Liana Bennett and Joe Wald’s response to the Mid-MI Flooding crisis 

Food banks are often the first one to arrive and the last one to leave in a crisis. WHY? Because we are already serving in the community before the crisis arrives.

Tune in to hear about crisis management from Liana Bennett, Consultant for the Household Distribution Program with Michigan Department of Education. Liana discusses the response / role of MDE during flood crisis in Mid-Michigan. As well as Joe Wald, Executive Director, Greater Lansing Food Bank talking about what REALLY happens during a crisis?!

Self-Sufficiency Standard intro

“HUNGER IS NOT BETTER THAN WE ARE, IT IS NOT BIGGER THAN WE ARE, AND IT IS NOT BEYOND US TO SOLVE.”
Featuring innovative leaders from government, industry and nonprofit organizations, Food First is a platform for sharing ideas and, more importantly, solutions to end food insecurity. Dr. Knight is a tireless advocate, believing that Michigan, the nation’s second most diverse agricultural state, can prove that hunger is not better, not stronger, and not smarter than us.