LANSING, Mich. — Millions of dollars will be provided to the Food Bank Council of Michigan amid the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pause, which starts Saturday.

Some Michigan groups providing housing assistance, backed by the state’s attorney general, say changes to how they receive federal government funding could lead to widespread program cuts and an ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - State elected leaders are trying to pull together a plan that would continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders, just days before a Nov. 1 deadline. Attorney ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNDU) - As colder weather moves in, Michigan’s main source of heating assistance is facing a roadblock. The program is called the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders rely on a federal program called LIHEAP to pay electric and gas bills. The LIHEAP fund in Michigan is nearly out of money, due to the federal government shutdown.

Michigan lawmakers took a major step to blunt the impact of the federal shutdown on food assistance Oct. 30, with the Michigan Senate voting on a supplemental spending measure to provide emergency ...