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MONETARY DONATIONS
Monetary gifts are gratefully accepted during office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or may be mailed to Active Faith Community Services at P.O. Box 188, South Lyon, Michigan 48178.
FOOD
DROP OFF TIMES
Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
We partner with Food Gatherers in Ann Arbor as well as the Meijer Simply Give Program. These contributions are vital to the success of our mission. ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE AFTER HOURS WILL BE DISCARDED, as we have to follow food safety guidelines. There are also food collection bins at Busch's, Lockwood of Lyon, several churches in the area and South Lyon Orthodontics if you need to drop off food outside of our regular hours. We go and collect the food in these bins weekly.
Thank you for helping us "Fight Hunger Where We Live"
Kroger Rewards
Kroger will donate to Active Faith each time you shop at your local Kroger store. Take a minute and you'll be helping others. Click here for more information.
83595 Active Faith number
Wixom Meijer - donor store
Shop at Wixom's Meijer Store (49900 Grand River Avenue)
During each Simply Give campaign, customers are encouraged to purchase a $10 Simply Give donation card upon checkout. Once purchased, the donation is converted into a Meijer Food-Only Gift Card and donated directly to Active Faith.
CLOTHING
DROP OFF TIMES
Seasonal clothing accepted only on Wednesdays from 10am-5pm.
Spring/Summer drop off begins: April 1st
Fall drop off begins: September 1st
Winter drop off begins: November 1st
553 S. Lafayette West Side of building (not East)
Four bags of clothing per visit.
We accept gently used men's women's, children's clothing, shoes and NEW underwear.
(We do not accept suits, formal clothing or crocheted/knitted items).
Sheet sets and blankets (new or gently used)
Towels (new or gently used)
Please note, we can not lift heavy bags, so if it is too heavy for you, it is too heavy for our volunteers. Items can be delivered at the east side of our warehouse located at 553 S. Lafayette in South Lyon. Items other than clothing, please call Purple Heart at 734-728-4560 or Church of Christ at 810-229-7051.
ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE AFTER HOURS WILL BE DISCARDED.
Any questions please call 248-437-9790.
"THE BIRTHDAY BUNDLE"
The Birthday Bundle
Every child deserves a special birthday celebration, even in challenging times. Through our Birthday Bundle program, we aim to bring joy to children from families in need served by our food pantry.
Our goal is to supply festive essentials like themed plates, napkins, tablecloths, banners, decorations, and balloons, cake mix and frosting of their choosing – plus a meaningful gift (or gifts) valued up to $50, tailored to each child’s wishes.
How You Can Help
You can make a child’s birthday extra special in one of two ways:
- Sponsor a Child: Donate cash or gift cards to Target, Meijer, Walmart, or Amazon so we can purchase the gifts from the child’s wish list.
- Shop for a Child: Receive a child’s wish list (we’ll provide only the age, gender, and requested items for confidentiality). Bring the items to us and we will wrap the gifts and package everything up for the family to take home.
Your kindness will help us create a memorable celebration for each child, because we believe:
“A birthday in need deserves a birthday blessing indeed.”
Thank you for helping us make birthdays brighter for the children in our community!
INTERESTED IN DONATING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS?
We can not accept furniture, mattresses, toys, or appliances.
Please visit our Facebook site "Free To Those In Need"
This is a privately run Facebook site to help those in our community to share resources with one another.
VOLUNTEER
Active Faith volunteers can help in so many ways. Contact our office on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday from 10am to 5pm to fill out a volunteer application.
Opportunities include:
- Office staff - Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday
- Back to school backpacks distribution
- Professional services
- Building maintenance
- Cleaning
- Food Distribution
- Delivering food to homebound clients
- Food pick-up from local grocery stores
- Shelving food in the pantry
Food Drive
If you are interested in doing a food drive, please contact us 248-437-9790 to schedule it and to find out what would be needed most at the time.
Please contact Active Faith before setting up a food drive to let us know about it and schedule a food drop off date.Many businesses, schools and individuals have done 'Food Drives' to supply our pantry for the weekly distributions. We've put together some ideas to help you have a Successful Food Drive Event.
Common Questions
Should I notify Active Faith first?
Please do! We have a form called the Special Event Program Disclosure that we can email to you. Also, we'd like to help or suggest things that others have successfully done holding Food Drives. We like to be prepared to receive your items when you drop off. Prior notice helps us get ready.
Who do we contact and how?
You can email us your questions from the contact us page or call 248-437-9790 and we will respond on an Active Faith work day. (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.).
What does Active Faith need donated?
Click here for Healthy Food Donation Tips