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Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries
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Programs: The food program provides supplies of food as well as personal needs items and cleaning supplies to recipients in need. The food program serves approximately 3,100 households.
backpack buddies program provides weekend backpacks of food (3 meals and 2 snacks) for 31 weeks, and it serves approximately 740 elementary school children in free and reduced price lunch programs in various elementary schools in midland county. In 2014, the program provided 22,940 backpacks of food.
the mobile food pantry is a "food give away" program held with the cooperation of the food bank of eastern michigan, hidden harvest, the organization, community agencies, and churches. These pantries are held approximately 8 times/year in various locations in midland county. The mobile food pantry typically helps approximately 250 families at each distribution.
other programs the thanksgiving basket program provides baskets of food for thanksgiving and served approximately 1,280 people in 2014.