food insecurity
Eastown Antiques to match customer donations to Feeding America West Michigan
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-28-2013 under NONPROFITS
From April 1-14, customers at Eastown Antiques in Grand Rapids will have the opportunity to round up their bills for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. Every dollar will be doubled because Eastown Antiques has committed to matching up to $500...
Urban Herd fights hunger
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-13-2013 under NONPROFITS
Wind and spitting rain didn’t stop more than 100 green-clad runners from showing up for the Brooks Urban Herd Pub Run at Trillium Haven Restaurant on Monday evening. The 5K fun run, organized by Gazelle Sports, wound its way through Eastown...
During annual Shop Hop, Eastown Antiques turns profit for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-13-2012 under NONPROFITS
The four neighborhoods that comprise Grand Rapids' Uptown Business District were flooded with Christmas lights and crowds during last Thursday’s Holiday Shop Hop. But visitors would have been hard-pressed to find a spot more heavily...
Eastown Antiques supports food bank during Shop Hop
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-03-2012 under NONPROFITS
Eastown Antiques, which stands like an anchor on the corner of Lake Drive and Wealthy, has long been one of the prime destinations in the annual Uptown Holiday Shop Hop. This year, Eastown Antiques is doing something different: Along with the...
Independence in the kitchen: Q&A with food writer, researcher Ali Benjamin
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-26-2012 under NONPROFITS
Ali Benjamin is a writer and documentarian working in the groove between sustainable food activism and anti-hunger advocacy. Her 2011 book, The Cleaner Plate Club, provides practical recipes for parents seeking independence from prepackaged...
Brewery Vivant pulls a pint for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-06-2012 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids is having something of a beer renaissance: a spate of new breweries in the past several years, a recent designation as Beer City USA and a much-talked-about exploration of the city’s 170-year brewing history at the public...
Documentary traces American epidemic: childhood hunger
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-30-2012 under NONPROFITS
After a week that included a poverty simulation, a healthy food cook-off and a day of nonprofit open houses, Hunger Action Week 2012 ends in a college classroom. Rather than preparing for an exam, these students are preparing to make their mark on...
Catalyst Radio: Kids Food Basket addressing food insecurity in school-aged youth
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-18-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio, we learn what it takes for Kid’s Food Basket to feed nearly 4,800 kids dinner each weekday. Our...