Flint families can receive nutritious food at mobile food pantry in August.

Editor & Publisher Jeff Brown.

According to the Michigan Dept of Health and Human Services, Flint families may get nutritious food that can limit the effects of lead exposure during mobile food pantry hours set for August at locations throughout Flint.

The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are announcing the upcoming schedule for mobile food pantry stops to distribute foods rich in calcium, vitamin C and iron. Families in August will receive produce that includes corn, green beans, zucchini, kale, collards, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon and peppers. More than $300 million has been provided to help the residents of Flint, including funding for this initiative. Food distribution sites remain open while supplies last. Upcoming dates are:

• Thursday, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
• Monday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
• Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. – Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, 910 Chippewa St.
• Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
• Wednesday, Aug. 8, at noon – Salem Lutheran Church, 2610 Martin Luther King Ave.
• Thursday, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
• Friday, Aug., at 10 a.m. – Flint Muslim Food Pantry, 4400 S. Saginaw St.
• Monday, Aug. 13, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
• Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
• Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. – Hispanic Tech Center, 2101 Lewis St.
• Thursday, Aug.16, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
• Friday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. – St. Luke’s NEW Life Center, 3115 Lawndale Ave.
• Monday, Aug. 20, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
• Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. – Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, 910 Chippewa St.
• Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
• Thursday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.
• Friday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m. – NOW Ministries, 1200 Stocker Ave.
• Monday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m. – Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 Ballenger Hwy.
• Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. – Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road.
• Thursday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. – Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Hwy.

Flint residents can also pick up free nutritional food at the three Flint Help Center locations. They are Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 N. Ballenger Highway, open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays; Asbury United Methodist Church, 1653 Davison Road, open Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Greater Holy Temple, 6702 N. Dort Highway, open Thursdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This schedule is subject to change, and information about additional food distribution dates will be announced as they are scheduled. For more information or to find out about any changes in the schedule, visit the Food Bank website at www.FBEM.org and find the updated schedule on the Mobile Pantry Distribution page, or call 810-239-4441.