One of every five children is "food insecure," according to Feeding America West Michigan, which collects food and distributes it to a network of more than 1,000 hunger-relief agencies.
Here's What Food Pantries Really Need For The Holidays
Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.com, The Grand Rapids Press
Fri, 11/17/2017 - 1:31pm
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