Addressing Food and Nutrition Insecurity to Improve Health Equity
Our funding partners: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Access of West Michigan
Emma Garcia
$50,000
Support for Refresh Now, Fresh Markets, and Good Food Systems.
Kent County; West Michigan
Allen Neighborhood Center
Joan Nelson
$50,000
Expansion of the Hunter Park-based growing initiatives, Breadbasket Pantry, and Veggie Box programs.
Ingham County; Mid-Michigan
Barry County Community Foundation
Bonnie Gettys
$50,000
Establish a local food policy council, build sustainability for School-to-Community Garden, and complete a market analysis.
Barry County; West Michigan
Community Action House
Scott Rumpsa
$50,000
Support for “Healthy Eating & Nutrition Advocacy” at Holland/Zeeland Food Club.
Ottawa County; West Michigan
Greater Lansing Food Bank
Michelle Lantz
$50,000
Improving food service to diverse populations through outreach and distribution programs.
Ingham County; Mid-Michigan
Groundwork for Resilient Communities, Inc.
Hans Voss
$75,000
Support for the “Fresh Food for All” program.
Grand Traverse County; Northern Michigan
Micah 6 Community
Coleman Yoakum
$20,000
Expanding and restarting Pop-Up Markets to bring produce to high-risk populations.
Oakland County; Southeast Michigan
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, Inc.
Linda Smith-Wheelock
$25,000
Expansion of the Inkster community gardens and provide youth gardening training.
Washtenaw and Wayne Counties; Southeast Michigan
Oakland University School of Health Sciences
Laurel Stevenson, PhD, MPH
$60,000
Support for the “Prescription for a Healthy Oakland-Southeast Expansion” project.
Oakland County; Southeast Michigan
R.I.S.E. Corp
$50,000
Support for healthy food distribution programs.
Calhoun County; Mid-Michigan
Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association
Amy Brower
$20,000
Support for the expansion of Cesar E. Chavez Farmers Market Services and Community Garden programs.
Kent; West Michigan
United Way of Northeast Michigan
Joe Gentry
$75,000
Revitalize the local food policy council and establish programs to address food and nutrition insecurity.
Alcona, Alpena and Montmorency Counties; Northern Michigan
Wayne County Community Action Agency
Louis D. Piszker
$25,000
Support the “Empowered Pantry” Wayne Metro’s East Childhood Development Center in Dearborn Heights.
Wayne County; Southeast Michigan
YMCA of Saginaw
Steve Meyer
$50,000
Support for mini food pantries.
Saginaw County; Bay Area Michigan
Supporting the Development of Recovery Communities in the Upper Peninsula
Our funding partners: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Superior Health Foundation, and the Upper Peninsula Health Plan.
Eastern Upper Peninsula Opioid Response Consortium
Hunter Nostrant
$150,000
A Peer Recovery Specialist will serve Alger and Luce County inmates' treatment court teams, support Behavioral Health professionals, and enhance community-wide education that reduces stigma and creates trauma-informed communities.
Alger and Luce Counties; Upper Peninsula Michigan
Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Inc.
Greg Toutant, MS Ed, CAADC, CCS
$150,000
The Resource Specialist, Peer Recovery Coaches, and mentors work one-on-one with program participants to help them gain and maintain employment. The project staff mediates between the employer and the participant to solve problems that may emerge during employment. Program participants receive assistance with interviewing skills and resume building, vocational profiling, information about vocational and apprenticeship programs, job readiness reviews, and are connected to recovery-friendly employers.
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft; Upper Peninsula Michigan
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
Cathryn A. Beer, MPA, CFPH, CPA, CGMA
$150,000
The “FACE Project” reconnects people with substance use disorder to their families and communities. Services include education and support for family members to improve their mental and physical health and decrease relapse risk for their loved ones. Women receive culturally appropriate activities in a safe, non-judgmental space to help them build relationships with other women in recovery. People in jail receive education and support to lower the risk of relapse and overdose, create connections to ‘helpers,’ and improve access to treatment services upon discharge.
Baraga, Gogebic, and Houghton; Upper Peninsula Michigan
Superior Housing Solutions
Jim Borowski
$40,000
The Workforce Development and Recovery Community Organization project manager focuses on the expansion of services of Superior Housing Solutions, community inclusion events, becoming a Michigan State Certified Community Health Worker and Michigan State and/or CCAR certified recovery coach, and the submission of the Superior Housing Solutions application to become a Recovery Community Organization.
Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette; Upper Peninsula Michigan
Food Insecurity in the Upper Peninsula
Our funding partners: Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Superior Health Foundation.
Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress
Jonathon Mead
$322,388.37
Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress provides the development, coordination, and provision of human services in all 15 counties. Its “Food as Medicine” program provides residents with increased access to locally grown fresh produce and knowledge/skill enhancement through nutrition education.
Marquette, Upper Peninsula Michigan
Partridge Creek Farm, Inc.
Dan Perkins
$106,427.50
Partridge Creek Farm and the Lions of Michigan District 10 - U.P. will assess food insecurity, related health issues, and resources; identify “community champions” to create local food insecurity workgroups; develop, disseminate, and exchange information and resources in all 15 counties; create an educational video series, build a farm-school program, create training programs, and build an Intergenerational Farm Community Space.
Marquette, Upper Peninsula Michigan
Upper Peninsula Veterans Community Action Team
Frank Lombard
$50,000
The Upper Peninsula Veterans Community Action Team will increase access to food by providing grocery store gift cards, health program info, and referrals to improve food access.
Delta, Upper Peninsula Michigan
Feeding America West Michigan
Kenneth R. Estelle
$31,160
Feeding America West Michigan’s “Mobile Food Pantry” and “A Recipe for Success” will serve families in six counties in the Upper Peninsula with nutrition education, online and in-person cooking demonstrations, distribute cooking tools, and improve participant understanding of healthy food preparation.
Kent County; Upper Peninsula Michigan
Building Health Care Bridges to Stable Health
Our funding partners: The Children’s Foundation and the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation.
Authority Health – Popoff Clinic
Loretta V. Bush
$40,000
The Popoff Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Detroit, provides medication-assisted treatment for patients referred from St John Ascension, Beaumont Grosse Pointe, the Detroit Medical Center, and the 36th District Drug Treatment Court. Staffed by a psychologist, primary care provider, and intake specialist, the program addresses barriers to treatment, appointment, and annual screening compliance. Clients receive assistance with goal setting, obtaining state identification/government health insurance, and other social services.
Wayne County; Southeast Michigan
Hope Network
Rochelle Sather
$40,000
In Kent County, Hope Network clients receiving medication-assisted treatment with chronic diseases and mental health disorders will participate in an integrated care model to address the client’s chronic disease and mental health needs with their medication-assisted treatment. Participants will receive wraparound services to address other needs such as housing and transportation.
Kent; West Michigan
Superior Housing Solutions
Jim Borowski
$40,000
Superior Housing Solutions’ Community Health Workers and Recovery Coaches will guide their clients to get health insurance physician appointments, and they assist with medication, visits, and screening adherence. Community Health Workers also help their clients acquire the necessary documentation (e.g., birth certificate, social security card, and state ID) to get health care, housing, and other resources.
Marquette, Alger, Dickinson, and Iron; Upper Peninsula Michigan
The M.A.D.E. Institute
Leon El-Alamin
$40,000
By engaging at-risk youth ages 16 to 24 years old living in north Flint, The M.A.D.E. Institute will increase youth awareness of the impact repeated trauma exposures have on mental health and the ways trauma is expressed. Participants will learn methods for managing mental health challenges, the skills to recognize signs of trauma-induced mental health challenges, and how to provide emergency mental health first aid assistance.
Genesee County; Bay Area Michigan
Youth Justice Fund
Aaron T. Kinzel
$40,000
The Youth Justice Fund works with youth and adults at risk for poor health outcomes to obtain necessary documents (e.g., birth certificate, social security card, and state identification) to get health care, housing, other resources, and expand its services to Monroe and Lenawee counties.
Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties; Southeast Michigan
