Photo Caption: Covenant House Michigan chef Lashawn Lee shows off new commercial convection oven and gas range purchased with a Forgotten Harvest Agency Capacity Grant.

Forgotten Harvest, Metro Detroit’s leading food rescue nonprofit, has concluded its three-year Agency Capacity Grant Program with a final round of 33 grants ranging from $2,100 to $30,000. Funded by a portion of a landmark donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the initiative has empowered local food pantry partners to make vital infrastructure and equipment upgrades. Oftentimes, these investments are out of reach for grassroots agencies on the front lines of hunger relief.

Over the life of the program, Forgotten Harvest has awarded 139 grants totaling $4,524,223 to food distribution partners across Wayne, Oakland

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