food assistance

The Trump Administration will release some funds for federal food assistance programs following a court order. Senator Gary Peters is unhappy with the whole ordeal

In response to the pause in SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown, Grand Rapids-based Kids’ Food Basket is expanding its West Michigan services bridging the food insecurity gap

Family caregiver data, waterfront rezoning in Musk., Holland Ice Park, GRPS contract with Dean Transportation, FBI raid in Dearborn, marijuana industry lawsuit, and State food assistance. And new movies.

Supporters of the bill say the legislation wouldn’t cover all of the month’s SNAP payments if it did pass, though they argue it would help

MI Fair Food Network makes changes, Ottawa Co. settles lawsuits, UM Health-West opens new care building, Van Eerden expands, Lowell affordable housing project gets tax credits. MI joins multi-state lawsuit, short-term rental tax, and more

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be suspended Saturday due to the federal government shutdown. Michigan’s Fair Food Network is making three changes to help SNAP recipients

Ottawa County Community Action Agency is at risk of losing federal funding, pushing commissioners to act on the proposed cut

The Democratic-led package could put hundreds of millions of dollars toward covering the federal funding gap in the short term

With the federal government instructing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily pause SNAP benefits, local food pantries are seeing a spike in assistance requests

The federal government says it doesn’t have enough money to pay for SNAP due to the shutdown