For Alicia Belchak’s family, the monthly Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry at Sibley Elementary is oftentimes the make or break element of their monthly budget.
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Should Food Stamp Users Be Able to Order Food Online?
For people with busy schedules, ordering food online and having it delivered to your door is a convenient way to keep the fridge stocked with healthy food.
More Kids Living in Poverty Now Than in 2008
March 7, 2016 — A hard truth about American poverty: Kids are at greater risk than the population at large. A harder truth: Their situation has gotten worse since the beginning of the Recession. New data from the National Center … Continue reading
Hunger rate rises in West Michigan, Upper Peninsula according to new report
Comstock Park, Michigan — April 20, 2015 — For the first time in five years, the percentage of people struggling with hunger in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula has increased, according to a new study by Feeding America. Hunger … Continue reading
Michigan startup debuts clothing line to support hunger relief
August 21, 2014 — Comstock Park, Michigan — Five months after launching their first Hold On To Hope campaign for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank, Live Love Michigan is debuting a second line of clothes to benefit the hunger-relief … Continue reading
Hope on their sleeves: Michigan t-shirt startup believes in state’s ability to overcome challenges
Community investment is an afterthought for most companies, something they work into their business plans after they’ve gotten established. For Live. Love. Michigan. it was the founding principle. Download the Press Release A marine biology student at Michigan State University, … Continue reading