Building on a successful award by the Health Fund in 2020, Michigan State University (MSU) will expand their evidence-based 14-week “Eat My ABCs” curriculum to promote lifelong healthy habits in children. In Phase I, MSU targeted Head Start teachers to provide the...
MGH Family Health Center, DBA Muskegon Family Care (MFC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Muskegon Heights, is seeking support to hire a farm manager to transform two urban lots into year-round working farms and provide nutrition education and...
The goal of this pilot project is to build a unified county-wide approach to nutritional health and wellness programming that serves area youth with the goals of increasing nutritional education and increasing physical activity in partner schools. The project involves...
This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. This project will focus on increasing access to nutritious food grown locally for children and seniors experiencing food insecurity in...
This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. This project will improve coordination among emergency food providers in a six county region of northwest lower Michigan to increase the...
Prior to the Covid pandemic, Micah 6 Community and their produce store, Sprout Fresh Food Store, operated six pop-up markets around the city of Pontiac with the goal of servicing high-risk populations. These markets were located within two senior centers, Community...
This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. Oakland University will expand its produce prescription program to southeast Oakland County.
This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association will increase the impact of the Cesar E. Chavez farmers market, including developing and implementing...
This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. The Empowered Pantry will increase access to healthy foods for families enrolled in Head Start programs in Dearborn Heights. The Empowered...
