Share Your Story
Telling your story is a compelling way to explain how hunger affects our community.
If you have accessed hunger relief programs, struggled with job loss, poverty, homelessness, or related issues, we’d love to hear from you! We also want to hear from our volunteers about how your time at the Food Bank has informed your view of food accessibility!
Share My StoryContact Your Elected Officials
Michigan Legislators and your Congressional and Senate Representatives need to hear from you as they prepare to make policies and laws around food access, and our 119th Congressional season is now in session. Personal calls, letters, and emails from constituents have the greatest impact on legislators!
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
Barry
John Moolenaar
Republican
202-225-3561
Kalamazoo
Bill Huizenga
Republican
269-569-8595
Branch, Hillsdale, Calhoun, Jackson, St. Joseph, & Lenawee
Tim Walberg
Republican
202-225-6276
District 1
Chairman | Legislative
Coldwater, MI 49036
District 2
Jon Houtz
Personnel
Coldwater, MI 49036
District 3
Vice-Chairman | Sheriff/Public Safety
Sherwood, MI 49089
District 4
Rick Hollister
Finance
Bronson, MI 49028
District 5
Alan McClellan
House
Coldwater, MI 49036
District 1
Republican
Committees: Board of Health, Board of Public Works, Airport Commission, MSU Extension District 7 Advisory Council
District 2
Commissioner Catherine Getty
Republican
Committees: Broadband Expansion Committee, Personnel and Human Services Committee, Board of Health, Middleville LDFA, Parks and Recreation Board, Solid Waste Oversite Committee
District 3
Commissioner David W. Jackson
Republican
Delton, MI 49046
Committees: Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Economic Development Alliance, Personnel and Human Services Committee, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Tax Allocation Board
District 4
Commissioner Jon Smelker
Republican
Freeport, MI 49325
Committees: Airport Commission, Central Dispatch Administration Board, Community Corrections Advisory Board, Judicial/Security Committee, Transit Board
District 5
Commissioner Mike Callton
Republican
Committees: Barry County Resource Network, Broadband Expansion Committee, Commission on Aging Board, Personnel and Human Services Committee, Jordan Lake Improvement Board, Transit Board
District 6
Commissioner Marsha A. Bassett
Republican
Committees: Area Agency on Aging -3B Board, Board of Public Works, Conservation District Board, Gun Lake Improvement Board, Mental Health Authority, Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health Board
District 7
Commissioner Bruce Campbell
Republican
Hastings MI 49058
Committees: Board of Health, Board of Public Works, Community Action Agency, Conservation Easement Board, Department of Human Services
District 8
Commissioner David Hatfield
Republican
Committees: Area Community Service Employment & Training Council, Hastings LDFA, Joint Planning Alliance, Planning and Zoning Board, West Michigan Planning, Personnel & Human Services Committee
District 1
City of Battle Creek Precincts 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, & 22
City of Springfield
Battle Creek, MI 49015
District 2
City of Battle Creek Precincts 1, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, & 2
Battle Creek, MI 49037
Boards & Committees: Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board, Battle Creek Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Advisory Member, Broadband Task Force, Calhoun County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board, Michigan State University Extension Advisory Board
District 3
City of Battle Creek Precincts 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, & 23
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Boards & Committees: Battle Creek LDFA, Goguac Lake Board
District 4
Bedford Charter Township Precincts 1, 2, & 3
Convis Township
Pennfield Charter Township Precincts 1, 2, & 3
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Boards & Committees: Battle Creek LDFA, Goguac Lake Board
District 5
Chair
Emmett Charter Township Precincts 1, 2, 3, & 4
Leroy Township Precincts 1 & 2
Newton Township
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Boards & Committees: Area Metropolitan Service Agency (AMSA) Liaison, Battle Creek Area Transportation Study (BCATS) Policy Committee, Calhoun County Board of Commissioners’ Budget Committee, Calhoun County Board of Public Health, Calhoun County Land Bank Authority Board of Directors, County Administrator/Controller Evaluation Committee
District 6
City of Marshall Precincts 1 & 2
Athens Township
Burlington Township
Clarendon Township
Fredonia Township
Marshall Township
Tekonsha Township
District 7
City of Albion Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
Albion Township
Clarence Township
Eckford Township
Homer Township
Lee Township
Marengo Township
Sheridan Township
District 1
Hillsdale, MI 49242
District 2
Litchfield, MI 49252
District 3
Quincy, MI 49082-9607
District 4
Hillsdale, MI 49242
District 5
Waldron, MI 49288
District 1
Rives, Tompkins, Parma, Springport, Sandstone and the Villages of Parma and Springport
District 2
District 3
Leoni Township and all of Napoleon Township
District 4
Columbia, Napoleon and Norvell and the Village of Brooklyn
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 1
City of Tecumseh, Tecumseh Township
District 2
Woodstock Township, Cambridge Township, Rome Township
District 3
Rollin Township, Hudson Township, Medina Township, the City of Hudson, and the City of Morenci
District 4
Dover Township, Madison Charter Township, Seneca Township (excluding City of Morenci), Fairfield Township
District 5
Eastside City of Adrian (Voting precincts 1, 2, and 3)
District 6
Westside City of Adrian (Voting precincts 4, 5, and 6)
District 7
Palmyra, Blissfield , Deerfield, Ogden, Riga, and Ridgeway Townships
District 8
Eastside of Adrian Township (excluding the city), and Raisin Township
District 9
Westside of Adrian Township (excluding the city), Franklin Township, Clinton Township, and Macon Township
District 1
Fabius Township (part), Flowerfield Township, City of Three Rivers (part)
District 2
Fabius Township (part), Florence Township, Lockport Township, City of Three Rivers (part)
District 3
Colon Township (part), Leonidas Township, Mendon Township, Park Township
District 4
Constantine Township, Mottville Township, White Pigeon Township
District 5
Nottawa Township, Sherman Township, City of Sturgis (part), Sturgis Township (part)
District 6
City of Sturgis (part), Sturgis Township (part)
District 7
Burr Oak Township, Colon Township (part), Fawn River Township, City of Sturgis (part), Sturgis Township
Keep it short and stick to the basics.
- Tell your representative your name and that you are a constituent.
- Tell them why you are calling — you want them to support funding for hunger-relief programs.
- If you have a personal story about how access to food relief programs helped you, this is a great time to share that!
