Why Is the Month of June Important for SNAP?
Via Food Research & Action Center By Heather Hartline-Grafton June is an important month for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
MiCAFE Client Story: Mr. D
By Abigail Haller, Screening Integration Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan We all need help at some time in our life. I have ...
MiCAFE Client Story: Ms. E
By Betsy Smith, Network Partner Manager at Elder Law of Michigan Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) is ...
SNAP Benefit Increase Takes Effect
Via USDA Fiscal Year 2021 began October 1st, which means the maximum SNAP benefit amount has changed. Single-person households can ...
Press Release: October SNAP Supplement
Via Michigan State Police Approximately 350,000 Michigan families will continue to have access to additional food assistance benefits during the ...
MiCAFE Client Story: Mr. H
By Grace DeRose-Wilson, Screening Integration Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan Do you have questions about your Michigan Department of Health and Human ...
Michigan SNAP Redeterminations and COVID-19
By Darling Garcia, Director of Community Services at Elder Law of Michigan On March 23, 2020, Michigan’s SNAP Request to Extend Certification ...
Why You Should Shop at Farmers Markets
By Nicholas Goodman, MiCAFE Network Specialist at Elder Law of Michigan What do cherries, pickles, and beans have in common? They ...
MiCAFE Client Story: Ms. L
By Grace DeRose-Wilson, Screening Integration Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) is a ...
Asset Limit Change Postponed
On October 17th, MDHHS announced a policy change regarding asset limits for certain benefits. Initially, the asset limit increase was ...
MDHHS Asset Limit Update
On our September MiCAFE conference call, we mentioned that the State of Michigan was considering increasing the asset limit for ...
MDHHS Releases User Friendly Application Assistance Forms
By Bob Wheaton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services January 30, 2018 Michigan has debuted a more user friendly ...
More than 300,000 Michigan residents to receive additional Home Heating Credit
Via Michigan.gov Newswire For additional information contact: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. – Approximately 309,000 Michigan taxpayers who received Home ...
New MI Bridges Updates
As we continue to work with MDHHS and learn about the exciting new changes to MI Bridges, we will keep ...
DHHS October 1, 2017 SNAP Updates: Explained
Many of the individuals that we assist through the MiCAFE Network have already begun receiving letters from DHHS informing them ...
Food Stamps Can Cut Seniors’ Health Costs, But Most Aren’t Using Them
Via Governing.com BY J.B. WOGAN | AUGUST 31, 2017 More than half (three out of five) of the seniors who ...
September 2017 MiCAFE Network Trainings
The MiCAFE Network has these upcoming training opportunities: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Pontiac ...
Press Release – SNAP – Fiscal Year 2018 Adjustments
Valued MiCAFE Network Partners, Late July 2017, the Food and Nutrition Service issued the fiscal year 2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) ...
Monthly MiCAFE Network Conference Call Recap
In case you missed it, this month’s MiCAFE Network conference call took place on August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m ...
USDA SNAP Recipes
By Nicholas Goodman, MiCAFE Network Specialist There are many resources available to support SNAP recipients with accessing nutritious meals. The United ...
LIHEAP letter Q and A
Hello everyone, We are doing a follow up regarding the LIHEAP payments for SNAP recipients who have utility cost rolled ...
Online SNAP Farmers Market Tours
MIFMA (Michigan Farmers Market Association) is hosting SNAP farmers market tours online on: Tuesday, August 8 from 10:00 a.m. – ...
LIHEAP Notification Letter
The State of Michigan has sent a letter to SNAP recipients whose heat and utility expenses are rolled into their ...
Flint Families Can Get Nutritious Food at Mobile Pantry in August
via michigan.gov/mdhhs July 31, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2017 CONTACT: Erica Quealy, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. – Flint families may get ...
Piloting Online Food Purchasing in a SNAP
by Dawn Kepler, Project Administrator By early 2018, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to make purchases online using ...
MI Bridges Updates
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been working hard to revamp MI Bridges. They have engaged ...
MDHHS Policy Update (Big News!)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced some changes that could benefit those who have heating expenses ...
Bridge Card “Lost Benefit” Information
by Lyndsy Gamet, MiCAFE Stakeholder and Network Partners Manager Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that it owes ...
