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Lansing Businesses Compete in Downtown Lansing Food Fight To Provide Aid to Greater Lansing Food Bank

Posted on June 22, 2022

News Release provided by Downtown Lansing Inc. On June 10th, Downtown Lansing Inc. and Greater Lansing Food Bank teamed up with local businesses to hold a competitive food drive to raise donations and food donations to aid those in need. The contest weighed food and monetary donations by the number of staff members from each More

Local Community Generates 1.2 million Meals for People Facing Hunger

Posted on May 20, 2022 - Updated on May 20, 2022

LANSING, MI – Last week, community members came together to raise money, donate food and volunteer to help Greater Lansing Food Bank in their mission to alleviate hunger one meal at a time by raising 1.2 million meals. After a two-year hiatus, GLFB’s largest annual fund- and food-raising events returned just days apart. Greater Lansing More

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs ‘tampon tax’ repeal at Greater Lansing Food Bank

Posted on November 10, 2021 - Updated on November 10, 2021

On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2021, Greater Lansing Food Bank welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she signed a bill repealing tax on essential menstrual products in Michigan. The reform removes the tax on feminine hygiene products. Alongside Gov. Whitmer was Michelle Lantz, CEO of Greater Lansing Food Bank, Lysne Tait, executive director of Helping Women Period, More

Improvements to Michigan’s Bridge Card System to Cause Temporary Shutdown of System

Posted on October 14, 2021 - Updated on October 15, 2021

News Release provided by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. LANSING, Mich. – Michiganders who use Bridge Cards to buy food or use cash assistance benefits will be unable to do so late Saturday, Oct.16 and early Sunday, Oct.17 while a system upgrade is implemented that will provide easier access to benefits. The Bridge More

GLFB Announces Board Leadership and New Members for 2021-2022

Posted on August 13, 2021 - Updated on August 20, 2021

LANSING, MI – Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) is pleased to announce the board leadership for fiscal year 2021-2022: Nikali Luke, Chair (Simplified Tax & Accounting Service PC), Leslie A. Brogan, Vice-Chair (Comcast), Ken Klein, Treasurer (Northbrook Investment Management) and Lavon Dennis, Secretary (Coverys). GLFB also welcomes new board members: Mona Deliwala (Jackson®), Katie Kelley (CATA) More

Cultivating a Community of Hope

Posted on July 28, 2021 - Updated on July 30, 2021

The impact a simple garden can have on the community is nothing short of astonishing. Every year Greater Lansing Food Bank’s Garden Project offers an opportunity to experience one of Lansing, MI’s most amazing hidden gems. There are nearly 115 community gardens and urban farms in the Greater Lansing area and each has taken on More

Greater Lansing Food Bank Breaks Ground on Larger Facility

Posted on June 25, 2020 - Updated on June 25, 2020

Greater Lansing Food Bank Breaks Ground on Larger Facility LANSING, MI – Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) announced Thursday via a virtual groundbreaking ceremony, it will begin construction of a new facility following 37 years at their current warehouse in north Lansing. The new site, located in Bath, Michigan, is part of GLFB’s Building Hope More

FOX 47 Matching Donations to Help Feed Families in Mid Michigan

Posted on June 5, 2020 - Updated on June 8, 2020

LANSING, Mich. — FOX 47, The Scripps Howard Foundation and the Greater Lansing Food Bank are teaming up to provide over 50,000 meals for Mid-Michigan families in need. Between now and June 15, viewers and companies are encouraged to donate, and FOX 47 we will be matching those donations dollar for dollar up to $12,000! More

School Meal Programs Overwhelmed by Non-student Food Pickups

Posted on March 25, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nalee Xiong, Marketing & Communications Specialist Greater Lansing Food Bank nalee@glfoodbank.org (517) 853-7818 March 25, 2020 SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS OVERWHELMED BY NON-STUDENT FOOD PICKUPS General public asked to use local food agencies, mobile distributions by using 211 LANSING, MI – With Michigan’s K-12 schools closed by Gov. Whitmer due to COVID-19, More

GLFB COVID-19 Response

Posted on March 12, 2020 - Updated on July 6, 2020

Greater Lansing Food Bank will continue to serve our neighbors who are food insecure during these uncertain times. Click buttons below for more information on each topic. Community Response Find Food Assistance Volunteering Garden Project SNAP Regarding Upcoming Events This web page is dedicated to COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates as it relates to Greater More

RECALL: Select Varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese

Posted on November 19, 2019 - Updated on November 19, 2019

Select varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese are voluntarily being recalled due to the potential presence of pieces of red plastic and metal that may have been introduced during production. Consumption of hard or sharp foreign material could cause injury to teeth, mouth, throat, stomach or intestine tissues if swallowed. The company discovered the issue when More

Michelle Lantz Selected as New CEO of Greater Lansing Food Bank

Posted on August 23, 2019 - Updated on August 23, 2019

LANSING, MI, August 23, 2019 – Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) announced today that its board of directors has appointed Michelle Lantz as CEO, effective September 9, 2019. She succeeds Joe Wald, who retired from GLFB in June. “I am honored to serve the organization as its next CEO,” commented Lantz. “The food bank More