Jake Williams, Gleaners program services manager, teaches a Best Food Forward class on whole grains at Pearl Lean Elementary in Warren.
Jake Williams, Gleaners program services manager, teaches a Best Food Forward class on whole grains at Pearl Lean Elementary in Warren. Nick Hagen
Fruit prepared for tasting at Ring Lardner Middle School's March Madness event.
Fruit prepared for tasting at Ring Lardner Middle School's March Madness event. Susan Andress

Stories of Change

A series of inspirational stories about the people, places and things that are helping people eat healthy and move more. It is made possible with funding from Michigan Fitness Foundation.

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Partner Content The Thumb Blessing Box on the Thumbody Express. Second Wave - Michigan

Thumb-area collaboration blesses bus riders with food and more

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 2, 2021
Partner Content Amy St. Germain, a nutrition educator at the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, works as a Farmers Market Food Navigator at the Muskegon Farmers Market. Second Wave - Michigan

Food Navigators deliver healthy food to the people

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 28, 2021
Partner Content Produce at a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA pickup at Lakeshore Depot in Marquette. Second Wave - Michigan

In the Upper Peninsula, finding an affordable CSA is a SNAP

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, October 13, 2021
Partner Content Produce at a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA pickup at Lakeshore Depot in Marquette. Metromode - Metro Detroit

In the Upper Peninsula, finding an affordable CSA is a SNAP

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, October 13, 2021
Partner Content A child in the Child and Family Charities Family Growth Center's community garden. Second Wave - Michigan

Child and Family Charities teaches healthy life skills with SNAP-Ed programs

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, September 24, 2021
Partner Content A Minges Brook Elementary student tastes herbs from the school garden planted by students. Second Wave - Michigan

Calhoun ISD: Schools grow gardens and healthy habits with students and communities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, August 27, 2021
Partner Content Campers at the YMCA summer day camp at Petoskey's Ottawa Elementary School play a game, hosted by Health Department of Northwest Michigan staff, in which they try to guess what fruit or vegetable is in a bag without looking. Second Wave - Michigan

SNAP-Ed plays a part in creating community health hubs in schools

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 10, 2021
Partner Content John Peterson and Lauren Potorek in AIHFS' garden. Second Wave - Michigan

SNAP-Ed program connects southeast Michigan’s Indigenous peoples with traditional, local food

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 9, 2021
Partner Content Fresh Conversations participant LaDonna Johnson prepares to eat a corn salad she made using a recipe she got from the program. Second Wave - Michigan

Fresh Conversations inspires Detroit seniors to eat healthy and move more

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, June 30, 2021
Partner Content Rachel Bloch, the Marquette-Alger Regional Education Service Agency’s health education consultant and MFF SNAP-Ed program lead. Second Wave - Michigan

Innovative program makes CSAs accessible to Michigan families

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, June 21, 2021
Partner Content A young participant in The Learning Kitchen. Second Wave - Michigan

Cooking classes help Detroit youth knock out bad eating habits

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, May 28, 2021
Partner Content Matt Perkins often will make Michigan Harvest of the Month™ recipes at home. Some of the family's favorite recipes are a sweet potato hash and homemade salsa. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan Harvest of the Month™ instills healthy habits in class, at home, and for life

Emily BendaThursday, December 10, 2020
Partner Content Daisy Manriquez. Second Wave - Michigan

"I’ve been where they are": Van Buren County nutrition educator journeys from student to teacher

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderMonday, November 23, 2020
Partner Content A Farmers Market Food Navigator interacts with a market patron. Epicenter - Mount Pleasant

Farmers Market Food Navigators help maximize Prescriptions for Health

Estelle SlootmakerSunday, November 15, 2020
Partner Content A Farmers Market Food Navigator interacts with a market patron. Second Wave - Michigan

Farmers Market Food Navigators help maximize Prescriptions for Health

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, November 13, 2020
Partner Content Produce from the Buckley Community Garden. Second Wave - Michigan

Bountiful community garden helps reduce food insecurity in Northwest Michigan

Greg TaskerThursday, November 5, 2020
Partner Content Students toss a healthy kale salad. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Healthy Habits Start Now through collaboration between Livingston and Washtenaw counties

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderTuesday, November 3, 2020
Partner Content Students toss a healthy kale salad. Second Wave - Michigan

Healthy Habits Start Now through collaboration between Livingston and Washtenaw counties

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderFriday, October 30, 2020
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