Heads up for our neighbors: Secure your SNAP benefits: New work requirements
If you receive SNAP food benefits in Michigan, you may need to meet new work requirements — known as Time Limited Food Assistance, or TLFA — to keep receiving your […]
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Entries by Haley deVries
Volunteer Appreciation 2026: FROM is so blessed!
[layerslider id=”21″] Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Volunteer Appreciation event on Saturday, April 18! It was truly inspiring to see nearly 70 volunteers gathered together – […]
“Even after stepping away, she felt called back.”, Kathy’s FROM Journey.
After retiring in 2009, Kathy discovered FROM through a church bulletin and began volunteering as a cashier in 2010. What started as one day a week quickly grew into something […]
Rooted in Community, Reaching Further: Expanding Our Service Area
FROM Expands Services to Reach More Neighbors As our community grows, Flat River Outreach Ministries is expanding its reach to serve more households across the greater Lowell area. FROM’s Food […]
Finding Purpose in a New Season: Mindy T.
When Mindy’s kids left for college, the house felt a little quieter—for years, her time had been spent volunteering through the schools and staying deeply involved in her children’s world. […]
Save the Drama! | The Loving Gift of a Family Meeting
It’s an unfortunate, far-too-common tale… A loved one passes away, and in the aftermath, family chaos ensues. Bickering. Drama. Hurt feelings. Broken relationships. Legal battles. In his book Splitting Heirs, Ron Blue suggests a […]
Blessing Other Through the Blessings They’ve Been Given: Bruce & Linda
For Bruce and Linda, giving back is a way of sharing what God has blessed them with. “God made me for a purpose…and that purpose is to love God and […]
Susan B: Sharing Her Light in Lowell
Sometimes the path to volunteering starts with something simple. For Susan, it began with a love of treasure hunting at Treasures Thrift Store. After filling out a volunteer form, she […]
Dawn & Dan: Giving Feels Good
For Dan and Dawn Carter, monthly giving is a quiet way to say thank you. They have been part of the Flat River Outreach Ministries community for years. While they […]
Welcome, Heather!
Please help us give a big, warm FROM welcome to Heather! 🎉 Heather is joining the FROM team as our Internal Operations Manager, where she will help lead HR, IT, […]
4 Wills That Won’t Help
Don’t Make these Mistakes with Your Estate Plan! Your will is one of the most powerful documents you will ever create! Through it, you can proactively care for your loved […]
Hunter & Callie: Supporting the Community Who Made us Who We Are
My wife Callie and I have lived in Lowell practically our entire lives. We have seen firsthand how FROM (Flat River Outreach Ministries) changes lives through food security, community support, […]
