Larry Sanna, Food Gatherers, State of Our Plate

Lawrence Sanna: 140-plus partners provided food to 60,000 unique individuals and 28,000 unique households last fiscal year, said Larry Sanna, program evaluator. That includes thousands of people in need of emergency or temporary assistance and thousands more with chronic or ongoing needs. He cited a countywide food-insecurity rate of 12.5%, saying that amounted to over 46,000 people, and Food Gatherers served nearly 50,000 unique Washtenaw County residents.

Larry Sanna, Food Gatherers, Rockin' for the Hungry

Lawrence Sanna: "Last year we know that we served about 56,000 different people....and if we count family members being affected by that visit, including multiple visits, it's over 1 million service points during last year alone. To envision those big numbers, a million people would fill up Michigan Stadium 9 and a half times."

Larry Sanna, Food Gatherers, Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition Healthy School Pantry Evaluation

Lawrence Sanna: "We are helping to serve a population that is one of the most vulnerable to food insecurity, children. By providing greater access to healthy food in a convenient, familiar and less stigmatizing environment, Food Gatherers can increase our outreach to those in need but who otherwise may be underserved in a more traditional food pantry setting."