Keep Families Fed and Moving Forward Through Thanksgiving & Beyond

We’re celebrating incredible progress thanks to you. With the support of our community and a generous $10,000 matching grant from the Frederick S. Upton Foundation, we’ve raised $36,000—enough to provide a full year of nutritious food and wraparound support for 120 Community Food Network households.

But the need continues to grow. Last week, we launched our fourth Community Food Network group, welcoming 30 new families who are working hard to build stability in the face of rising costs and the recent pause in SNAP benefits.

Our updated goal is to raise an additional $10,000—enough to provide six months of stability, nourishment, and supportive services for every household in this new group. Your generosity will help ensure these families have consistent access to food and the resources they need to keep moving forward.

At Community Food Network, food is just the beginning. Families receive reliable access to healthy groceries twice a month—fresh produce, proteins, and pantry staples—while also building relationships and gaining access to wraparound services like workforce development, financial wellness coaching, and transportation support.

Your gift helps create the consistency families need to take a deep breath, regroup, and begin moving from scarcity to success.

Your gift makes an immediate impact:

• $10 provides nutrient-dense staple groceries for a family
• $20 expands those staples with proteins and variety
• $30/month sponsors one person for a year
• $60 sponsors two people for a month of nourishment and progress
• $120/month supports a family of four
• $1,400 sponsors that same family for a full year

Together, we can keep families fed and moving forward—through the holidays and beyond.

Thank you to the Frederick S. Upton Foundation for helping launch this campaign with such momentum and for their ongoing investment in families across Berrien County.