Year Founded
1977
EIN
38-2156255
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Gerald Brisson
Primary Contact Name
Kristin Sokul
Main Address
2131 Beaufait St
Detroit, MI 48207
United States
What We Do
Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners Community Food Bank serves five Southeast Michigan counties: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, and Monroe. Gleaners provides food to the community through a network of partner agencies, like soup kitchens, schools, senior centers, food pantries and shelters, as well as at its direct service, drive-up mobile grocery distributions. Every dollar donated to Gleaners provides three meals for our neighbors in need. For more information, please visit gcfb.org.
Interesting Info
- • Gleaners is among the first food banks in the United States. Its founder, Gene Gonya, joined other early food banks to help establish Second Harvest (now call
- • In fiscal year 2023, Gleaners shared more than 50 million pounds of food with more than 700,000 households with its network of nearly 400 partners and at driv
- • In response to the pandemic crisis, Gleaners increased food distribution by 64% through its emergency response efforts and network of partner agencies.
Geographic Location
Detroit, Wayne County, Macomb County, Oakland County
