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Did you know about 15% of Washtenaw County residents struggle to meet their food needs?

Through the University of Michigan course OS305: Inside Organizations, we have learned about the importance of organizations driven by a mission which contributes to society as a whole. In order to give back to our community, we have decided to fundraise for Food Gatherers, a local non-profit in hopes that we will raise awareness and assist the organization in its efforts to aid the citizens of Washtenaw County.

Food Gatherers, a member of the nation’s food bank network Feeding America, is an Ann-Arbor based non-profit dedicated to alleviating hunger and eliminating its causes in the community. Started in 1988 as Michigan’s first food rescue program, Food Gatherers was founded by Zingerman’s Delicatessen, an Ann Arbor for-profit local business. In 2017, Food Gatherers distributed 6.5 million pounds of food to residents of Washtenaw County, which is the equivalent of 5.4 million meals. Through donations and rescues of food that would otherwise go to waste from 300 local sources, Food Gatherers provides mostly free (70%) and low-cost food, as well as capacity building grants, training to register individuals for government benefit programs, and food safety training. Join us in the fight against hunger!

A donation of any amount can make a huge difference! Please help us reach our goal.

$35: Provides produce boxes to four families through the Healthy School Pantry Program
$50: Provides food to a family of five for ten days
$100: Feeds meal guests at our Community Kitchen in downtown Ann Arbor for one day

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Our Mission: Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community.

We rescue local food and leverage state and national food resources for hunger relief. We lead a network of hunger relief providers and engage the public in the fight against hunger. We create and sustain innovative new food programs in response to emerging needs. We recognize that hunger will not be solved through the provision of food alone, so we advocate for policies and system changes to create an equitable food system.
YOUR GIFT MATTERS

$25

to fight hunger where we live!

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$100

to provide healthy food to children, families, individuals, seniors, and veterans in our community.

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$50

to provide groceries and meals to our neighbors facing food insecurity.

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$500

to ensure that 42,250 people facing food insecurity in Washtenaw County can access nutritious food.

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$250

to distribute food through our network of 170 hunger relief partners.

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$1,000

to support Food Gatherers' efforts to alleviate hunger and address its root causes in our community.

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$5,000

to help meet the elevated need during the pandemic.

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