The Darden Foundation recently helped fund one of the most important, yet least “glamorous,” aspects of the food bank’s operations – truck fuel. Without trucks, the food bank could not fulfill its mission.
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Escanaba Mobile Pantry Rescheduled for Nov. 22 at Salvation Army
Escanaba, Michigan — November 9, 2016 — Feeding America West Michigan’s Mobile Food Pantry, originally planned for Webster Elementary today, has been rescheduled.
Mobile Pantries to Deliver Fresh Food Across Central UP in July
Comstock Park, Michigan — June 30, 2016 — This July, Feeding America West Michigan will send six Mobile Food Pantries to communities in the Upper Peninsula.
Single Dad Provides for Five Kids with Help from Food Bank
With his tattooed arms and southern accent, Russell Chambers isn’t the first person you expect to meet in the rectory of a Catholic church on Upper Michigan’s remote Keweenaw Peninsula.
Army couple overcomes food insecurity after leaving service
On a bright September morning, Jon and Elizabeth Alba waited two hours at the VA Medical Clinic in Iron Mountain, Mich., not for medical care but for a few days’ supply of groceries.
14 Mobile Food Pantries Headed to Upper Peninsula in June
Comstock Park, Michigan — May 25, 2016 — This June, Feeding America West Michigan plans to send 14 Mobile Food Pantries to communities across the Upper Peninsula. The distributions will provide at least 202,500 pounds of food, or 170,000 meals, … Continue reading