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
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Small town rallies to serve neighbors through Marcy’s Pantry
To call Curtis remote is an understatement. Surrounded by three lakes, the Mackinac County town is at least a half-hour drive to the nearest grocery store, which makes it difficult for year-long residents to access enough healthy food on a … Continue reading
Mobile Pantry attendance up 63%, not slowing down in Big Rapids
Despite the snowy conditions that marked Big Rapids’ first blizzard of the season, dozens of volunteers lined the town’s fairgrounds, loading neighbors’ cars with milk, juice, produce and other food at a Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry. “I … Continue reading
“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
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
Hunger-relief efforts cross Michigan-Wisconsin border
Food bank partners from all corners of the U.P. work hard to get food from our warehouses into the fridges and cupboards of neighbors in need – but sometimes, we get (and give) a little extra help across the Wisconsin … Continue reading