Fighting Food Insecurity in Elk Rapids

Nov. 22, 2025

The end of the government shutdown doesn’t mean a quick fix to the country’s food insecurity problems brought on by rising grocery prices and SNAP delays. That’s especially true here in northern Michigan, where Feeding West Michigan estimates one in seven people is at risk of hunger. So the Elk Rapids Chamber of Commerce is keeping their foot on the gas by adopting three nonprofits for the holiday season to drive donations and awareness. Those nonprofits are Good Samaritan Family Services of Ellsworth; Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS); and Elk Rapids Community Cupboard. All three have shared their top-needed items—think diapers, formula, peanut butter, canned soups and veggies, sweet potatoes, juice, and more—on a wish list at elkrapidschamber.org/holiday-giving. Donations can be dropped off in the labeled totes inside the chamber office at 305 US-31 North.

Pictured: Elk Rapids Community Cupboard shelves