 The Piast Institute is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a grant from the Wayne County Commissioners with support from Wayne County Commissioner Martha G. Scott in the amount of $49,500. Piast Institute is developing an outreach program named “Family Table” that focuses on good nutrition choices for youth and their families in the zip codes of 48203, 48212, 48205, and 48234. This area has some of the highest poverty levels in the metro Detroit area with 100% free lunch programs for the school children which number over 16,000 students. Piast Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is located in Hamtramck, Michigan and has been serving the national and local community since 2003. It has also created in 2007 the Hamtramck Drug Free Community Coalition (HDFCC). “Food Security, Food Justice, and Food Equity are some of the most important items we are trying to address in this area” said Virginia Skrzyniarz, CEO and Co-Founder of the Piast Institute. Family Table will consist of mapping the area to document access and availability to food whether through a grocery store, gas station, community garden, etc. Recently there has been news articles that document the need such as “Inflation hits home: Metro Detroit food banks see increased demand as food prices rise” by Brett Kass from WXYZ. “We have definitely seen an impact at our pantries and our distributions,” said Kelli Kaschimer, director of Volunteer and Client Services at Forgotten Harvest. "Lines are getting longer and the needs are getting greater.” Families that receive SNAP benefits will be introduced to programs such as Double Up, which matches your fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar, up to $20 a day. That means you and your family get twice the fresh fruits and veggies. Family Table will also help address food storage to extend the use of food whether in the refrigerator, freezer, or pantry including canning. For any additional questions please contact the Piast Institute at [email protected] or by calling the office at 313-733-4535. http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HR-6_24_USE.pdf Comments are closed.
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