Two years ago, the U-M and local communities stepped up to help neighbors in need in the first weeks of the pandemic, by giving healthy food and essential supplies through a Michigan Medicine donation drive for Food Gatherers.

Now, a new food and toiletry drive through April 10 will help address food insecurity in the area that is still 7% higher than before the pandemic.

Donors can drop non-perishable food and toiletries, including diapers, at Dock 90 of U-M’s North Campus Research Complex, at 2800 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor, just off Huron Parkway.

Donations can be left between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day of the week during the drive. Volunteers from across Michigan Medicine will be available to help unload donations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A list of most-needed items is available at https://michmed.org/mostneeded .

Donors can also give money online at http://www.foodgatherers.org/um for Food Gatherers to use in purchasing food at wholesale prices.