Feeding America West Michigan partners with local agencies to distribute nutritious, supplemental groceries to neighbors in need through its Mobile Food Pantry program. While food is at the core of this service, many of the food bank’s Mobile Pantry partners … Continue reading
For more than a decade, Value-Added Foods has helped Feeding America West Michigan get a variety of shelf-stable foods onto the plates of neighbors in need, quickly and affordably. While much of the food we distribute comes from donors—like retail stores, manufacturers, farmers and community food drives—30 percent of what we distribute is purchased to fill nutritional gaps. Continue reading
Mitten Brewing Company’s theme is baseball, but each September, they step up to a tee instead of a plate to fight hunger. This year, their Third Annual Golf Outing for Hunger raised a whopping $25,000!
Chef Tim has always hated food waste, but when the Advantage Marketing chef began performing cooking demonstrations for Meijer stores, he noticed leftovers were difficult to avoid.
The librarians at the Kent District Library in Comstock Park may appreciate a quiet place to read, but they’re anything but quiet when it comes to speaking up against food insecurity. Continue reading
Sherry named her piano studio “Piano in Action” not just for her active teaching methods, but for how she enables her students to actively serve their communities.