Category Archives: Hunger Blog

HGN Goal Met!

Thank you to all who have provided a holiday basket. After the media alert for extra providers, we have been overwhelmed by the generous response! All requests have now been provided. If (…)

No Time to Shop?

No time to shop? Donate online. Your $50 gift will provide a generous holiday meal for a family on our waiting list. Thank you so very much for making the holidays brighter with (…)

WIC to provide benefits for fresh vegetables and fruit

A growing state program that feeds about half of Michigan’s infants will allow participating mothers to buy fruits and veggies on the public dime for the first time next year.
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Michigan’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (…)

Are you trying to decide whether to sign up to be a holiday basket Provider?

There is an urgent need for Christmas providers. Can you purchase and deliver all the ingredients for a holiday meal to help a family struggling to make ends meet? Bless you! Sign (…)

County Wide Food Drive 2008 God-Stories

County Wide Food Drive 2008 God-Stories!

As we know, the food drive is about more than collecting cans. Relational and community stories abound. Here are just a few highlights:

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116 Tons of Food!!

Thanks a ton for helping ACCESS collect 116 tons of food during the 2008 County Wide Food Drive. This is the best year we’ve ever had and we are still counting! Thank you all for (…)

County Wide Food Drive is this Saturday at 9am!

DRIVERS are needed to pickfood up from porches. You can get a route at:
Grace Reformed OR (…)

2008 Food Pantry Services

Latest news reports that hunger is on the rise in our community are reflected in recent stats from the ACCESS Pantry Network. The first half of last year 37,568 emergency food services were provided (…)

The ACCESS Kent County Pantry Network Works

If you or someone you know needs a boost in food resources, you can turn to the network for emergency food assistance or information on additional resources in your neighborhood. Where to start? (…)

Hunger globally

We at ACCESS are most often focused on local hunger and poverty issues. Yet
we realize the importance of being informed on a global level also. We
wanted to pass on some great website information that we (…)