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To our online family, friends, viewers, and supporters welcome to the FDDR newsletter #16.
There Are FOOD LINES in America in 2020
Despite being one of the world’s richest countries in the year 2020, the United States still has food lines. This week, more than 6,000 cars and 25,000 people lined up to get free food at a North Texas food bank. People in line received one turkey, dry products, bread and fresh produce. Each person was given approximately twenty meals worth of food. Officials at the food bank said that at least 40% of the people in line are “new to them and due to COVID.”
A report from the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University in June found that food insecurity had doubled overall and tripled for families with kids as a result of the pandemic.
When you look at the pictures of the food lines, perhaps the most disturbing piece of it all is that these are optional. There are plenty of resources and money available to end hunger in the United States.
And it is not just in Texas, it is all over everywhere.
Before food distributions happened like once a month, now you see the very long lines every week!
We ourselves at FDDR step up too and see new faces everyday showing up at Ziggy for a bag of food. We are really blessed with all the help we receive from you!
You are the most valued part of this organization because without you none of this could happen. Thank you all for your Support of FDDR., 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱!
The lives from many get changed for the better thanks to your help and we can not do it without your continuous support.
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The pandemic numbers keep going up and sadly every day we see more and more hungry people on the streets in need of a meal and help.
So our focus now is on hunger, food insecure people and the upcoming colder days and yes winter that will be here very, very soon.
We serve more and more meals EVERY DAY. That is why your donations, support and active help is needed more then ever. With so many families turning to food banks this year, we are crossing our fingers for a record-breaking Giving Tuesday. It's exactly what our neighbors facing hunger need right now, especially this year. I know this community will rally together and make it happen.
𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙪𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚. please DONATE NOW!
Every little bit you do helps so much.
Do you know?
$5.00 makes a pizza meal for 4 yes four people!
With 1 loaf of bread you can make 10 sandwiches to feed 5 people (if needed we can supply peanut butter and jelly)
If you live close and are able to make an add-on meal any day please let us know (FDDR2day@gmail.com) and we can arrange to get your meal to those that need it. Any number will do 10, 20 or more!
You can make whatever meal works for you like 2 sandwiches, mac & cheese, sloppy Joes, hot dogs, pasta dinner spaghetti/ mostaciolli, etc. We can help you with packaging or ingredients from our small pantry if needed.
See also our monthly event every second Saturday of the month 10 by 10 Community Meal www.facebook.com/events/1053147711711913/
the next one is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 AT 1 PM EST
We are looking for at least 10 cooks to each make a meal that will feed at *least 10 people.*
We plan to do a 10 by 10 meal on the second Saturday of each month!
Sign up on the mealtrain at: www.mealtrain.com/8d2el5. We have slots available for each 10 by 10 Saturday.
We are asking for a COMPLETE meal, including a snack or sweet item. Also adding a bottle of water would be appreciated. It can be anything you'd like to make. 10 meals by 10 people is 100 meals!
Please bring your PREPARED meal to our house at: 2130 4 th Street Trenton MI 48183
NO later than 1 PM on Saturday
You can bring your meal over in to-go boxes, ready to walk out the door with forks/spoons, snacks included, (Saturday delivery only) or you can cook when it fits your schedule and bring it over frozen in Ziploc bags or foil pans a day or two beforehand. We have fridge/freezer space available to store your meal until Saturday if necessary. We will then provide the to-go boxes and package up the meals for you.
Questions?
Need more info? www.m.me/feedingdetroitanddownriver or email FDDR2Day@gmail.com
Ask and we answer.
Let's come together and do this!! When people help people, change happens!
Since the start of FDDR we handed out more than 86,000 meals to the ones in need!
We started out with an average of 40 to 60 meals a day and nowadays our average is up to 180-200 meals (lately even higher) a day and rising.
If you are not able to prepare a meal consider sponsoring meals, make a monetary donation via check, gift-card, Cash.me/HelpFDDR or www.venmo.com/Help-FDDR to sponsor a meal or operating costs or use any Credit/Debit-card at www.FDDR.org or www.paypal.me/HelpFDDR
Choose and order much-needed items from our ALL NEW Wish list for much needed items.
https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JGX6DJNV8KVH or
www.myregistry.com/organization/fddr-feeding-detroit-trenton-mi/1990486
Remember it means that a more people in need will not go to sleep hungry!
We had a few viewers ask if it is possible to donate $1 or $5 to FDDR, YES you can we just prefer you send a smaller cash donation via Cash.me/HelpFDDR or www.venmo.com/Help-FDDR or the donate button on Facebook or even in regular mail, that way we get not charged a 3% fee by the bank on the donation.
Please if you can help in any way now is the time to come together and step up.
Remember everything FDDR does is by volunteers like you and and from your donations.
100% of your donations goes towards the ones in need! Nobody at FDDR gets paid!
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For all the new subscribers and viewers FDDR Feeding Detroit is a Private Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization that provides everyday meals, clothing, and more at no cost to our less fortunate in the community and it is sustained by committed and compassionate volunteers as well as generous contributions of donors. We do not receive any funding from the county, state, or federal governments.
We are 100% funded by Your donations. FDDR keeps helping and serving even in these challenging times. Yes, we are making sure our staff and people we serve are safe and healthy during this challenging time. Any gift to this campaign will allow us to continue to serve the homeless and hungry. We are committed absolutely to keep serving those who turn to us for help, in this time of need.
Our mission is simple: to feed and help people in need on the streets of greater Detroit regardless of their circumstances!
