DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan authorized $1.75 million in emergency funding to help food pantries stock up if SNAP benefits are suspended, the city announced on Friday.

The city said Forgotten Harvest and Gleaner’s Food Bank would each receive $770,892 and Metro Food Rescue would get $250,000.

Duggan is expected to announce next week an emergency food distribution network with more than 100 sites across Detroit, the city said.

The mayor’s office is working with city departments and other partners including the philanthropic community to find sustained funding if SNAP benefits are stopped for an extended amount of time.

"We are hopeful that Congress will act to restore SNAP funding so our government is not using food access for families in need as a weapon in political disa

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