We fight hunger & food insecurity

We deliver 144,000 pounds of surplus food per day to local charities five days a week, providing families in need with fresh and nutritious food free of charge.

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How to Help

With your support, we can relieve hunger in Metro Detroit and prevent nutritious food waste.

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When just $10 provides $70 worth of groceries to those in need, no contribution is too small to help.

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From our farm to your office, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and lend a hand.

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Partners & Agencies

Food donors and agency distributors are essential in helping us feed hungry communities.

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News & Events

Will Michiganians’ desire to travel run out of gas amid higher fuel, food prices?

Alyssa Schlink2022-06-30T12:45:07-04:00June 30th, 2022|

Pressure in the produce aisle Forgotten Harvest delivers 144,000 pounds of surplus food five days a week with the help of 200 local food pantry partners. The organization's recent increase in demand was noticeable at [...]

Food rescue group expansion helps Detroiters cope with hunger

Alyssa Schlink2022-06-22T11:27:10-04:00June 22nd, 2022|

For the first time in two decades, a mainstay for free, nutritious food distribution has the space to double its impact – and some of the Detroit agencies relying on it say the need is [...]

Food Banks Are Serving More People Again as Inflation Squeezes Budgets

Alyssa Schlink2022-05-03T11:29:29-04:00May 3rd, 2022|

Food banks are straining to meet growing demand caused by rising food prices, which are pinching budgets for households and the organizations themselves. Forgotten Harvest, which serves the metro Detroit area, said demand increased [...]