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Newsletter | U.P. lifted | Q3 2026
Inside, read about Q3 grant awards across the U.P., two grantee spotlights on organizations strengthening health in our communities, a conversation with departing Board Director Angela Victorson, and more board updates.
SHF Elects Holly Peoples to Board of Directors
Holly Peoples of Gladstone has joined the Superior Health Foundation board of directors, representing Delta County and the south central U.P.
Peoples is Director of Business Services, Michigan Works Upper Peninsula, where she has worked in workforce and economic development since 1998.
How Power of Produce Connects U.P. Youth to Healthy Food
Until summer 2025, limited funding meant not every child who took part in the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market's Power of Produce (POP) program could receive a token to spend on fresh produce. Demand for the program had outpaced available funds.
Superior Health Foundation invests $100k in Sawyer dental clinic
GWINN, Mich. (WZMQ) – A significant investment is coming to the Gwinn and Sawyer area to help close one of the U.P.’s most persistent health gaps – dental care. The Superior Health Foundation awarded 100-thousand dollars to the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center for new dental equipment at its Sawyer Family Health Center in K-I Sawyer.
Marquette Police Department receives trauma kits as part of Superior Health Foundation grant
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Superior Health Foundation recently provided the Marquette City Police Department with an equipment grant under its ‘Protecting Our Children’ initiative.
The grant totaled $4,600, and the department now has the resources to equip all 10 of its patrol cars with trauma kits.