October 21, 2021
With a recent grant of more than $10,410, the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) Urgent Needs Fund has now put over $150,000 into the hands of local nonprofits to support needs that surfaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact.
Sunrise Mission, Inc. received the grant to purchase new appliances and furnishings for its homeless shelter. Since March of 2020, the shelter has seen a significant increase in the number of people needing their facilities, which has led to an increase in the use and wear-and-tear of everyday items and home necessities. Sunrise Mission is in Alpena and serves a broad area of northeast Michigan.
“Most of the Urgent Needs Fund grants were awarded in 2020, but additional gifts and investment income have allowed for additional grants to be available,” said CFNEM Executive Director Patrick Heraghty. “That’s a great thing because the need didn’t end with the new year. Many nonprofits are encountering additional expenses because of the pandemic.”
In addition to the grant to Sunrise Mission, another $18,000 was granted from the Urgent Needs Fund so far in 2021. Those grants included emergency services expenses for FISH, Inc. in Iosco County; support for foster care family expenses through Ana’s Treasures in Ogemaw County; food, rent and utility assistance through Church of the Straits Food Pantry in Cheboygan County; an emergency food pantry through Grace Lutheran Church; and assistance for families with immediate needs identified through the C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District.
“Because of the generous donations received, the Foundation still has funding available for any Urgent Needs Fund requests from our local nonprofits that are specific to hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Heraghty added. “Grants may be for projects that get food on the table, keep people in their homes, or provide for basic needs; or for needs like personal protection equipment still needed for facilities to fulfill their missions safely for all, protecting their workers and those they serve. Any need of a nonprofit that can be directly attributed to the pandemic is eligible for these grants.”
The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan is a charitable organization committed to providing people who care about the future of our area with unique and effective ways of supporting their community now, and for generations to come. Led by a volunteer board of local citizens, the foundation oversees a group of permanent endowment funds from a wide range of donors. Gifts of all sizes from individuals, families, businesses and agencies are invested in a balanced, well-managed portfolio to build endowments, enabling support for local community nonprofits now and forever.
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Below is a full list of Urgent Needs Fund grants:
|
Grantee |
Amount |
Program Name |
|
Alcona Community Schools |
$1,000 |
Alcona Community Schools Return to Learn |
|
Alcona County Commission on Aging |
$3,000 |
Feed Alcona |
|
Alcona St. Vincent DePaul |
$3,500 |
Food Bank 2020 |
|
Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc |
$1,633 |
Meals on Wheels |
|
Alpena County |
$4,000 |
Emergency Operations Trailer |
|
Ana's Treasures |
$4,000 |
Foster Care Resource Program |
|
Atlanta Church of Christ |
$4,898 |
Caring Place - Feeding the Needy |
|
Bay View Center |
$1,500 |
Bay View Center |
|
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena |
$1,600 |
Feed, Educate, and Play |
|
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena |
$2,000 |
Operation: Reopen Safely |
|
C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District |
$4,367 |
COVID-19 Helping Families |
|
C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District |
$6,000 |
Helping Families with Children 0-18 with Urgent |
|
Catholic Human Services, Inc. |
$2,500 |
Disease Prevention & Safety for low-income families |
|
Cheboygan Compassionate Ministries, Inc. |
$2,000 |
Lord's Kitchen Soup Kitchen |
|
Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity |
$1,950 |
Human Services Coordinating Body - COVID-19 Response |
|
Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity |
$2,000 |
Home Repairs Cheboygan County |
|
Child & Family Services of NE MI, Inc. |
$1,500 |
Continuum of Care - Child Welfare |
|
Church of the Straits |
$1,550 |
Rent / Utility / Food Pantry |
|
Church of the Straits |
$3,450 |
Rent / Utility / Food Pantry |
|
Crawford AuSable School District |
$1,900 |
Student Service in Action - Grayling Middle School |
|
Crawford AuSable School District |
$2,100 |
No Child Goes Hungry - Grayling Elementary School |
|
Crawford County Commission on Aging |
$2,000 |
COVID-19 Response |
|
Crawford Roscommon Child Protection Council |
$1,500 |
Family Help Project |
|
District Health Dept. #4 |
$3,000 |
Maternal Infant Health Program |
|
FISH Inc. Oscoda |
$2,000 |
Senior Relief |
|
FISH, Inc. |
$5,000 |
Emergency Services |
|
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan |
$2,710 |
COVID-19 Emergency Hunger Relief |
|
Grace Lutheran Church |
$2,000 |
Emergency Pantry |
|
Hale Area Schools |
$3,600 |
The Food Pantry at Hale Area Schools |
|
Kids Advancing Hope Coalition |
$1,000 |
Northern Michigan Kiwanis Clubs Packaging |
|
Life Choices Resource Center |
$1,500 |
Baby Diaper & Wipe Giveaway |
|
Love, INC of Oscoda County |
$1,800 |
St. Bartholomew Community Food Pantry |
|
Lydia's Gate |
$2,050 |
Operation Keep Lydia's Gate Healthy |
|
NEMROC, INC. |
$2,500 |
NEMROC COVID-19 Response Project |
|
New Beginnings Ministries |
$5,000 |
Feeding the Community |
|
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency |
$9,800 |
GAP Fund |
|
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency |
$1,980 |
Operation Sanitize |
|
Northern Care Center |
$1,000 |
Rent subsidy - Personal Hygiene Products |
|
Northern Family Intervention Services, Inc. |
$1,970 |
Technology & PPE Support |
|
Ogemaw County Child Protection Council |
$3,000 |
Ogemaw CARES for Children during Covid-19 |
|
Ogemaw County Christian Fellowship |
$3,050 |
Food Pantry |
|
Presque Isle County Office of Emergency |
$1,100 |
COVID-19 Response |
|
River House, Inc. |
$3,000 |
COVID-19 |
|
Rogers City Area Seniors, Inc. |
$2,000 |
RCAS & CC C.A.R.E. (COVID Aid Relief Endeavor) |
|
Rogers City Public Schools |
$1,102 |
Food Service Carts |
|
Salvation Army Alpena |
$3,000 |
COVID-19 Relief |
|
Shelter, Inc./ Hope Shores Alliance |
$4,000 |
COVID-19 Urgent Needs |
|
St. Joseph Health System Foundation |
$3,940 |
Tablets for Tawas |
|
Sunrise Mission, Inc. |
$10,410 |
Appliances & Furnishings for Homeless Shelter |
|
United Way of Northeast Michigan |
$3,500 |
COVID-19 Emergency Response Relief Fund |
|
Westminster Presbyterian Church |
$5,000 |
Presque Isle Food / Baby Pantry |