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Food bank invites community to receive food for the holidays
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-19-2016 under NONPROFITS
On Thursday, Dec. 22, Feeding America West Michigan will open its doors to community members who need a little extra food this holiday season. Food for the Holidays will begin at 2:30 p.m. and conclude at 4. Guests are asked to arrive no earlier...
Experience of food insecurity inspires Grand Valley student to help others
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-15-2016 under NONPROFITS
It’s late September and Gabby Vernon is standing in a field in Allendale, launching a drone. The drone lifts off and hovers more than a hundred feet above Ham Family Farm where a dozen volunteers are picking kale and loading it onto a van...
Right Brain Tap Takeover at Walker Applebee's
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-29-2016 under
Grand Rapids beer lovers take note: On Thursday, Dec. 1, the Applebee’s in Walker is hosting a Right Brain Brewery tap takeover. But they’re doing more than pulling tap handles: 20 percent of all food and drink sales will be donated to...
Food bank hosting fresh food giveaway before Thanksgiving
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-21-2016 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan will host a special Fresh Food Giveaway at its Comstock Park headquarters the day before Thanksgiving. Guests of the Nov. 23 distribution can expect to receive a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products,...
Steepletown tears down barriers to employment, hunger included
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-16-2016 under NONPROFITS
Imagine clocking in at the beginning of your work day, not having eaten a single thing the day before. Instead of project deadlines and presentations, you’re thinking about your growling, empty stomach. The staff at Steepletown...
UCOM brings healthy, local food to Wyoming community
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-27-2016 under NONPROFITS
United Church Outreach Ministry is doing more than just fighting hunger in their Wyoming community. They’re on a mission to help their neighbors build healthy lifestyles, starting with the food they eat. Program director Shawn Keener has been...
At this West Side food pantry, hunger relief is a team effort
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-18-2016 under NONPROFITS
Waverly Knight understands what it’s like to be hungry. In 2007, Waverly lost her job. Single, lonely in her apartment and trying to find a job, she began to wonder about volunteering with her West Side church, Trinity Reformed. When she...
GR goes orange for Hunger Action Month
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-04-2016 under NONPROFITS
On Friday, Feeding America West Michigan wrapped up its Hunger Action Month campaign. The four-week series had two goals: To raise awareness of hunger and motivate people to take a concrete step toward solving it. The result: more than 640,000 meals...
Food Bank explains why Blue Bridge is orange
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-01-2016 under NONPROFITS
If you’re in downtown Grand Rapids between Aug. 29 and Sept. 2, you may notice something a little different about the iconic Blue Bridge spanning the Grand River. The City of Grand Rapids will be turning its lights orange, the color of hunger...
How Kids' Food Basket is fighting hunger in West Michigan
by (KidsFoodBasket)
Submitted 08-10-2016 under NONPROFITS
Kids’ Food Basket has been providing nutritious evening meals to children in Grand Rapids for almost 15 years. In the last four years, they’ve expanded to serving children in Muskegon and Holland as well, and currently serving more than...