|
Over the 2025-2026 school year, Mid Michigan Community Action had the opportunity to work alongside Cam, a Social Work student from Ferris State University who completed his internship with our agency.
Working primarily with Outreach Coordinator Stephannie, Cam gained hands-on experience in many different areas of our work. Throughout the year, he participated in food distributions, attended community meetings and events, supported outreach efforts, and learned more about the many ways Community Action serves local individuals and families. Internships provide students with valuable real-world experience, but they also bring fresh perspectives, energy, and enthusiasm to our programs. We are grateful for the time Cam spent with our agency and the contributions he made throughout his internship. As a small token of appreciation, staff gathered to celebrate Cam's completion of his internship and wish him well in his next chapter. During the celebration, team members surprised him with a jersey from his time as a student-athlete at Ferris State University, a meaningful reminder of another important part of his journey. At Mid Michigan Community Action, we believe in helping people reach their goals, whether that's through our programs and services, volunteering, internships, or other opportunities to get involved. We are proud to have been a small part of Cam's educational journey and look forward to seeing where his future takes him. Thank you, Cam, and best wishes on all that comes next!
0 Comments
 We’re so grateful to the amazing team at Isabella Bank for spending your Compassion into Action Day with us at Mid Michigan Community Action’s Food Warehouse!
In just six hours, the team packed a staggering 1,512 USDA Senior Food Boxes—that’s 31.5 pallets of food ready to go out to support older adults across our communities. Incredible work, and we’re already looking forward to seeing you again next time! Inspired to help too? We’re always looking for individuals and groups to join us at our Clare warehouse. Whether you're solo, with coworkers, or part of a club, we’d love to have you. Check out our volunteer portal to: • Explore current opportunities • Learn how to get started • Read volunteer spotlights • View FAQs • Connect with us  A HUGE thank you to Members First Credit Union!
We’re so grateful to the amazing team at Members First Credit Union for spending your Give Back Day with us at Mid Michigan Community Action’s Food Warehouse! In just four hours, the MFCU crew packed over 1,152 USDA Senior Food Boxes—that’s 24 full pallets headed out to support older adults in our community. 💪📦 Your energy, teamwork, and impact are incredible, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to beat your own record! 💛 Interested in volunteering too? Even though we’re currently closed, we’ll be back on January 5, and in the meantime, you can still get started! Visit our volunteer portal: https://www.mmcaa.org/volunteering.html In the portal, you can • Explore current opportunities • Learn how to get started • Read volunteer spotlights • Check FAQs • Find contact information for support A huge thank you to the incredible students from CMU’s College of Medicine for their generosity and hard work!
These future healthcare professionals held a drive to collect personal needs items for our Clare County Food Pantry and packed boxes for our USDA food box program, which serves individuals aged 60 and older. Your commitment to giving back and supporting our community is inspiring! We are so grateful for your dedication to making a difference! Thank you, CMU! If you are interested in volunteering to pack food boxes at our warehouse in Farwell, please contact our Food Programs Manager Tracy at 989-229-0849 or [email protected] or complete an interest form online: https://www.mmcaa.org/volunteering.html  Marie is our incredible volunteer at the Clare County Food Pantry, dedicating her time three days a week! She warmly greets customers when they visit and ensures their needs are met with patience and care.
Marie also helps keep our pantry stocked and is always ready to lend a hand wherever she's needed—whether it’s packing food boxes or sharing her positive experiences to inspire others to join as volunteers! We’re so grateful for Marie’s dedication and the difference she makes in our community every day. Would you like to volunteer at our food warehouse? Call 989-229-0849 or visit https://www.mmcaa.org/volunteering.html Thank you to Isabella Bank staff for volunteering at our commodities warehouse for their Compassion into Action day.  By the end of the day, the volunteers packed 1008 food boxes, sorted 14 pallets of donations, and assembled 186 bags of personal needs items! We couldn’t do what we do without volunteers, and the Isabella bank crew did an amazing job helping us continue to deliver our commodities programs. 
For today's community spotlight, we'd like to thank Family Fun Princesses for donating her time and talents for a virtual story time with our Early Head Start and Head Start children!
The Ice Queen read, sang, and interacted with the children, taking the time to speak with each child as well as answering questions. Thank you Family Fun Princesses for helping to instill a love of reading in our Head Start and Early Head Start children! Congratulations to our tax preparation volunteers for helping our program be recognized with an Honorable Mention in Rural Initiatives for our efforts to bring our tax preparation services to the rural areas in our counties! In the recent IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Partner Recognition Ceremony, our program was one of twenty-two partners from the thousands nationwide to receive an Honorable Mention in this category, and one of only two Michigan VITA partners to receive recognition in any category. We would like to give a special thank you to our volunteers who make this program what it is, especially this year when the season ended differently than we had hoped or planned. We owe so much to our volunteers, who give this program their time and support, and thank you all for your contributions. If you would like to volunteer with us, visit our volunteering page to learn more.  Thank you to all of our tax preparation volunteers!
We have been incredibly moved by so many coming together to help their neighbors in need with everything going on, and these folks are a stellar example of that!
From Southern Baptist Disaster Relief who obtained the sanitizer and water to Sunrise Church of Midland who stored it to Terry Wilson who brought his forklift to load these items onto our truck so we could transport them to aid in our relief efforts in Gladwin, they have all truly made a difference in their community.
|
Archives
April 2026
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed