Posts Tagged ‘Food Insecurity’
12 Days Of Gleaners Targets Child Food Insecurity
Originally posted on WHMI 93.5 With just days left in WHMI’s 12 Days of Gleaners, officials are highlighting the food needs of children in Livingston County. The annual partnership between WHMI and the Gleaners Community Food Bank makes sure local families in need get a full-course holiday meal with a $25 donation, which is being…
Read MoreDetroit Partners Unite After Fire Destroys Harper Food Center
On a cold Saturday evening in February, Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr. of Liberty Temple Baptist Church turned on the local news as he prepared for Sunday church services. When he looked up at the screen, he was devastated by the images he saw: Harper Food Center in Detroit had just burned to the ground.…
Read MoreFood insecurity increasing during the pandemic
“When you’re food insecure, you have one problem. You don’t have two”
Read MoreGleaners buys Taylor site, will move bulk of inventory and food distribution operations there
Gleaners buys Taylor site, will move bulk of inventory and food distribution operations there
Read MorePartners in Food Security During the Pandemic Crisis
Gleaners continues to serve our partner agencies who continue to server record numbers of guests.
Read MoreA Community Effort to End Hunger
Gleaners Community Food Bank works tirelessly with local organizations to help southeast Michigan residents who are affected by hunger.
Read MoreRainy Spring Comes Home to Roost for Food Nonprofits
Less produce planted, late start to season and hot, dry summer impacting harvest. Milk, cheese surplus from Michigan dairy farms could be impacted.
Read MoreDresner Foundation Awards Gleaners With $96,500 Grant
(DETROIT – Jan. 1, 2019) … Gleaners Community Food Bank (Gleaners) has received a $96,500 grant from the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation (Dresner) allowing the organization to support food programs for children and families at its two Ford Resource and Engagement Centers in Detroit. Through “Food at FREC,” Gleaners provides low-income families with nutritious…
Read MoreGleaners Pilots Programs to Prove Return on Investment of Ending Hunger
Can feeding the hungry also be good for business? Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan has set out to prove it can. The food bank is rolling out test projects with local companies aimed at showing providing food for those in need can have a measurable return by improving health and educational outcomes —…
Read MoreFighting Food Insecurity in Detroit
September 8, 2015 | By Melinda Clynes of Model D Media This story looks at how Michigan programs and their Detroit counterparts are working to ensure our youngest eaters are putting wholesome and healthy food into their bodies. When a child becomes unhealthy early in life, everyone shoulders the burden – the wealthy and the…
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