At Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's Lunch on March 1st our speaker was Sebastian Wreford from Food Gatherers Food Bank.
Sebastian said, "Food Gatherers believe that in a land of plenty, no one should go hungry! As the food rescue and food bank program serving Washtenaw County, Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community."
Food Gatherers serves 150 non-profit agencies and programs provide direct food assistance in the form of hot meals, nutritious snacks or emergency groceries to low-income adults, seniors and children in Washtenaw County.
Food Gatherers provides our agency partners with:
- Mostly free (70%) and low cost food
- Capacity building grants
- Training to register eligible clients for federal and state benefit programs
- Customized food safety training by licensed food safety professionals on our staff
Sabastian described, that Food Gatherers provides direct service through their Community Kitchen and Job Training Program located in the Robert J. Delonis Center in downtown Ann Arbor:
- 1,500 volunteers prepare and serve 100,000 meals to people in need each year
- Students of the Job Training and Internship programs are chosen from at-risk youth (ages 16-20). They gain basic training in the culinary arts, and work to develop work ethics and life skills
Sabastian, encouraged Ann Arbor North as a group or as individuals to become involved as volunteers at Food Gatherers.
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