FOOD PANTRIES

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A program in Macomb County is working to expand food banks to meet the needs of families in the community. READ: Macomb Community Action works to help people during COVID-19 pandemicIn Macomb County, various services have lost volunteers so agencies are backfilling with county employees to pick up the slack. The need for community assistance is still growing -- there are people who have never needed food assistance before reaching out for help. Macomb Community Action is now pooling federal grant money, private donations and funds almost anywhere they can find them to support food pantries. Macomb Community Action is working to find equipment to outfit more than 70 food pantries to assist them in their expansion.

DETROIT A group of Metro Detroit volunteers spent their spring teaching families how to grow fresh fruits and vegetables to be donated to food pantries. Theyre limited on what theyre getting, especially in the field of produce.The goal is to grow fruits and vegetables for Detroiters in need during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. When the food is ready, those volunteers pick it up and bring it to food pantries or families in need. Produce has been delivered to more than 400 homes, in addition to food pantries. Volunteers are now thinking ahead to make sure theyre ready to deal with what happens in the fall and winter to make sure they have food supplies ready.

People are planting vegetables to helping struggling families as virus outbreak continuesHazon is working to help get that food to people in need. See the story above. If you would like to help, go to the organizations website here.

Colleges opening food pantries to ease student hunger As living and education costs rise, some students are battling a hunger crisis. Food pantries are typically associated with the poor and homeless. But there's a growing trend of colleges that are opening food pantries for students in need. Jericka Duncan reports.