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Gleaners Food Bank launches ‘Hunger Free Summer’ program to provide free meals to kids
Originally posted on WXYZ Gleaners Community Food Bank will provide meals to children all summer in hopes of providing a “Hunger Free Summer” for kids in Southeast Michigan. “Summer has…
Read MoreFood banks expect spike in demand as meals for kids shift back to school-delivered models
The gaps left by resuming the regular school meal programs represent the fourth wave of need to come at food providers since the pandemic began.
Read MoreWaves of Need Met with Vital Support During Pandemic Crisis
Community-wide supports helps Gleaners reach an additional 150,000 households during the extended state of emergency in Michigan.
Read MoreDedicated to Delivering Nutritious Food During a State of Emergency
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people in need are facing even more barriers when it comes to accessing well-rounded meals. While millions of households across Michigan have lost income, the price of groceries grew by 2.6% in April.
Read MoreMichigan’s stressed food banks running dangerously low as demand skyrockets
The COVID-19 pandemic has Michigan families lining up early and often at emergency food sites, where organizers are overrun as they work to accommodate a tsunami of residents in need and brace for a potential second wave of the virus this fall.
Read MoreTour Our New Drive-up Distribution Sites
Earlier this morning, Stacy Averill, our Senior Director of Community Giving & Public Relations, toured one of our new drive-up food distribution sites in Detroit.
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