SCS is honored to announce that Schoolcraft Friday Packs was recently awarded a $2,500 grant by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF) to fight food insecurity in the community. Grant funds will be used to provide healthy, non-perishable foods for students' weekend meals and snacks. Schoolcraft Friday Packs is one of eight organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in August. In a time when our politicians are failing American citizens, it's uplifting to see "the people" stand up and do the work that needs to be done. All of the credit goes to Shannon Bruner, AnneMarie Clark, and the rest of the Friday Pack team!
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Schoolcraft, Mich. – Schoolcraft Friday Packs was recently awarded a $2,500 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to provide healthy, non-perishable foods that students can use for weekend meals and snacks.
Schoolcraft Friday Packs is one of eight organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in August. Organizations are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the organization, population being served, and overall goal of the program. 501(c)(3) nonprofits can utilize Michigan Farm Bureau’s Find an Agent tool to locate an agent in their area. Feeding the Future grants are reviewed every other month, and the next submission deadline is Friday, October 3.
The Buckham Agency - Farm Bureau Insurance nominated Schoolcraft Friday Packs for the grant and is proud to come alongside the organization and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Jeff & Stephanie Buckham shared, “It only takes spending a few minutes with the President of Schoolcraft Friday Packs, Shannon Bruner, to understand the passion and heart behind the organization and their dedication to helping children who face food insecurity.”
The Buckham’s are founding members of the Agent Charitable Fund and became passionate about alleviating food insecurity while serving as licensed foster parents and seeing firsthand the effects this issue has on children.
The ACF, whose mission is to end hunger in Michigan, is a donor-designated fund administered through the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture. The Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, a 501(c)(3) governed by Michigan Farm Bureau’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming. Through grant programs like Feeding the Future, Farm Bureau agents, clients and partners provide food and educational programs to Michigan residents struggling with hunger and aid the more than 3,000 hunger-relief agencies throughout the state.