Grant to Good Hands Plainwell

NEWS RELEASE

Plainwell, Mich. – Good Hands Plainwell 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 purchase food for a backpack program for Plainwell students. 

Good Hands Plainwell is one of ten organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in April. 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 August 1st.

Farm Bureau Insurance agent Angela Shannon nominated Good Hands Plainwell for the grant and is driven to support hunger-relief efforts in the town where she grew up. As Shannon says, “Good Hands Plainwell is feeding a lot of kids – approximately 250 each year. They currently get money from donations and grant opportunities. I’m excited to help them secure a grant for the good they are doing where I attended school.”

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.

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If you would like more information about the ACF, please contact Persis Sopariwala at 517-323-6628 or psopari@michfb.com. If you would like to support Good Hands Plainwell, visit this site.