Austin Nominates Buchanan Community Schools for ACF Grant

Buchanan Community Schools was recently awarded a $1,500 grant to fight childhood food insecurity by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF) and the Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies (MFBFoC). Grant funds will be used to purchase milk, high protein breakfast items and nutritious food options for student athletes at Buchanan High School.

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.

Farm Bureau agent Austin Batalis nominated Buchanan Community Schools for the grant is excited to come alongside the school and support their hunger-relief efforts. This grant will go towards paying for post-workout and pre-game meals. Austin states, “I grew up in a small town, and I know how hard it is to make it through school with little food at home.”

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.