Feeding America West Michigan

06/15/2026

Mobile Food Pantries deliver a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and protein to people in need of emergency food at no cost. We owe a debt of gratitude to our agency partners and incredible volunteers who get the food to our neighbors. Each year, we collaborate with community partners to offer more than 1,600 mobile food pantries throughout our service area.

From June 15 through June 20, we’ll be in 17 counties. This includes Van Buren, Osceola, Muskegon, Kent, Ottawa, Oceana, Cass, Newaygo, Ionia, Delta, Marquette, Berrien, Menominee, Mecosta, Manistee, Lake, and Allegan.

A special 616 Day distribution will also be held at our warehouse in Kentwood (3070 Shaffer Ave SE). Pre-registration is required to receive food: www.feedwm.org/616day.

For the most up-to-date information about this week’s mobile food pantries, visit our website: https://www.feedwm.org/mobile-pantry-schedule/

06/12/2026

Do you need assistance with getting nutritious food? We're here for you. Feeding America West Michigan's 616 Day distribution is almost here and there's still time to sign up: https://www.feedwm.org/616day

On Tuesday, June 16 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., we're hosting a special mobile food pantry distribution at our warehouse — 3070 Shaffer Ave SE, Kentwood.

Here are some additional details:

You can send someone on your behalf to pick up your food. There is a spot on the registration to declare a proxy.

We are unable to deliver the food to someone who doesn't have a car, but you can have someone pick the food up on their behalf as a proxy, as stated above.

Multiple representatives from different households may ride together, however each household must be registered separately and independently. There can only be one registration per household per the form.

If you know someone who could benefit from this distribution, please share the details with them. Thank you so much to everyone spreading the word about this resource!

In honor of 6-1-6 Day, Feeding America West Michigan is hosting a Drive-Thru Mobile Food Pantry at our warehouse (3070 Shaffer Ave SE Kentwood, […]

06/11/2026

Feeding America West Michigan partner Park Church in downtown Grand Rapids is hosting a benefit concert called Feed My Sheep. The concert will be held on Sunday, June 14, at 3 pm at the church, 10 E Park Place NE. Admission is free, but 100% of donations will feed families in West Michigan and the UP.

The Chancel Choir of Park Church will be joined by the choir of All Souls Community Church, along with four professional instrumentalists, and spoken-word artist Rosalyn Sullivan. The concert is anticipated to be about an hour long.

Feeding America West Michigan Agency Partnerships Specialist Gabby Mills will attend to share more about Feeding America West Michigan with everyone.

Thank you so much to Minister of Music Patrick Coyle, Park Church, All Souls Community Church choir, and everyone involved for putting together this event!

06/11/2026

If you're struggling to afford enough nutritious food, we're here to help. We're hosting a special 616 Day mobile food pantry distribution on Tuesday 6/16 at our warehouse at 3070 Shaffer Ave SE, Kentwood. This distribution takes place at 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Advanced registration is required! Please visit feedwm.org/616day to sign up for your time slot.

If you know someone who could benefit from this good distribution, please share this information with them.

The food bank sees 616 Day as a chance to serve our neighbors and celebrate the West Michigan community spirit of generosity and volunteerism.

06/10/2026

616 Day is coming soon! When the numbers on the calendar match the area code, it means 616 Day is here.

616 Day is a chance to celebrate the region, which includes Kent, Ottawa, and parts of Ionia, Montcalm and Allegan counties. We are marking the day by doing what we do best: Providing food to people. Feeding America West Michigan is marking the day with a 616 Day Mobile Food Pantry from 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at 3070 Shaffer Ave SE, Kentwood.

Advance registration is required to receive a food box. Please visit feedwm.org/616day to sign up.

This distribution is made possible through the generous support of the Detroit Lions, Meijer, Lineage Foundation for Good, and Ferris Coffee & Nut Co., the official coffee of the Detroit Lions.

If you know someone who could benefit from this food distribution, please share this information with them.

In honor of 6-1-6 Day, Feeding America West Michigan is hosting a Drive-Thru Mobile Food Pantry at our warehouse (3070 Shaffer Ave SE Kentwood, […]

06/09/2026

Feeding America West Michigan is conducting a survey to learn how we can best make food more accessible in Chippewa County — and we'd love to hear from you. If you live in Chippewa County, please take the survey to help us better understand the community's needs. All who share their ideas with us will receive a $10 Meijer gift card in the mail.

Scan the QR code in the flyer or take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PVLV3B3

06/08/2026

Mobile Food Pantries deliver a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and protein to people in need of emergency food at no cost. We owe a debt of gratitude to our agency partners and incredible volunteers who get the food to our neighbors. Each year, we collaborate with community partners to offer more than 1,600 mobile food pantries throughout our service area.

From June 8 through June 13, we’ll be in 19 counties. This includes Allegan, Berrien, Grand Traverse, Muskegon, Kent, Ottawa, Van Buren, Ionia, Newaygo, Dickinson, Marquette, Wexford, Lake, Chippewa, Cass, Montcalm, Osceola, Missaukee, and Mecosta

For the most up-to-date information about this week’s mobile food pantries, visit our website: https://www.feedwm.org/mobile-pantry-schedule/

06/04/2026

Our Communications and Marketing Team is on the road in the Upper Peninsula! We'll be traveling all over to chat with some of our many wonderful UP partners and speak with the community about their experiences with food insecurity and getting food resources.

We're looking forward to this opportunity to connect more with partners and neighbors in the UP and the chance to highlight all of the incredible work being done across the community.

And, of course, we'll be enjoying all the beautiful sights that the Upper Peninsula has to offer.

Thank you so much for having us, UP! We're excited to be here.

06/02/2026

Hunger relief is a district-wide effort at Belding Area Schools — and a family-wide effort for Alisha and Shannon Hummel. Alisha has been the site coordinator for monthly mobile food distributions at Belding Area Schools since November 2015. Her husband, Sgt. Shannon Hummel, volunteers even if he must come in uniform because he is on duty with the Belding Police Department. Over the years, children Colton, Jonah, and Hannah have also been regular volunteers.

Alisha recently coordinated the monthly food distribution for the last time because she is retiring from teaching science at Belding High School. She said she cherishes the district-wide support for the program. Working alongside teachers, many young people give their time, including many sports teams, National Honor Society members, and the Miss Belding program. Every building in the school district raises funds to support the program. In addition, several community businesses have also become involved, including Wesco, which raises funds every year and volunteers every month.

What kept her and her family involved for so long?

“We still have a need, especially since Covid and right now the food prices are crazy, and lot of people are coming,” Alisha said. “The numbers are higher than they used to be. Also, it gives our kids in the district a way to learn about volunteering and see the difference they can make. It might seem small, but it makes a huge impact on the people they are helping.”

As an added local touch, Feeding America West Michigan Truck Driver and Belding native Jordan Scheid staffed Hummel’s last mobile. Scheid’s late mother was a long-time volunteer.

We thank the Hummels and Belding community for working with us to end hunger!

06/01/2026

Mobile Food Pantries deliver a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and protein to people in need of emergency food at no cost. We owe a debt of gratitude to our agency partners and incredible volunteers who get the food to our neighbors. Each year, we collaborate with community partners to offer more than 1,600 mobile food pantries throughout our service area.

From June 1 through June 6, we’ll be in 19 counties. This includes Berrien, Kent, Allegan, Ottawa, Mason, Ionia, Newaygo, Schoolcraft, Ontonagon, Alger, Marquette, Dickinson, Osceola, Van Buren, Montcalm, Cass, Oceana, Muskegon, and Wexford.

For the most up-to-date information about this week’s mobile food pantries, visit our website: https://www.feedwm.org/mobile-pantry-schedule/