Kalamazoo County Fights Hunger Fund

Kalamazoo County Fights Hunger Fund  is a nonprofit division of CALTRAN. We are partnering with Arcadia Brewing Company to raise $40,000 to feed homeless and hungry citizens in Kalamazoo County. Free dinners will be served Wednesdays and Fridays at predetermined locations countywide.

We hope to eventually purchase and operate a food truck (mobile soup kitchen) to combat hunger in Kalamazoo. If successful, our mobile soup kitchen will serve thousands of dinners annually.

FACTOID

* 1 out of 6 people in Kalamazoo are struggling with hunger every day.

* Nearly 40,000 local residents, including more than 10,500 children are food insecure.

* 70% of Kalamazoo Public School Students are eligible for free or reduced-priced school lunches-meals that are not available during the summer months.

* 18% of households with a child or teenager under the age of 18 live below the poverty line.

* 20% of households with a child under th age of five live below the poverty line.

* 41% of single parents/care givers live below the poverty line, including 54% of those with a child under the age of five.

* 8% of local senior citizens live on less than $12,000 per year.

Source: Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes

Your generous contribution will help us provide hot and nutritious dinners on weeknights to feed hungry children, families, the homeless, senior citizens and veterans.

How can I/we help?

Donation Options #1 Online:
Click on the “Donate” tab to give online.

Donation Option #2 Via U.S. Mail:
Send your check or money order to:

Kalamazoo County Fights Hunger Fund
c/o CALTRAN
P.O. Box 2632
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003

Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible donation

CALTRAN