Posts Tagged ‘Food Mobiles’
Gleaners receives $25,000 grant from Bank of America
(DETROIT) July 12, 2022 – With a long history of giving to hunger-related causes, Bank of America has awarded Gleaners Community Food Bank a $25,000 grant. Gleaners will primarily use…
Read MoreFood banks, meal programs struggle to meet rising demand as federal aid runs short
Read full version on Crains. Please note there is a paywall for subscribers. Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan has burned through 2 million pounds of reserved shelf-stable food…
Read MoreGleaners’ Guests Share How Inflation is Impacting Daily Life
On a Friday afternoon, a Gleaners semi-truck pulls into the parking lot outside of the Oakland County Health Department in Southfield. It’s packed to the brim with fresh produce, gallons…
Read MoreGleaners’ Meet Up And Eat Up Offers Free Lunch For Kids
Originally posted on CBS Detroit (CBS DETROIT) – Thousands of kids depend on meals that are usually provided in school, and often times they go hungry in the summer. Gleaners is…
Read MoreInflation hits home: Metro Detroit food banks see increased demand as food prices rise
Originally posted on WXYZ Detroit DETROIT (WXYZ) — Every Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, you’ll find volunteers with Forgotten Harvest busy packing grocery carts full of…
Read MoreFord to use autonomous vehicle shuttles to deliver fresh food to seniors in Detroit
Originally posted on Crains Ford Motor Co.’s pilot program will use autonomous shuttles to deliver 10,000 pounds of food. Ford Motor Co. is combining research and philanthropy with a pilot…
Read MoreInflation: Food price spike felt by local food banks
Originally posted on WXYZ Detroit (WXYZ) — The cost of just about everything is on the rise, according to a national report. It’s impacting everyone in metro Detroit. The report…
Read MoreGleaners Emergency Response Update: September
Gleaners Community Food Bank is six months into our COVID-19 response efforts. Our team has delivered an additional 11.5 million pounds of food to 325,000 households deeply affected by the…
Read MoreGleaners’ Emergency Response Update: August
Helping combat rising childhood hunger, welcoming back our volunteers and much more! Here are our updates and COVID-19 response efforts for August.
Read MoreSupport Livingston County in Honor of the Annual Iron Chef Competition
In honor of the Iron Chef Competition, you are supporting Gleaners outreach in Livingston County that reaches an average of 1,5000 people each week.
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