(WWJ) With the extension of the governor’s "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order in Michigan, Forgotten Harvest is continuing its mission to deliver food to those in need.
"It means we keep on working," said Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes, telling WWJ's Vickie Thomas that some 200 volunteers will be at well over a dozen locations, from Detroit to Romeo this week.
"We continue to stay to our mission and try to do the best we can to serve our community. We are actually in support of the governor's decision of extending the stay-at-home order."
Forgotten Harvest — which rescues food surpluses from grocery stores, markets and restaurants that would have gone to waste — provides metro Detroit families who are food-insecure, and are struggling to cover the cost of basic life necessities, with pantry items and groceries.
"We realize there's a lot of people who still haven't resolved their challenges with the health crisis, and tend to shift with whatever the need is in our community," Mayes said. "And right now we're most concerned about making sure we help people and we keep everybody safe."
Mayes says Forgotten Harvest workers and volunteers are tested, and are all negative for COVID-19.
Here are the dates, locations and times for food distribution this week:
- April 27 Monday Jermaine Jackson 58 Orchard Mt. Clemens MI 48046 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- April 27 Monday Detroit Hope 16621 Lahser Detroit MI 48219 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- April 27 Monday Civic Center Park 2725 Joslyn Ct. Orion MI 48360 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 27 Monday United Shore 585 S. Blvd Pontiac MI 48341 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 27 Monday Warren City Hall 1 City Square Warren MI 48093 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 28 Tuesday Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave. Detroit MI 48202 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 28 Tuesday Second Ebenezer Church 14601 Dequindre St. Detroit MI 48212 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 28 Tuesday Madonna University 36600 Schoolcraft Rd Livonia MI 48150 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 28 Tuesday Romulus High School 9650 Wayne Rd. Romulus MI 48174 1:00 PM 5:00 PM
- April 29 Wednesday Mt Vernon 15125 Burt Rd. Detroit MI 48223 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- April 29 Wednesday Oak Park Recreation Center 14300 Oak Park Blvd. Oak Park MI 48237 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 29 Wednesday Preparatory Academy - River Rouge 11121 West Jefferson MI 48218 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 30 Thursday Pilgrim 18474 Binder Detroit MI 48234 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- April 30 Thursday Second Canaan 9435 Hayes Detroit MI 48213 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- April 30 Thursday Wayne County Community College 5901 Conner Detroit MI 48213 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 30 Thursday New Haven High School 57700 Gratiot Ave New Haven MI 48048 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- April 30 Thursday St. Clemente 347 S. Main St. Romeo MI 48065 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- May 1 Friday 1st Baptist of Holly 15030 N. Holly Road Holly MI 48442 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- May 1 Friday Bussey 24501 Fredrick Street Southfield MI 48033 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
- May 1 Friday Solomon`s Temple 2326 E. 7 Mile Detroit MI 48234 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
- May 1 Friday Christ Church of Redford 14350 Wormer Redford MI 48239 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
- May 1 Friday Gompers Elementary / Middle School 14450 Burt Rd Detroit MI 48223 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
- May 1 Friday First Baptist 620 N. Wixom Wixom MI 48393 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
For more information on how to support Forgotten Harvest’s COVID-19 response through donations, visit this link. For more help fiding food during the pandemic, check out a map displaying 250+ agencies distributing emergency food assistance to those in need HERE.
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