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Neighbors wait in line to receive food.

Shelter residents distribute food to neighbors in Menominee County

On the Southernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula, Abundant Life Church & Mission in Menominee serves families facing homelessness and hunger – providing them a place to stay, three square meals a day and the resources they need to get … Continue reading →

Posted on December 6, 2019December 9, 2019 in Agency Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank, Volunteer Spotlights
chef tim and his co-workers post with food

Mobile Pantry provides more than food thanks to Chef Tim

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.

Posted on October 15, 2019October 16, 2019 in Friends of the Food Bank, Partner Spotlights
Marguex smiling with lettuce behind her

Lettuce revolutionaries fight food waste and feed families

Here at Feeding America West Michigan, we believe everyone should have access to fresh, local produce – including our food insecure neighbors. Revolution Farms takes this belief to heart by choosing to donate 1 percent of its hydroponically grown lettuce.

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 in Donor Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank

Airport Authority Feeds Federal Employees with Mobile Food Pantry

Grand Rapids’ Gerald R. Ford International Airport became the unusual backdrop for a Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry this Thursday, Jan. 24.

Posted on January 25, 2019 in Food for Thought
arlene smiling with her friend

Client Spotlight: Arlene

Arlene, 77, is one of many struggling with food insecurity in Cass County. Seniors are especially vulnerable to food insecurity. In Feeding America West Michigan’s 40-county service area, approximately 46,800 seniors are food insecure.

Posted on December 11, 2018July 29, 2019 in Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank

Foster Mother Gives Back to the Downtown Pantry at Westminster

For Dionne Ashley Ford, the food pantry at Westminster Presbyterian Church has made a huge difference for her large and continually growing family. But to say Dionne has a large family would be an understatement: Over the years she has … Continue reading →

Posted on July 24, 2017July 29, 2019 in Friends of the Food Bank, Volunteer Spotlights

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