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Gleaners Community Food Bank

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Feeding Hungry People & Nourishing Our Communities - Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston & Monroe counties.

Description

We exist to provide households with access to sufficient, nutritious food, and related resources. We accomplish this through collaboration, efficient operations, education, and innovative solutions to achieve a hunger-free community in southeast Michigan.

Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners operates five distribution centers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties and provides food to 499 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and other agencies throughout southeastern Michigan. In 2017, Gleaners distributed more than 42 million pounds of food to neighbors in need! On average, Gleaners distributes 89,000 meals each day including providing nourishing food and nutrition education to 171,000 children a year. Every dollar donated provides three meals and 95 cents of every donated dollar goes to food and food programs.

Mission

Gleaners is Feeding Hungry People and Nourishing Our Communities.



"For over 40 years, Gleaners Community Food Bank has been "feeding hungry people and nourishing our communities." Please join us in helping provide food and hope to hungry neighbors in Southeast Michigan. Together, we will end hunger in our communities."
Address: 2131 Beaufait St, Détroit 48207
Phone: 1.866.GLEANER or 1.866.453.2637
State: MI
City: Detroit
Street Number: 2131 Beaufait St
Zip Code: 48207
categories: community organization, nonprofit organization


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Reviews
Great time with coworkers. Well organized ,please ty to do, safe and lots of fun!! Excellent for a group outing g to give back to the community.
God is good and doesn't even matter if eastpoint or whatever is for the food clothes Hatita
I appreciate their kindness and help throughout our communities here in Detroit...
Great place to spend a few hours giving back to the community. Register on-line and sign-up for one of the short shifts on one of the food banks doing warehouse work. Get ready to share a good experience with good people.
Wonderful organization. You get more than you give when you volunteer or donate here. The staff and fellow volunteers are always amazing. They do amazing work! There are many ways to give your time. Highly recommend!!
This the oldest organization of its kind in the United States. They deliver food to hungry people. The building at Besufait is historical in that it used to house an automobile manufacturer. The building dates to the early twentieth century and heavy timbers and beautiful floors are throughout. They operate a world class radio dispatched distribution network. Original paintings by founder Gene Gonyo are displayed in the stairwell.
Our school volunteers here every year. All classes from up to 8th grade go to volunteer their time. The younger kids pack Friday backpack bags for children to take home to have food for the weekend. Our 2nd grade packed 900 of them in an hour this past week. The older children usually sort big boxes of canned goods to be put into those bags. Anyone can volunteer at Gleaners. They have a website where you can sign up for your school or individually. They also have programs to help raise money for Gleaners including going there in painting ceramic bowls to be sold to raise money for Gleaners. The children have a great time and have a great feeling when they leave because they know they are volunteering and helping other children out.
Our Non-Profit Mentoring Program had Wonderful experience! We created bowls to donate for charity.
As part of a volunteer event, I had the opportunity to work in the wearhouse. They rely on 50,000 plus volunteers to help package, box or prepare the food for distribution. They have many different programs to help the hungry and are constantly think of new ways to fulfill that need. There were about 80 to 100 people that came the morning I was there. If you have time, I would recommend taking the time. The parking lot has security and is close to the entrance.
I volunteered for Gleaners Food Bank and worked in the office for two years or so. What an awesome organization. It was an honor to volunteer for Gleaners. I worked with some of the nicest caring people. Everyone at this location does such an excellent job keeping all the food and produce fresh. I just love that Gleaners fights daily to keep people all over the Detroit Area fed. No one should go hungry. I envision a crucifix hanging from the sky over the Gleaners facility on Beaufait protecting everyone who works there during the day. God bless everyone at Gleaners for all that they do.
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