Maria, a high school junior, loves cruising around on her skateboard, tutoring her siblings and studying science and math. She also loves volunteering at the Community Food Club each week, where you’ll find her behind the cash register helping neighbors … Continue reading
School employees take on child hunger
Public schools offer free or reduced-price meals during the school day to kids who qualify, but it’s not always enough. Many of these kids come home to empty cupboards in the evenings and on weekends. And some kids don’t qualify … Continue reading
Putting food on the table in hard times
On a cold day in February, Sibley Elementary School staff loaded fresh produce, protein and dairy into neighbors’ cars. Among those in line was Emily, a mom to five: a 15-year-old, twin 10-year-olds, and twin 3-year-olds. “They eat a lot … Continue reading
Meet a Food Banker: Jerry
What do you do at the food bank? I’m a truck driver. I drive depot deliveries [which means dropping off food at centralized locations for agency pickup] and Mobile Pantries for the Upper Peninsula. I’m up there usually two or … Continue reading
Giving back to the pantry that helped them
Throughout the year, we’re featuring 40 people on our website and our social media pages. Here, meet John and Lynn, two of the neighbors featured in our “40 Years 40 Faces” series. For most of their lives, John and Lynn … Continue reading