Jun 11, 2025 | News, Healthy Aging, Caregiving, Featured
Dementia Friendly Services is providing people with dementia and their caregivers an important opportunity for fun and respite through its Dementia Friendly Movie program. The program provides a welcoming environment carefully tailored to meet the needs of people with dementia — offering a relaxing and enriching experience and a critical illustration of dementia friendly principles to other members of the community.
May 23, 2025 | Access to Healthy Food, News, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Featured
The Health Fund’s approach to improving healthy food access prioritizes solutions shaped by the communities they serve. Our grantees are working to provide nutritious, local food to children, older adults, and families through programs that promote food sovereignty...
May 7, 2025 | Capacity Building, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement
The Health Fund Board of Directors has approved 37 grants totaling $6,108,697 with an aim to provide resources and implement new health solutions that improve the health of Michigan residents. Most new investments will support projects and organizations through our...
Nov 22, 2024 | News, Press Release, Featured
Nonprofits are vital resources for addressing community health challenges, and many nonprofit staff are experts in understanding and responding to the needs of people they serve. Applying this knowledge to help shape health policy is a pathway to a deeper, sustained...
Nov 7, 2024 | Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement, Community Health Impact, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles
The Health Fund Board of Directors has approved 65 new grants totaling $13,776,934, with investments touching five different grant programs. The majority of grants will support projects through the Health Fund’s Community Health & Capacity Building, Healthy Aging,...
Sep 12, 2024 | Press Release, Behavorial Health Services, News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Featured, Built Environment
The Health Fund is announcing 60 new grants totaling over $14.7 million aimed at improving health for Michigan. The majority of these funds will fuel new projects through our Behavioral Health and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles initiatives. Together, these...
Jun 24, 2024 | News, Capacity Building, Featured
Health Fund grantees engage with communities across Michigan to tackle important health challenges and address the social determinants that influence health. This is complex work: Collaborating across sectors is often the key to meaningful and lasting change. That...
Jun 18, 2024 | Access to Healthy Food, News, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Featured
At the Health Fund, we believe that every child in Michigan should have access to nutritious foods — it’s imperative for their health, growth, and development. Schools are essential partners in creating progress toward this goal. Nearly 1.4 million children are...
May 28, 2024 | News, Featured, Behavorial Health Services
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a critical opportunity to combat stigma around mental illness and draw attention to promising solutions taking shape in Michigan. The Health Fund’s Behavioral Health program works with organizations, institutions, and communities...
