Food Drives
How You Can Support Food Assistance with Gleaners
Join us on December 21st for a Facebook Live with United Way where Denise Leduc (Director of Volunteers and Service Insights), and Katie Body (Community Giving Manager) will talk about volunteerism and food drive efforts and how the community can help support food assistance programs this winter.
2023 Power Up With Protein Drive
The Power Up Detroit With Protein Drive is back for the eighth year in a row! The Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) Department of Nursing and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan are partnering to host the annual drive for a great cause. The Protein Drive runs from Feb. 17 - 24, 2023. We are…
2023 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
Since 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has conducted an annual nationwide food drive on the second Saturday in May. Using the unparalleled postal networks, letter carriers collect non-perishable food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes. Gleaners is honored receive donations from many post office branches throughout…
2023 Children’s Hospital Cereal Drive
BECAUSE NOW MORE THAN EVER KIDS NEED BREAKFAST For the past 13 years the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Professional Nurse Council at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has partnered with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan to lead a community effort to provide children with a consistent daily meal over summer recess. Now more…
Opa! Fest 2023
Gleaners is teaming up with Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Troy for a food drive at the 30th Annual Opa! Fest! All attendees who bring 3 canned goods will receive free admission to this family-friendly celebration of Greek cuisine, culture, performances, and activities. Normal admission is $3 per person or $10 per family (children…
2023 Hunger Free Summer Food Fight!
Gleaners is dedicated to serving as a reliable food resource for our communities, as it has for more than 40 years. By participating in the 29th Annual Hunger Free Summer Plus Food Fight from August 1st through August 31st, 2023, you can help more neighbors in Southeast Michigan enjoy a healthy and happy summer. This is an annual food and fund drive collection in…
Detroit Public Library Hunger Action Month Food and Fund Drive
Gleaners is proud to partner with the Detroit Public Library during Hunger Action Month to help our neighbors get involved in ways to solve hunger across Southeast Michigan. All 17 Detroit Public Library Branches are hosting food and fund drives for Gleaners throughout the month of September. To kick off this month of collaboration, Gleaners…
Fall Festival Crafters Small Business EXPO at Lakeside Mall Event
Come support small businesses and help feed your neighbors at the Fall Festival Crafters Small Business EXPO at Lakeside Mall on Saturday September 2nd and Sunday September 3rd! Each vendor is making a donation to Gleaners. There will be boxes for food donations. Feel free to bring shelf-stable protein rich foods, including canned chicken, canned…
2023 Macomb County HarvestFest
The Macomb County HarvestFest, in partnership with First State Bank, is hosting a food and fund drive for Gleaners on Saturday, October 21 from 12pm to 5pm and Sunday, October 22 from 12pm to 5pm. This is a great, family-friendly community event. Activities include: Hayrides, an Inflatable Zone, Movies, Music, Magic, Princesses, a Children's…
Scouting For Food 2023
Gleaners Community Food Bank is teaming up with the Boy Scouts of America–Great Lakes Field Service Council for its annual Scouting for Food on Saturday, November 11th. This event is the Boy Scouts of America’s largest service project of the year. If you receive a grocery bag with Scouting for Food information printed on it…