GLFB Facts
Greater Lansing Food Bank Basics
Food Pantries
There are 22 pantries in Ingham County, funded by the GLFB, where food is distributed by over 200 volunteers to an average of 1,700 families or 6,000 individuals per month. 41% of the families served are working and 45% of the individuals served are children. In 2006 the network provided 1.2 million meals to children, seniors, working families and those on a fixed income.
Human Service Agencies
There are 37 human service agencies that assist over 40,000 individuals each year. These are community kitchens, shelters, and food pantries in the tri-county area of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham which are supported with dollars from the GLFB.
Greater Lansing Food Bank Programs
Food Movers
The GLFB Food Movers program rescues prepared and perishable food from 150 donors such as local restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, MSU Dorms and food drives. This past year 650,000 pounds of food were distributed recipient organizations such as community kitchens, shelters, and low income housing complexes. Food Movers also supports a Neighborhood Partnership Program in 7 targeted areas in the Lansing area who are most in need. This program assists about 6,760 households each year.
The Garden Project
The GLFB Garden Project program is dedicated to developing a healthier food system in the Greater Lansing Area. It provides gardening opportunities through land, services and educational support so that community members can grow, harvest, prepare and preserve their own vegetables and fruits. In addition, the Project coordinates with local sources and agencies to harvest and distribute fresh produce to limited-resource families.
In 2007 The Garden Project has served 1,480 individuals through home and community garden programs. The estimated value of produce grown in Garden Project-supported home and community gardens was over $72,000. Gleaning operations gathered 262,490 pounds of fresh produce from area farms. This food was distributed to food pantries, human service organizations and residents of low-income housing. Estimated retail value of the gleaned food was just over $250,000.
rev. March 2008