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A Time to Help Breaks Record at Forgotten Harvest!

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On a beautiful warm and sunny Saturday in February, thirty A Time to Help volunteers marched into Forgotten Harvest with bright smiles and warm hearts. An organization dedicated to relieving hunger and preventing nutritious food waste, Forgotten Harvest collects and distributes more than 4.2 million pounds of food annually for metro Detroiters. A Time to Help … Read more

A Time to Help Feb. 2016 Adding More Slots!

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Friends, neighbors, volunteers! We are wonderfully surprised to have run out of volunteer slots 2 weeks before our event. But don’t worry, to help meet the demand for everyone we’ve added 10 more slots for February 20th’s A Time to Help at Forgotten Harvest. Sign up today! Visit atimetohelp.org/volunteer to register. Questions, comments, concerns? Email us at atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com

A Time to Help Event February 2016

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Forgotten Harvest is a food rescue organization that rescues surplus, prepared and perishable food and donates it to emergency food providers. Volunteers will be re-packing nutritious food into family size portions destined for the table of those in need.  Volunteers will also help with clean-up of work area at end of shift. Date/Time:  Feb 20, … Read more

Salvation Army Party for Kids a Holiday Hit

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DETROIT (Dec. 12) – Here’s a snapshot of what Saturday’s A Time to Help Christmas Party for shelter residents at The Salvation Army Harbor Light in Detroit looked like: White lights draped and twinkling from the rafters. Small children running around with painted faces playing balloon games, while older ones danced away to hip-hop music.

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December 2015: S.A.Y. Detroit’s Annual Holiday Celebration

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The annual holiday party for shelter residents at The Salvation Army is A Time to Help’s largest volunteer effort and most-cherished activity.  Having a special gathering for homeless parents and their children is heart-warming for everyone involved; residents, volunteers and sponsors. With the help of a generous public, the A Time to Help holiday party … Read more

November Project: Arts & Scraps

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November 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Arts & Scraps is a Detroit nonprofit that uses recycled industrial materials to help people of all ages and abilities think, create and learn. Arts & Scraps serves 275,000 children and recycles 28 tons annually. Project Location:    Arts & Scraps | 16135 Harper | Detroit, MI 48224 | Map … Read more

October Project: DTE Energy Farms

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October 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. DTE Energy converted some of its land into gardens which are managed by Gleaners Community Food Bank to grow fresh produce vital to basic nutrition. These gardens feed needy people through Gleaners’ partnerships with neighborhood food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters & social service agencies. Four gardens in … Read more