Marysville, Mich. – St. Christopher Parish was recently awarded a $2,000 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 the parish’s emergency food pantry.
St. Christopher Parish is one of 11 organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in June. 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. In 2024, a total of $100,000 will be awarded through this grant program. Feeding the Future grants are reviewed every other month and the next submission deadline is Friday, August 2.
Farm Bureau Insurance agent Kimberly Tacey nominated St. Christopher Parish for the grant and is passionate about supporting local hunger-relief efforts. As Tacey says, “St. Christopher Parish has done a great job to help many community members in need, and they are still actively as an organization trying to better what they can do in providing the help to fill the need. Hunger is something no one should have to be confronted with.”

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 [email protected].