As the longest federal government shutdown in history reaches the 40 day mark, the city of Mount Clemens is stepping up to feed people in the community who haven’t received their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

SNAP is a federally-funded program that serves about one in eight Americans, including about 1.4 million Michiganders. In the state, the average household assisted by the program receives about $335 in benefits a month, or about $5.68 per person a day. SNAP benefits support more than 492,000 Michigan children.

In Macomb County, 11.9% of the population receives SNAP benefits, according to the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey, which is the most recent year when full county-level data is available.

Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp (PROVIDED PHOTO)

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