GRAND RAPIDS, MI —Feeding America West Michigan has launched a $1.5 million fundraising campaign as federal cuts to food assistance programs are expected to create more demand at local food banks.

An estimated 50,000 households in Feeding America West Michigan’s 40-county service area are expected to either lose food stamps or see their benefits reduced because of looming eligibility changes, said Ken Estelle, Feeding America West Michigan’s president and CEO.

Those households are expected to lean on local food banks to help them get the food they need.

“We’re calling it the perfect storm,” Estelle said. “We have unprecedented need. We have food cancellations and food issues, and we’re also looking at assistance changes in food assistance programs.”

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