The City of Detroit aims to improve the built environment of Detroit parks to increase access to greenspace and promote physical activity through planning and community engagement efforts. Rouge Park, Eliza Howell Park, Farwell Park, and O’Hair Park were selected to...
Access of West Michigan will establish a collaborative that connects rural food access organizations to the existing network of food access organizations throughout Kent County, which will build the capacity for rural organizations to provide healthy foods to...
P3 will support access to nutritious foods and physical activity programs at underutilized greenspaces to help residents engage with parks in their communities. Community townhalls will provide residents with opportunities to share health issues that are impacting...
The Farm Share Assistance (FSA) program collects produce from small local farms and distributes it to underserved families at no cost and provides guaranteed markets and revenue to these small farms, as well as technical assistance, helping to ensure their growth and...
Feeding America West Michigan is requesting support to work with Harris Insights, a global decision intelligence company that has worked with many food banks across the country, to complete a brand health study. This study will assess differing patterns of brand...
The Muskegon Community Health Innovation Region (Muskegon CHIR) is requesting support to implement a participatory process to create a holistic, systematic map of the food system serving Muskegon Heights. This project aligns with the 2022 Nutrition and Healthy...
From the Ground Farmers Market Collective is requesting support, in partnership with three municipalities in Houghton County, the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region the Portage Health Foundation, Main Street Calumet, and local farmers market...
In the 2021 Community Health Impact program, the Health Fund awarded a planning grant to IshpemingPublic School District (IPSD), to work in collaboration with Partridge Creek Farms (PCF), and Jasperlite Senior Housing to develop a strategic plan, a curriculum...
Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) will establish a hub of health and wellness services in Dearborn to provide nutrition education, physical wellness, and cooking programming. Dearborn is home to one of the largest concentration of immigrants and...
