Poverty
Local food pantries rub elbows with supercenter execs
by (Carol Shirey)
Submitted 06-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
What do people struggling with food insecurity in Grand Rapids have in common with professional athletes? On the face of it, finding any connection between these differing groups might seem impossible. But a local retailer with hundreds of...
Food Bank partners with schools to solve childhood hunger
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-19-2015 under NONPROFITS
Michigan’s economy is improving, but thousands of Michiganders still struggle to meet their basic needs. The need is especially high among children. In fact, 1 in 5 kids in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula is at risk of hunger. Feeding...
Catalyst Radio: Child well-being, addressing poverty the focuses of community effort
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-08-2015 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we learn about a multi-organizational effort to examine child well-being, and work for solutions to childhood poverty...
Grand Rapids letter carriers to Stamp Out Hunger May 9
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-04-2015 under NONPROFITS
On Saturday, May 9, Grand Rapids will take part in the 23rd-annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, coordinated by the National Association of Letter Carriers. All food collected in Grand Rapids will be donated to Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank...
Hunger rate rises in West Michigan, Upper Peninsula according to new report
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-21-2015 under NONPROFITS
For the first time in five years, the percentage of people struggling with hunger in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula has increased, according to a new study by Feeding America. Hunger threatens one in seven people in the region, including one...
Feeding America West Michigan to expand fresh food distributions with CSX, Conservation Fund grant
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 02-26-2015 under NONPROFITS
CSX and the Conservation Fund announced today that Feeding America West Michigan is one of 10 charitable organizations in the South, Midwest and on the East Coast to receive grants to improve the transportation and distribution of fresh, healthy...
A home in Heartside: Guiding Light Mission offers food, shelter, way forward
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 01-15-2015 under NONPROFITS
We met Napolean Frazier at Guiding Light Mission in Grand Rapids on January 13, the coldest on record. Frazier was one of the 135 men who had stayed at Guiding Light the night before. A 33-year-old unemployed computer systems engineer, he had moved...
Food Bank marks another record-breaking year for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 01-07-2015 under NONPROFITS
It’s official: Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank just closed out its second record year in a row for food distribution. In 2014, Feeding America West Michigan distributed 26.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 20.7 million meals...
Food Bank asks community to remember hungry during holidays
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-19-2014 under NONPROFITS
With only a few weeks left in what will be its second record-setting year in a row, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is asking the community to remember families in need this holiday season. “It’s painful to think that our...
Mob of Santa Clauses to take over Millennium Park, Dec. 6
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-26-2014 under NONPROFITS
On Dec. 6, Grand Rapids’ Millennium Park will be overrun by a mob of Santa Clauses, elves and maybe a few reindeer, all in the name of hunger relief and holiday fun. Proceeds from the Go Santa Go 5K run/walk will be donated to Feeding America...