Community
Food Depots
The Community Food Depots are located in three cities
in Southeast Michigan.
| Detroit: |
Van Elslander Family Center,
3000 Gratiot (near McDougall);
Phone: 313-393-2910
Hours: 10-2 PM, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday |
|
| Hazel Park: |
1562 E. Evelyn, (west of Dequindre between
8 & 9 Mile Roads)
Phone: 248-547-2816
Hours: 10-1 PM, Monday, Thursday, and Friday |
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| Port Huron: |
1041 Griswold (at 11th St.)
Phone: 810-987-7886
Hours: 1-4 PM, Monday through Friday |
How they were Organized!
The Community Food Depots were organized during
the recession of 1981 to assist the churches and
social service agencies in providing more ample
food amounts to people on a more consistent basis.
Many churches had only limited amounts of food
or could only help once a week or once a month.
The Community Food Depots were formed as large
emergency food pantries serving a wider group
of churches and agencies. The Food Depots have
4-8 freezers or refrigerators to store perishable
food donations and vans to pick up more donations
from churches, schools, grocery stores and food
banks. The Food Depots, thus, were organized to
be able to pickup, store and distribute more food,
including perishable items, than an individual
church pantry could.
How they Operate!
People who are running out of food contact a
participating church or social service agency.
The church or agency will interview them and complete
a referral form that the people take to one of
the Community Food Depots. After taking the referral
to one of the Food Depots, the people are provided
with around 20 pounds of food for each person
in the household, which lasts from 3-7 days. Besides
canned vegetables, fruit, soups, beef stew, dry
pasta, spaghetti sauce, cereal, tuna fish, rice,
dry beans, the Community Food Depots also provide
bread, rolls, deserts, frozen meats and fresh
fruit and vegetables when in season. Each year
the Society’s three Community Food Depots
provide more than 10,000 people with over 200,000
pounds of food. The Food Depots provide food for
emergencies not monthly supplemental assistance.
How to Donate Food or Money!
For food donations contact the Food Depot near
you or call 313-393-2931. Businesses, churches
and schools can organize Food Drives and have
the food picked up by calling any of the numbers
listed above to make arrangements.
Please forward monetary donations to:
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Development
3000 Gratiot Avenue
Detroit, MI 48207
313-393-2936
©
2005 St. Vincent de Paul - Detroit