child hunger
Librarians are nourishing kids through Library Lunches to Go
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 07-12-2021 under NONPROFITS
Kids who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year can’t always access enough food at home in the summer. That’s why Feeding America West Michigan is running Library Lunches to Go in partnership with the Kent District...
Community school coordinators ensure Wyoming families have the food they need
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-30-2020 under NONPROFITS
JP, Anna and Sarai all have one thing in common: A love for the kids of Wyoming. They each work as community school coordinators at local elementary schools through KSSN (Kent Schools Services Network). During the school year they spend their days...
Feeding America West Michigan to provide Mobile Pantries for those facing unemployment due to COVID-19
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-21-2020 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan is adding Mobile Pantries to its existing schedule in an effort to supply food for neighbors experiencing unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each food distribution will provide more than 6,...
Mitten Brewing Co. hits another hole in one against hunger at golf outing
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-13-2019 under NONPROFITS
Mitten Brewing Company’s theme is baseball, but each September, they step up to a tee instead of a plate to fight hunger. This year, their Third Annual Golf Outing for Hunger raised a whopping $25,000! So many people showed up to...
Meet Grand Rapids' future leaders who serve food to neighbors in need at Innovation Central High School
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-21-2019 under NONPROFITS
Innovation Central High School’s Mobile Food Pantries aren’t run by a team of teachers, parents or by any adults at all. Instead, each month, the school’s JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadets serve neighbors...
These librarians served meals (and books) to kids all summer long with Meet Up & Eat Up
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-11-2019 under NONPROFITS
Library-goers usually expect books, quiet librarians and more books during their visit – not lunch being served to children facing hunger. The librarians at the Kent District Library in Comstock Park may appreciate a quiet place to read, but...
Community Comes Together to Feed Neighbors in Grand Rapids' Southeast side
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-13-2019 under NONPROFITS
Ever since she began attending Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church at four years old, Beverly has seen her community come together to support neighbors in need, including her own family. Now, as church employees, she and her husband Tyrone manage...
Letter carriers to host mailbox food drive May 11
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-03-2019 under NONPROFITS
Postal workers in Grand Rapids will deliver mail and pick up food on Saturday, May 11, during the nation-wide Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers. This coming week, each resident will find a bag in...
Walmart and Sam's Club partner with Feeding America West Michigan to Fight Hunger and Spark Change
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-22-2019 under NONPROFITS
Walmart and Sam’s Club have partnered with Feeding America once again to fill the plates of neighbors facing hunger in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula through their Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign. From April 22 to May 20, proceeds...
Feeding America West Michigan celebrates fourth record year
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 01-16-2017 under NONPROFITS
In 2016, Feeding America West Michigan distributed more food than ever before. The nonprofit hunger relief organization, based in Comstock Park, provided 28.9 million pounds of food and household goods to its network of food pantries, soup kitchens...