Flint residents will have a shorter trip to the market this month when the mobile food pantry rolls into their neighborhoods again. Not only is the journey more convenient, the selection of produce and other food items resembles the variety at quality grocery stores. An added payoff from September’s round of visits by the mobile truck, sponsored by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, is the chance to pack bags with goods that help protect the body against lead absorption.

Families receive shelf-stable items rich in calcium, vitamin C and iron, including tuna, baked beans, mandarin oranges, cereal, tomatoes and more. September’s farm-fresh produce includes apples, sweet corn, squash, watermelon, peppers, eggplant, carrots, kale, cucumbers, zucchini and green beans.

The program is funded through the more than $249 million in state taxpayer funds that have been provided to help the residents of Flint.

Food distribution sites remain open while supplies last. September dates include:

• Tuesday, Sept. 5, at noon – St. Michael Catholic Church, 609 E. Fifth Ave.
• Wednesday, Sept. 6, at noon – Salem Lutheran Church, 2610 Martin Luther King Ave.
• Thursday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. – Second Chance Baptist Church, 5306 North St.
• Friday Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. – Flint Muslim Food Pantry, 4400 S. Saginaw St.
• Saturday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. – Calvary United Methodist Church, 2111 Flushing Rd.
• Thursday, Sept. 14, at noon – United Methodist Community Center, 4601 Clio Road.
• Friday, Sept. 15, at noon – St. Luke’s NEW Life Center, 3115 Lawndale Ave.
• Saturday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m. – Higher Quality of Life, 5601 N. Saginaw St.
• Tuesday, Sept. 19, at noon – St. Michael Catholic Church, 609 E. Fifth Ave.
• Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. – Hispanic Tech Center, 2101 Lewis St.
• Wednesday, Sept. 20, at noon – Salem Lutheran Church, 2610 Martin Luther King Ave.
• Thursday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. – Fairhaven Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1379 W. Louis Ave.
• Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. – New Birth Church, 3918 Blackington Ave.
• Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. – Richfield Academy, 3807 N. Center Road.
• Thursday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. – Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, 930 E. Myrtle Ave.
• Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. – My Brother’s Keeper, 101 N. Grand Traverse St.

Information about additional food distribution dates will be announced as they are scheduled. For more information, visit the Food Bank website at www.FBEM.org or call 810-239-4441.

  Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, healthy food access in Flint, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

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