Mobile Pantries are like farmers markets on wheels that provide 9 to 11 grocery items to neighbors in need at no cost. However, some of the items provided may be unfamiliar and therefore the recipients might not know exactly how … Continue reading
Client Spotlights
Gather 2 Grow: Bridging the Summer Meal Gap at Libraries
On a hot mid-July day, Donna and her three kids escaped the heat by attending Grant District Library’s morning story hour. Afterwards, her kids eagerly took lunches from the librarians, who provide them daily as part of the food bank’s … Continue reading
Common Circumstances Causing West Michigan Families to Seek Food Support
Feeding America West Michigan brings more than 100 Mobile Food Pantries to communities across our service area each month. Depending on location and need, some Mobile Pantries bring food for 100 families; others bring food for 300+. But no matter … Continue reading
‘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
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
Together, We Can Prevent Summer Hunger for Families like Alicia’s
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