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In
the past year, we've distributed more than 4.5 million pounds
of food throughout Washtenaw County. Each month we're serving
more guests at our Community Kitchen and we're breaking records
in the amount of food we're rescuing and distributing to 150 partner
programs on the front-lines of hunger relief.
Even
with this increased volume of food, we're still struggling to
keep up with the growing need in our community. All of our programs
are serving an unprecedented number of individuals, seniors and
families in need - and many of these folks are accessing these
food resources for the first time.
We've usually been able to stretch the non-perishable food supplies
collected in the Spring through the "Stamp Out Hunger"
food drive until food drive donations pick back up in late September,
but despite collecting about the same amount as in past years,
we ran out in the first week of July.
We need more food. We're increasingly supplementing food donations
by purchasing food to distribute, but bridging the two month gap
in free food resources for our pantry programs will be a big challenge.
We need your help! Please consider organizing a neighborhood
food drive, a business food drive, or an individual food drive
from your cupboard. We can supply barrels for food drive collections,
or you can drop off any size donation at our warehouse on Carrot
Way during business hours. You can also drop off food at the People's
Food Co-Op on Fourth Avenue. More information on holding a food
drive is available here.
We're able to stretch a dollar pretty far with our purchasing
power, so if you can donate funds, we can do the shopping! For
only $35, you can underwrite the cost of three meals a day for
a child for an entire month, and $50 can feed a hungry senior
for one month.
How can you help?
- Donate non-perishable canned
and dry goods that are unopened, in good condition and not expired.
Any item is appreciated, but we have many requests for high-protein
items, cereal, kid-friendly foods, baby formula, soups, stews,
canned meat/fish.
- Donate fresh produce (purchased
or from your own garden)
- Plant-A-Row
for the Hungry! (for more info - click
here)
- Donate unopened dairy products
that are within 3 days past the "sell by" date and
that have been kept at the proper temperature at all times
- Donate unopened frozen meat
products that have been frozen before their "sell by"
date and that are less than 4 months old (having been kept frozen
the whole time)
- No time to bring food? Food Gatherers
can purchase food with your monetary donation. For more info
on how to make a tax-deductible donation, click
here
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Food Gatherers accepts
donations of perishable and nonperishable foods. We follow
State and County Health Department Regulations, and comply
with additional standards to ensure the safety and health
of the recipients. Please note the following basic guidelines:
Acceptable
- Canned and dry goods which are unopened,
not expired, and in good condition (no dents). For food
drive information please click
here.
- Fresh produce which is in its original
form (intact skin, no mold).
- Unopened dairy products which are within
3 days past the “sell by” date, and which
have been kept at the proper temperature (41F or below)
at all times.
- Unopened Meat products which have been
frozen before their “sell by” date, and which
are less than 3 months old (having been kept frozen the
whole time).
- Food that has been prepared in a health
department approved commercial kitchen, kept at proper
temperature at all times, and which has not been opened
or served from. Please call or e-mail
for details about this if you have not donated such foods
to us in the past (734-761-2796).
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Please bring all food items to our warehouse Monday through
Friday between 9am and 4pm. (Arrangements can be made from 8:00-9:00
a.m. or 4:00-5:00 p.m. by calling us).
If you are not sure about the items you wish to donate,
please call.
NON-FOOD DONATIONS
Donating Money
Donating Time
Donating Services
See Our Wish List
Personal Care Items (soap, shampoo,
disposable razors, dental care products, paper products, laundry
detergent, etc.)
We can accept unopened personal care items.
Furniture and working appliances please
contact:
Friends in Deed - 734-484-7607 | www.friendsindeed.info
Fairy Godparents - 734-485-9583 | www.fairygodparents.org
Recycle Ann Arbor - 734-662-6288 | www.recycleannarbor.org
Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor - 734-665-0450 | www.recycleannarbor.org
Clothing and Similar Donations please
contact:
Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop | www.a2ptothriftshop.org
Salvation Army - 734-729-3939 | www.salvationarmyusa.org
St. Vincent De Paul - 734-761-1400 | www.svdpaa.org
Domestic Violence Project SAFE House - 734-973-7817 | www.safehousecenter.org
House by the Side of the Road - 734-971-2550 |
Surplus Building Materials, appliances,
quality used furniture:
Habitat for Humanity ReStore - 734-822-1530 | www.h4h.org/restore
Vehicles
Charity Motors accepts vehicles in any condition, and you can
designate Food Gatherers as the beneficiary agency (even though
we are not listed in the examples of 'supported charities').
313-255-1000 | www.charitymotors.org
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