Partnership aims to tackle food insecurity among seniors through grocery deliveries
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LANSING, Mich. â The Food Bank Council of Michigan â in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services â recently received a Feeding America Boundless Collaborations grant to support a statewide grocery delivery program for older adults facing food insecurity.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Food Bank Council of Michigan is teaming up with South Michigan Food Bank and Grace Health to address food insecurity and encourage healthy lifestyles with the launch of the Grace Health Fresh Food Pharmacy in Battle Creek.
Grace Health, a federally qualified health center, serves over 30,000 underserved patients in Calhoun County and surrounding areas.
Peter Vogel
Courtesy South Michigan Food Bank
“We are honored to partner with Grace Health to improve the health and well-being of those in need in the Battle Creek community,” said Peter Vogel, CEO of the South Michigan Food Bank. “We know that we can demonstrate great impact by working together.”