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Muskegon County approves two one-time senior millage grants to speed food aid for older residents
Summary
The Board approved two one-time senior millage allocations — up to $75,000 to AgeWell and up to $75,000 to United Way’s United Response Fund — to provide rapid-response food grants and address a waiting list of roughly 480 seniors.
Muskegon County commissioners on Nov. 13 approved two one-time allocations from unspent senior millage dollars and accrued interest to expand emergency food access for older residents.
The board voted to authorize up to $75,000 to AgeWell to address a reported waiting list of about 480 seniors and to allocate up to $75,000 to the United Way’s United Response Fund to underwrite rapid-response grants and other barriers-to-access efforts. The allocations cover the county fiscal year 2026 period described by staff and are drawn from previously approved but unspent senior millage funds.
County staff and community partners told commissioners the…
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