For the sixth year in a row, Higher Hopes! is providing a Labor Day BBQ feast for 1,000 familiesfighting food insecurities in Detroit. Families in Detroit Head Start programs will pick up generous food kits on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Each kit includes everything needed to feed up to sixteen people a delicious Labor Day weekend BBQ meal, including chicken legs, Famous Dave’s spices and sauce, pasta salad, baked beans, coleslaw, mac and cheese, lemonade, Jiffy cornbread mix, and pie. Michigan Humane will be handing out dog and cat food for those with pets.
“We have a fantastic feast lined up this year for our families in the Head Start and Brilliant Detroit programs,” said Bill Birndorf, founder of Higher Hopes! “This is the second biggest food event we host each year, with Thanksgiving being our first, and we’re pleased to bring it back for 2026. As incredible as the meal is, it’s our incredible volunteers that make it possible. We’re asking the community to support us by giving a couple hours of their time to help assemble and pass out the food kits. Interested people can get involved by sending an email to [email protected]”…