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In August of 2021, civilians left Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces. As a result, evacuees arrived in Lansing to resettle through the care of St. Vincent Catholic Charities. Through the power of partnerships, a hot meals program was created to make sure evacuees had a least one hot meal a day. More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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