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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.

Kellogg Company has released the results of their new survey about poverty and hunger. The survey shows that most Americans are unaware of the growing problem of hunger in the suburbs.

Double your impact in the fight against childhood hunger in West Michigan by donating now to Kids' Food Basket. Donations to Kids' Food Basket will be matched through Monday, May 23.

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

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:

We need to all come together to help fight hunger in West Michigan.  It is a much bigger problem than anyone lets on. There are food banks open to those in need, and people are donating food through many collection drives, but, there is another way communities are helping to fight hunger in West Michigan.   It's through community garden projects.