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Parents in crisis find support at Marcellus Mobile Pantries

A year ago, Diana learned her 15-year-old daughter has a disability. She’d been working, but quit her job so she could stay home and care for her child. This difficult but necessary choice soon made it challenging for her to … Continue reading →

Posted on May 21, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank

Still in need one year later: Zeeland Mobile Pantries help families affected by the pandemic

Marie’s car was full when she arrived at a Mobile Pantry in Zeeland this month. She’d driven her daughter Penny and 93-year-old neighbor Phyllis to the food distribution, since both were in need but lacked transportation. Along for the ride … Continue reading →

Posted on March 26, 2021 in Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
Pastor Jean poses in the church carrying a box filled with food.

“It’s been that kind of year” — as the need increases in Osceola County, many step up to help

Standing tall amid a small neighborhood, Evart United Methodist Church welcomed the line of cars that streamed almost endlessly through Evart’s streets in early December. Church volunteers packed the cars with fresh produce, baked goods, hot dogs, milk — in … Continue reading →

Posted on January 11, 2021January 14, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
Volunteers fill boxes with food at a Mobile Pantry

“This helps us not have to worry” — Mobile Pantries a crucial resource in Berrien County

When the site where Linda typically hosts Mobile Pantries fell through a few months ago, she and her volunteer team weren’t swayed. They instead chose an unusual but effective location: a small parking lot along a Berrien County road. Linda … Continue reading →

Posted on December 15, 2020January 14, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
A group of volunteers stand at the firehouse

In the Western U.P., jobs are scarce but generosity isn’t

Home to the Porcupine Mountains and skies filled with the colors of Aurora Borealis, the Western U.P.’s remote nature makes it attractive to tourists, but also means scarce jobs and high food insecurity rates for those who live there year-round. … Continue reading →

Posted on December 9, 2020January 14, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
Fresh produce in boxes is lined up at a mobile pantry

Superior Health Foundation funds food bank’s Mobile Pantry program expansion in Upper Peninsula

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., Nov. 30, 2020 — Feeding America West Michigan will be expanding its Mobile Food Pantry program in the Upper Peninsula with support from the Superior Health Foundation. An $18,000 grant from the foundation will fund a food … Continue reading →

Posted on November 30, 2020January 18, 2021 in Press Releases

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