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Two women stand behind a row of boxes of food at a Mobile Pantry

Superior Health Foundation funds Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Pantries in the Upper Peninsula

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 →

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 in Press Releases
Stu holds a box of food and other items in front of a Marcy's Pantry handpainted sign. The sign includes a strawberry.

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 →

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank, Volunteer Spotlights
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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 →

Posted on December 9, 2020January 14, 2021 in Agency Spotlights, Client Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
Fresh produce in boxes is lined up at a mobile pantry

Superior Health Foundation funds food bank’s Mobile Pantry program expansion in Upper Peninsula

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., Nov. 30, 2020 — Feeding America West Michigan will be expanding its Mobile Food Pantry program in the Upper Peninsula with support from the Superior Health Foundation. An $18,000 grant from the foundation will fund a food … Continue reading →

Posted on November 30, 2020January 18, 2021 in Press Releases

Diverse faith communities come together to provide 400,000 meals for U.P. neighbors

In 2019, the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan received a grant toward their member churches’ hunger-relief efforts in the Upper Peninsula. Wanting to increase that grant’s impact, diocese leaders asked church attendees to match the amount. They quickly stepped up … Continue reading →

Posted on November 18, 2020January 14, 2021 in Donor Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank
Volunteers stand in front of a food bank truck

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 →

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 in Agency Spotlights, Friends of the Food Bank

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