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
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“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
Victory Lutheran Church Expects to Feed 300 Families in Gwinn This Friday
Comstock Park, Michigan — April 19, 2016 — This Friday, Victory Lutheran Church of Gwinn will host a Mobile Food Pantry. The truck, provided by Feeding America West Michigan, will contain 15,000 pounds of fresh produce, dairy and baked goods, … Continue reading
Food Bank Announces New Hunger-Relief Strategy for Upper Peninsula
Comstock Park, Mich. — Jan. 12, 2016 — Feeding America West Michigan is announcing a new strategy for solving hunger in the Upper Peninsula. Within the next two months, Feeding America West Michigan will complete its transition to a more … Continue reading
Announcement from Ken Estelle, CEO: Food Bank reaches new milestone
On March 18, 2014, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank distributed its 400 millionth pound of food. The story of how we got from our first pound more than three decades ago to 400 million today is a story of … Continue reading