Monroe Public Schools ACF Grant
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2026
Contact: Persis Sopariwala
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 create and stock food pantries in all the district’s school buildings.
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, May 29.
Farm Bureau agent Kelsey Starr nominated Monroe Public Schools for the grant, and the Starr Insurance Agency is excited to continue their partnership with the district to address food insecurity among their students. As Starr says, “Our awareness of the hunger-relief needs within Monroe Public Schools came directly from conversations with the school staff, teachers and community members who see firsthand the challenges students face outside the classroom. It became clear that access to consistent food for an important need for many students in our district, which led my husband Ben and I to launch a mission to install a student food pantry in every Monroe Public School building.”
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.