Posts Tagged ‘Hunger’
12 Ways Gleaners is Serving Livingston County
From November 11 through November 22, 2023, we’re celebrating the 12 Days of Gleaners with 12 specific examples of how Gleaners is working throughout Livingston County to address food insecurity. …
Read MoreKroger Makes Donating Food Easy with 2024 January In-store Drives
Harsh winter weather brings many obstacles, from higher utility bills to transportation barriers. Many people in need might have to choose between staying warm or going hungry. Luckily, there is…
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital of Michigan hosts 13th annual Cereal Drive
Originally posted on CBSNews.com For the last 13 years, the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Professional Nurse Council at the Detroit Medical Center and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan…
Read MoreMetro Detroit food pantries see increased need as pandemic food benefits end
Originally posted on www.detroitnews.com Food donation organizations in Metro Detroit are dealing with increasing need after the end of hiked federal food benefits that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Read MoreLetter Carriers Make Strides to Stamp Out Hunger
Originally posted on candgnews.com METRO DETROIT — Letter carriers across southeastern Michigan will be making strides to Stamp Out Hunger during their 31st annual food drive on Saturday, May 13.…
Read MoreWorking Alongside our Partners: a Harvest Magazine Feature
An excerpt from the 2022 Annual Report “Gleaners Harvest” Our experiences from the Great Recession to the Great Lockdown – and the subsequent supply chain and economic challenges – have taught…
Read MoreFarmers grow extra crops. Michigan food banks need extra cash to buy it.
Originally posted on mlive.com Lee and Karen Swift grow zucchini, summer squash, green beans, green peppers and winter squash on their 120-acre farm in southwest Michigan. But most of those…
Read MoreDTE Energy Foundation Donates $50,000 Amid Urgent Need
Gleaners Community Food Bank extends a heartfelt thank you to the DTE Energy Foundation for their recent gift of $50,000, which came at a critical time, to purchase and distribute…
Read MoreSNAP cuts leave Michigan families, food banks struggling
Originally posted on michiganadvance.com It’s 8 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, which means Karen Palumbo is on the move. Cradling loaves of bread, she deftly maneuvers under the neon lights…
Read MoreA Financial Triple Whammy for Nonprofits
Originally posted on SecondWaveMedia.com Nonprofits are dealing with a financial triple whammy: the ending of federal financial support from the COVID-19 pandemic, a struggle to find and retain talent, and…
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