Tahquamenon Area Schools was recently awarded a $2,000 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 snacks for students during the school day.
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. School districts can utilize Michigan Farm Bureau’s Find an Agent tool to locate an agent in their area. The next round of Agents for Change grants will open in January 2026.
Farm Bureau agent Tracy Germain along sider her Team, nominated Tahquamenon Area Schools for the grant and is excited to come alongside the district and support their hunger-relief efforts.
“Many of our clients from the area have voiced concerns on the budgetary restraints being shouldered by the school, including a growing need among the students for reliable food options,” Germain said. “The current snack program for younger kids is 100% funded by the staff. We’re proud to support the teachers and staff in their admirable dedication to the well-being of their students.”
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.
Operating at the intersection of market and moral missions, the MFBFoC has a powerful vision: a Michigan where no child goes to bed hungry. MFBFoC is reinvesting their proceeds back into their local communities and identifying effective programs, policies and practices designed to directly reduce childhood hunger.
