Gleaners community food bank of southeastern michigan (gleaners or gcfb) is one of over 200 food banks across the country whose mission it is to bring innovative solutions, supported by engaging partners and thousands of volunteers, to address hunger in their respective regions. our focus is on providing nutritious food and related resources to food-insecure individuals within our five-county service area, including wayne, oakland, macomb, livingston, and monroe counties. we do this by bringing food directly to the community via mobile distributions and other innovative programming. we also work closely with over 400 food pantries, schools, soup kitchens, other non-profits, etc. to identify and help distribute food directly to those who need it most, and we complement that work by empowering households with food education, including budget-conscious nutrition and cooking. in fiscal year 2022, our programming reached 586,765 households with 47 million pounds of food.
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