For 12 consecutive months of every year, Higher Hopes! will provide nourishing meal kits to 1,000 families with children enrolled in metropolitan Detroit Head Start programs. To ensure we can continue to support the developmental growth of our young learners and their families year round, Higher Hopes! needs your help!

Through October 14, if we can raise $70,000, Gleaners will reach out to its community of donors to match your dollars that you donate to Higher Hopes! Gleaners campaign will run October 15th through November 15th and they will guarantee the, “Match To Battle Hunger”! Not only will this allow us to maintain our current meal kit distribution without interruption, it will allow Higher Hopes! to increase how many distributions we can do each month!

With your help, and the collaboration of Gleaners, Higher Hopes! can increase the ability to support the most vulnerable kids and their families in needy communities. Higher Hopes! goal is to provide thousands of additional meal kits to families in need this year. Please donate today!

“Though we work with many of the community’s schools and other agency partners to reach kids, we don’t often have a direct connection with our youngest hungry neighbors,” said Rachelle Bonelli, vice president of programs for Gleaners. “Helping Higher Hopes! expand their support for children in Head Start and their families is important to us as we work toward achieving a food secure community.”

“Gleaners provides our main source of food. This year, Higher Hopes! with your support, will purchase approximately 400,000 pounds of food to ensure families at the Head Starts we serve get the healthy food they need for their kids to reach their full potential”  “We are so thankful for Gleaners willingness to help Higher Hopes! grow our capacity to serve those families.” said Bill Birndorf, president of Higher Hopes!