food banks

Cultivate CEO Jim Conklin says local hunger is not a food supply problem, it's a logistics problem

Shelves in the coolers and warehouse of Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie sit half-empty — and the same pressures bringing people to their doors are making it more difficult for food banks to operate.

Michigan families are getting squeezed by soaring grocery, housing, and fuel prices. But as food banks see a spike in demand, supply chain problems and the end of one-time emergency COVID aid is making it hard to meet the need.

Inflation is hitting Michigan families hard, especially on gas and food

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Businesses around Michigan are being urged to donate food to the Food Bank Council of Michigan and other nonprofits to help restock…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University students who oversee a small community farm are raising crops for local food banks to help feed students and…