Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to support community food programs

BCBSM to give $500K of support to organizations

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will provide $500,000 to support the efforts of community organizations to provide meals to vulnerable kids and populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Blue Cross has been actively engaged in schoolbased nutrition programs for more than a decade in Michigan, so we know the urgent need that some kids have to get their meals at school. It’s critical to identify and feed these vulnerable kids while school is out,” said Daniel J. Loepp, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan president and CEO. “The community’s response to this pandemic is incredible. All of this work reinforces that we can best overcome this crisis by working together.”

BCBSM provided its financial support to the following organizations, serving these local areas:

• United Way of Southeastern Michigan (Detroit, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer,

• Monroe, Washtenaw Counties)

• Father Fred Foundation (Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Kalkaska)

• Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Thumb and Saginaw Bay regions)

• Greater Lansing Area Food Bank (Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Shiawassee, Clare, Isabella,

• Gratiot)

• Kids Food Basket (Kent, Allegan, Ottawa)

• Superior Health Foundation (Upper Peninsula)

BCBSM has long supported the Building Healthy Communities program, which provides competitive grants to local schools across Michigan to create sustainable programs to combat childhood obesity through schoolbased exercise and nutrition. More information on this program is available at MIBluesPerspectives. com.