The Greater Lansing Food Bank is a non-profit organization that provides emergency food to individuals and families in need in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties. Food is distributed through an extensive network of food pantries and community kitchens located throughout the greater Lansing area. The Food Bank annually serves tens of thousands of people, many of them seniors and children. Our recipients also include the “working poor,” those individuals who are employed but don’t earn enough to meet housing, health, transportation and food needs.

The Garden Project that began in 1983 helped establish and support 45 community gardens in 2009 and assisting low-income residents with their backyard gardens. The Garden Project also manages our Gleaning program, where we rescue edible produce from MSU and area farms to distribute through our network of agencies.

The Food Movers program rescues perishable food from restaurants, commercial kitchens, bakeries, and grocery stores and delivers to our network of pantries and agencies and subsidized housing complexes. The Food Movers also manage our many food drives that local business and organizations organize to help feed our community. Food Movers also runs Neighborhood Partnerships that distribute food in five Lansing neighborhoods once or twice a month.

Services Provided by the Food Bank

• Emergency food orders, which include enough non-perishable food to last a needy family for six days.
• Packs for the homeless, which include food and items such as paper plates and can openers needed by individuals without a residence.
• Support to home and community gardeners, which includes providing seeds, plant starts and tools.
• Open food distribution at the Neighborhood Partnership Program sites.
• Vouchers for the purchase of dairy and fresh produce and financial support to human service agencies for the purchase of food

Help the Hungry in Our Community
A donation of $60 feeds a family of four for six days. Food assistance is needed throughout the year, not just during the holidays.

You Can Also Help the Food Bank By…
•   Distributing donation envelopes at your organization’s meetings, in your workplace or at your place of worship.
•   Organizing a food drive in your neighborhood, at your local school or where you work. Click HERE for a list of     needed items.
•   Becoming a volunteer for the Food Bank, Food Movers or The Garden Project.
•   Requesting a GLFB speaker for an informational meeting or conference.
•   Donate by credit card at a secure site.
•   Discover, MasterCard and Visa donations may be made over the phone to Chase Bank at (517) 487-1037 or in           person at 201 S Washington Sq., Lansing, Mich.
•   Mail a contribution to:

Greater Lansing Food Bank
PO Box 16224
Lansing, MI 48901

Speaker’s Bureau
Does your business, civic organization, faith-based group, or school club need a speaker for a meeting or event? We have speakers available to help your employees or members learn more about:

•   Greater Lansing Food Bank
•   Food Movers Program
•   The Garden Project Program
•   Hunger Issues in Our Community
•   Food Drives and Fund-Raising
•   Volunteer Opportunities.

Let us help you shine a light on hunger in our community. Call the Greater Lansing Food Bank office at (517) 853-7800 or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it