COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., July 28, 2021 — The food bank recently received a generous $22,650 grant from the Superior Health Foundation, a multi-year supporter of their hunger-relief efforts. The funds will bring seven Mobile Food Pantries to locations across the … Continue reading
In the mid-1900s, Idlewild was a booming resort town that offered wealthy African Americans a summer getaway. Then, integration broadened these vacationers’ options, leaving Idlewild with a diminished economy. Today, Lake County towns like Idlewild and nearby Baldwin are still … Continue reading
On a Tuesday morning once a month, Bryan arrives at White Cloud Church of God to set up tables and prep volunteers for that day’s Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry. He works third shift at a local factory … Continue reading
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., April 28, 2021 — Feeding America West Michigan’s Mobile Pantry program has received funding from The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation to help provide food for hundreds of neighbors in need in Marquette County. At each Mobile Pantry event sponsored … Continue reading
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
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