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Flint families can get nutritious food at mobile food pantry in May
May 04, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2018
CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112
LANSING, Mich. – Flint families may get nutritious food that can limit the effects of lead exposure during mobile food pantry hours set for May at locations throughout Flint.
The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are announcing the upcoming schedule for mobile food pantry stops to distribute foods rich in calcium, vitamin C and iron.
Families in May will receive produce that includes potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. More than $300 million has been provided to help the residents of Flint, including funding for this initiative. Food distribution sites remain open while supplies last. Upcoming dates are:
- Monday, May 7, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
- Tuesday, May 8, at noon – Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, 910 Chippewa St.
- Tuesday, May 8, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
- Wednesday, May 9, at noon – Salem Lutheran Church, 2610 Martin Luther King Ave.
- Thursday, May 10, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
- Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. – Flint Muslim Food Pantry, 4400 S. Saginaw St.
- Monday, May 14, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
- Tuesday, May15, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
- Wednesday, May 16, at 10 a.m. – Hispanic Tech Center, 2101 Lewis St.
- Thursday, May 17, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
- Friday, May 18, at noon – St. Luke’s NEW Life Center, 3115 Lawndale Ave.
- Monday, May 21, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
- Tuesday, May 22, at noon – Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, 910 Chippewa St.
- Tuesday, May 22, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
- Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
- Wednesday, May 30, at 11 a.m. – Richfield Public School Academy, 3807 N. Center Road.
- Thursday, May 31, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
Flint residents can also pick up free nutritional food at the three Flint Help Center locations. They are Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 N. Ballenger Highway, open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays; Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road, open Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Highway, open Thursdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
This schedule is subject to change, and information about additional food distribution dates will be announced as they are scheduled. For more information or to find out about any changes in the schedule, visit the Food Bank website at www.FBEM.org and find the updated schedule on the Mobile Pantry Distribution page, or call 810-239-4441.
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