Our Mission: Feeding hungry people by collecting and distributing food and grocery products, advocating for hunger-relief programs and collaborating with others who address basic human needs.

Vision of the Food Bank: We believe that no one should go hungry & we are dedicated to building and sustaining a community that makes grocery products accessible to all people.

WHAT'S N-E-W FOR YOU!

Take a tour of the Food Bank. Click here!

  08-19 Hunger isn't seasonal. Read San Antonio Express-News
     editorial, click here.  
  08-14 Meet Norm Hewitt, long-standing Food Bank volunteer,
     read Battle Creek Enquirer Get Published! article here.
  08-12 More people are living in areas with high concentration
     of 'working poor,' read Brookings Institution summary here.
  08-11 Shelves bare, donations down at Food Bank of SCM &
     Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. Click here for Kalamazoo Gazette
     article.
  08-11 Read transcript of CBS News story of Family on Brink,
     going to a food pantry for first time. Click here.
  08-05 Volunteers from Marshall United Methodist Church picked
     sweet corn for the Food Bank recently! Check photos here!
  08-05 Owen Van Winkle has been a Food Bank volunteer since
     1992. Check out his story here.
  08-04 As food prices continue to rise, schools are struggling with
     food costs. Read Battle Creek Enquirer article here.
  07-31 Swager Family grows sweet corn for the Food Bank. Read
     Battle Creek Enquirer Get Published! article here.
  07-24 Local farmer Eldon Christophel is growing corn for the Food
     Bank. Read Battle Creek Enquirer Get Published! story here.
  07-23 Food Banks turn to gleaning to help keep up with need.
     Read USA Today report here.

Past and Present: The Food Bank held its first-ever reunion of
    alumni and present Board Members, getting together to
    discuss the past, and the future. To view photos click here.

Tailgates helping agencies get food without adding to fuel and
     transportation costs. To see photos click here.

Food Recall Information: click here for information on food recalls - these recalls DO NOT involve Food Bank product, but may include items individuals or food pantries
might have purchased.

        To view articles previously published on our site,
please click here.

Read our August, 2008  E-Mail Newsletter! Click here!
 

Hunger in America 2006: Click here for local  summary.
Click here for a printer-friendly version of local, state or national summary; or full local study. (You'll need Adobe Reader). 

What do you think of our website? We're very open to suggestions
and thrive on feedback! E-mail us by clicking here! 

This website was redesigned through a partnership with Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

This site is made possible through the support of: Albion Community Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation, Dorothy Dalton Foundation, Gary Sisters Foundation, Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, Fabri-Kal Corp., Herrick Foundation & the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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