Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
Justin Kimpson, M.Ed., serves as the Senior Director at Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, a position held since November 2016, where Justin has played a key role in partnerships with Ford Philanthropy to enhance community support in Detroit. Previous experience includes Center Manager roles at SER Metro-Detroit and Grant Associates Inc, overseeing workforce development programs and managing staff across multiple locations. Earlier positions involved case management and career services at Ross IES and the Detroit Workforce Development Department. Justin holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Marygrove College and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morehouse College, complemented by participation in the Michigan Political Leadership Program Fellowship at Michigan State University.
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
Gleaners Community Food Bank, with broad community support, works to solve hunger in southeastern Michigan. In collaboration with our member agencies, the Feeding America network, and our program partners, we provide millions of pounds of donated and purchased food to people in need. In so doing, Gleaners is committed to distributing high quality food. Through education and advocacy, we will reduce reliance on the emergency food system. Gleaners adopts best practices and cost-effective systems and procedures to achieve the highest possible return on its human and financial resources. Gleaners fulfills its role with a sense of compassion and urgency while nourishing, sustaining and advancing hope in our community. Gleaners distributes tens of millions of pounds annually of emergency food to nearly 400 partner soup kitchens, shelters and pantries in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, and Monroe counties. You can help by visiting www.gcfb.org.