Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Monroe Public Schools
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Persis Sopariwala
June 11, 2026 Agent Charitable Fund Manager
517-323-6628
psopari@michfb.com
Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Monroe Public Schools
Monroe, Mich. – Monroe Public Schools was recently awarded a $2,500 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 stock new and existing food pantries in the district schools.
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 is open, and submissions will be accepted until Friday, July 31.
Farm Bureau agent Kelsey Starr nominated Monroe Public Schools for the grant is excited to come alongside the school and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Starr says, “Through our own personal efforts, support from the Agent Charitable Fund and partnerships with generous local businesses, we have been able to work with Monroe Public Schools to successfully build and stock student food pantries throughout the district. These pantries provide students with discreet access to food during the day and to take home for weekends and evenings, helping ensure that hunger does not stand in the way of learning and success.”
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.
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If you would like more information about the ACF, please contact Persis Sopariwala at psopari@michfb.com. If you would like more information about the MFBFoC childhood hunger relief efforts, please contact Audrey Carey at acarey@michfb.com.