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Mayor
Mike
Duggan
Acts to
Protect
Detroiters
with
Emergency
Food
Contracts
Ahead of
SNAP
Shutdown
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DETROIT
- Mayor
Mike
Duggan
has
authorized
$1.75
million
in
emergency
funding
to
support
local
food
pantries
in
Detroit
in case
Congress
fails to
continue
funding
the SNAP
program.
The
funds
will be
allocated
to
provide
boxed
and
canned
food as
well as
fresh
produce
through
partnerships
with
Forgotten
Harvest,
Gleaners
Food
Bank,
and
Metro
Food
Rescue.
Forgotten
Harvest
and
Gleaners
Food
Bank
will
each
receive
$770,892
for
boxed
and
canned
food
supplies,
while
Metro
Food
Rescue
is
allocated
$250,000
for
fresh
produce.
Early
next
week,
Mayor
Duggan
plans to
announce
a
citywide
emergency
food
distribution
network
with
over 100
sites
across
Detroit
where
residents
can
access
this
aid.
The
Mayor’s
office
is
coordinating
efforts
among
city
departments
and
partner
organizations,
including
working
with
philanthropic
groups
to
secure
ongoing
funding
should
the SNAP
shutdown
continue
for an
extended
period.
Council
President
Pro Tem
James
Tate
will
help
lead the
effort
to
authorize
any
additional
emergency
funding
beyond
what the
Mayor
can
approve.
Mayor
Duggan
emphasized
hope
that
Congress
will
restore
SNAP
funding,
criticizing
the use
of food
access
as a
political
weapon
but
assuring
residents
that the
city
will
continue
to
support
vulnerable
populations
with
food
resources
regardless
of
federal
action.
The
Mayor
also
shared a
video
message
from a
working
group
meeting
at City
Hall
discussing
the
city’s
unified
response
plan to
the
potential
SNAP
funding
interruption.
The
video is
available
on
Facebook,
Instagram,
and X
for
Detroiters
seeking
more
information.
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