Our Mini Market is open to the community every Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, providing free food to individuals and families in need. There is no cost to shop at the Mini Market, and all are welcome. We are proud to partner with the Foodbank of Eastern Michigan to help ensure access to nutritious food for our neighbors. Stop by, take what you need, and know you are always welcome. The Food Bank procures food from a variety of sources including partnerships with several retail grocers, farmers, food distributors and manufacturers.
Often food will be donated because of shifts in market forces, misprints, changes to packaging or damaged freight.
Food may come to the Food Bank as a result of surpluses in the grocery industry. For example, if Kellogg’s produces more Rice Krispies than it sells, then they have a warehouse full of cereal past its sell-by date – the food is still good to eat, but it cannot be sold.
Once food arrives at the Food Bank, it is inspected, sorted, packaged for distribution and made available to partner agencies such as churches, soup kitchens and food pantries for distribution to the public. All Food Bank partners distribute food without charges or fees to our neighbors in need.
