Donations Raised: $7,741

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan is ramping up our efforts in response to the COVID-19 emergency. The nature of this emergency is unpredictable, but what we do know is that many of our partners, including schools, churches, nonprofits, healthcare facilities are facing closures, limited hours, staffing shortages, or other operational disruptions that present barriers to getting food to people in need. We are in constant contact with churches, schools, soup kitchens, and other partners to asses what community needs are and how the Food Bank can help fill gaps in services.With mass closures ...

Donations Raised: $3,869

For the last 27 years, the National Association of Letter Carriers has been proud to hold the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the nation’s largest one day food drive, on the second Saturday in May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we weren’t able to safely collect and distribute food in May this year. However, we will schedule the 28th annual Stamp out hunger food drive when it is safe to do so.In the meantime, the need for food assistance is more urgent than ever and we want to give everyone the opportunity to continue to help meet that need.The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is a drive with a sing...

Donations Raised: $12,066

Donate to the Food Bank's BackPack Program and have your donation matched by Skaff Furniture Carpet One!Skaff Furniture Carpet One is excited to support the work of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's BackPack program. Skaff will match up to $10,000 in donations from the community to make sure elementary children won't suffer from hunger this school year. This program supports children who receive free or reduced-priced lunches at school by providing a backpack full of nutritious and easy-to-prepare foods for children to take home on the weekends. For many of these children, this backpack i...