Agent Charitable Fund Awards Grant to Victorious Community Development

Victorious Community Development 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 nutritious food to support the organization’s community food pantry and hunger-relief efforts.

Victorious Community Development is one of 13 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. 501(c)(3) nonprofits can utilize Michigan Farm Bureau’s Find an Agent tool to locate an agent in their area. Grant requests are reviewed every other month, and the next submission deadline is Friday, July 31.

Our agency nominated Victorious Community Development for the grant and is proud to come alongside the organization and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Aird says, “Victorious Community Development provides a free food pantry twice a week and a free drive-through food giveaway they host once a month. They have made getting access to necessary food a priority.”

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.