Food Bank Council of Michigan

In collaboration with HealthBegins and Benefits Data Trust, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Medicaid Food Security Network (MFSN), a national forum of healthcare and food security stakeholders dedicated to mobilizing Medicaid systems to address food and nutrition insecurity in children and families. With an emphasis on closing the enrollment gap in #SNAP and #WIC, the Network aims to build upon the momentum of the Food is Medicine movement by elevating opportunities to center children and families in healthcare-based nutrition interventions. As one of the Network’s first initiatives, Share Our Strength is funding four state-based organizations to play a critical role in supporting the implementation of food-security policy initiatives within their state Medicaid programs. The four grantees are: 1. FEDERATION OF VIRGINIA FOOD BANKS 2. Food Bank Council of Michigan 3. Oklahoma Policy Institute 4. Voices for Georgia's Children Learn more at: bit.ly/449W6u1

Voices of Youth: Fueled by volunteers, Food Gatherers has been fighting local hunger for 35 years. https://lnkd.in/geCkM2cM #foodinsecurity #washtenawcounty #annarbor #volunteers

Legislation to expand access to food assistance programming by increasing federal matching funds was introduced Tuesday by U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint). Currently, GusNIP nutrition assistance programs, programs that are a part of a federal initiative to improve the nutritional value of food available to low-income households, get 50% funding from the state and 50% from federal spending. The legislation aims to expand the number of states participating in programs and increase the number of people served by allowing up to 80% of funding for a state’s programming to come from the federal government. #foodinsecurity #GusNIP #SNAP #foodassistance https://lnkd.in/gKJSY4jf