Targeting Childhood Obesity in Lapeer County

Feb 17, 2025

The Lapeer County Community Foundation will promote behavior changes to support weight loss and expand nutrition education for parents and children enrolled in WIC. 

Family & Children Services Regional Crisis Stabilization Initiative

Feb 17, 2025

The Regional Crisis Stabilization Initiative will increase access to mental health services for foster and adopted youth, providing temporary care and treatment to youth experience Serious Emotional Disturbance. The grant will support the licensing modifications,...

Mental Health Well Being of Youth in Bay County

Feb 17, 2025

The Bay Area Community Foundation will address mental health challenges among high school students, as identified in a Youth Advisory Committee Survey in May 2015. The Bay Area Community Foundation will convene a collaborative steering committee to design a pilot...

The Saginaw Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Obesity Coalition

Feb 17, 2025

Saginaw Community Foundation will work with community partners to reduce obesity in Saginaw County. The program will support implementation of a Child Health Access Plan (CHAP), coordinate resources across agencies, and enhance existing nutrition and physical activity...

Calhoun County Health Initiative

Feb 17, 2025

Battle Creek Community Foundation aims to reduce the overweight and obesity rate in Calhoun County by supporting wellness and fitness programs and increasing access to healthy food for pregnant women, children, families, and older adults. Initiatives will include the...

Creating Healthy Lifestyles for our Region’s Youth

Feb 17, 2025

The Huron County Community Foundation will partner with food banks, churches, farmers, and volunteers to increase access to healthy food. This program will bring healthy food to schools and summer programs, expand existing programs in USDA-defined food deserts, and...

Flint and Genesee Access To Healthy Food Initiative

Feb 17, 2025

The Flint and Genesee Access to Healthy Food Initiative program is a collaboration between existing action teams to improve access to high-quality, affordable food and provide safe water for residents. Through this initiative, organizations will develop and implement...

Healthy Eating and Access: Healthy Systems, Healthy Communities

Feb 17, 2025

The Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFMC) and three affiliate community foundations in Oceana (CFOC), Mason (CFMA), and Manistee (MCCF) established a program to impact and increase health eating and health food access and improve healthy behaviors and...

Grant Request A: Community Garden Project, Grant Request B: Alternative modes of Transportation promotion; Request C: Organ Wise Guys-Childhood Obesity Prevention; Request D: Small Steps, Big Rewards-Diabetes Prevention; Request E: Healthy Kids Club; Req

Feb 17, 2025

The Dickinson Area Community Foundation partnered with agencies to support programs designed to tackle obesity, diabetes, and/or physical activity issues in Dickinson County. Programs included:1. Community Garden Project:  provided community gardening educational...