Senior Food Distribution

Wayne Metro Community Action Agency (Wayne Metro) provides services to help people achieve their goals for Healthy Homes, Upward Mobility, and Family Success. Key to this work is our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to ensure our staff and systems our accessible and welcoming to all people.

Annual Agency Impact Upward Mobility

• 4,153 participants increase their financial capabilities through workshops, coaching
• 2,021 participants receive free tax preparation

Family Success

• 794 children improve their Kindergarten readiness through early childhood education
• 610 youth improve academic progress through youth empowerment programs

Healthy Homes

• 873 households who are at-rick of homelessness maintain housing
• 2,701 households improve home energy efficiency through home repairs

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• 15 small Detroit-based organizations assisted with the Detroit Residents First Fund that works to elevate the voices of local Detroiters

Over the last four decades, the Agency’s budget has grown from $100,000 to over $100 million while continuing to maintain a low administrative rate (8%) that allows $.92 of every funded or donated dollar to be utilized for direct client services.

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Help keep our senior neighbors nourished! Our monthly food distribution needs volunteers to pack and place food boxes in cars. This opportunity takes place outside.

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please fill out our Senior Food Distribution Form, and someone will be in contact with you. If you have any questions please feel free to reach us at [email protected]