Posts Tagged ‘inflation’
Food banks feel strained as COVID-19 resources end, inflation hits with heightened need
Originally posted on Detroit Free Press Back in January, Brother Rob Roemer said about 40 people came to the food bank at Capuchin Services every day. By June, it was…
Read MoreAn increasing need: Nonprofit food providers serving Detroit amid inflation
Originally posted on Model D Media: On a grey morning in early August, a handful of people gather on the cement patio outside of the Capuchin Services Center in Detroit’s Gratiot Town-Kettering…
Read MoreIt’s Your Community: Safety Nets and Collaboration
Originally posted on WJR Gleaners President and CEO Gerry Brisson and Lighthouse MI President and CEO Ryan Hertz joined host Vanessa Denha Garmo for It’s Your Community, airing on WJR…
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 MoreSoaring gas prices have Michigan businesses getting creative
Originally posted on Crain’s Detroit Business Gas prices in Michigan reached an average of more than $5 per gallon this week. The effects of soaring oil prices are seeping into…
Read MoreSoaring prices mean food banks face growing need, less food
Originally posted on Michigan Radio It was March when Stacy Averill noticed the lines were getting longer at Gleaners Community Food Bank distribution sites across Southeast Michigan. “Right now, we…
Read MoreGleaners Leverages Purchasing Power Amid Rising Food Prices
From the grocery store to the gas pump, families across Southeast Michigan are continuing to feel the ongoing effects of inflation. With budgets already stretched thin, far too many are…
Read MoreMetro Detroit food banks and pantries seeing longer lines, more families as prices rise
Originally posted on Detroit Free Press On a Thursday morning, a long line of cars, stretching down Vernor Highway and West Grand Boulevard, headed for a drive-thru in Southwest Detroit, where people picked…
Read MoreMore Michiganders go without food as pandemic fallout persists
Originally posted on Oakland Press Connie Miller said she will keep working to feed people as long as there’s a need, and in recent years, that need has grown. Miller,…
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