Need help regarding food?

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• Find Help - Call  2-1-1 for free, confidential assistance and referrals to local food programs and support services.

• Visit the Food Bank Council of Michigan to locate nearby food banks and learn about additional hunger relief efforts.

• Gleaners Community Food Bank exists to provide households with access to sufficient, nutritious food and related resources in Southeastern Michigan

• Forgotten Harvest delivers 144,000 pounds of surplus food per day to local charities five days a week, providing families in need with fresh and nutritious food free of charge throughout Metro Detroit.

• The mission of the Green Apple Pantry is to provide healthy food options by feeding our neighbors today while empowering them for tomorrow. Serves Kent County.

• Feeding America—West Michigan gathers and distributes over 23 million meals’ worth of food annually to about 800 partners across West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula – covering 40 of Michigan’s 83 counties.

• Michigan’s Double Up Food Bucks Program – which is supported by a grant administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) – is a program that gives Michigan families money to purchase groceries, including fresh fruits and vegetables.

• The Hunters Feeding Program, primarily funded through donations at the point of sale when customers purchase DNR licenses and/or permits, feeds an estimated 160 high-protein and nutritious meals per deer donated.

• The Supper and Snacks program through which children participating in afterschool activities have access to dinner and snacks.

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program helps supplement the diets of income-eligible individuals and households by providing them with USDA foods at no cost.