Food Drive Going Strong

The County Wide Food Drive is approaching its final week and the donations are really growing but the need is bigger than ever.The number of people going to food pantry's is up and the benefits given has gone down.

Funding for Michigan's share of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps, will drop by $183 million in the next year, according to the Michigan League for Public Policy.The benefit cuts will increase demand on Michigan food banks, said Kareemah El-Amin, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan.

This being said The County-wide Food Drive is hoping to make a big impact in this its 5th year of collecting. We have so many organizations collecting food it is easy to find one near you.  Just go to Ioniahost.com and click the Food drive tab along the top of your screen then look at the list on the right side of the page. If you don't see a collecting agency near you it is not to late to hold your own mini-drive for 1 day or the whole week. Please take the time to drop off a non-perishable food item.

Check out our Facebook page Community Food Network for updates on how the food drive is going. You can also email me at ICCFoodnetwork@gmail.com