Food Distribution for Children, Seniors, and Families

April 1, 2020 / Comments (0)

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Food Distribution

The City of Detroit’s Recreation Department is providing meals for children at the following sites from 8:30 AM until 1:30 PM Monday – Friday:

  • Adams Butzel Recreation Center, 10500 Lyndon
  • Farwell Recreation Center, 2711 E. Outer Drive
  • Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort Street

Parents and children can pick up two meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Monday through Thursdays. On Fridays, they can request additional meals to get them through the weekend.

The City of Detroit is working with Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest to provide alternative sites where families can get groceries.

  • Roberto Clemente Recreation Center, 2631 Bagley
    2:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Every other Wednesday starting March 25
  • Coleman A. Young Recreation Center, 2751 Robert Bradby Drive
    1:30 – 4:30 PM, Every other Saturday starting March 29

More sites are expected to come online soon. Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest are still providing groceries through their existing partners across the region. They are listed at on the city’s website at www.detroitmi.gov/coronavirus.

Also, the Detroit Area Agency on Aging is providing frozen meals for seniors ages 60 and up. Seniors can pick up 5 days worth of meals every Wednesday from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at the following City of Detroit Recreation Centers:

  • Adams Butzel Recreation Center, 10500 Lyndon
  • Farwell Recreation Center, 2711 E. Outer Drive
  • Patton Recreation Center, 2301 Woodmere
  • Joseph Walker Williams Recreation Center, 8431 Rosa Parks Blvd.

For More  Information Contact:

Downtown Office
2 Woodward, 13 Fl., Ste 1340
Detroit, MI 48226
PH: 313-224-4535
callp@detroitmi.gov

District Office
11000 West McNichol Rd.
Detroit, MI 48221
PH: 313-340-2073
blackmonw@detroitmi.gov

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