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Detroit
Parks &
Recreation
Increases
Meal
Distribution
with
support
from
Project
Isaiah
Partnership
will
provide
thousands
of boxed
meals to
Detroiters
DETROIT
– The
City of
Detroit
is
increasing
the
number
of free
meals
offered
to city
residents
through
a
partnership
with
Project
Isaiah,
a
non-profit
founded
to
preserve
food
service
jobs by
providing
meals to
organizations
in need.
After
starting
with
5,000
last
week
during a
trial
the City
of
Detroit
will now
provide
7,000
additional
meals
per week
to
families
in need.
Approximately
4,000 of
those
meals
will be
provided
to
individuals
who have
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
ensuring
that
they
have the
resources
necessary
to
shelter-in-place.
Since
launching
in
Detroit
on April
11,
through
a grant
funded
by
Bank of
America,
Project
Isaiah
has
provided
nearly
70,000
meals to
residents
through
partnerships
with the
Detroit
Area
Agency
on
Aging,
Forgotten
Harvest,
and
Salvation
Army of
Michigan.
The
meals
are
being
prepared
by Gate
Gourmet,
one of
the
nation’s
largest
airline
catering
companies.
Project
Isaiah
hired
Gate
Gourmet
to
produce
the
meals,
saving
local
jobs and
allowing
their
state-of-the-art
airport
kitchens
to be
used to
fill a
growing
food
need.
“No
one
should
have to
worry
about
food
during a
global
pandemic,”
said
Michael
S.
Klein,
the
chairman
of
Project
Isaiah.
“We are
thrilled
to be
partnering
with
Bank of
America
and the
City of
Detroit
in this
important
effort.
We all
win when
everyone
stands
together.
”
The
distribution
effort
to
support
COVID-19
positive
patients
is
bringing
together
for-profit,
government
and
philanthropic
partners
to
reduce
the
spread
of the
virus.
“As we
move
through
this
crisis,
it is
absolutely
critical
that we
as a
City
meet the
needs of
our
citizens
and one
of the
most
basic
needs is
access
to
quality
food,
said
Alexis
Wiley,
Chief of
Staff,
City of
Detroit.
“The
team at
the City
of
Detroit
Parks
and
Recreation
Division
has led
the way
by
creating
a
network
of
innovative
programs
to meet
the
growing
needs of
our
citizens
and we
cannot
thank
them
enough
for
their
extraordinary
hard
work and
leadership”.
Detroit
Parks &
Recreation
will use
this
support
from
Project
Isaiah
and Bank
of
America
to build
infrastructure
to
increase
the
city’s
impact
and
reach
more
families
in
Detroit.
With the
additional
funding
support,
Project
Isaiah
will now
be able
to
provide
more
than
30,000
boxed
meals
per week
to
Detroit
residents.
“During
these
extraordinary
times it
is
abundantly
clear
that
creative
solutions
are
required
to
address
human
needs
during
COVID-19,”
said
Matt
Elliott,
Michigan
Market
President,
Bank of
America.
“The
launch
of this
program
is a
solution
equal to
the
creativity
of one
of
America’s
greatest
cities.
We thank
and
salute
Project
Isaiah
and are
pleased
to
support
their
efforts
right
here at
home in
the
Motor
City.”
To
date,
Detroit
Parks &
Recreation
has
served
nearly
300,000
meals in
Detroit.
“This
partnership
provides
us with
additional
resources
to
support
critical
food
distribution
in
Detroit,”
said
Erin
Casey,
assistant
director,
Detroit
Parks &
Recreation.
“With
Project
Isaiah
and
added
organizational
partners
it
ensures
we reach
a broad
net of
Detroiters
during
this
pandemic.”
For
schedules
&
locations
and
real-time
service
updates,
visit
www.detroitmi.gov/food.
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