• Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE)
MiCAFE helps older adults (60 and older) apply for a Bridge card to pay for food so seniors can afford other essential items like medicine.
| • Child and Adult Care Food Program
The Child and Adult Care Food Program provides federal funds to nonresidential child care facilities to serve nutritious meals and snacks that improve and maintain the health and nutritional status of children in care while promoting the development of good eating habits.
| • Project FRESH - Farm Market Produce
Project FRESH, or the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, is associated with the WIC program. Project FRESH is an initiative to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods (such as fruits and vegetables) from farmers' markets to women, infants and children who are nutritionally at risk.
| • Food Banks
The Food Bank Council of Michigan is a statewide charitable organization gathering food and funds to help stock the shelves of its member food banks.
| • Commodities for Schools and Institutions
The Food Distribution Program is one of USDA's nutrition assistance programs. Schools and institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and eligible institutions participating in the Nutrition Program for the Elderly may receive USDA-donated commodity meats, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy products.
| • Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program | • Meals On Wheels
Meals on Wheels is a private, non-profit, volunteer-based service that delivers nutritious meals to homebound persons.
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