Thumb Food Resources 2025
Agency: Tuscola Intermediate School District
Supporting Families Across the Thumb: Where to Find Food Resources - Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac. Everyone deserves access to healthy, affordable food. If your family—or someone you know—is facing challenges putting meals on the table, there are programs and community supports available throughout Michigan’s Thumb region. Below are local and statewide resources that can help.
Double Up Food Bucks Program
Agency: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)
Fair Food Network is expanding access to healthy food across Michigan through December 31, 2025. Families can now save more with Double Up Food Bucks—earnings no longer expire, there’s no daily earning cap, and frozen fruits and vegetables are eligible statewide. Plus, the new Double Up Bonus Bucks program offers a $40 voucher for fresh or frozen produce with no SNAP match required.
Huron County Food Resources
Agency: Thumb Community Health Partnership
All of the food resources for Huron County for November
Lapeer County Food Resources
Agency: Thumb Community Health Partnership
All of the Lapeer County food resources for November
Sanilac County Food Resources
Agency: Thumb Community Health Partnership
All of the food resources for Sanilac County for November
Tuscola County Food Resources
Agency: Thumb Community Health Partnership
All of the food resources for Tuscola County for the month of November
Sanilac County Resource Guide
Agency: Sanilac County Great Start Collaborative
Discover your go-to hub for trusted resources, helpful tools, and local connections to support your child’s healthy growth and learning from birth to age eight. From parenting tips and local programs to fun family activities!
Tuscola Community Connections App
The Tuscola County, Michigan Community Connections mobile app is a special phone application designed to assist people in Tuscola County, MI connect with various services in the area. It brings together information about local services such as basic needs, healthcare, mental health, addiction and recovery resources, education, emergency assistance, children and family services, along with community events all in one place. With this app, residents can easily find resources they need, like clinics or food assistance programs, and stay updated on what's happening in the community. Whether it's finding a nearby blessing box or getting updates on local events, the app aims to make it simple for people to access the services and information they need to thrive in Tuscola County, MI
Health Insurance Assisters
Agency: Thumb Community Health Partnership
Find help getting enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, or a healthcare.gov plan from a local Assister in the Thumb. Visit this website to see a list of local assisters.
TORC Resource Guide / Thumb Opioid Response Consortium
Agency: TCHP
This community resource guide is a joint effort between agencies in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola County to be able to help and support the community and their needs. The main focus is connecting users to primary doctors, prevention services, food, housing, GED
opportunities, employment, and other various resources.
Volunteer and Donation Opportunities
Support local change-makers in Michigan’s Thumb region by volunteering your time or donating to grassroots organizations working to improve community health and well-being. Whether through hands-on help or wishlist contributions, every act of giving makes a difference.