MARQUETTE, MI— The Community Foundation of Marquette County has awarded its inaugural Basic Needs grants.
The money aims to help meet essential needs to strengthen the well-being of individuals and families across Marquette County. Necessities include food, housing, clothing, and other critical resources.
Grant recipients are as follows:
· Room at the Inn – Warming Center Operations
· Women’s Center – Survivor Nutrition & Basic Needs Initiative
· The Salvation Army – Marquette Weekend Food Pack Program
· Lake Superior Village – Food, Essentials, and Opportunity for Youth and Families
· Immanuel Lutheran Church – The Good Samaritan Fund
· Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Marquette – Feeding Sawyer: A St. Vincent de Paul and Community Response
· Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Marquette – St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
· JJ Packs – Produce sustainability for JJ PACKS for the 2026-2027 school year
· Great Lakes Rodeo of Michigan – Hygiene needs for those at high school & middle school in Gwinn
· Great Lakes Rodeo of Michigan – Free Community Dinner
· Community Dinners Feeding Marquette County – Free Community Dinners
· Feeding America West Michigan – Mobile Food Pantry
· Northern Michigan University – NMU Food Pantry Project
· St. Vincent de Paul, Gwinn – Friends helping Friends
· New Free Store – Addressing Hygiene Needs in Our Community
· Wesley United Methodist Church – Project Keep Kids Warm 2026-2027
A total of 100-thousand dollars was awarded to 16 nonprofits.
