Who started Gleaners?

Who started Gleaners?

Gene Gonya
Born in 1940, Gene Gonya grew up on the family farm in Ohio. In April of 1977, he co-founded Gleaners Community Food Bank, renting the first floor of a warehouse on Detroit’s near-eastside, a stone’s throw from the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.

How do I donate food in Indianapolis?

Donate to Indiana’s food banks

1. Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc. 999 E.
2. Dare To Care Food Bank. 5803 Fern Valley Road.
3. Food Bank of Northern Indiana. 702 S.
4. Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, Inc.
5. Food Finders Food Bank.
6. The Freestore Foodbank.
7. Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana.
8. Hoosier Hills Food Bank.

Where can I donate food in Fishers Indiana?

For a list of Food Pantry Needs/Donations, visit here.

• Fall Creek Township Trustee. 11595 Brooks School Road, Fishers, IN 46037.
• Fishers United Methodist Church – Come to Me Food Pantry. 9691 E.
• Hamilton Hills Baptist Church.
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• Delaware Township Trustee.
• Grace Community Church.
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc.
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How do you get food from Gleaners in Indianapolis?

1. Service Website. http://www.gleaners.org.
2. Service Email. [email protected].
3. Service Phone. 317-742-9111.
4. Alternative Service Phone.

What does Gleaners do to help the community?

Gleaners provides food to more than 660 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and other agencies across the region, and supplements efforts of those partners by offering direct service drive-up grocery and food box distributions. In its fiscal year 2020, Gleaners distributed nearly 64 million pounds of food to neighbors in need.

Who is the artist of the gleaners?

The Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest.

How much food does Gleaners distribute?

In its fiscal year 2020, Gleaners distributed nearly 64 million pounds of food to neighbors in need. Every dollar donated provides three meals and 94 cents of every donated dollar goes to food and food programs.

What is Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana?

Food Bank Programs | Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Giving to Gleaners provides hungry Hoosier families with groceries, allowing families to make and eat meals togther.