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
MICHIGAN ~ Food banks across the country, including here in Michigan, have seen drastic increases in people utilizing their services due to the federal government shutdown, causing a pause in federal paychecks and SNAP benefits. Now that the shutdown has ended, Dr. Phil Knight, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, talked to WJR about how food banks across Michigan are working amid interruptions in SNAP benefits.
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Nov. 14, 2025 ~ Dr. Phil Knight, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, joins Denise Ilitch to talk about how food banks are operating amid SNAP interruptions.
