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Reducing barriers to food access: Irene’s story

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Creativity and resourcefulness are cornerstones of Irene’s* personality. The daughter of first-generation Americans, she learned early in life how essential it was to be flexible with the ingredients available to her. “My family has been very resourceful having come through the . I’ve learned how make meals with what you have,” Irene shared. “Having More

When help comes from home: Lansing small businesses step up during government shutdown

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The ripple effects of fall 2025’s historic, 43-day federal government shutdown deeply impacted households throughout mid-Michigan. From missed federal paychecks and contract payments to disruptions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — for the first time ever during a shutdown — its impact persists, even after the government reopened in mid-November. Food banks like Greater More

GLFB statement on food availability amid government shutdown

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November 3, 2025 Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) wants to reassure the mid-Michigan community we will continue to have enough food for neighbors who need us during this difficult time. There is no risk that GLFB will run out of food. We have been in the mid-Michigan community for 40+ years and weathered many times More

Volunteer group spotlight: Lansing Area Parkinson’s Support Group

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Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) is committed to meeting neighbors where they are, when they are receiving food and when they are helping get food into our community. Since December 2023, the Lansing Area Parkinson’s Support Group has volunteered every other month with GLFB. We know food offers so much more than nourishment. It is More

Community spotlight: County fair livestock auctions

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Michigan is one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the nation, with farmers producing more than 300 agricultural products including fresh fruits and vegetables, animal protein and dairy products — all essential staples in a balanced, nutritious diet. But for the 106,560 neighbors experiencing food insecurity in Greater Lansing Food Bank’s (GLFB) seven-county service More

Partner spotlight: Eaton Community Health

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Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) has an ongoing commitment to meeting neighbors where they are through innovations in food distribution across mid-Michigan. During Hunger Action Month 2024, we joined Eaton Community Health (ECH) at University of Michigan (UM) Health — Sparrow Eaton to celebrate the installment of temperature-controlled food lockers outside the hospital. While GLFB More

Neighbor voices: Elizabeth’s story

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The year 2008 stands out for most people as a year marked by significant challenges. The financial crisis, triggered by the collapse of major banks and the housing market crash, led to widespread job losses and a deep recession that reshaped economies and lives. Elizabeth remembers 2008 as the first year she needed help keeping More

Retail partner spotlight: Kroger’s Great Michigan Milk Drive

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Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB), along with our fellow Feeding America partner food banks across the state, partnered with our friends at Kroger and United Dairy Industry of Michigan for the Great Michigan Milk Drive. For the entire month of August, every donation made at checkout at our mid-Michigan Kroger stores stayed local and helped More

Greater Lansing Community Comes Together to Fight Hunger Amid Rising Food Insecurity in Mid-Michigan

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Annual Empty Plate Event and Stamp Out Hunger food drive raise more than 1.1 million meals for mid-Michigan neighbors LANSING, MI (May 23, 2024) — Nearly 100,000 neighbors in Greater Lansing Food Bank’s (GLFB) seven county mid-Michigan service area are experiencing food insecurity, according to the latest data released by Feeding America. This data — More

A Royal Affair: Celebrating Community, Fighting Hunger and Dancing the Night Away

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For Verlecia Kelley and her husband Kenneth Johnson, celebrating community and fighting hunger go hand in hand. What started as an end-of-summer gathering with friends and neighbors has turned into a huge food and fund drive complete with art, music and dancing. “As I was planning , I was coming up the basement steps, More

Celebrating the Power of Community with Clare County Food

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At more than 20 percent, Clare County, the northernmost county in Greater Lansing Food Bank’s (GLFB) service area, has the highest rate of food insecurity of any county in Michigan. To help connect these more than 5,600 neighbors facing hunger with the food their families need to thrive, a small but mighty group of volunteers More

How Elsie Area Food Pantry Fights Hunger and Sparks Change

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Elsie Area Food Pantry knows every partner has a role to play in the fight against hunger.  Because the village of Elsie, Michigan closely borders several counties, they frequently serve neighbors across Greater Lansing Food Bank’s (GLFB) service area from the counties of Clinton, Gratiot and Shiawassee. Neighbors can visit the pantry on Mondays and More