Press Release | Office of the Mayor | Commodities Distribution to Take Place on Friday, May 22

For Immediate Release | Official Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

36300 Warren Road | Westland, Michigan | 48185

Office 734.467.3200 | Fax 734.422.1230

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Commodities Distribution to Take Place on Friday, May 22

Westland, MI (May 14, 2020) - The City of Westland will be distributing surplus Federal food at the Jefferson Barns Community Vitality Center on the following date(s) and time(s):

Friday, May 22nd, 2020 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

All residents north of Michigan Avenue will pick up their commodities at the Jefferson Barns Community Vitality Center, 32150 Dorsey Road, Westland, Michigan, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Residents of Westland living south of Michigan Avenue should pick up their commodities from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m., the second Monday of each month at St. James United Methodist Church, which is located at 30055 Annapolis, between Henry Ruff and Middlebelt Roads. Their phone number is (734) 729-1737.

Senior citizens living in Taylor Towers will pick up their food at Taylor Towers and must call their building manager for their day of distribution.

Income guidelines for 2020 are revised as follows:

Based on 200 Percent of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines

Household Size	Annual	Monthly	Weekly
1	$25,520	$2,126	$490
2	$34,480	$2,873	$663
3	$43,440	$3,620	$835
4	$52,400	$4,366	$1,007
5	$61,360	$5,113	$1,180
6	$70,320	$5,860	$1,352
7	$79,280	$6,606	$1,524
8	$88,240	$7,353	$1,696
For each additional family member ADD	$8,960	$746	$172

For the month of May, 2020 we will distribute cooked chicken in a pouch, dried fruit nut mix, walnuts, chick peas, canned peaches, canned pork, green beans and possible additional items. Questions may be

answered by calling the Jefferson Barns Community Center's surplus food hotline at (734) 595-0366.

This program is administered by the Wayne County Office of Senior Services. All food allocations, distribution sites and dates of distribution are determined by that agency.

For more information, please call (734) 467-3200

Westland, Michigan is the state's 10th largest municipality, with a population of over 84,000 people who exhibit a great deal of pride in their All-American City. Westland has a thriving business community along with beautiful residential areas. The citizens enjoy a wide array of amenities and a quality of life that is second to none.

In 2014, Westland was rated as one of 24/7 Wall Street's America's Best 50 Cities to Live, offering residents and visitors an ideal blend of single-family affordable homes, apartments and condominiums, great schools, and access to numerous outdoor activities. Public safety is delivered by full-service, professional law enforcement and firefighting personnel. Westland Police Department, whose motto is protect and serve, provides emergency dispatch services to four cities and over 100,000 residents; the Westland Fire Department are licensed paramedics who responded to over 9,000 calls for service last year, about 85% being medical based. They never forget their mission of preserving life and property.

Westland is well-known as the premier destination for shopping and dining in Wayne County with hundreds of shops and restaurants anchored by the Westland Shopping Center, one of the country's original four regional malls.

The City is served by two public school districts; Wayne-Westland Community Schools serving 12,000 youth was recently named one of the Best School in Michigan by WXYZ-TV and is the proud recipient of 14 Golden Apple and two Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards. Livonia Public Schools, educating nearly 15,000 students, is proud of their MEAP/MME scores that exceed state averages and the District has also earned Golden Apple and Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards.

The City provides competitive incentives for those who are interested in investing in Westland, making it one of the hottest investment markets in the region. Our Fast-Track to Business Team, which consists of key decision makers who work diligently on a development plan will "cut the red tape" and expedite the approval process for new business development.