Comstock Park, Michigan — May 25, 2016 — This June, Feeding America West Michigan plans to send 14 Mobile Food Pantries to communities across the Upper Peninsula. The distributions will provide at least 202,500 pounds of food, or 170,000 meals, … Continue reading
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Feeding America West Michigan Sends 53 Percent More Food to UP in First Quarter
Comstock Park, MI — April 5, 2016 — In January, Feeding America West Michigan announced its transition to a new food distribution model in the Upper Peninsula. It’s been three months. So how has it gone? In the first quarter … Continue reading
Feeding America West Michigan to double number of UP meals served in February
Manistique, Mich. — Feb. 1, 2016 — On Thursday, Feb. 25, Feeding America West Michigan will be providing food to an estimated 300 families at the Schoolcraft County Fairgrounds in Manistique. This Mobile Food Pantry is part of a major … Continue reading
Food Bank Announces New Hunger-Relief Strategy for Upper Peninsula
Comstock Park, Mich. — Jan. 12, 2016 — Feeding America West Michigan is announcing a new strategy for solving hunger in the Upper Peninsula. Within the next two months, Feeding America West Michigan will complete its transition to a more … Continue reading
Food Bank Announces Third-Consecutive Record Year
Comstock Park, Mich. — Jan. 13, 2016 — Feeding America West Michigan just finished up its third record year in a row, distributing 27.6 million pounds of food in 2015, the equivalent of 22 million meals. That’s an increase of … Continue reading
Fishing For Hunger 2014 raises money, awareness for Food Bank
May 19, 2014 — Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan — Sportsmen on the St. Marys River fish for walleye, they fish for steelhead and muskie, but for many of them, this June may be the first time they’ve fished for hunger. … Continue reading