This project addresses the significant mental health challenges experienced by homeless youth in Michigan. The initiative aims to explore the impact of providing 365 days of prevention and aftercare behavioral health services to runaway and homeless youth (RHY) in...
This program aims to overcome nursing home quality challenges through the formation of a Michigan State Leadership Team, focusing on teamwork, quality improvement, and health equity in local nursing homes. Leveraging work initiated by the Moving Forward Coalition and...
The Kent County Food Policy Council (KCFPC) will engage with Kent County local government bodies to develop a clear roadmap by which the community can address the food inequities that are present. A 2022 Capacity Building grant funding the creation of the Food System...
In Michigan, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) distributes Areas of Concern (AOC) funding to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). EGLE then works with local AOC public advisory councils (PACs) to identify plans that can be funded...
This project is the expansion of a pilot program in Detroit and supports additional Michigan parents with lived experience of hunger to be advocates for improved food access and food assistance in their communities through policy engagement, program change, and...
This proposal is the second phase of a 2021 CHI grant to build upon this existing work among stakeholders to now focus on institutionalizing capacity building and training to increase procurement of local food in two school districts: Copper Country Intermediate...
This project is a 12-month planning grant intended to build a pathway to permanently streamlining nutrition benefits access for Michigan individuals and families by equipping Medicaid Managed Care plans with the tools they need to proactively connect their members to...
Food/farming operations face barriers to address food security issues due to increased regional infrastructure and supply chain needs, particularly among Michigan’s most vulnerable communities. The WMFPA will conduct a feasibility study to build a stronger Michigan...
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...
