
Leslie Middle School Awarded $2000 Grant to Fight Childhood Hunger
Leslie Middle School 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 healthy snacks for students in need.
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.
Steve Berg nominated Leslie Middle School for the grant and is a proud supporter of Leslie’s efforts to combat childhood hunger. As Berg says, “Pat Weber, the principal at Leslie Middle School, is one of my insureds, neighbors, and friends. He shared with me the deep need in his school building and asked what I could do to help him meet the need. With the help of this grant, we can guarantee no student will be without a snack for the rest of the year.”
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.