Food Assistance

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.

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.

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.

Until now, the limit was $15,000 in assets including cash, check and savings accounts, as well as some investments.

Michigan families can now make more money and still qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

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.

Households in Michigan that get federal food assistance will see the benefit boosted for another month.

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