Our Impact: Who We Are
Feeding America West Michigan is the food bank serving 40 of Michigan’s 83 counties, including West Michigan and the
entire Upper Peninsula.
our mission
is to provide nourishment and hunger relief resources to our neighbors by amplifying the strength of communities through collaboration
and advocacy
we believe
that hunger is unacceptable and that our community has the power to change lives
we envision
that all people in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula have equitable access to nourishing food
our values
collaboration
dignity
excellence
integrity
2023 Impact by the Numbers
meals’
worth of food provided in total across our service area
meals’
worth of food provided by 1,582
Mobile Food Pantries
lunches
provided through
Gather 2 Grow
partner
youth programs
which kept kids fed on the weekends, in the evenings, or during breaks from school
partner
meal programs
served a variety of prepared foods for seniors and other community members
+ partner
food pantries
and other programs giving food, often supplied by the food bank, to anyone in need
We were founded as West Michigan Gleaners, Inc. in 1981, 6 months after Rev. Don Eddy rescued a truckload of perfectly good carrots from being put in the landfill in order to give them to people he knew were struggling to put food on their tables.
In the 43 years since then, we have
provided over 500 million meals’ worth of food to our community.
