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Flint families can get nutritious food at mobile food pantry in June

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 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 June 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 June 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:

  • Friday, June 1, at 11 a.m. – My Brother’s Keeper, 601 N. Saginaw St.
  • Monday, June 4, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
  • Tuesday, June 5, at 10 a.m. – Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, 910 Chippewa St.
  • Tuesday, June 5, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
  • Thursday, June 7, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
  • Monday, June 11, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
  • Tuesday, June 12, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
  • Wednesday, June 13, at noon – Salem Lutheran Church, 2610 Martin Luther King Ave.
  • Thursday, June 14, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
  • Monday, June 18, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
  • Tuesday, June 19, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
  • Wednesday, June 20, at 10 a.m. – Hispanic Tech Center, 2101 Lewis St.
  • Thursday, June 21, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
  • Friday, June 22, at 10 a.m. – St. Luke’s NEW Life Center, 3115 Lawndale Ave.
  • Saturday, June 23, at 1 p.m. – Church Without Walls, 4119 N. Saginaw St.
  • Monday, June 25, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
  • Tuesday, June 26, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
  • Thursday, June 28, 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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