Michigan National Guard PFC Zachary Lucian tapes emergency food boxes shut at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Hunger Solution Center in Flint on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The National Guard members are helping at several of the Food Bank Council of Michigan's seven regional food banks to cover fewer volunteers due to the stay-at-home executive order. The boxes, that feed 2-4 people, are to be distributed to 22 counties for drive-thru pickup. Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
DETROIT, MI ~ The government shutdown has been in effect since Oct. 1, and more benefits are set to be lost as a deal remains to be made. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, was set to run out of funds on Saturday, Nov. 1 because of the shutdown, however, a federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration has to use contingency funds as quickly as they can to help keep food stamps available for the roughly 42 million people that rely on SNAP.
Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan and host of Food First on WJR Dr. Phil Knight chats with Kevin Dietz on “All Talk” to share how the latest development from the shutdown will affect Michigan families.
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Oct. 31, 2025 ~ Dr. Phil Knight, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan and host of Food First on WJR, joins “All Talk with Kevin Dietz” to discuss how important SNAP benefits are in Michigan.
