Past Grants

Best Food Forward is a planned 10-year initiative to bring the families of two Michigan school districts to full food security in order to improve measured outcomes in academic achievement, student behavior, mental and physical health, and economic stability. This initiative will create community linkages between schools and faith-based, business, service, volunteer, pantry, and other social service organizations to build healthy food systems within each targeted school community. This initial two district pilot will inform an understanding of what tools can be used and what outcomes can be achieved to create a scalable and replicable model that can be implemented at other school districts across the State of Michigan.