Tell your state legislators to preserve produce funding!
We handle a LOT of fresh produce. Much of it comes to us ready to distribute on our mobile pantry trucks. But sometimes a farmer will let us come dig up the carrots that are still in his fields, or...
View ArticleHelp Bring $1 Million to Grand Rapids!
Maybe you’ve heard the buzz: Walmart is running a Facebook campaign to decide where to award $1.5 million to fight hunger. The 100 hardest-hit communities in the nation are eligible – and the list...
View ArticleTax Credit Elimination
If you’ve been following the news regarding the State of Michigan’s budget, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about spending cuts and tax structure changes. Two of the state tax credits slated for...
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Make Your Donation Do Double Duty
Did you see the announcement in our summer newsletter? We’ve just been promised the support of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation for our efforts to expand the capacity of our new Benton Harbor...
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42,000 pounds of fresh produce gleaned in 2011. It was a great year for growing, according to Volunteer Coordinator Dena Rogers. Gleaning (picking surplus crops after the main harvest) brought about...
View ArticleWhy Farm Bill 2012 Matters
This year, committees in Washington have been quietly deliberating legislation that affects all Americans in the most fundamental of ways: the food we eat. This year, the Farm Bill is up for...
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Hunger Walk May 5, Letter Carriers Food Drive May 19
Last year, 1 in 12 Kent County residents – almost 45,600 people – sought food from a pantry supported by Access of West Michigan, the faith-based anti-hunger, anti-poverty coordinating agency. On...
View ArticleMay 19: Join us in celebrating the life and work of John Arnold (1950-2012)
Most of us try hard to be good people. We know that the smallest good deeds can have beneficial ripple effects. But in every generation, a few people manage to start enormous waves of change – and...
View ArticleTell your state legislators to preserve produce funding!
We handle a LOT of fresh produce. Much of it comes to us ready to distribute on our mobile pantry trucks. But sometimes a farmer will let us come dig up the carrots that are still in his fields, or...
View ArticleHelp Bring $1 Million to Grand Rapids!
Maybe you’ve heard the buzz: Walmart is running a Facebook campaign to decide where to award $1.5 million to fight hunger. The 100 hardest-hit communities in the nation are eligible – and the list...
View ArticleTax Credit Elimination
If you’ve been following the news regarding the State of Michigan’s budget, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about spending cuts and tax structure changes. Two of the state tax credits slated for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Make Your Donation Do Double Duty
Did you see the announcement in our summer newsletter? We’ve just been promised the support of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation for our efforts to expand the capacity of our new Benton Harbor...
View ArticleWhy Farm Bill 2012 Matters
This year, committees in Washington have been quietly deliberating legislation that affects all Americans in the most fundamental of ways: the food we eat. This year, the Farm Bill is up for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hunger Walk May 5, Letter Carriers Food Drive May 19
Last year, 1 in 12 Kent County residents – almost 45,600 people – sought food from a pantry supported by Access of West Michigan, the faith-based anti-hunger, anti-poverty coordinating agency. On...
View ArticleMay 19: Join us in celebrating the life and work of John Arnold (1950-2012)
Most of us try hard to be good people. We know that the smallest good deeds can have beneficial ripple effects. But in every generation, a few people manage to start enormous waves of change – and...
View ArticleTell your state legislators to preserve produce funding!
We handle a LOT of fresh produce. Much of it comes to us ready to distribute on our mobile pantry trucks. But sometimes a farmer will let us come dig up the carrots that are still in his fields, or...
View ArticleHelp Bring $1 Million to Grand Rapids!
Maybe you’ve heard the buzz: Walmart is running a Facebook campaign to decide where to award $1.5 million to fight hunger. The 100 hardest-hit communities in the nation are eligible – and the list...
View ArticleTax Credit Elimination
If you’ve been following the news regarding the State of Michigan’s budget, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about spending cuts and tax structure changes. Two of the state tax credits slated for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Make Your Donation Do Double Duty
Did you see the announcement in our summer newsletter? We’ve just been promised the support of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation for our efforts to expand the capacity of our new Benton Harbor...
View ArticleWhy Farm Bill 2012 Matters
This year, committees in Washington have been quietly deliberating legislation that affects all Americans in the most fundamental of ways: the food we eat. This year, the Farm Bill is up for...
View Article