Michigan lawmakers aren’t ruling out further food aid dollars as the federal government resumes issuing partial SNAP benefits Saturday.

Saturday, Nov. 8. This is in response to the federal government reducing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to about 50% of recipients' payments for November during the shutdown.

According to the state agency, recipients who normally get their benefits on the third, fifth or seventh of the month will receive their partial SNAP allotment Saturday. All other SNAP recipients will get their partial benefits on their normally scheduled date.

The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan Legislature.

State representatives joined volunteers to prepare Pop-Tarts and non-perishables as calls for help have nearly doubled at local food banks.

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Food pantries and food banks are starting to get increases that, quite frankly, are not sustainable long term.”

The organization typically serves 55 families each week, meaning they had to expand their operations quickly. Thankfully, the community stepped up, too.