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 | Press Release, News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement
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 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Featured
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 | Capacity Building, Featured, News
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 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Featured
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...
May 15, 2024 | Capacity Building, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Community Health Impact, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement
The Health Fund board of directors today approved 41 new grants totaling $7,058,472 aimed at improving health and advancing equity in communities across the state. These investments will support a variety of projects ranging from community-level programs to broadscale...
Nov 28, 2023 | News, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Featured
In 2023, the Health Fund’s Community Health Impact (CHI) and Capacity Building programs underwent some significant changes, all with the goal of making support more accessible for organizations doing important, community-driven work to improve health across our state....
Nov 17, 2023 | News, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Featured, Access to Healthy Food
Michigan is home to a rich variety of agricultural resources — wherever you go in our state, there’s a good chance you’re not far from sources for fresh, nutritious, locally grown food. Yet, despite these resources, many Michigan kids live in food-insecure households,...
