Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Monroe Public Schools

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              Contact: Persis Sopariwala

December 5, 2025                                                                           Agent Charitable Fund Manager

517-323-6628

             psopari@michfb.com 

Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Monroe Public Schools

Monroe, Mich. – Waterloo Elementary at Monroe Public Schools 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 establish and stock the Waterloo Elementary Food Pantry with nonperishable food items.  

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. 

Farm Bureau agent Kelsey Starr nominated Monroe Public Schools for the grant and is excited to continue supporting the school district with their hunger-relief efforts. As Starr says, “We recently secured grant funding to open a food pantry at Cantrick Middle School in Monroe, and were informed that sadly, all the elementary schools were struggling with food insecurity and in need of food pantries. We feel this pantry will not only allow for the students to grab breakfast or snacks each day but also provide an option for them to take food home on the weekends.” 

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 MFBFoC childhood hunger relief efforts, please contact Audrey Carey at acarey@michfb.com.