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Announcement from Ken Estelle, CEO: Food Bank reaches new milestone
On March 18, 2014, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank distributed its 400 millionth pound of food. The story of how we got from our first pound more than three decades ago to 400 million today is...
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Beyond hunger relief: Congress Elementary garden gets kids excited about...
Renee Howard shows her third graders how to plant vegetables at the Congress Elementary School garden. May 29, 2014 — Grand Rapids, Michigan — Feeding America West Michigan works with a network of...
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Feeding America West Michigan marks second record-breaking year for hunger...
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...
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Food Club brings new hunger relief model to Grand Rapids
Food Club member Robert checks out on opening day, Tuesday, Jan. 27. Compared to a traditional food pantry, he said, “this is what I would call definitely an upgrade.” Last week Tuesday was a big day...
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Feeding America West Michigan to expand fresh food distributions with CSX,...
Feeding America West Michigan’s CSX/Conservation Fund grant will fund Mobile Food Pantry distributions like this one. CSX and the Conservation Fund announced today that Feeding America West Michigan is...
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Feeding America West Michigan’s luncheon raises $59,000 for hunger relief
Food Bank CEO Ken Estelle, client Michele Childs, Catherine Behrendt of WZZM 13, Barb Nauta of Streams of Hope and other guests pose for a photo following the program. WZZM 13’s Catherine Behrendt...
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Weingartz aims to Mow Down Hunger across Michigan during 6th-annual campaign
Comstock Park, Michigan — Sept. 14, 2015 — September is Hunger Action Month. For three Michigan food banks, that means donations will go twice as far, thanks to Weingartz’s Mow Down Hunger campaign....
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Could Chopping the Price of Produce Save Lives?
March 3, 2016 — We all know a diet filled with fruits and vegetables is good for us. And if you keep up on hunger news, you know that good nutrition is hard for food-insecure Americans to come by. But...
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Terra GR Puts Hunger Relief on Menu for Restaurant Week
Grand Rapids, Michigan — Aug. 9, 2016 — Terra GR is expecting big crowds when Restaurant Week begins this Wednesday, but they’re hoping to feed more than their own patrons. That’s because Terra will...
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Food Is Medicine: A Powerful Idea Takes Hold
What if you didn’t need to take medication or get an expensive treatment to manage your disease? What if instead of prescribing drugs your doctor wrote you a prescription for vegetables? If that...
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