poverty

The Father Fred Foundation food pantry in Grand Traverse County served 47,000 people last year. That's in a county of just over 90,000 people.

The Father Fred Foundation food pantry in Grand Traverse County served 47,000 people last year, as more northern Michigan residents — including ALICE households — seek help affording basic needs.

A new aid fund is starting up in Benzonia. The idea comes from a fund in Empire that pays bills for community members facing financial emergencies.

When winter hits northern Michigan, there’s usually a bump in the number of people who don’t know where their next meal will come from. But this year, the…

Today on Stateside , Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered most of the state to stay home in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But...

As many as 165,000 people in Michigan could lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) benefits under a proposed United States…

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office says it will do whatever it can to block a proposed price increase on electricity in the Upper Peninsula.The Upper…

Poverty is an issue that dates back to ancient times. In the Christian gospel of John, Jesus says to his disciple Judas: “You will always have the poor...

More Michigan children are living in poverty. According to this year’s Kids Count data, more than one out of five children - or 22.6 percent - in Michigan…

What defines affordable housing? According to the federal government, affordable housing means not spending more than 30% of your income on housing. In ...