Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Launches New Feeding Program

July 6, 2010 - PRLog -- One of Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes' newest programs, the Mobile Food Initiative (MFI), launched June 19, 2010, distributing food to 340 people.

Food is distributed on a first come first serve basis. As with most other Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes' programs, there are no eligibility requirements or paperwork to fill out. Food is free to all participants.

As a partnership with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, the MFI distributes various perishable and non-perishable food items, such as fruits and vegetables, at specific sites throughout Kalamazoo County. Specific food items vary among dates and locations.

This is a year-round program that will distribute food through two different sites including:
- Kalamazoo Community Church, 2435 North 26th St. every third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m.
- St. Andrews Church, 3631 Covington Rd. every fourth Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m.

For more information, please call our Services Director at (269) 488-2617 ext. 207 or visit our website at www.kzoolf.org.

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About Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes: Kalamazoo County’s emergency food network provides emergency food to hungry people in Kalamazoo County through its Grocery Pantry, Agency Meal-Support, Mobile Food Initiative, Commodity Supplemental Food, and Weekend Backpack programs.