CHEBOYGAN—The Straits Area Community Foundation (SACF) awarded its annual Straits Area Health Care grants for health and medical-related programs benefitting residents of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City.
New Health Care grants are:
- $1,263 to Northern Care Center for its program to support un-insured or under-insured individuals with necessary health expenses;
- $500 to McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation to provide funding for over 100 Straits Area children to be supported by the Children’s Bereavement Program.
These grants are awarded through the Straits Area Health Care Fund at SACF.
The next opportunity for submitting grant applications is through SACF’s Community Impact and Youth Advisory Council (YAC) grant programs. The deadline to apply for both grants is December 15, and applications are available at www.sacf.net.
The Straits Area Community Foundation serves Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. Through its affiliation with the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan, SACF is the only Foundation serving the Straits Area that is accredited through National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations©. SACF is led by a volunteer board of local citizens committed to providing people who care about the future of the region and its communities with unique and effective ways of supporting their community now, and for generations to come. The foundation oversees a group of permanently endowed 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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