Jeffrey Mosher catches up with Dr. Phil Knight, Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, their discussion focuses on how Michigan has dealt with the COVID-era, and then their support for the 30th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering, now into its 30th year.

To hear Phil and Jeffrey's discussion click play on ther podcast shared below.

Rather than physical food and funds drives this year, they are shifting to virtual drives. This is easy, convenient, and most importantly, safe! You may conveniently shop the most requested food bank items on our virtual food drive. This not only saves valuable food bank resources, but it also allows the food banks to make your generous dollar donations go even further.

In Michigan, 16% of households are struggling to put food on the table and 21% of children do not know where their next meal will come from. Find out more about your county.

The Michigan Harvest Gathering (MHG) is an annual statewide campaign that raises food and funds for Michigan’s emergency food response. Since 1991, Former Attorney General Bill Schuette and his wife, Cynthia Schuette, have partnered with the Food Bank Council of Michigan to help strengthen the capacity of our state’s emergency food response. In its first 29 years, the MHG Campaign raised over 86.4 million meals to help those in need!

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Founded in 1984, the Food Bank Council of Michigan was created to implement a unified strategy to address and alleviate hunger statewide. FBCM works with its regional food banks and over 2,800 hunger relief agencies, private companies, farmers, state and federal officials, and other allies to make sure no Michigander goes without food.