https://www.wcmu.org/tags/food-assistance Food Assistance en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:13:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-18/meet-up-and-eat-up-starts-up-in-northeast-michigan The statewide food assistance program Meet Up and Eat Up is starting up around northeast Michigan as kids begin their summer break. The Boys and Girls Club of Alpena is one of nine sites where anyone under the age of 18 can grab a meal. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:13:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-18/meet-up-and-eat-up-starts-up-in-northeast-michigan Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-04/state-budget-memo-food-assistance-cuts-proposed-by-congress-would-cost-michigan-around-900-million The more than $290 billion cuts to federal food assistance programming being passed through Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cost Michigan about $900 million, the Michigan State Budget Office found this week. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:14:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-04/state-budget-memo-food-assistance-cuts-proposed-by-congress-would-cost-michigan-around-900-million Anna Liz Nichols https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-07/food-insecurity-steady-as-access-increases Data from the U.S Department of Agriculture shows that food deserts in Michigan are decreasing, but Feeding America shows food insecurity is still a high factor. In the northeastern part of the state, the issue is even more present. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:40:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-07/food-insecurity-steady-as-access-increases Courtney Boyd https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-13/whitmer-signs-bill-eliminating-the-asset-test-for-families Until now, the limit was $15,000 in assets including cash, check and savings accounts, as well as some investments. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:22:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-07-13/whitmer-signs-bill-eliminating-the-asset-test-for-families Kate Wells https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-02/income-eligibility-rises-for-federal-food-assistance-program Michigan families can now make more money and still qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 23:17:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-02/income-eligibility-rises-for-federal-food-assistance-program Colin Jackson | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-27/we-have-the-money-to-buy-the-food-we-just-dont-always-have-the-food-to-buy-chippewa-hills-ends-summer-food-program Supply chain and labor issues are one of the factors causing the Chippewa Hills School District in Mecosta County to cancel its summer food program. Fri, 27 May 2022 22:39:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-27/we-have-the-money-to-buy-the-food-we-just-dont-always-have-the-food-to-buy-chippewa-hills-ends-summer-food-program Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-22/state-announces-renewed-bump-in-food-assistance-payment Households in Michigan that get federal food assistance will see the benefit boosted for another month. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:26:21 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-22/state-announces-renewed-bump-in-food-assistance-payment Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-12-17/legislation-to-lift-lifetime-ban-on-food-assistance-for-people-with-drug-felonies-passes-the-house The Michigan House overwhelmingly passed legislation lifting a lifetime ban on food assistance benefits for people with drug felonies.The legislation… Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:25:56 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-12-17/legislation-to-lift-lifetime-ban-on-food-assistance-for-people-with-drug-felonies-passes-the-house https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-08-27/michigan-announces-food-assistance-for-some-college-students The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced a new program on Thursday to help college students get food assistance.The new state… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:54:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2020-08-27/michigan-announces-food-assistance-for-some-college-students https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-09-05/165-000-michigan-residents-could-lose-access-to-snap-benefits-under-proposed-usda-rule-change As many as 165,000 people in Michigan could lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) benefits under a proposed USDA rule… Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:42:51 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-09-05/165-000-michigan-residents-could-lose-access-to-snap-benefits-under-proposed-usda-rule-change