Summer Stock Up initiative aims to help local food pantries during slow summer months Jason Walsh/FOX 17 Loaves and Fishes said they are seeing an increase of people needing food assistance this year because of the pandemic. and last updated 2021-05-28 09:44:40-04 WEST MICHIGAN â United Ways across Michigan are teaming up with Kellogg and food pantries to ensure families stay fed through the summer and beyond. Summer Stock Up aims to keep food pantries fully supplied at a time of year when donations typically fall off, Tony Iovieno, senior director of resource development at United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region, said in a news release Friday.