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Hunger in Michigan: Myths v. Realities
What does hunger look like in Michigan?
Snapshot of Michigan’s Food Bank Network
What makes our network a good investment?
FBCM General Handout
General organizational information
Mobile Pantry Delivers More Than Food
On a warm, humid morning in late August, Kait and I drove an hour from Lansing to Battle Creek to visit a mobile food pantry. We found the location and parked a few blocks down the street, in a neighborhood that probably saw its best days about 40 years ago. Some of the homes seemed…
Attorney General and Wife Cynthia Kick Off 25th Year of Michigan Harvest Gathering
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan Harvest Gathering this month celebrates its 25th year of statewide hunger relief with its inaugural bus tour starting Thursday, Sept. 10 and continuing on Sept. 17. The tour kicked off at the Lansing City Market and then headed to the Gleaners Community Food Bank with the goal of raising awareness…
Michigan Harvest Gathering Kicks Off Around the State
Cynthia Schuette, Attorney General Bill Schuette, and Food Bank Council of Michigan have been busy the last couple of weeks spreading the news about the 25th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering at Kickoff events around the state. In 1991, Cynthia Schuette envisioned Michigan Harvest Gathering as a way to engage the whole state in hunger relief…
Dr. Knight Shares Vision of Statewide Food Security
Consider the words attributed to St. Francis, “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible and soon you will be doing the impossible.” I am convinced that we have given hunger too much credit for being unstoppable. We have allowed its bravado, its size and scope to convince us we can’t beat it….
Pouring a Glass of Milk for the Hungry
Pouring a Glass of Milk for the Hungry: MMPA Donates Approximately 22,700 Gallons of Milk to Michigan Food Banks Every year, more than 1.7 million Michiganders – including 20 percent of Michigan children – rely on food banks. And milk is one of the most requested food items. But on average, food banks are only…
Low-Income Michigan Seniors Face a Food Security Crisis
“I need to get some food. And don’t give me any more numbers to call. I’m not calling any more numbers!” When I answered the phone that day, it was clear that I was speaking to a woman at her wits end. Hunger makes people feel desperate, understandably. She began by asking how she could…