Kids, parents and teachers from schools all over southeastern
Michigan have joined Gleaners in the fight against hunger. This
is the place to learn more about hunger in America and your
neighborhood, what happens to your school abilities when you're
hungry, what Gleaners does to help the hungry, and how you can
help. 1 in 8 Americans, including 600,000 in southeast Michigan,
worry about where their next meal is coming from. You may
already know that poverty (not having enough money to provide
good food and shelter) is a big problem when it comes to eating
a healthy diet. Parents often have to choose between paying for
housing or heat or medicine before they can buy food. Every
month, the money runs out before they can buy the food they
need. The number of children and families in need is surprising:
about 95,000 people receive emergency food assistance in any
given week in southeastern Michigan. That's roughly the same
number of people that live in Dearborn Heights, or Taylor, or
Royal Oak, or Shelby Township