Grand Blanc FISH

Feed the Bus

FISH partners with the Grand Blanc City and Township Police and Fire Departments, twice a year to reach out to the Grand Blanc community for support to maintain a sufficient inventory of non-perishable foods, hygiene, paper and laundry supplies for our less fortunate neighbors.

The Spring Drive is held the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend to prepare for the increased summer demand when 43% of our students who normally receive free and reduced lunches are home for the summer.

We also serve pre-schoolers, young and middle aged residents who also struggle to make ends meet. Additionally, we help our seniors with food as many are faced with making daily financial decisions that do not always include the purchase of foods.

The Fall Drive sponsored by Genisys Credit Union is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving to offset the increased Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday and winter demand. Items will also be used for Christmas Baskets for over 200 families with children and food baskets for our seniors.

Christmas Gift Program

To qualify, you must:

Live within the Grand Blanc School District
Participate in Free/Reduced School Lunch Program
Have a SNAP card OR fall within the USDA Poverty Income Guidelines

The program is available to qualifying families through community sponsorships on a first come, first serve basis.

Sponsors will provide gifts for children birth to grade 12 (a cap of $85 per child), hygiene products, TP and laundry/cleaning items.

FISH will provide holiday meal and food items to carry families through the Christmas break.

Please email

GBChristmasbaskets@gmail.com

or call (810) 695-1880 to become a sponsor

Back to School Night

(Limited to previous year Christmas Program recipients)

Through the generosity of donations, FISH is able to provide Backpacks/Book Bags each year in August, for 300+ students kindergarten through grade 12. Items include pens, pencils, crayons, glue, scissors, note book paper, notebooks, etc.

Recipients receive a gift certificate towards the purchase of shoes, and a visit to the Clothes Closet, where they are also given two new outfits, including underwear and socks, as inventory allows.