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On Wednesday, September 4, a Feeding America West Michigan mobile food distribution will be coming to Ontonagon again. The mobile food distribution will be held at the Ontonagon Village Fire Hall, located at 315 River Street, Ontonagon, beginning at 11 a.m. During each visit, the mobile food distribution will provide approximately 300 families with a variety of food items, including fresh fruits and vegetables and dairy products, on a first-come, first-served basis.

The mobile food distribution is sponsored by the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation in partnership with the Ontonagon Area School District and the Ontonagon Volunteer Fire Department. Feeding America West Michigan delivers the food using a semi-trailer truck that comes to Ontonagon from southern Michigan.

Participants do not need to show ID or proof of income to receive food, but they must provide basic contact information and confirm that they need food. Food packages will be provided in a drive-through format.

Feeding America West Michigan is a food bank that serves 40 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Their service area stretches from the Indiana border north through the western half of the state, covering the entire Upper Peninsula. This is the fifth year Copper Shores has funded mobile food distribution sites with Feeding America West Michigan.

Copper Shores has committed to bringing mobile food distribution to Ontonagon throughout 2024, including the last mobile food distribution for 2024 on October 2. For more food resources from Feeding America West Michigan and a complete schedule of regional mobile food distributions, visit the Mobile Food Distribution Schedule page, which is updated regularly on feedwm.org.