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Truckers wanted: Feeding America West Michigan looking to hire drivers
Mobile food banks saw a 64 percent rise in attendance in 2020. Donors have stepped up to meet that need, but their trucking staff has been stretched thin. Author: Matt Gard Updated: 11:14 PM EDT April 26, 2021
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. Feeding America West Michigan has a lot of mouths to feed. The organization serves 40 of Michigan s 83 counties, in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. In that service area, the food insecurity rate has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The demand for mobile food pantries is increasing both in urban and rural areas. Feeding America West Michigan has received many donations to help meet the demand. However, there aren t always enough drivers to transport that food. Last year, Feeding America West Michigan says its 12 drivers drove 427,447 miles.
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rspitza@miningjournal.net Jim LaJoie, executive director of the Superior Health Foundation, speaks at the foundation’s spring grants celebration on Wednesday night. The foundation awarded more than $272,000 in funding to area health-focused organizations. (Journal photo by Ryan Spitza)
MARQUETTE The Superior Health Foundation held its spring grants celebration on Wednesday night, distributing 18 grant awards totaling over $272,000 to health-focused organizations serving the Upper Peninsula.
The grants were presented at a reduced-capacity, socially distanced ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. Around $126,000 was distributed in spring grant funding, while nearly $100,000 was awarded to address children’s mental health in the U.P. through a partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan. Of the remaining funding, $15,000 was distributed for indigent care grants, while other funding was awarded to various organizations for equipment and pilot pro
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