Northern Lower Regional Center Michigan AHEC

07/17/2025

📍 Need food assistance?
Check out our calendar of upcoming food distributions across eastern Michigan:
👉 fbem.org/find-food

Don’t see one near you?
Use our Agency Locator Tool to find a pantry in your ZIP code:
🔎 fbem.org/where-to-get-food/find-a-food-pantry

We're here to help. 💛

07/17/2025

Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) are transforming healthcare in rural and underserved communities through education, training, and real-world experience.

A glimpse of the AHEC impact from 2023-2024:

✅ 685,095 individuals engaged in healthcare training programs

✅ 7,738 current AHEC Scholars (13,409 total since 2019)

✅ 376,322 continuing education participants

✅ 300,947 clinical rotations facilitated

AHECs are helping to build a stronger health system from the ground up.

But this vital program is at risk.
The AHEC program is in danger of losing federal funding.

To advocate for AHEC and help protect its future, visit:
https://www.nationalahec.org/page/AHECAdvocacy

07/17/2025

Looking for free online workshops?
MSU Extension Food Safety team offers FREE online workshops on various topics.
Find articles and fact sheets about your favorite fruits or vegetables on the MSU Extension Safe Food & Water homepage.
Visit: https://www.canr.msu.edu/safe_food_water/index

07/17/2025

07/17/2025

Friday, July 18 is the next Food Giveaway from 10 AM to 12 PM (or until food runs out) at the Saginaw YMCA. Thank you to our partners Impact Saginaw and Food Bank of Eastern Michigan!

Reminder, participants who are picking up food will need to provide:
-Their name, number in household, and address.
-2 families/per car limit.

07/17/2025

Remember, it only takes two minutes for a car to reach unsafe temperatures. Prevent heat stroke by never leaving kids or pets in parked vehicles.

Monitor the heat risk where you live at wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/

Visit Michigan.gov/ClimateandHealth to learn more about how to stay healthy during extreme heat events.

07/17/2025

We have a few more weeks of the Youth Summer Food Giveaway before it ends the week of August 15th.

- Free to the first 75 kids up to age 18.
- Parents can pick up food for kids.
- Children do not need to be present.
- 7 breakfasts + 7 lunches per child.

All meal bundles will include:
-2oz meat/meat alternative
-4oz fruit/veggie
-1 serving whole grains
-8oz low fat milk

Site Locations

Monday:
Spaulding Twp Park
12 - 12:45 PM
5825 Cole Road, Saginaw, MI 48601
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Saginaw, MI (Spaulding Township)

Price Nature Center
3 - 3:45 PM
6685 Sheridan Road, Bridgeport, MI 48601
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Bridgeport, MI

Tuesdays:
Oakley Township Hall
12 - 12:45 PM
205 Parshall Street, Oakley, MI 48649
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Oakley, MI

Wednesdays:
VFW Post 7302 Hemlock
12 - 12:45 PM
17595 Gratiot Road, Hemlock, MI 48626
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Hemlock, MI

St. Charles Community Schools
5 - 5:45 PM
881 Walnut Street, St. Charles, MI 48655
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - St. Charles, MI

Thursdays:
Albee Township Hall
12 - 12:45 PM
10645 East Road, Burt, MI 48417
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Burt, MI

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish
3 - 3:45 PM
12835 E Washington Road, Blumfield Twp, MI 48757
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Reese, MI

Fridays:
Imerman Memorial Park
12 - 12:45 PM
3495 Midland Road, Saginaw, MI 48603
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Saginaw, MI (Saginaw Township)

Michigan Heroes Museum
3 - 3:45 PM
1250 Weiss Street, Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
FB Event: Youth Summer Food Giveaways - Frankenmuth, MI

07/17/2025

While there's no one-size-fits-all solution for helping a family member who's misusing substances or dealing with mental health problems, research shows family support can play a major role in helping a loved one with mental and substance use disorders: samhsa.gov/families

07/17/2025

🥪☀️ Free Summer Meal Packs! 🥒🍎

Houghton Lake Community Schools is offering free summer meal packs for all students!

📍 Pickup Location: Behind Collins Elementary (bus parking lot)
🕛 Time: Thursdays, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📅 Now through August 21

🍽️ Not in summer school? Get a 7-day meal pack!
🎒 In summer school 4 days/week? Take home a 3-day weekend pack!

Each week’s pack will feature fresh fruits, veggies, milk, and whole grain breakfast/lunch items. Come by and stock up! 💚💛

For more details ⬇️⬇️

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GgZYUE4vN-mXoZk7gkp07qNizn1F_V7C/view?usp=sharing

07/16/2025

🍎 Food Distributions This Week 🥔

Check out this calendar 🗓️ to see when and where the food distributions are in Saginaw County this week.

Big thank you to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and their many community partners like the East Side Soup Kitchen, Saginaw YMCA, DC House of Blessing, The Caring Closet, Old Town Christian Outreach and many others for helping keep our community fed!