COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., July 6, 2022 — Feeding America West Michigan received $39,137 from the Conagra Brands Foundation to support the advancement of efforts to address disparities in food access across West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. This significant grant … Continue reading
Juliana Ludema
‘Food is so expensive’—Brotherhood of All Nations Church Supports Retirees in Need with Mobile Pantries
All neighbors are welcomed with open arms—and sometimes with hamburgers and hotdogs—at the Mobile Food Pantries Brotherhood of All Nations hosts each month. At one Mobile Pantry held this spring, the church’s volunteers came out early, despite the rain, to … Continue reading
The Frederick S. Upton Foundation grant to fund Berrien County Mobile Pantries over next three years
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., June 29, 2022 — The Frederick S. Upton Foundation granted $36,000 to Feeding America West Michigan in support of their Mobile Food Pantry program in Berrien County. This grant will help provide funding for Mobile Pantries for … Continue reading
Neighbors Are ‘Part of the Family’ at Lake County Mobile Pantry
Pieter loves pouring his homemade maple syrup on everything. Every winter, he taps the maple trees surrounding his home to make gallons of the delicious syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of syrup—all of … Continue reading
Two grants to help food bank serve Osceola County neighbors as cost of living rises
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., June 8, 2022 — A $21,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation Hometown Grantmaking Program and a $12,000 grant from the Osceola County Community Foundation will help Feeding America West Michigan provide Mobile Food Pantries to neighbors … Continue reading
Gather 2 Grow program to nourish kids this summer with support from Belmont Engineered Plastics
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., June 2, 2022 — Feeding America West Michigan is announcing Gather 2 Grow, a new program that aims to nourish kids’ bodies and minds during the summer in partnership with local libraries. The program is funded in … Continue reading