January 10, 2021
The Consumers Energy Foundation has announced another $480,000 in grants around Michigan to help with COVID-19 response. Spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells WSJM News the biggest grant is $200,000 for the Food Bank Council of Michigan. Much of the more than $5 million given by Consumers this year has gone to food programs.
“Every indication is that more and more people are needing help, and particular, they need access to food,” Wheeler said. “We’ve heard stories through our friends with the food bank council of people who are sometimes driving an hour or more to get to food distribution sites.”
Wheeler says the Consumers Energy Foundation is also giving $100,000 to the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, and several grants ranging from $2,500 to $50,000 to organizations that help people struggling in other ways.
The Foundation has now provided $5.4 million in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March.
âConsumers Energy is committed to being part of the solution as Michiganders work toward brighter days ahead this year,â Consumers Energyâs president and CEO Garrick Rochow said in a statement. âThese are extraordinary times, and we are humbled to play a part in supporting organizations that are doing so much for our communities.â
The Consumers Energy Foundation grants support those working on the front lines to directly meet basic needs such as food and shelter. They include $200,000 for the Food Bank Council of Michigan to address food insecurity, including mobile food distributions across the state.
January 5, 2021
The Consumers Energy Foundation has announced another $480,000 in grants around Michigan to help with COVID-19 response. Spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells WSJM News the biggest grant is $200,000 for the Food Bank Council of Michigan. Much of the more than $5 million given by Consumers this year has gone to food programs.
“Every indication is that more and more people are needing help, and particular, they need access to food,” Wheeler said. “We’ve heard stories through our friends with the food bank council of people who are sometimes driving an hour or more to get to food distribution sites.”
Wheeler says the Consumers Energy Foundation is also giving $100,000 to the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, and several grants ranging from $2,500 to $50,000 to organizations that help people struggling in other ways.