The holiday season is meant to be a time of sharing and joy, but for 82,000 of our mid-Michigan neighbors — about 1 in every 8 individuals — it can mean painful decisions.

Buying the ingredients for that special holiday recipe or paying for medicine? Spending on heating bills or holiday gifts? Too many people in Greater Lansing are finding it harder to put food on the table. The Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) continues to serve more households than ever before.

That’s where you can make a difference. When you donate to GLFB, you directly help put food on the table as families celebrate holiday traditions. And every Greater Lansing family deserves a season filled with plenty of healthy, nourishing food.

The Lansing State Journal has a long-standing tradition of partnering with our readers and GLFB to help meet community needs. We invite you to join us as we work toward a hunger-free community.

Your gift will help to stock kitchens across our region with both pantry items and fresh food from local gardens. When you donate, you help to connect community members to the invaluable programs and services provided by GLFB like mobile food pantries, home deliveries, weekend kits for school children (a need that has increased by 25 percent this year), care kits for unhoused neighbors and more.Join the LSJ in this important mission. Donate online at GLFoodBank.org/donate or look for a donation envelope included in the print LSJ in the weeks to come.

Thanks for caring!

— Stephanie Angel, executive editor