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Gleaners Community Food Bank was started in 1977 in Detroit by a brother in the Jesuit religious community, Gene Gonya. In 1980, the group was instrumental in starting a nationwide food bank movement and creating Second Harvest, now known as Feeding America. The also helped create the Food Bank Council of Michigan. The Livingston Food Distribution Center relocated to their present building in 2004. Gleaners' vision is to end hunger in Southeast Michigan. The leaders are committed to distributing nutritious, high-quality food to people in need. In collaboration with partner agencies, like the Feeding America network, and other program partners, Gleaners is driving new solutions to improve the health and well-being of the entire community. "Everyone wins when hunger is solved. When we achieve food security, every positive outcome becomes more likely—from higher graduation rates to increase job retention to better patient health." says Julie Beamer on the Gleaners website. |
