Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools was recently awarded a grant to fight childhood food insecurity by the Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies (MFBFoC) and Michigan Farm Bureau Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to purchase local produce for the elementary school’s farmers market project, which will provide access to fresh and healthy fruits, vegetables and other locally sourced foods not widely available in the area.  

Agents for Change Grants are awarded to Michigan school districts every other month. Schools are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the school and overall goal of the program. 

Farm Bureau agent Jeff Erickson nominated Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools for the grant and is excited to come alongside the district and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Erickson says, “I have been involved in various events with Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools and am very familiar with the community the school serves and the student population. Whittemore-Prescott serves students in the rural portion of three different counties and has over 90% of the student population eligible for free or reduced lunch based on income.” 

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 the MFBFoC’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming.