Punks With Lunch Lansing

12/22/2024

IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ AND SHARE!
We've had some recent changes in the organization and have a new page to follow and a new address when making/ordering donations. Our Amazon wishlist for some reason keeps sending to the old address even though we've saved the new one 😠. We want your donations to reach their intended recipients. If you have any questions please message the new page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565415516361&mibextid=ZbWKwL


Punks With Lunch Lansing
Punks With Lunch Lansing

Punks With Lunch Lansing provides harm reduction services to marginalized or underserved individuals

09/07/2024

Please be advised of the slight location change for the Tardis Public Food Pantry.

09/07/2024

Sunny Days at the Reutter Park distros. I'll admit I am not the best at remembering to take pics during the distros or remembering to post them. I usually am running around, packing up supplies for street crews, running the harm reduction table or checking in on the other stations and I hope that someone got a few pics.
These were all taken over the course of a few weeks. We're enjoying the last of the summer time as we prepare for the chilly fall and winter months to arrive. We do still do distros in the winter months, albeit depending on the weather they can be shorter amounts of time, relying predominantly on mobile outreach efforts or pop ups at indoor areas near places we tend to find folks needing lunch and supplies.
As we are approaching the cold weather we will be accepting donations of new or clean used blankets, winter coats, hats, gloves, handwarmers, hand sanitizer and more. Thanks for letting us do the thing and thanks for helping us out!

08/28/2024

According to the Ingham County Health Department medical examiner data there were 135 drug related deaths in Ingham County in 2023. Today at the Fledge in honor of Overdose Awareness Day which is August 31st I placed these 135 LED candles near our memorial heart to represent the ones that we lost last year.
I invite people who have lost someone to overdose to bring a picture or write their name on a piece of paper to add to the wall, and to stop by and get narcan, you never know if you might be able to save someone from being represented by a candle next year.

08/13/2024

August is Overdose Awareness Month, with August 31st being Overdose Awareness Day. Outside of our office we have a memorial heart that was crafted a few years ago by a great friend and supporter of PWL, Ken..
These are just some of the people in our community and lives that we have lost, many due to overdose...
If you have a loved one that you have lost to overdose or a substance related death, and would like to add a photo or their name to our heart, please feel free to bring a picture, or share a picture with us if you don't have a physical copy of a photo, I'll do my best to get it printed out to hang here with my other friends.

08/13/2024

07/26/2024

We will be at the Afterglow Market tonight! Stop by and say hello!!

07/25/2024

Holy cow y'all! Thanks for responding to our call for help!! Yesterday I posted that the organization that provides us with most of our menstrual products that we then distribute to our participants, Helping Women Period, is running low on some of their supplies, predominantly tampons. Reasons being less in kind donations than usual, which means they have to purchase more, which takes both money and the time it takes for the supplies to be shipped.
So I asked for help. And help you did!
In ONE DAY Punks With Lunch Lansing received $365 via Venmo and PayPal to help with the purchase of menstrual products! Strange Matter Coffee, Michigan Ave location, made a post that people who brought them an unopened box/package of tampons or pads to donate would get a free drink from now until Aug 11th. Pictured here is the donations from day one! Capital Hippie in downtown Lansing also offered a promo, 20% off your purchase if you bring in menstrual products to donate.
AND I walked into my office today to find a large box next to my door, someone had ordered 20 boxes of assorted sizes of tampons and had it shipped to our space at the Fledge! A news reporter even reached out to Lysne and I to do a story about the shortage!
Lysne from HWP picked up the Strange Matter donation and brought it to me today, she said that they had also received some monetary donations that was sparked by our ask for help.
So thank you all for stepping up, it truly is awesome what you do, and we still are in need of menstrual products for our participants, especially tampons, we got a lot donated, but they go fast!
While you CAN donate to Punks With Lunch Lansing via in kind donations, or monetary donations, I strongly encourage people to also donate to . They provide menstrual products supplies to over 300 charities and schools across Michigan. The need they fulfill is great, and when they are thriving, we all are thriving. Thanks so much again!

07/24/2024

Pics from this past Saturdays distro.. Did y'all know that July is Lasagna Awareness Month? Well for the past 3 years this fantastic group called Lasagna Love ( they provide large trays of lasagna for folks in need) has reached out to us to host a lasagna distro, complete with lasagna, salad, bread sticks and a cookie or brownie. Saturday was our lasagna day ❤️
I don't know if I've EVER seen our food line as long as it was this weekend! I'm glad we had enough lasagna to get thru the whole distribution, but I'll admit a little bummed that there wasn't any leftover for any of us to take some home. I absolutely appreciate all of our volunteers that help out, from the lunch packing, the street outreach team, that goes out, typically for longer shifts, not even knowing if or how many people they will find, lately there's been no shortage of people at camps though, from the people who bake cookies or provide sweet treats via the PWL Bakers Group, to the Soup Ladies that plan a hot meal each distribution, folks who help to load up our supplies, and those who help to make kits throughout the week. Thanks so much, love you all. Thanks for doing the thing.

07/23/2024

Hey friends! So today I was placing a supply request for tampons from one of my FAVORITE local non profits that isn't my own, Helping Women Period, and I saw on the order form that they are running "extremely low" on tampons! 😮
HWP has been our main source of menstrual products, seriously since Day One of Punks With Lunch Lansing, the founder Lysne, whom I hadn't met at the time, showed up at our very first distro day with what seemed like a lifetime supply of period supplies, and they've been keeping us stocked ever since!
So here's my ask: PWL needs more tampons to distribute to our period having participants, most of whom are unhoused and/or lower income and they rely on us to get them through their moon time without having to use less hygienic options.
• Please help us out by donating TAMPONS to us, either by contacting us to find out the best drop off option, we have an office located inside the Fledge community center and we are there M-F noon until 5 but we can figure out other options if that doesn't work for you.
•Donate funds to be used to buy tampons, we have Venmo- PunksWithLunchLansing and PayPal- punkswithlunchmi
•Donate to because donations to them helps us and many other orgs that they are providing FREE period products to continue to help others..

At this point we are low on tampons and would prefer a variety of sizes. So often only the Super Mega Deluxe sizes are donated, and even though yes, we all have those days, there are still a lot of days in which the Jumbo sizes just aren't what we need. We are ok on pads right now, except for pantiliners, But we are happy to receive any period supplies that will help us and HWP.
Thank you again for helping us out!

07/05/2024

Edited to update, thanks to all that have contributed so far!

https://www.facebook.com/100072192370653/posts/534150585668016/

Use Venmo to connect with Punks With Lunch Lansing () - PWL is a street outreach team that distributes harm reduction suppliesfood and other necessities to people in the community who are unsheltered or at risk.

07/04/2024

EDITED TO REMOVE ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONATED/INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT THEY THOUGHT OF!!
THANKS TO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE HELPED SO FAR.
Hey friends! One of our LGBTQ unhoused people recently was approved for housing after being unhoused for 2+ years!
We're hoping to help them out by fundraising/collecting donations for the things they are looking for to make their new place even better!
Here's a list of needs/wants:
1. First and foremost,they need to pay an $85 deposit for utilities, they need that ASAP.
2. Bedding (Queen size sheets, blanket, pillow cases.) Received some but additional sets would be appreciated.
3. Toaster
4. Dishes (plates and bowls) Received some but a few more would be appreciated.
5. Towels
6. TV (might have one just need to confirm. )
7. Teapot.
8. Knives.
9. Lamp
10. 2 Kitchen chairs or bar stools
Any monetary help for smaller household items that add up is appreciated (like TP, paper towels, cleaning supplies, all the extra small things needed when setting up a new place)
They already have a bed, a couch, a dresser and isn't looking for more large furniture.
They're not asking for a lot, but any help with these items is appreciated.
Get a hold of us if you can help, I can arrange pick ups or give drop off locations and our Venmo link is included if that's easier, just inc something like new home housing supplies in the description. Thank you so much!!
Venmo-

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Use Venmo to connect with Punks With Lunch Lansing () - PWL is a street outreach team that distributes harm reduction suppliesfood and other necessities to people in the community who are unsheltered or at risk.

07/03/2024

Just an FYI the PWL Harm Reduction Office and Mobile unit will be closed tomorrow July 4th. The office will reopen on Friday July 5th at noon. Take care and be safe.

06/22/2024

Punks With Lunch Lansing is here set up at Lansing Pride! We have FREE Narcan and trainings along with PWL merch for sale. Come support your local harm reduction space and have a safe and happy Pride!!

06/19/2024

Punks With Lunch Lansing Harm Reduction Hub located inside the Fledge as well as the Mobile Unit will be closed Wednesday June 19th in honor of Juneteenth. We will reopen for our regular hours Thursday June 20th. Thanks and have a good day.