer, Waheeb, a father of…

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DTE Foundation grants $3 million to feed families in need

April 28, 2023

Originally posted on michiganchronicle.com The DTE Energy Foundation recently granted $3 million grant to United Way for Southeastern Michigan and partner agencies to help feed Michiganders in Southeastern Michigan, including…

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Emergency food providers feel the crunch of rising costs amid inflation

April 26, 2023

Originally posted on secondwavemedia.com As spring approaches and inflation continues to impact the cost of food and other necessities, emergency food providers are seeing an uptick in need in communities across…

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Farmers grow extra crops. Michigan food banks need extra cash to buy it.

April 11, 2023

Originally posted on mlive.com Lee and Karen Swift grow zucchini, summer squash, green beans, green peppers and winter squash on their 120-acre farm in southwest Michigan. But most of those…

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DTE Energy Foundation Donates $50,000 Amid Urgent Need

April 10, 2023
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Gleaners Community Food Bank extends a heartfelt thank you to the DTE Energy Foundation for their recent gift of $50,000, which came at a critical time, to purchase and distribute…

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Kroger, Pistons Team Up to Raise Food for Gleaners

April 5, 2023

Originally posted on Fox2Detroit.com TAYLOR, Mich. (FOX 2) – Every basket the Detroit Pistons make this season will make a difference for people in the community. Through Points for Pounds, Kroger will donate a…

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