Last spring, COVID exploded on the world consciousness, shifting the lives of people across the globe. While for some of us that meant trying to navigate through a picked-over grocery store, for others it meant not knowing where they would get their next meal. Fortunately, there are people who dedicate their waking hours to solving […]
It’s a tough time to go to the grocery store, and it can be scary, but it can also be a blessing for many. Shoppers at Busch’s Fresh Food Market’s donated more than $375,000 in monetary and food donations to Forgotten Harvest through the store’s “Season of Sharing” food drive. The community had several ways […]
It’s a given. No kid should ever go hungry. That has become increasingly difficult as schools closed due to the coronavirus crisis, eliminating healthy meals for millions of children. To help get more nutritious food to those children, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), has partnered with No Kid Hungry, to support its grantees ‒ schools, food […]
Recognizing Detroit as one of the hardest-hit COVID-19 regions in the U.S., and to help its neighboring communities most impacted by the virus, Amazon has donated $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest. The donation will provide more than 400,000 healthy, nutritious meals to those in need – specifically those struggling the most as a result of the […]
Forgotten Harvest will distribute food at the following locations in Southeast Michigan this week. “Now more than ever, it’s vital that Forgotten Harvest is there to support the communities in need given the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Kirk Mayes, CEO and president of Forgotten Harvest. “We are increasing our food distribution site locations in order to […]
Forgotten Harvest has received a $139,000 grant from The Kroger Co. Foundation to help end hunger in Southeast Michigan. The grant is part of Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, Kroger’s plan to end hunger in local communities and eliminate waste across the company by 2025. “Forgotten Harvest stands proudly with corporate partners like The Kroger […]
It will soon be easier to fresh fruits and vegetable in Detroit. Hungry Harvest will launch its doorstep fruit and vegetable delivery service across the city in June. It is also launching the service in Ann Arbor. The company rescues fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste due to cosmetic imperfections or surpluses, puts the […]
A $145,000 grant from the Kroger Foundation to Forgotten Harvest will provide more than a half million meals for hungry folks in Southeast Michigan. Here’s how it works. Every dollar donated equals four meals and prevents food waste. “The Kroger Co. of Michigan is pleased to endorse this generous grant to help end hunger and […]
The holidays will be a lot happier for many this year thanks to the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC). The organization will open “The Pantry of Plenty” at 100 W. 7 Mile Road in Detroit on November 28. The new 3,000-sq.-ft. pantry will allow the ACC to bump up food distribution to three times […]
When meeting veterans we often say “thank you for your service.” Thank you is great and appreciated, but we need to remember that service can make it difficult for those men and women to readjust to civilian life when they leave the military. The FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US […]