Kalamazoo-based food bank Loaves and Fishes says donations have held steady. But inflation and rising gas prices are still making it harder to serve people.
Food security means always having both physical and economic access to sufficient food and even in West Michigan food security is a challenge for some.
OnStaff Dollar Drive Thru event in Kalamazoo returns this August
By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-07-06 16:42:03-04
KALAMAZOO, Mich. â A fundraising event to help feed hungry children will be held Thursday, Aug. 5 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to OnStaff Dollar Drive Thru.
The fundraising group says donations will be accepted
online or at one of several locations: Panera Bread on Westnedge Avenue, Old National Bank on Century Avenue, and Travelerâs Cafe & Pub on Portage Road.
OnStaff Dollar Drive Thru says $1 can secure $10 worth of food with help from Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, adding more than $50,000 have been raised since the event was founded almost 10 years ago.