Hunger Free Summer

Keep kids in Southeast Michigan fueled for a Hunger Free Summer!

Your gift to support Gleaners’ summer food programs has twice the impact,
thanks to Citizens and other generous sponsors!

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Hunger doesn't take a summer break

And neither does Gleaners! We know summer is only complete when kids have enough to eat. Each year, the Hunger Free Summer matching gift campaign has helped provide millions of meals over the summer to tens of thousands of kids while they are out of school, so kids can keep living each day ready to do great things! 

Together, we can help take one worry off kids’ minds with the gift of nutritious, wholesome food. Your contribution to Gleaners today will have 2X the impact, thanks to a match by Citizens and other generous sponsors! 

Every $1 becomes $2 – enough for 6 healthy meals!

Your Support Fuels Gleaners' Programs for Kids

The Emergency Food Partner Network

Gleaners provides nutritious food to nearly 350 partners, including schools, soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and others in five counties across Southeast Michigan: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, and Monroe. These partners know their local communities well and directly serve our neighbors in need. Many of our partners also host members of Gleaners’ nutrition education team to provide healthy recipe tastings, nutrition education tips, nutritious recipe ideas, and access to virtual content to households.

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Community Mobile Food Distributions

Gleaners operates dozens of Community Mobile sites five days a week. These sites offer balanced nutrition – including fresh milk, fruits, vegetables, lean protein and shelf-stable items – with no appointment necessary and built on a “no contact” drive-through model. This program also includes healthy recipe tastings, nutrition education tips, nutritious recipe ideas, and access to virtual content for families and individuals who attend the distributions from Gleaners’ nutrition education team.

Kids Know Healthy Food is Important!

“When you eat healthy food, you can get big and strong,” said Alexandra, a fourth grader. “It powers your brain. My favorite vegetables are cucumbers, carrots, and celery.” 

“What will make kids grow big and strong? I think grapes and green beans and cucumbers and strawberries. You need vegetables; that’s what my grandma would say,” said Kyle, a kindergartener. 

“Healthy food helps everyone in some kind of way. When you eat fruits and vegetables, that helps you be healthy in general. And, for example, when you eat carrots, that really helps your eyesight - and kids need that!” explained Tamiya, a fifth grader.

Thank You to Our Underwriting Partner and Match Donor

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