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Hunger Hoot at the Howell Opera House
Join us for Harvest Hunger Hoot-Michigan Folk Musicians Benefit Concert Fundraiser and Food Drive for Gleaners Community Food Bank. Artists include Annie and Rod Capps, Wanda Degen, Jan Krist, Matt Watroba, William Wyatt and Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour. We fellow artists believe access to decent food and water is a human right. Our American celebration…
Rivalry for a Cause: UM vs. OSU Volunteer Event
Get ready, Wolverines and Buckeyes fans! It’s time to turn your fierce rivalry into a force for good in Gleaners' epic University of Michigan vs The Ohio State University volunteer and fundraising competition. $1 donated provides THREE meals for our hungry neighbors. Funds raised, coupled with meals packed during the warehouse volunteer event on November…
2025 Wayne County Kroger January Food Drive
Winter weather brings unique challenges: rising utility bills, public transit interruptions, unexpected illnesses, and the end of seasonal employment, to name a few. Many of our neighbors face difficult trade-offs, like heating their homes or feeding their families. That’s where you come in! For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to…
2025 Macomb County Kroger January Food Drive
Winter weather brings unique challenges: rising utility bills, public transit interruptions, unexpected illnesses, and the end of seasonal employment, to name a few. Many of our neighbors face difficult trade-offs, like heating their homes or feeding their families. That’s where you come in! For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to…
2025 Oakland County Kroger January Food Drive
Winter weather brings unique challenges: rising utility bills, public transit interruptions, unexpected illnesses, and the end of seasonal employment, to name a few. Many of our neighbors face difficult trade-offs, like heating their homes or feeding their families. That’s where you come in! For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to…
2025 Livingston County and Monroe County Kroger January Food Drive
For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to host food drives throughout January. Stop by any participating Kroger store across Southeast Michigan to donate food for neighbors facing hunger.
2025 Power Up Detroit With Protein Drive
The Power Up Detroit With Protein Drive is back for the 10th 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 February 21 – 28. In addition to…
2025 Food for Thought Food Drive
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan is once again teaming up with area libraries for the annual Food for Thought food drive. Between March 17 and April 11, 2025, participating libraries are accepting non-perishable food donations on behalf of Gleaners as we work together to nourish our neighbors. With your help, last years team…
Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo
Spring into fun at Bunnyville, presented by Meijer! At this annual, family-friendly “egg-stravanza,” you can ring in the season with fun activities sure to put a hop in your step on April 18 and 19, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Guests are encouraged to bring canned goods for donation to Gleaners Community Food…
2025 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
Since 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has hosted a nationwide food drive on the second Saturday in May. On this day, letter carriers collect non-perishable food donations while delivering mail along their routes, using the incredible reach of the postal network to put food on the table. It’s one of the toughest…