The emergency funding for the program formerly known as food stamps would help 1.4 million Michigan residents who face losing food assistance in November as the federal government remains shut down.

At 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Symone Wilkes, a Detroit resident and mother of two young sons, received a loud alert on her phone. It was her MI Bridges app — the site through which state benefits are provided — alerting her that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits,

Michigan House Democrats introduced a five-bill package to mitigate food access issues for residents at risk of losing SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown, while Republicans

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service announced Thursday that no Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be distributed from Nov.

Federal government shutdown forces temporary halt to food assistance as community members step up to help neighbors.

Some West Michigan families are anxious as SNAP benefit cuts take effect in a few days. The Salvation Army strives to meet rising demand with limited resources.

The state's Democratic members of the U.S. House want contingency funds to be used to keep food assistance benefits flowing.