Alicia was excited to see asparagus at a Mobile Pantry she visited this spring. Her late grandpa was a potato farmer who also grew asparagus, and Alicia’s son loved helping him harvest the stalks each year. “Seeing the asparagus cheered … Continue reading
Campaign aims to raise $6M for new facility that will nearly double the nonprofit’s food distribution efforts. GRAND RAPIDS, MI., May 17, 2022 — Feeding America West Michigan announced today Nourish Tomorrow — a $6 million advancement campaign — and … Continue reading
In West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, 1 in 8 children is food insecure—meaning their families can’t always access or afford enough food for them to live healthy, active lives. In some of the 40 counties our food bank serves, … Continue reading
We’re so grateful for Revolution Farms, a Caledonia-based lettuce grower. Some weeks, they produce far more lettuce than they can sell, which means there is some left over to donate to the food bank and other hunger-relief programs in our community! Each year, they aim to donate at least one percent of their product to the charitable food industry. So far, they’ve donated almost 2,000 pounds of lettuce to Feeding America West Michigan in 2022. Continue reading
Kids who rely on school meals for nourishment may face hunger on the weekends. So, at 3 p.m. on Fridays, volunteers gather at Oakridge Elementary School to place bags of food in kids’ lockers. They quietly walk the halls searching … Continue reading
“Anything is appreciated right now with inflation. We don’t qualify for food stamps, so this supplements us. Don’t think just because we work it isn’t hard.” Christine and her husband are among the 61 percent of neighbors who seek charitable … Continue reading