MEDIA ADVISORY: Coulter to Announce Food Assistance Grants to Help Eligible Oakland County Residents Access Healthy Food
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter will announce $700,000 in food assistance grants to help residents access healthy food options, especially as food prices are on the rise.
Erik Tinngate, Oak Park City Manager; Calandra Green, Oakland County Health Officer; Dustin McClellan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pontiac Community Foundation; Russell Estill, Director of Food Operations for Lighthouse of Oakland County
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter will announce $700,000 in food assistance grants to help residents access healthy food options, especially as food prices are on the rise.
Joining him will be the Pontiac Community Foundation and Lighthouse of Oakland County, who will be implementing the food grants, and Oakland County Health Officer Calandra Green, who will speak about the benefits of healthier food options. County Commissioners Yolanda Charles and Marcia Gershenson will be on hand representing the Board of Commissioners’ approval to invest American Rescue Plan dollars into this area of critical need.
The announcement takes place at Oak Park Farmers Market because the Healthy Oakland Partnership, a collaboration of local government, hospitals, health care providers, community-based organizations, business, and residents that are dedicated to improving the health of Oakland County residents, is hosting Family Market Day there.