Hunger/Food Archives - Lighthouse https://lighthousemi.org/news-categories/food/ A community action agency building equitable communities that alleviate poverty in partnership with and in service to individuals, families, and organizations. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:25:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://cdn.lighthousemi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/25140145/Group-50-150x150.png Hunger/Food Archives - Lighthouse https://lighthousemi.org/news-categories/food/ 32 32 At sanctuary for youths in Royal Oak, kids find Thanksgiving feast and sense of family https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2025/11/27/royal-oak-social-worker-cooks-annual-thanksgiving-for-homeless-teens-lighthouse-sanctuary/87485215007/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-sanctuary-for-youths-in-royal-oak-kids-find-thanksgiving-feast-and-sense-of-family Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:23:02 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=11675 When Barbara Carter interviewed to be a social worker at Lighthouse Sanctuary, a shelter for homeless youth, the interviewer asked her one question that came as a surprise: “Can you cook?” “Can I cook? Yes I can,” Carter told the interviewer.

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When Barbara Carter interviewed to be a social worker at Lighthouse Sanctuary, a shelter for homeless youth, the interviewer asked her one question that came as a surprise: “Can you cook?”

“Can I cook? Yes I can,” Carter told the interviewer.

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]]> Michigan woman cooks Thanksgiving dinners for youth in need https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-woman-cooks-thanksgiving-dinners-youth-in-need/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michigan-woman-cooks-thanksgiving-dinners-for-youth-in-need Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:18:04 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=10466 A Michigan woman has spent days preparing Thanksgiving meals for kids in need. She said it’s not the food, but the sense of family that they need most. “We just want to embrace the youth here and make them part of a larger family,” said Barbara Carter, a residential specialist at Lighthouse Youth Sanctuary, a […]

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A Michigan woman has spent days preparing Thanksgiving meals for kids in need. She said it’s not the food, but the sense of family that they need most.

“We just want to embrace the youth here and make them part of a larger family,” said Barbara Carter, a residential specialist at Lighthouse Youth Sanctuary, a program for runaway and homeless youth.

Lighthouse offers shelter, essential services and meals. And on Thanksgiving, the meal is special, of course, created by Carter for the program’s young people.

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]]> Lighthouse to move Clarkston area food pantry – The Clarkston News https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/10/25/helping-hands-merrill-and-bank-of-america-employees-raise-funds-to-fight-breast-cancer-lighthouse-to-move-clarkston-area-food-pantry/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lighthouse-to-move-clarkston-area-food-pantry-the-clarkston-news Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:38:54 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=10178 The Lighthouse pantry at 5850 Dixie Highway will be moved to the church located three miles away at 6805 Bluegrass Drive. Lighthouse, which provides emergency food to those in need, has a partnership with Calvary Lutheran Church that began decades ago when members of the congregation began donating and volunteering with Lighthouse, according to a […]

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The Lighthouse pantry at 5850 Dixie Highway will be moved to the church located three miles away at 6805 Bluegrass Drive.

Lighthouse, which provides emergency food to those in need, has a partnership with Calvary Lutheran Church that began decades ago when members of the congregation began donating and volunteering with Lighthouse, according to a press release.

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]]> Clarkston Food Pantry Moving to Calvary Lutheran Church https://lighthousemi.org/news-items/clarkston-food-pantry-moving-to-calvary-lutheran-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarkston-food-pantry-moving-to-calvary-lutheran-church Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:23:17 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=10125 Lighthouse is expanding its longtime partnership with Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and relocating our Clarkston food pantry to the church, located at 6805 Bluegrass Drive. The church is three miles, or a five-minute drive, from the current pantry location. The move will deepen Lighthouse’s partnership with Calvary, which began decades ago when members of the congregation […]

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Lighthouse is expanding its longtime partnership with Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and relocating our Clarkston food pantry to the church, located at 6805 Bluegrass Drive. The church is three miles, or a five-minute drive, from the current pantry location.

The move will deepen Lighthouse’s partnership with Calvary, which began decades ago when members of the congregation first started donating and volunteering with Lighthouse.

In 2020, Calvary and its volunteers got involved with large-scale food distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the church has distributed about 1.75 million pounds of emergency food and well over 50,000 food boxes to more than 200 families each month. The boxes are packed and provided by Lighthouse and supplemented with additional food donations and fresh produce when available. The Clarkston pantry has also served about 200 people per month.

The last day of services at our current Clarkston location will be Friday, October 25. Clients who have previously visited our current Clarkston food pantry location are welcome to visit any of our food pantry locations.

  • Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church: 6805 Bluegrass Drive, Wednesdays for drive-up or curbside pickup from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
  • Lighthouse’s Pontiac Headquarters: 46156 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac (Door D), Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Park near Door D and call (248) 920-6000 x2225 to place your order.
  • St. David’s Episcopal Church: 16200 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

 

“Our expanded partnership with Calvary will enable us to maximize emergency food resources while continuing to meet the community’s needs,” said Jenny Poma, Lighthouse COO. “Our mission is to work in partnership with the communities we serve. Deepening this relationship is a perfect example of how we can accomplish more meaningful work through collaboration with community-based partners. Calvary’s team and volunteers are dedicated and trusted partners with an engaged membership and a broad reach. We are grateful for their ongoing commitment and support.”

“We are equally grateful to the generous donors in the Clarkston community who have continued to donate food and support our work for so many years,” Poma added. “We look forward to continuing to provide those donated items directly to the families and individuals who need them most.”

As part of the partnership, a member of the Lighthouse team will be on-site at Calvary to help provide additional resources to families in need.

“At Calvary we talk a lot about ‘living into what matters,’ and our longtime relationship with Lighthouse to help address food insecurity and other community needs most certainly matters. We are glad to grow this partnership in a significant way,” said Calvary’s Senior Pastor Jonathan Heierman. “This effort helps us fulfill our mission to meet people where they are and help them thrive. We are committed to being able to use our facility not just for us, but for our entire community. This is really an answer to prayers.”

Those wishing to donate food can drop off donations at Calvary on weekdays during normal business hours or at Lighthouse’s Pontiac headquarters, 46156 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac. To learn more, visit lighthousemi.org or calvary-lutheran.org.

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]]> Lighthouse Food Donations with Feldman Automotive – CBS Detroit https://youtu.be/N0aNhqzce0M#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lighthouse-food-donations-with-feldman-automotive-cbs-detroit Thu, 09 May 2024 20:40:51 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=7688 Lighthouse’s Director of Food Programs, Russell Estill, visited CBS News Detroit to discuss the current need for food donations, the increase in demand for assistance, and our partnership with Feldman Automotive during the month of May.

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Lighthouse’s Director of Food Programs, Russell Estill, visited CBS News Detroit to discuss the current need for food donations, the increase in demand for assistance, and our partnership with Feldman Automotive during the month of May.

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]]> Demand on Michigan food banks is outpacing even pandemic levels – Crain’s Detroit Business https://www.crainsdetroit.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/demand-emergency-food-michigan-outpacing-historic-pandemic-levels#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demand-on-michigan-food-banks-is-outpacing-even-pandemic-levels-crains-detroit-business Tue, 07 May 2024 14:06:46 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=7677 Lighthouse provided food for 10,000 people in Oakland County at the height of the pandemic, Estill said. It has exceeded that level of need since the beginning of the year, averaging about 12,700 individuals coming for help each month January through March.

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Lighthouse provided food for 10,000 people in Oakland County at the height of the pandemic, Estill said. It has exceeded that level of need since the beginning of the year, averaging about 12,700 individuals coming for help each month January through March.

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]]> Pontiac Lighthouse Food Pantry Program seeks help as shelves get sparse – WDIV https://youtu.be/VCftTy9m6Jw#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pontiac-lighthouse-food-pantry-program-seeks-help-as-shelves-get-sparse-wdiv Mon, 06 May 2024 14:25:01 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=7681 Even in the best of times, Michigan’s food pantries stay busy, and these days, with rising food costs and inflation, the pantries are getting busier as the need increases. In Pontiac, the Lighthouse Food Pantry Program is asking for your help because their shelves are getting sparse.

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Even in the best of times, Michigan’s food pantries stay busy, and these days, with rising food costs and inflation, the pantries are getting busier as the need increases. In Pontiac, the Lighthouse Food Pantry Program is asking for your help because their shelves are getting sparse.

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]]> Fifth Third Awards Lighthouse with $10,000 Check – Fox 2 News https://youtu.be/N9D6HijP8JM?si=bPXK-75_YzrA7dfJ#new_tab&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fifth-third-awards-lighthouse-with-10000-check-fox-2-news Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:27:11 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=7088 Check out this clip from Fox 2 News about a recent gift from Fifth Third Bank to support Lighthouse’s food efforts.

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Check out this clip from Fox 2 News about a recent gift from Fifth Third Bank to support Lighthouse’s food efforts.

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]]> Fifth Third Bank Donates $10,000 to Lighthouse Food Efforts – WDIV https://youtu.be/5DBw0U-x8Zg#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fifth-third-bank-donates-10000-to-lighthouse-food-efforts-wdiv Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:22:10 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=7084 Fifth Third Bank donated $10,000 to support Lighthouse’s Emergency Food Program to help with a food shortage. Thank you Fifth Third!

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Fifth Third Bank donated $10,000 to support Lighthouse’s Emergency Food Program to help with a food shortage. Thank you Fifth Third!

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]]> ‘This is really worrisome’: Emergency food supply needed for families at Lighthouse in Pontiac – Click on Detroit https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/01/25/this-is-really-worrisome-emergency-food-supply-needed-for-oakland-county-families-at-lighthouse-in-pontiac/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-really-worrisome-emergency-food-supply-needed-for-families-at-lighthouse-in-pontiac-click-on-detroit Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:20:13 +0000 https://lighthousemi.org/?post_type=news-items&p=6785 An emergency food supply for Oakland County families is getting dangerously low. Lighthouse in Pontiac distributes nonperishable food items to families and pantries across the county. Now, they’re calling on the community to get help in replenishing their shelves. “This is really worrisome, this is definitely an emergency,” said Angela Gill, food program manager at […]

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An emergency food supply for Oakland County families is getting dangerously low.

Lighthouse in Pontiac distributes nonperishable food items to families and pantries across the county. Now, they’re calling on the community to get help in replenishing their shelves.

“This is really worrisome, this is definitely an emergency,” said Angela Gill, food program manager at Lighthouse.

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