Hunger

All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits are receiving an additional monthly payment in October in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced this week.

Around 3,000 kids in the Grand Rapids area depend on the summer meal program.

It's Go Orange Day! Join us along with Kids' Food Basket as we raise awareness and money to fight childhood hunger in West Michigan.

Childhood hunger affects thousands in West Michigan. Join us along with Kids' Food Basket on Friday, March 24, as we Go Orange to raise awareness and money to fight childhood hunger in West Michigan.

This Saturday, May 14, the Grand Rapids letter carriers will once again take part in the nationwide Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Their goal: to collect 70,000 pounds of food, a roughly 10 percent increase from last year. Saturday, May 14, letter carriers here in West Michigan and around the country will be going door to door collecting food for local hunger-relief charities. In Grand Rapids, that

November is the month of Thanksgiving, a time for reflecting back in gratitude on the blessings that we have. Many in West Michigan are blessed to have an organization like Feeding America (the West Michigan Food Bank) in our community, helping to feed those on the margins. If you have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, maybe you can lend a hand to those who are struggling.

This time of year, food banks and food pantries are working extra hard to keep their shelves stocked. For those in a charitable mood, you might wonder what these charities seeking for donations. Here are 10 ideas:

On Saturday, tomorrow, May 14, letter carriers will be conduct their annual Stamp Out Hunger food pantry drive in Grand Rapids.  Just put non-perishable foods in a bag by your mailbox and the mail carriers and other postal employees and volunteers will pick them up and deliver to area food pantries.