The Rockford Education Foundation and Rockford Public Schools were recently awarded a $2,500 grant to fight food insecurity by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to purchase nutritious, shelf-stable and easy-to-prepare foods for Rockford Public Schools students.
The Rockford Education Foundation and Rockford Public Schools are part of 24 organizations throughout the state to receive a hunger-relief grant from the Agent Charitable Fund in October. 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. Farm Bureau agent Justin Goushaw nominated the Rockford Education Foundation and Rockford Public Schools for the grant is excited to come alongside the district and support their hunger-relief efforts.
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 ACF grant programs, 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.