Levin Tours Local Foodbank, Calls for Assistance for Those in Need
Congerssman Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, visited Lighthouse Outreach Center in Roseville and discussed the rising need for financial and food assistance in Macomb County.
U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, heard firsthand Friday from providers of food assistance in Macomb County about the challenges they are facing as the unemployed, and under-employed, in Macomb County seek help. The Macomb Food Program reports in the past decade the number of people requiring food assistance has tripled, and Gleaners Community Food Bank has nearly doubled the amount of food sent to Macomb in the past two years. All this has happened while there have been cuts in funding from the federal government and a drop in donations. The federal emergency food and shelter program funding to Macomb County has has been cut by 50 percent; the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive donated 60,000 pounds less food to Macomb County; and the …
Truthful Enquirer
8:23 am on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Hear, Hear. Someone with kohones to expose the parasitic representative and his senator brother, politicians for life, who ARE the problem. They've been in office over thirty years in this socialistic state. This is crises is part and parcel the product of their votes. "Vote for me and I'll set you free," the Temptations song about the time they were elected. All the bros have done is anchor the … more ›