Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND ELIMINATE ITS ROOT CAUSES IN WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS LOCAL FEEDING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT WASHTENAW COUNTY THROUGH COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF SURPLUS PERISHABLE FOOD FROM LOCAL SOURCES AND FROM THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD THROUGH A NATIONAL FOOD BANK PROGRAM.
THE ORGANIZATION PROCURES UNSELLABLE, BUT EDIBLE, FOOD FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRY, RECEIVES DIRECT DONATIONS OF FOOD, ADMINISTERS SOME GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS (TEFAP/USDA/SUMMER FOOD PROGRAMS), AND PURCHASES FOOD FROM WHOLESALERS. FOOD IS SORTED AND PACKAGED AND DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 100 OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, FOOD PANTRIES, LOW INCOME HOUSING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHO THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT WASHTENAW COUNTY. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF WHICH WAS PRODUCE AND PROTEIN ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, 694,161 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES IN THE FORM OF CREDITS FOR FOOD PURCHASING AND 70,000 IN CASH GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO PARTNER AGENCIES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.
FOOD GATHERERS OPERATES A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ROBERT J. DELONIS CENTER, HOME OF THE SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. VOLUNTEERS TRANSFORM RESCUED AND BULK FOOD INTO USEFUL FOOD RESOURCES AND PREPARE AND SERVE 19 MEALS PER WEEK TO THOSE IN NEED. FOOD GATHERERS COMMUNITY KITCHEN JOB TRAINING PROGRAM IS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL EFFORT TO NOT MERELY ALLEVIATE HUNGER BUT TO END HUNGER. STUDENTS OBTAIN MARKETABLE SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE FEEDING NEIGHBORS IN NEED. BY TARGETING YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE OFTEN RECIPIENTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE, THE HOPE IS TO HELP THEM SECURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. THE TRAINING CURRICULUM REFLECTS THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THAT LOCAL FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING. FOOD GATHERERS ALSO OFFERS PAID INTERNSHIPS AT THE WAREHOUSE OR THE KITCHEN TO GRADUATES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, THREE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM.
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM - THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) WAS CREATED TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN IN LOWER-INCOME AREAS COULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS MEALS DURING LONG SCHOOL VACATIONS WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH OR SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. THE SFSP IS A PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE MEALS AT ELIGIBLE SITES. FOOD GATHERERS IS THE LARGEST SPONSOR OF THE SFSP FOR CHILDREN IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. FREE MEALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER OR PERSONS UP TO AGE 26 WHO ARE ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY A STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eileen Spring | PRESIDENT AN | 40 | $149,062 |
| Susan Aaronson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Simon Whitelocke | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Nell Dority | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Kerr | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Dicola | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kharena Keith Coleman | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Lewis | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Lee | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Bruder | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Carollo | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Brabec | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Rhoades | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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