Community Partners

Agency Partners

Food Gatherers is proud to partner with more than 140 non-profit agencies and programs in Washtenaw County providing direct food assistance in the form of emergency groceries, hot meals, and nutritious snacks to low-income adults, children, seniors, and veterans in Washtenaw County. We provide our partners with:

  • No-cost and very low-cost food 
  • Free customized food safety training 
  • Technical assistance, resources, and training opportunities to promote healthy food to beneficiaries
  • Training to enroll eligible individuals in federal food assistance programs (SNAP, WIC, etc.)

Food Gatherers is committed to keeping costs as low as possible for our partner programs so they may better serve our neighbors in need. Every dollar a partner organization or program saves on food is a dollar that can be directed to providing shelter, counseling, training, and other important work under its mission.

Current list of partner agencies.

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Food Bank Partners

Feeding America
Food Gatherers is proud to be a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—a powerful and efficient network of 200 food banks across the country.  

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Food Bank Council of Michigan
Food Gatherers is a member of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, working to create a food secure state through advocacy, resource management, and collaboration among stakeholders and Michigan’s unified food bank network.
Food Bank Council of Michigan

Funding Partners

Our close community funding partners play a critical role in organizing investments in local human services. Their partnership helps fuel the county-wide safety net that provides critical human services for the growing number of citizens struggling to meet basic needs, including food.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan

UWSEM mission is to connect people, resources, and organizations together to create a thriving community for everyone.

Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.

The AAACF enriches the quality of life in our region through its knowledgeable leadership, engaged grantmaking, and creative partnerships with donors to make philanthropic investments and build endowment.

Office of Community & Economic Development

OCED is committed to stepping out of traditional government roles to drive long-term system changes that increase equity and opportunity.

Food Bank Council of Michigan
Food Bank Council of Michigan
Food Bank Council of Michigan

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.