Spotlight: Active Faith Community Services | Feldman Hyundai of New Hudson

When it comes to helping those around Michigan who are struggling with hunger, Active Faith Community Services demonstrates a level of passion and tenacity that’s seldom matched. Check out this local spotlight to learn all about who they are, what they’ve been up to, and how your unique abilities could help out…

Active Faith Community Service: The Mission
First thing’s first…the mission statement: “[Their] mission is to provide long-term and temporary assistance to those who have fallen on difficult times in hopes of returning them to the independent pursuit of their life’s goals.” One main way of doing this is by fighting hunger, one hungry belly at a time.
Connect with them on Facebook today to meet other MI folks who have adopted this same mission.

Active Faith Community Service: Key Facts
Now that you’re aware of the mission, here are a couple of facts that can shed some light on how they’re going about accomplishing that mission. Reach out to their office if you have questions about their work… 
• History: Ten local pastors founded Active Faith as a non-denominational non-profit back in 1987.
 
• Region: They primarily serve the South Lyon Community School District, an 83-square-mile rural region that includes six municipalities in parts of Oakland, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties.
 
• Distribution: If you had to guess, how many pounds of food would you say volunteers could distribute to about 140 households in a single year? In 2018, that number was 165,572 pounds…
 
• Volunteers: And how many hours would you say their volunteers log in a year? A total of 5,000…
 
So now that you know the sheer volume of how much assistance they’re doling out, let’s look at a couple of ways that you can get involved yourself. After all, watching from the sidelines is never really that fun…

Many Ways To Help Out
First and foremost, you can donate: food, clothing, etc. Next, you could volunteer your time, which includes a wide range of opportunities from office work to cleaning and maintenance to sorting and distributing and far beyond. You could also organize a food drive at your business, school, or organization, or “grow a row” of vegetables in your home garden with the intention of donating them to Active Faith.

Log On To Learn More About Furthering Active Faith’s Michigan Mission!
In addition to learning more about the specifics of the many ways to get involved, you can also stay up-to-date on upcoming events on their website. This includes exciting annual opportunities like Strike Out Hunger, the Golf Outing, Scouting for Food, the Christmas Card Appeal, and Stamp Out Hunger. Have fun!