• Pontiac Community Foundation and Lighthouse will administer $700,000 in food security assistance from Oakland County ARPA funds.
• The county is also allocating $250,000 to the Double Up Food Bucks program.
• The county is partnering with the Poverty Solutions Initiative at the University of Michigan to conduct a comprehensive healthy food system landscape study.

Pontiac, Michigan – Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, with the support of the Board of Commissioners, announced $700,000 in food assistance grants today at the Oak Park Farmers Market to help eligible families access nutritious food as the prices of fruits, vegetables, milk, and other staples continue to rise.

The county is also allocating $250,000 to the Double Up Food Bucks program, which doubles the money for fresh produce at farmers markets for people eligible for food assistance.