Feeding America West Michigan sets new record in 2016

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THE ORGANIZATION FEEDING
AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN BROKE A
LONG STANDING RECORD LAST
YEAR. WORKERS DISTRIBUTED
NEARLY 29 MILLION POUNDS OF
FOOD LAST YEAR. THIS MORNING
-- WE'RE LOOKING INTO WHERE
ALL THAT FOOD WENT -- AND HOW
IT MADE A DIFFERNECE IN THE
LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE HERE
IN WEST MICHIGAN. 24 HOUR NEWS
8'S KATHERINE DUCHARME HAS
THAT NEW THIS MORNING.
KATHERINE?
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CASEY -- FEEDING AMERICA WEST
MICHIGAN PROVIDES FOOD TO
AROUND 11-HUNDRED HUNGER-
RELIEF AGENCIES ACROSS WEST
MICHIGAN AND THE U-P.ONE OF
THE AGENCIES THEY WORK WITH IN
WEST MICHIGAN IS CALLED
STREAMS OF HOPE.I WENT TO THE
AGENCY AND TALKED WITH JUDY --
A 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, WHO
VOLUNTEERS THERE.SHE WANTS TO
SHARE JUST HOW MUCH OF A
DIFFERENCE DISTRIBUTING MORE
FOOD MAKES...AND HOW SHE CAN
RELATE PERSONALLY.
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JUDY NAHS -- STREAMS OF HOPE
VOLUNTEERYOU SEE PEOPLE SOO
EMBARRASSED THAT THEY HAVE TO
ASK FOR FOOD AND WE MAKE THEM
FEEL COMFORTABLE.FOOD
INSECURITY AFFECTS 1 IN 6
PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN.
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KEN ESTELLE -- FEEDING
AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN CEOANY
NEIGHBORHOOD WE GO IN THERE'S
USUALLY SOMEONE WHO IS HUNGRY,
SOMEONE WHO IS WORRIED ABOUT
THEIR NEXT MEAL 00;15;00 JUDY
NAHS WAS ONCE THAT 1 IN 6.
6. JUDY NAHS -- STREAMS OF
HOPE VOLUNTEER I WAS ONE OF
THOSE THAT WAS EMBARRASED TO
COME AND SAY I NEED HELP BUT A
FRIEND WORKED HERE AND SHE
TALKED ME INTO COMING.FOR 5
YEARS, SHE STRUGGLED WITH
HUNGER UNTIL SHE DECIDED TO
TAKE THE LEAP...AND GET HELP.
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JUDY NAHS -- STREAMS OF HOPE
VOLUNTEERI COULD PAY THE
ELECTRIC BILLS BECAUSE I
DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY FOOD.NO
LONGER HAVING TO CHOOSE.
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JUDY NAHS -- STREAMS OF HOPE
VOLUNTEER DO I SKIP MY PILLS,
DO I BUY FOODFEEDING AMERICA
HAS HAD RECORD HIGH
DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS SINCE 20-
13. THE PAST FEW YEARS --
NUMBERS HAVE RISEN BY NEARLY A
MILLION POUNDS.
POUNDS. KEN ESTELLE -- FEEDING
AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN CEO IT
FEELS REALLY GOOD THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO GIVE THIS MUCH FOOD.
BUT ESTELLE SAYS THEY CAN'T
TAKE ALL THE CREDIT.IT'S A
TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY OF DONORS -- FOOD
COMPANIES, RETAILERS, FARMERS,
AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
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KEN ESTELLE -- FEEDING
AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN CEOTHE
REAL VALUE IS WORKING TOGETHER
WITH THOSE AGENCY PARTNERS TO
GET THE FOOD TO THE PEOPLE.
JUDY IS NO LONGER A STATISTIC.
NOW, SHE'S A VOLUNTEER HELPING
OTHERS MAKE THAT CHANGE.
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JUDY NAHS -- STREAMS OF HOPE
VOLUNTEERIF YOUR HUNGRY,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WORK AS
GOOD, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO
AS GOOD IN SCHOOL// IF THE
KIDS CAN DO BETTER IN SCHOOL,
YOU KNOW ITS GOING TO BE A
BETTER WORLD WHEN THEY GROW UP.
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WHEN I TALKED TO ESTELLE ABOUT
THEIR GOAL FOR 20-17 ... HE
SAID THE OVERALL GOAL WOULD BE
TO DISTRIBUTE LESS FOOD.THAT
WAY THEY CAN CELEBRATE LESS
PEOPLE BEING HUNGRY IN THE
REGION. CASEY -- BACK TO YOU.

Feeding America West Michigan sets new record in 2016

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