Press Releases

Collaboration is Key to Providing Children with Summer Meals

August 6, 2021

On a sunny summer day in Detroit, dozens of children leave their apartments to congregate at the neighborhood park. Full of excitement, they run to the field to exchange high fives with their…

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UnitedHealthcare Donates $750K to Michigan Nonprofits

August 6, 2021

Originally posted on DBuisiness UnitedHealthcare, headquartered in Minnesota, is awarding $750,000 in Empowering Health grants to four community-based organizations in Michigan to expand access to care and address the social…

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Iron Chef Sponsors Matching Dollars For Fundraiser

August 4, 2021

Originally posted on WHMI A fundraiser to help put healthy food on Livingston County tables is taking place in the temporary absence of a popular cooking competition. Due to what…

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UnitedHealthcare Donates $750,000 to Nonprofits in Michigan

July 23, 2021

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is awarding $750,000 in Empowering Health grants to four community-based organizations in Michigan to expand access to care and address the social determinants…

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A Kid’s Summer: Eat and Stay Safe This Season

July 23, 2021

Originally posted by Michigan Chronical COVID-19 is practically in the rearview mirror and with rates steadily declining and summer in full swing, it’s time to get the children outside and…

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United Way tests out new hub to bridge data divide between health and human services

July 13, 2021

A local data exchange aimed at filling in information gaps in the social safety net by digitally linking local health and human service organizations will launch this summer. A project…

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3 ways food banks can help hungry kids and families this summer

July 9, 2021

Originally posted on WDIV Far too many children and families are worried about where their next meal will come from – but Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan has launched its…

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Gleaners Food Bank launches ‘Hunger Free Summer’ program to provide free meals to kids

June 30, 2021

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…

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Smoked meat company donates nearly 2000 pounds of meat to Gleaners Community Food Bank

June 30, 2021

Originally posted on WXYZ A San Antonio, Texas smoked meats company donated nearly one ton of premium sausages to the Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit. Kiolbassa has been making…

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Families’ needs for emergency food services expected to soar this summer

June 29, 2021

Originally 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…

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